Canada - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Canada. note 1: second-largest country in the world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border
note 2: Canada has more fresh water than any other country, and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes, more than all other countries combined.
Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A
, whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Vast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
People and Society
In Canada, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Canadian 15.6%, English 14.7%, Scottish 12.1%, French 11%, Irish 12.1%, German 8.1%, Chinese 4.7%, Italian 4.3%, First Nations 1.7%, Indian 3.7%, Ukrainian 3.5%, Metis 1.5% (2021 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.73% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.7 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Canadian | Canadian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.5% (male 3,098,478/female 2,929,148) |
| 15-64 years | 63.4% (male 12,382,422/female 12,227,512) |
| 65 years and over | 21% (2024 est.) (male 3,753,829/female 4,403,424) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 57.7 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 23.8 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 33.9 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 2.9 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 42.8 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 41.4 years |
| Female | 43.8 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 81.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.95% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 6.372 million Toronto, 4.308 million Montreal, 2.657 million Vancouver, 1.640 million Calgary, 1.544 million Edmonton, 1.437 million OTTAWA (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.85 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 84.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 81.9 years |
| Female | 86.6 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 98.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 2.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 10.1% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 12.3% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 8% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Canada
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