CANADA

Capital Ottawa
Area (km2) 9 970 610
Total population (thousands, 2021) 38 226
Population density (per km2) 4
National currency Canadian dollar (CAD)
National statistical office www.statcan.ca
Statistics Canada
Population by age, 20210-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+ 050010001500050010001500Males49.7%Females50.3%Thousands
Women in the labour force, 2023
   percentage of total for both sexes 47%
Gender pay gap
   monthly earnings, 2022 22%
   hourly wage, 2022 13%
Women in part-time employment, 2022
   percentage of employed women 25%
Female tertiary students, 2020
   percentage of total for both sexes 56%
Female victims of homicide, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 25%
Women researchers, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 59%
Life expectancy at birth, 2020
   females, years 84.0
   males, years 79.5
Life expectancy at 65, 2020
   females, years 22.1
   males, years 19.4
Total fertility rate, 2021
   average number of children per woman 1.4
Adolescent fertility rate, 2021
   number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-19 4.9
Mean age of women at birth of first child, 2021
   age in years 30.0
36%53%75%8%16%64%47%25%92%84%0102030405060708090100ManagersProfessionalsClerical support workersCraft and relatedworkersPlant and machineoperators andassemblersWomen and men in selected occupation groups, 2013WomenMen
16-2425-5455-74020406080100Internet use by age and sex, 2020WomenMenAge% users over 3 months
51%31%31%49%69%69%0102030405060708090100Judges, 2018Members of parliament,2024Government ministers,2021Women and men in public lifeWomenMen
 
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Employment
 (% change over previous year)
1.9
-5.3
5.0
4.1
3.0
1.9
Unemployment rate
 (%)
5.7
9.5
7.5
5.3
5.4
..
Youth unemployment rate
 (%)
11.0
20.2
13.5
..
..
..
201820192020202120222023-8-6-4-20246Real GDP growth rate2.8%2.0%-4.9%5.4%4.1%1.6%
GDP
   current prices, millions of US dollars, PPP, 2023 2 472 067
GDP, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 61 854
Exports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2023 33.4
Imports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2023 33.8
Final consumption expenditure, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 47 268
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
   CAD per USD, US=1, 2023 1.170
15-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970+020406080100Economic activity rate, 2023, %WomenMen
2018201920202021202220232024012345678Consumer price index% change over previous year2.3%1.9%0.7%3.4%6.8%3.9%2.4%
Forest resources
   Area of forest
 (percentage of land area, 2015)
 38
   Wood volume
 (m3 per inhabitant, 2015)
 1 320
20142015201620172018201920202021202290100110120130140150GDP in agriculture, industry, services (2010 = 100)AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services

value: 100%

sector:

value: 100%

sector:

2%GDPby major sectors, 2022AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services25%GDPby major sectors, 2022AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services73%GDPby major sectors, 2022AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services1%Employmentin major sectors, 202419%Employmentin major sectors, 202480%Employmentin major sectors, 2024
Transport infrastructure, road accidents and traffic
   Railways
      total length in kilometres, 2022 69 745
   Motorways
      total length in kilometres, 1995 16 571
   Persons injured in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2020 2 746
   Persons killed in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2020 46
   Traffic, railways
      million passenger-kilometres, 2022 1 229
      million tonne-kilometres, 2022 459 996
   Traffic, roads
      million passenger-kilometres, 2009 494 700
      million tonne-kilometres, 2018 269 285
2015201620172018201920200102030405060Persons killed in road accidents, per million inhabitants535351524746