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Canada

Canada / CA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Canada in numbers.

Area15,634,410 kmยฒWorld # 2 โ†’Population41.7MWorld # 38 โ†’Population density2.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 213 โ†’Life expectancy82.1 yearsWorld # 34 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 55,698World # 29 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Canada across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area15,634,410 kmยฒWorld # 2 / 2023 โ†’Population41.7MWorld # 38 / 2025 โ†’Population density2.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 213 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,867World # 146 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 190 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Median age40.3 yearsWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.3%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415%World # 179 / 2025 โ†’Urban population82.9%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Net migration326.2KWorld # 5 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 14 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share22.2%World # 41 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.1 yearsWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy69.8 yearsWorld # 23 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.2%World # 126 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 55,698World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.3TWorld # 10 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 66,746World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.7%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.1%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.9%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.8%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,731 hours/yearWorld # 90 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.4 hours/dayWorld # 7 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)31.5World # 120 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.8%World # 67 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,624.3 per million peopleWorld # 17 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 24 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people113.1 per million peopleWorld # 24 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,590 kcal/dayWorld # 15 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person94.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 27 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production35.9M tWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person7.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 1 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area39.5%World # 78 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person14,093 kWh/personWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person13.4 tWorld # 14 / 2024 โ†’Internet use94.4%World # 36 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions94.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 151 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.3%World # 98 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament30.3%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals32.4MWorld # 9 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 20BWorld # 9 / 2011 โ†’World Heritage sites22 sitesWorld # 14 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 53.3%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportBaseball and softball56,418 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyCanadian DollarCADDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsStadacona