Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:15 PM

SERIAL · 124North America

Canada

CapitalOttawa

CurrencyCAD · Canadian dollar

LanguageFrench, English

Area15.6M km²

Since1867

ISOCAN · CA

Population

41.7Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in North America

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest country by total area, with the longest coastline of any country. Its border with the United States is the longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. With a population of over 41 million, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in its urban areas and large areas being sparsely populated. Its capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Text: Wikipedia — CanadaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare
Capital: Ottawa
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
Official language: French, English
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +1
Licence plate code: CDN
Top-level domain: .ca
Independence / founding: 01 Jul 1867
Highest point: Mount Logan (5,959 m)
Lowest point: Arctic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: O Canada
Patron saint: Joseph, Jean de Brébeuf, Canadian Martyrs, Saint Anne

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

39.5%% of land area

#78 of 2132023

124% of world average

Forest area

3.5Mkm²

#3 of 2132023

1831% of world average

Agricultural land

6.5%% of land area

#190 of 2092023

17% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

4.3%% of land area

#142 of 2062023

31% of world average

Land area

15.6Mkm²

#2 of 2152023

2392% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

41.7Mpeople

#38 of 2162025

110% of world average

Population growth

0.9%% per year

#104 of 2162025

95% of world average

Population density

5people per km²

#206 of 2152023

1% of world average

People living in cities

82.9%% of population

#51 of 2162025

131% of world average

Urban population growth

1.2%% per year

#116 of 2162025

75% of world average

People living rurally

17.1%% of population

#166 of 2162025

47% of world average

Population aged 0-14

15.0%% of population

#180 of 2162025

60% of world average

Population aged 15-64

64.8%% of population

#102 of 2162025

101% of world average

Population aged 65+

20.3%% of population

#36 of 2162025

187% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

54.4%% of working-age population

#115 of 2162025

95% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#110 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#191 of 2162024

53% of world average

Birth rate

8.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#173 of 2162024

52% of world average

Death rate

7.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#83 of 2162024

103% of world average

Net migration

326,204people (5-year total)

#5 of 2162025

296250% of world average

Migrants living in the country

22.2%% of population

#41 of 2152024

168% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$2.32Tcurrent US$

#10 of 2112025

417% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.78Tcurrent int'l $

#16 of 1992025

266% of world average

GDP per person

$55,698current US$

#29 of 2112025

232% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$66,746current int'l $

#30 of 1992025

200% of world average

GDP growth

1.7%% per year

#154 of 2102025

52% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.8%% per year

#156 of 2102025

33% of world average

Gross national income

$2.32Tcurrent US$

#10 of 2042025

406% of world average

Gross national income per person

$56,420current US$

#22 of 2032025

280% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$66,820current int'l $

#27 of 1972025

210% of world average

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Inflation

2.1%% per year

#61 of 1902025

24% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.6%% per year

#74 of 2092025

36% of world average

Real interest rate

0.1%%

#113 of 1342017

3% of world average

Lending interest rate

2.7%%

#133 of 1342017

24% of world average

Government debt

64.1%% of GDP

#39 of 632024

108% of world average

Government revenue

19.9%% of GDP

#99 of 1492024

76% of world average

Government spending

19.1%% of GDP

#109 of 1492023

69% of world average

Government consumption

21.9%% of GDP

#39 of 1812025

125% of world average

Household consumption

55.8%% of GDP

#119 of 1812025

86% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

23.2%% of GDP

#90 of 1782025

99% of world average

Fixed investment

22.9%% of GDP

#78 of 1732025

103% of world average

Gross savings

22.2%% of GDP

#86 of 1682025

101% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$69.03Bcurrent US$

#9 of 2012025

821% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.0%% of GDP

#75 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.5%% of GDP

#17 of 1792025

114% of world average

Current account balance

-0.9%% of GDP

#91 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$125.63Bcurrent US$

#27 of 1772025

125% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

320-100

#43 of 1472022

88% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.3%% of population

#31 of 1472022

2% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.6%%

#39 of 1472022

88% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.9%%

#61 of 1472022

104% of world average

Stock market value

199.2%% of GDP

#6 of 882025

263% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$834.0Mcurrent US$

#101 of 1862025

16% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#157 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.9%% of GDP

#150 of 1992022

19% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

27.4%% of GDP

#68 of 2022022

112% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

9.3%% of GDP

#110 of 1952022

85% of world average

Services' share of the economy

64.1%% of GDP

#62 of 2022022

111% of world average

2 of 39 figures unavailable for Canada.

— TRADE —

Exports

31.3%% of GDP

#113 of 1872025

72% of world average

Imports

32.2%% of GDP

#129 of 1872025

65% of world average

Trade balance

-0.8%% of GDP

#83 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

48.8%% of GDP

#112 of 2052025

76% of world average

Goods exported

$554.68Bcurrent US$

#15 of 2072025

448% of world average

Goods imported

$577.44Bcurrent US$

#14 of 2072025

458% of world average

Services exported

$171.88Bcurrent US$

#14 of 1912025

354% of world average

Services imported

$169.19Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1912025

385% of world average

Goods and services exported

$726.63Bcurrent US$

#16 of 1912025

415% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$746.62Bcurrent US$

#12 of 1912025

441% of world average

High-tech share of exports

16.8%% of manufactured exports

#47 of 1792024

138% of world average

Terms of trade

110index

#68 of 2062024

104% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

82.1 yrsyears

#34 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, women

84.3 yrsyears

#35 of 2162024

110% of world average

Life expectancy, men

80.0 yrsyears

#33 of 2162024

112% of world average

Infant deaths

4.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#46 of 1962024

25% of world average

Deaths under age 5

5.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#43 of 1962024

22% of world average

Maternal deaths

12per 100,000 live births

#51 of 1942023

10% of world average

Health spending

11.3%% of GDP

#14 of 1932024

166% of world average

Health spending per person

$6,378current US$

#15 of 1932024

437% of world average

Physicians

2.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#68 of 1872023

134% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

11.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#18 of 1962023

239% of world average

Hospital beds

2.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#73 of 1572022

86% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.3%% of population

#95 of 2142024

108% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

98.6%% of population

#65 of 2132024

122% of world average

Suicide rate

9per 100,000 people

#126 of 1852021

110% of world average

Adults who smoke

11.2%% of adults

#40 of 1662024

57% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#9 of 1532022

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

6per 100,000 people

#42 of 2082024

6% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#11 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

