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Canada in numbers

Open statistics on Canada: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

29 figures 1950–2025 Updated Nov 10, 2026
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Population · 2025 42M +9.5% since 2020 Median age · 2023 40.3years +0.6 since 2018 GDP per person · 2024 $75,336 +22% since 2019 Unemployment rate · 2023 5.4% +0.1 pp since 2022 Adults with higher education · 2024 65.0% +2.0 pp since 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Overview · Canada

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+17% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · Canada · World
−1.7 pp since 2013
Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Canada 5-year change Trend
Population 42M2025 +9.5%
Median age 40.32023 +0.6
GDP per person $75,3362024 +22%
Unemployment rate 5.4%2023 −0.4 pp
Adults with higher education 65.0%2024 +6.0 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects

People · Canada

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Canada · World
+1.0 since 2013
Canada World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+17% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2025 percent · Canada · World
+3.4 pp since 2015
Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Canada · World
+0.18 pp since 2015
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Canada 5-year change Trend
Population 42M2025 +9.5%
Population growth 0.94%2025 −0.15 pp
Population density 4.62025 +9.7%
Median age 40.32023 +0.6
Children under 15 15.0%2025 −1.0 pp
Residents 65 and over 19.5%2025 +1.6 pp
Life expectancy 81.32022 −0.6
Births per woman 1.252024 −0.22
Birth rate 8.92024 −1.0
Infant mortality 4.72024 +0.2
Net migration 11.02023 −0.2
Born abroad 22.2%2024 −0.2 pp
Urban population 82.9%2025 +0.9 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · Canada

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1995 – 2024 Canadian Dollar
+34% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1995 – 2024 international dollars (PPP)
+45% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · Canada · World
−1.7 pp since 2013
Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Household income per person, 1990 – 2024 US Dollar
+44% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Canada 5-year change Trend
GDP per person $75,3362024 +22%
GDP per person (PPP) US$66,3472024 +31%
Gross domestic product US$2.3T2025 +40%
Economic growth 1.7%2025
Inflation 2.1%2025
Unemployment rate 5.4%2023 −0.4 pp
Youth unemployment 13.8%2025 −6.3 pp
Employment rate 72.9%2025 +2.7 pp
Labour force participation 64.5%2025 +0.4 pp
Household income per person US$33,5642024 +29%
Income inequality (Gini) 31.52022 −5.4%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · Canada

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2024 percent
+12.0 pp since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Canada · World
+7.2 pp since 2014
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

University enrolment, 2000 – 2023 percent · Canada · World
+10.5 pp since 2013
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2023

Access to electricity, 1990 – 2024 percent · Canada · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Canada 5-year change Trend
Adults with higher education 65.0%2024 +6.0 pp
University enrolment 76.3%2023 +6.9 pp
Internet users 94.4%2024 +2.4 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 ±0.0 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · Canada

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Canada 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 14.02024 −2.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators