Canada is a high-income country with a population of 41.3M people. The capital is Ottawa, while the largest city is Toronto, with 2.79M residents. Canada shares land borders with the United States and Denmark.
Canada ranks 9/197 by GDP ($2.24T) and 19/197 by GDP per capita ($54,283). The top export category is raw materials & minerals, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
41972421
|
38/197 |
| GDP |
$2.24T
2024 |
9/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$54,283
2024 |
19/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$65,463
2024 |
27/197 |
| Government debt |
$2.48T
2024 |
9/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
112.5%
2025 |
13/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$60,128
2024 |
4/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$34,544
2025 |
24/197 |
| Land area | 3,393,336 sq mi | 4/197 |
| Population density | 12.2 ppl/mi² | 189/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 | 176/196 |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38/196 |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 19/197 |
Canada trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $40,563,768,947 |
| 1961 | $41,038,192,838 |
| 1962 | $42,336,211,556 |
| 1963 | $45,140,337,827 |
| 1964 | $49,503,663,836 |
| 1965 | $54,649,410,479 |
| 1966 | $61,252,415,405 |
| 1967 | $65,856,924,424 |
| 1968 | $72,048,833,006 |
| 1969 | $79,405,011,125 |
| 1970 | $88,192,257,632 |
| 1971 | $99,606,454,744 |
| 1972 | $113,463,848,874 |
| 1973 | $131,764,343,566 |
| 1974 | $160,949,188,139 |
| 1975 | $174,419,757,177 |
| 1976 | $207,271,612,576 |
| 1977 | $212,325,176,305 |
| 1978 | $219,369,542,386 |
| 1979 | $243,891,124,296 |
| 1980 | $274,776,566,028 |
| 1981 | $307,246,642,756 |
| 1982 | $314,647,807,409 |
| 1983 | $341,866,277,183 |
| 1984 | $356,718,400,124 |
| 1985 | $366,186,012,450 |
| 1986 | $379,006,836,992 |
| 1987 | $433,134,238,311 |
| 1988 | $509,380,027,627 |
| 1989 | $567,211,993,243 |
| 1990 | $596,075,591,361 |
| 1991 | $612,527,712,316 |
| 1992 | $594,387,358,319 |
| 1993 | $579,053,561,739 |
| 1994 | $579,944,346,807 |
| 1995 | $605,961,090,061 |
| 1996 | $630,607,994,133 |
| 1997 | $654,986,999,856 |
| 1998 | $634,000,000,000 |
| 1999 | $678,412,196,271 |
| 2000 | $744,773,415,932 |
| 2001 | $738,981,792,355 |
| 2002 | $760,649,334,098 |
| 2003 | $895,540,646,635 |
| 2004 | $1,026,690,238,278 |
| 2005 | $1,173,108,598,779 |
| 2006 | $1,319,264,809,591 |
| 2007 | $1,468,820,407,783 |
| 2008 | $1,552,989,690,722 |
| 2009 | $1,374,625,142,157 |
| 2010 | $1,617,343,367,486 |
| 2011 | $1,793,326,630,175 |
| 2012 | $1,828,366,481,522 |
| 2013 | $1,846,597,421,835 |
| 2014 | $1,805,749,878,440 |
| 2015 | $1,556,508,816,217 |
| 2016 | $1,527,994,741,907 |
| 2017 | $1,649,265,644,244 |
| 2018 | $1,725,329,192,783 |
| 2019 | $1,743,725,183,673 |
| 2020 | $1,655,684,730,000 |
| 2021 | $2,022,378,748,423 |
| 2022 | $2,190,411,080,134 |
| 2023 | $2,173,339,670,064 |
| 2024 | $2,241,253,230,970 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $2,265 |
| 1961 | $2,246 |
| 1962 | $2,274 |
| 1963 | $2,380 |
| 1964 | $2,562 |
| 1965 | $2,777 |
| 1966 | $3,055 |
| 1967 | $3,226 |
| 1968 | $3,473 |
| 1969 | $3,776 |
| 1970 | $4,136 |
| 1971 | $4,535 |
| 1972 | $5,107 |
| 1973 | $5,858 |
| 1974 | $7,057 |
| 1975 | $7,537 |
| 1976 | $8,839 |
| 1977 | $8,949 |
| 1978 | $9,154 |
| 1979 | $10,078 |
| 1980 | $11,208 |
| 1981 | $12,379 |
| 1982 | $12,527 |
| 1983 | $13,477 |
| 1984 | $13,930 |
| 1985 | $14,170 |
| 1986 | $14,521 |
| 1987 | $16,378 |
| 1988 | $19,013 |
| 1989 | $20,795 |
| 1990 | $21,526 |
| 1991 | $21,847 |
| 1992 | $20,950 |
| 1993 | $20,187 |
| 1994 | $19,998 |
| 1995 | $20,680 |
| 1996 | $21,297 |
| 1997 | $21,902 |
| 1998 | $21,025 |
| 1999 | $22,315 |
| 2000 | $24,271 |
| 2001 | $23,822 |
| 2002 | $24,256 |
| 2003 | $28,302 |
| 2004 | $32,146 |
| 2005 | $36,384 |
| 2006 | $40,504 |
| 2007 | $44,660 |
| 2008 | $46,710 |
| 2009 | $40,875 |
| 2010 | $47,561 |
| 2011 | $52,224 |
| 2012 | $52,670 |
| 2013 | $52,638 |
| 2014 | $50,961 |
| 2015 | $43,594 |
| 2016 | $42,314 |
| 2017 | $45,130 |
| 2018 | $46,539 |
| 2019 | $46,353 |
| 2020 | $43,538 |
| 2021 | $52,887 |
| 2022 | $56,257 |
