Nations by Numbers

North America

Canada in numbers

Canada is in North America and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Ottawa. Its population was 41.65 million in 2025, ranking 38 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$55,698 in 2025.

Population41.65 million2025
GDPUS$2.32 trillion2025
GDP per personUS$55,6982025
Life expectancy82.12024
Area15.63 million2024
Urban share82.9%2025

People

Population

41.65 million
2025 · +36% since 2000 · Rank 38 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.94%
2025 · 0.93% in 2000 · Rank 104 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

4.7
2024 · +37% since 2000 · Rank 207 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

82.9%
2025 · 78.6% in 2000 · Rank 51 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

15.0%
2025 · 19.2% in 2000 · Rank 180 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

20.3%
2025 · 12.5% in 2000 · Rank 37 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.25
2024 · -17% since 2000 · Rank 194 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

82.1
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

5.4
2024 · -13% since 2000 · Rank 154 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$6,378
2024 · +221% since 2000 · Rank 15 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 103 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

94.4%
2024 · 51.3% in 2000 · Rank 32 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

95.0%
2023 · 99.4% in 2000 · Rank 143 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$2.32 trillion
2025 · +211% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$55,698
2025 · +129% since 2000 · Rank 30 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$66,746
2025 · +127% since 2000 · Rank 30 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

1.74%
2025 · 5.14% in 2000 · Rank 155 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.07%
2025 · 2.72% in 2000 · Rank 121 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

6.9%
2025 · 6.8% in 2000 · Rank 63 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

31.3%
2025 · 44.2% in 2000 · Rank 110 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.0%
2025 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 169 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

15.63 million
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 2 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

42.0%
2024 · 40.2% in 2000 · Rank 74 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

14.01
2024 · -21% since 2000 · Rank 13 of 203

Elsewhere in North America

BermudaUnited States

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Canada. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.