Canada: Population and Key Statistics

North AmericaCapital: Ottawa#30 by population

Covering roughly 10 million square kilometers, Canada is the second-largest country in the world after Russia; even so, its population of 39.7 million places it among the most sparsely populated countries. The vast majority of that population is concentrated in a narrow band close to the U.S. border.

A member of the G7, Canada holds the world's third-largest proven oil reserves and is the global leader in potash production. Applying one of the world's highest immigration intake rates in recent years, Canada now owes nearly all of its population growth to international migration.

Population (2025)
41.7 million
41,651,653 people
GDP (2025)
$2,320bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$55,698
Life expectancy
82.1
years
Area
15,634,410
km²
Population density
3
people/km²
Median age
40.6
Internet usage
94.4%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$29.3bn
29,347 million dollars
Share of GDP
1.31%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
3.08%
Spending per capita
$705
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
72 thousand
72,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
1.7
0.35% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Canada compares

Canada and United States — core indicators
020 b40 b60 b80 b100 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Canada: 55.698Life expectancy (years) — Canada: 82,1Internet usage (%) — Canada: 94,4GDP per capita ($) — United States: 90.027Life expectancy (years) — United States: 78,9Internet usage (%) — United States: 94,7
CanadaUnited States

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26