Key demographics
- Population
- 41.6M
- Density
- 4.2/km²
- HDI
- 0.939 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $54,935
- Gini index (2024)
- 29.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.25
- Urban population (2025)
- 82.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 80.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 54.4%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 82.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 8.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 18.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.25
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 1.1%
- Tourism (2019)
- 32.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | français |
- Demonym (male)
- Canadian
- Demonym (female)
- Canadian
- National anthem
- O Canada
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 69.8 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 11.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 92/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 2.5/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 2.82/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 11.26/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $6,378
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 15.3%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 534
- Internet users (2024)
- 94.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 94.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 42.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 39,738/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 42.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- North America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30
- Calling codes
- +1
- Postal code
- @#@ #@#
- TLD
- .ca
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Canada is composed of a red vertical band on the hoist and fly sides and a central white square that is twice the width of the vertical bands. A large eleven-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square.
- National anthem
- O Canada
- National holiday
- 1867-07-01