92.0%% of children 12-23 months

#84 of 1932024

107% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.8%% of GDP

#67 of 1902022

112% of world average

Education spending

10.7%% of government spending

#138 of 1892022

79% of world average

Primary school enrolment

95.0%% gross

#150 of 2002023

94% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

104.3%% gross

#44 of 1882023

120% of world average

University enrolment

76.3%% gross

#40 of 1672023

153% of world average

Primary school completion

98.3%% of relevant age group

not enough data to rank2000

109% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

17pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2000

78% of world average

Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#86 of 1972025

100% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Canada.

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.9%% of labour force

#124 of 1862025

100% of world average

Youth unemployment

13.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#99 of 1862025

88% of world average

Labour force participation

64.5%% aged 15+

#69 of 1862025

107% of world average

Women in the labour force

60.2%% of women aged 15+

#50 of 1862025

118% of world average

Men in the labour force

68.9%% of men aged 15+

#105 of 1862025

99% of world average

Labour force

22.8Mpeople

#32 of 1862025

113% of world average

Working in agriculture

1.1%% of employment

#175 of 1862025

5% of world average

Working in industry

18.7%% of employment

#99 of 1862025

96% of world average

Working in services

80.1%% of employment

#18 of 1862025

137% of world average

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Self-employed

12.9%% of employment

#155 of 1862025

33% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

73.5%% of labour force

#121 of 1712025

97% of world average

Employed

60.1%% aged 15+

#72 of 1862025

106% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

94.4%% of population

#36 of 2072024

132% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

94per 100 people

#151 of 2102024

81% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

43per 100 people

#21 of 2082024

234% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

28per 100 people

#42 of 2132024

186% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#21 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#10 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

14,093kWh per person

#8 of 1492024

334% of world average

Energy used per person

7,161kg oil equivalent per person

#8 of 1492024

317% of world average

Air passengers carried

88.6Mpassengers

#13 of 1652023

342% of world average

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Air freight

2,036million tonne-km

#16 of 1632023

155% of world average

Rail network

48,150route-km

#5 of 842021

461% of world average

Rail passengers

536million passenger-km

#53 of 782021

2% of world average

Container port traffic

6.4MTEU

#29 of 1672024

117% of world average

Research and development spending

1.8%% of GDP

#24 of 1272024

184% of world average

Patent applications by residents

4,710count

#14 of 1422021

29% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

63,720count

#10 of 1972023

388% of world average

Tourists arriving

32.4Mcount

#9 of 1942019

634% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$19.99Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2011

540% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

14tonnes per person

#191 of 2032024

311% of world average

Carbon emissions

578Mt CO2

#193 of 2032024

309% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

768Mt CO2-equivalent

#194 of 2032024

303% of world average

Protected land

12.9%% of land area

#141 of 2132025

68% of world average

Protected coastal waters

9.2%% of territorial waters

#52 of 1742025

89% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.3%% of internal resources

#32 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

73,170m³ per person

#6 of 1832022

518% of world average

Renewable energy use

23.8%% of final energy consumption

#96 of 2122021

82% of world average

Electricity from renewables

67.0%% of total

#43 of 2062021

194% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

19.7%% of total

#35 of 2092023

33% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

13.9%% of total

#22 of 2082024

389% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-89.6%% of energy use

#120 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.3%% of GDP

#96 of 1562024

59% of world average

Military spending

$29.35Bcurrent US$

#16 of 1602024

176% of world average

Military spending

3.1%% of government spending

#122 of 1532024

42% of world average

Armed forces personnel

72,000people

#58 of 1702020

45% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#139 of 1682020

28% of world average

Tax revenue

13.7%% of GDP

#97 of 1492024

82% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#70 of 1582023

25% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Canada.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

O CanadaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Ottawa · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

United States

Landmarks

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

L'Anse aux MeadowsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gros Morne National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Dinosaur Provincial ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Wood Buffalo National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Nahanni National Park ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekImage: Wikimedia Commons

Old Town LunenburgImage: Wikimedia Commons

Miguasha National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpImage: Wikimedia Commons

Waterton-Glacier International Peace ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Joggins Fossil CliffsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Red Bay National Historic SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

Mistaken Point Ecological ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Writing-on-Stone Provincial ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kingston FortificationsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rideau Canal World Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Elon MuskAmerican businessman (born 1971)

Justin BieberCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)

Céline DionFrench Canadian singer (born 1968)

Justin Trudeau23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025

Avril LavigneCanadian singer (born 1984)

Leonard CohenCanadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)

Alice MunroCanadian writer (1931–2024)

Jim CarreyCanadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

Keanu ReevesCanadian actor and musician (born 1964)

James CameronCanadian filmmaker (born 1954)

History

01 Jul 1867Canada — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population41.7M2025

GDP$2.32T2025

GDP per person$55,6982025