| 2023 | $54,220 |
| 2024 | $54,283 |
Canada's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.2 |
| 1951 | 68.5 |
| 1952 | 68.7 |
| 1953 | 69.1 |
| 1954 | 69.9 |
| 1955 | 70 |
| 1956 | 70 |
| 1957 | 69.9 |
| 1958 | 70.6 |
| 1959 | 70.6 |
| 1960 | 71 |
| 1961 | 71.2 |
| 1962 | 71.2 |
| 1963 | 71.3 |
| 1964 | 71.6 |
| 1965 | 71.7 |
| 1966 | 71.9 |
| 1967 | 72.1 |
| 1968 | 72.2 |
| 1969 | 72.4 |
| 1970 | 72.6 |
| 1971 | 72.9 |
| 1972 | 72.8 |
| 1973 | 73.1 |
| 1974 | 73.1 |
| 1975 | 73.4 |
| 1976 | 73.9 |
| 1977 | 74.2 |
| 1978 | 74.5 |
| 1979 | 74.8 |
| 1980 | 75.1 |
| 1981 | 75.5 |
| 1982 | 75.7 |
| 1983 | 76.1 |
| 1984 | 76.4 |
| 1985 | 76.3 |
| 1986 | 76.5 |
| 1987 | 76.8 |
| 1988 | 76.9 |
| 1989 | 77.1 |
| 1990 | 77.4 |
| 1991 | 77.6 |
| 1992 | 77.9 |
| 1993 | 77.7 |
| 1994 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 1996 | 78.3 |
| 1997 | 78.5 |
| 1998 | 78.7 |
| 1999 | 78.9 |
| 2000 | 79.2 |
| 2001 | 79.4 |
| 2002 | 79.6 |
| 2003 | 79.7 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 80.1 |
| 2006 | 80.5 |
| 2007 | 80.5 |
| 2008 | 80.7 |
| 2009 | 81.1 |
| 2010 | 81.3 |
| 2011 | 81.5 |
| 2012 | 81.7 |
| 2013 | 81.8 |
| 2014 | 81.8 |
| 2015 | 81.9 |
| 2016 | 82 |
| 2017 | 81.9 |
| 2018 | 81.9 |
| 2019 | 82.3 |
| 2020 | 81.7 |
| 2021 | 82 |
| 2022 | 81.2 |
| 2023 | 82.6 |
| 2024 | 82.7 |
| 2025 | 82.9 |
Canada's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,909,356 |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 |
Canada's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.81 |
| 1961 | 3.75 |
| 1962 | 3.68 |
| 1963 | 3.61 |
| 1964 | 3.46 |
| 1965 | 3.12 |
| 1966 | 2.75 |
| 1967 | 2.53 |
| 1968 | 2.39 |
| 1969 | 2.33 |
| 1970 | 2.26 |
| 1971 | 2.14 |
| 1972 | 1.98 |
| 1973 | 1.89 |
| 1974 | 1.84 |
| 1975 | 1.82 |
| 1976 | 1.8 |
| 1977 | 1.78 |
| 1978 | 1.77 |
| 1979 | 1.75 |
| 1980 | 1.74 |
| 1981 | 1.7 |
| 1982 | 1.69 |
| 1983 | 1.68 |
| 1984 | 1.65 |
| 1985 | 1.67 |
| 1986 | 1.68 |
| 1987 | 1.68 |
| 1988 | 1.68 |
| 1989 | 1.77 |
| 1990 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | 1.72 |
| 1992 | 1.71 |
| 1993 | 1.69 |
| 1994 | 1.69 |
| 1995 | 1.67 |
| 1996 | 1.63 |
| 1997 | 1.57 |
| 1998 | 1.56 |
| 1999 | 1.55 |
| 2000 | 1.51 |
| 2001 | 1.54 |
| 2002 | 1.52 |
| 2003 | 1.55 |
| 2004 | 1.56 |
| 2005 | 1.58 |
| 2006 | 1.63 |
| 2007 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 1.65 |
| 2011 | 1.63 |
| 2012 | 1.63 |
| 2013 | 1.61 |
| 2014 | 1.61 |
| 2015 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 1.59 |
| 2017 | 1.55 |
| 2018 | 1.51 |
| 2019 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 1.41 |
| 2021 | 1.44 |
| 2022 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 1.26 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.4 |
| 1961 | 26.3 |
| 1962 | 26 |
| 1963 | 25.8 |
| 1964 | 25.6 |
| 1965 | 25.5 |
| 1966 | 25.5 |
| 1967 | 25.5 |
| 1968 | 25.7 |
| 1969 | 25.8 |
| 1970 | 26 |
| 1971 | 26.3 |
| 1972 | 26.6 |
| 1973 | 26.9 |
| 1974 | 27.2 |
| 1975 | 27.4 |
| 1976 | 27.7 |
| 1977 | 28.1 |
| 1978 | 28.5 |
| 1979 | 28.8 |
| 1980 | 29.2 |
| 1981 | 29.5 |
| 1982 | 29.8 |
| 1983 | 30.2 |
| 1984 | 30.6 |
| 1985 | 31 |
| 1986 | 31.4 |
| 1987 | 31.8 |
| 1988 | 32.2 |
| 1989 | 32.5 |
| 1990 | 32.9 |
| 1991 | 33.2 |
| 1992 | 33.6 |
| 1993 | 33.9 |
| 1994 | 34.3 |
| 1995 | 34.7 |
| 1996 | 35.1 |
| 1997 | 35.5 |
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 36.4 |
| 2000 | 36.7 |
| 2001 | 37.1 |
| 2002 | 37.4 |
| 2003 | 37.8 |
| 2004 | 38.1 |
| 2005 | 38.5 |
| 2006 | 38.8 |
| 2007 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 39.3 |
| 2009 | 39.5 |
| 2010 | 39.7 |
| 2011 | 39.9 |
| 2012 | 40.1 |
| 2013 | 40.3 |
| 2014 | 40.5 |
| 2015 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 40.7 |
| 2017 | 40.8 |
| 2018 | 40.8 |
| 2019 | 40.8 |
| 2020 | 40.9 |
| 2021 | 41.1 |
| 2022 | 41.3 |
| 2023 | 41.4 |
| 2024 | 41.5 |
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Canada: National Statistics
Finance
|
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$2.2T
2024 |
10/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
44.2%
2025 |
38/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.88%
2022 |
66/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.29%
