Canada Population

Canada population 2017

During 2017 Canada population is projected to increased by 377 858 people and reach 36 885 861 in the beginning of 2018. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 132 889. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be increased by 244 969 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who move into Canada (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants) will prevail over the number of people who leave the country to settle permanently in another country (emigrants).

Population change rates in 2017

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Canada population in 2017 will be the following:

• 1 095 live births average per day (45.64 in an hour)
• 731 deaths average per day (30.47 in an hour)
• 671 immigrants average per day (27.96 in an hour)

The population of Canada will be increased by 1 035 persons daily in 2017.

Demographics of Canada 2016

As of 1 January 2017, the population of Canada was estimated to be 36 508 003 people. This is an increase of 1.03 % (373 987 people) compared to population of 36 134 016 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 131 528. Due to external migration, the population increased by 242 459. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.985 (985 males per 1 000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1 016 males to 1 000 females as of 2016.

Below are the key figures for Canada population in 2016:

• 395 667 live births
• 264 140 deaths
• Natural increase: 131 528 people
• Net migration: 242 459 people
• 18 112 726 males as of 31 December 2016
• 18 395 277 females as of 31 December 2016

Canada population density

Canada population density is 3.7 people per square kilometer as of July 2017. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Canada divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Canada. The total area of Canada is 9 984 670 km² according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Canada age structure

As of the beginning of 2017 according to our estimates Canada had the following population age distribution:

15.7

68.5

15.9

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 5 727 741 young people under 15 years old ( 2 935 974 males / 2 791 767 females)
• 24 990 458 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 12 633 960 males / 12 356 499 females)
• 5 789 804 persons above 64 years old ( 2 544 973 males / 3 244 831 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Canada population pyramid has a contracting type. This type of pyramid is more common for highly developed countries with low birth and death rates. Usually countries with such kind of population age distribution model have long life expectancy, high level of education and good health care.

Source: The estimation data for section "Canada age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Canada is 46.1 %.

The value of 46.1 % is relatively low. It shows that the dependent part of population is less than a half of the working part. In other words the working population (labor force) in Canada must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons. And this part of population is less than 50% of working population. The value of less than 50% means that the pressure on productive population in Canada is relatively low.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Canada is 22.9 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Canada is 23.2 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "Canada age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Canada is 81.4 years.
This is above the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 78.8 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 84.1 years.