North America · High income
Canada: key statistics
Canada has 41.7m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $55,698. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Region
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Canadian dollar CAD
- Languages
- French, English
- ISO codes
- CACAN
- Land neighbours
- United States
Population41.7m2025 · rank 38 of 217GDP$2.3tn2025 · rank 10 of 211GDP per capita$55,6982025 · rank 30 of 211Life expectancy82.1 yrs2024 · rank 34 of 217Internet users94.4%2024 · rank 32 of 188Fertility1.252024 · rank 192 of 217CO₂ per person14.01 t2024 · rank 13 of 203Inflation2.1%2025 · rank 121 of 180
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Canada, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within North America.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41.7m | 2025 | 38/217 | 2/3 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.94% | 2025 | 104/217 | 1/3 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 82.9% | 2025 | 51/217 | 2/3 | +1.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.25 | 2024 | 192/217 | 3/3 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 20.3% | 2025 | 37/217 | 2/3 | +4.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.0% | 2025 | 180/217 | 2/3 | −1.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 4.7 | 2024 | 207/216 | 3/3 | +19% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.9 | 2024 | 173/217 | 2/3 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 15,634,410 km² | 2024 | 2/216 | 1/3 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.3tn | 2025 | 10/211 | 2/3 | +49% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $55,698 | 2025 | 30/211 | 3/3 | +28% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $66,746 | 2025 | 30/199 | 3/3 | +49% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $56,420 | 2025 | 22/201 | 3/3 | +19% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.7% | 2025 | 155/210 | 3/3 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 157/210 | 3/3 | +0.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.9% | 2022 | 149/198 | 1/3 | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 27.4% | 2022 | 68/201 | 1/3 | +0.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 64.1% | 2022 | 62/201 | 3/3 | −0.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 23.2% | 2025 | 88/175 | 1/3 | −0.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.2% | 2025 | 83/163 | 2/3 | +2.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.1% | 2025 | 121/180 | 2/2 | +0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 0.1% | 2017 | 114/136 | 1/2 | −2.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 2.7% | 2017 | 134/136 | 2/2 | −3.4 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.40 | 2025 | 155/210 | 1/3 | +9.3% | — | |
| Government debt | 64.1% | 2024 | 26/78 | 2/2 | +12.7 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.7% | 2024 | 93/142 | 1/2 | +1.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 19.1% | 2023 | 105/142 | 2/2 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.63% | 2025 | 82/156 | 2/2 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 31.3% | 2025 | 111/184 | 2/3 | −0.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 32.2% | 2025 | 126/184 | 1/3 | −2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 63.5% | 2025 | 122/184 | 2/3 | −2.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.0% | 2025 | 89/185 | 2/3 | +2.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.0% | 2025 | 71/197 | 1/3 | −0.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 171/178 | 2/3 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 32.4m | 2019 | 9/196 | 2/3 | +31% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 2025 | 63/187 | 1/2 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 13.8% | 2025 | 89/187 | 1/2 | +1.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.5% | 2025 | 69/187 | 1/2 | −1.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 60.2% | 2025 | 50/187 | 1/2 | −0.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.3% | 2022 | 120/151 | 2/2 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.3% | 2022 | 128/151 | 2/2 | −0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 31.5 | 2022 | 109/151 | 2/2 | −6.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 114/167 | 1/2 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 30.3% | 2025 | 74/190 | 1/2 | +4.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 95.0% | 2023 | 144/191 | 2/3 | −4.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 104.3% | 2023 | 44/176 | 1/3 | −7.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 76.3% | 2023 | 41/172 | 2/3 | +10.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.3% | 2000 | — | — | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.4 | 2000 | — | — | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.8% | 2022 | 67/184 | 2/3 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.1 yrs | 2024 | 34/217 | 2/3 | +0.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 | 2024 | 148/196 | 2/2 | ±0.0% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.4 | 2024 | 152/196 | 2/2 | ±0.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 12 | 2023 | 142/194 | 2/2 | +9.1% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 11.3% | 2024 | 14/193 | 2/2 | +1.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $6,378 | 2024 | 15/193 | 2/2 | +22% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.82 | 2023 | 65/180 | 2/2 | +15% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 92% | 2024 | 84/193 | 1/2 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2022 | 117/153 | 1/1 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 98.3% | 2024 | 92/206 | 3/3 | −0.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.6% | 2024 | 63/203 | 3/3 | −0.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4% | 2024 | 32/188 | 2/2 | +7.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94.1 | 2024 | 151/210 | 3/3 | +16% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 42.5 | 2024 | 21/208 | 2/3 | +21% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 21/215 | 2/3 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 11/192 | 1/2 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 14.01 t | 2024 | 13/203 | 1/3 | −14% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 23.8% | 2021 | 96/212 | 1/3 | +2.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 67.0% | 2021 | 43/206 | 1/2 | +4.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 42.0% | 2024 | 74/214 | 1/3 | +1.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.3% | 2024 | 141/206 | 3/3 | +0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.3% | 2022 | 146/177 | 2/2 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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