2023 |
104/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
72,000
2020 |
58/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.87%
2025 |
59/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
6.35%
2024 |
75/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
66.4%
2021 |
36/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
25.3%
2021 |
86/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
75.5
2025 |
17/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
24.1%
2021 |
136/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.3%
2021 |
44/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
1,991,416
2024 |
7/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
6.07%
2024 |
8/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
76
2025 |
6/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0002%
2025 |
16/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
4,226
2024 |
2/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$3.37T
2024 |
5/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$120B
2024 |
23/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$851M
2024 |
94/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
32,430,000
2019 |
9/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.66%
2011 |
105/184 |
| Banked people share |
98.4%
2024 |
16/158 |
Energy
|
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
7,336 kg
2023 |
8/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$8.79
2023 |
140/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
575 megatons
2023 |
10/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
14.3 tons
2023 |
11/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
76.8%
2023 |
65/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
23.8%
2021 |
96/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
19.8%
2023 |
25/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-89.6%
2023 |
121/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
14,460 kWh
2023 |
7/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
67%
2021 |
44/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
57%
2023 |
42/192 |
| Nuclear share |
14.1%
2023 |
20/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
19/195 |
Society
|
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.51%
2024 |
37/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+368,599
2024 |
5/196 |
| Urban population |
82%
2024 |
43/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.86 ft
2025 |
29/190 |
| Average female height |
5.4 ft
2025 |
33/190 |
| Quality of life index |
89.6
2025 |
15/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
75
2024 |
20/197 |
| Higher education index |
99
2025 |
3/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
2.27
2022 |
111/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
5.3
2019 |
160/197 |
| Visa free countries |
170
2025 |
37/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2003 |
44/196 |
| English speaking |
82.1%
2023 |
32/197 |
| People using the Internet |
94%
2023 |
32/195 |
Health
|
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$6,112
2023 |
13/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$935
2023 |
11/191 |
| Life expectancy |
82.9 years
2025 |
19/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2023 |
155/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.5
2022 |
74/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
30 years
2021 |
18/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
12
2023 |
142/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
5.1
2023 |
151/192 |
| Obesity rate |
26.7%
2022 |
73/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
7.7%
2024 |
111/195 |
| Air quality index |
85
2025 |
31/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
12%
2022 |
121/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
9.89 liters
2020 |
31/186 |
Territory
|
Canada
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
5.9%
2025 |
4/197 |
| Land area per capita |
82,186 sq mi
2024 |
9/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
219,596 sq mi
2025 |
15/194 |
| Forest area |
1,339,068 sq mi
2025 |
3/196 |
| Roads length |
647,655 mi
2014 |
8/175 |
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