At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Canada
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 40.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 2.3T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Sharp rise2023NotableNurses and midwives rose 10.3 % to 11.26 per 1,000 in 2023 (largest rise on record).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
CO₂ emissions of 13.42 t per person are 4.5× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
94.4 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 80.3 % in 2010.
Canada ranks 14th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 66,746 in 2025.
Life expectancy gained 2.9 years since 2000, from 79.2 years to 82.1 years in 2024.
The fertility rate fell from 1.51 births/woman in 2000 to 1.25 births/woman in 2024.
With a median age of 40.3 years, Canada ranks 43rd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
82.9 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 78.6 % in 2000.
GDP grew 2.0 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Trade is worth 63.5 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 61.1 % in 2010 to 63.9 % in 2025 (+2.8 points).
Central government debt rose from 53.1 % of GDP in 2010 to 64.1 % in 2024.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 24,271 in 2000 to US$ 55,698 in 2025 (+129.5 % in current US dollars).
Canada's population grew 35.7 % between 2000 and 2025, from 30.7M people to 41.7M people.
Borders: United States
Languages: English, French
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 2.05 points to 0.94 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 15.5B to US$ -19.6B in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 31.3 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseWind electricity share rose 0.5 points to 7.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropCurrent account balance (US$) fell US$ 10.9B to US$ -22.0B in 2025.
- Sharp dropTertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) fell 1.2 points to 67.7 % in 2025.
- ReversalGDP per capita growth turned positive in 2025 (0.8 %).
- 2024
- Sharp riseWind electricity share rose 1.0 points to 7.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseRefugees hosted rose 59.0 % to 269,496 people in 2024.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from coal fell 21.2 % to 28.7 Mt in 2024.
- Record highPopulation growth set a new high of 2.98 % in 2024, the first since 1971.
- Sharp dropEmployment to population ratio (ages 15+) fell 1.2 points to 60.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.8 points to 30.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy at birth, male rose 0.5 years to 80.0 years in 2024.
- ReversalTrade balance turned negative in 2024 (US$ -4.2B).
- Sharp dropLabour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) fell 0.7 points to 60.4 % in 2024.
- Record highRefugees hosted set a new high of 269,496 people in 2024, the first since 1994.
- Sharp riseCarbon intensity of electricity rose 6.3 % to 185 gCO₂/kWh in 2024.
- 2023
- Sharp dropMaternal mortality ratio fell 20.0 % to 12.0 per 100,000 in 2023.
- Sharp dropAir transport, freight fell 34.3 % to 2,036 Mt-km in 2023.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 6.3 points to 1.5 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseNurses and midwives rose 10.3 % to 11.26 per 1,000 in 2023.
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 0.94 points to 2.78 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropFuel exports (% of merchandise exports) fell 5.0 points to 25.2 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell 3.1 points to 104.3 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropContainer port traffic fell 13.8 % to 6.1M TEU in 2023.
- Sharp riseAir transport, passengers carried rose 32.5 % to 88.6M passengers in 2023.
- Sharp riseContribution to global warming from greenhouse gases rose 0.0010 °C to 0.0380 °C in 2023.
- Sharp dropHydropower electricity generation fell 9.3 % to 360.74 TWh in 2023.
- Sharp dropInflation fell 2.9 points to 3.9 % in 2023.
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