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United States vs Canada population

In 2025 the United States has 8.21× as many people as Canada: 342 million against 41.7 million. The difference is 300 million.

United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Canada has 41,651,653 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Canada has 41,651,653 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025, 1 dot = 10 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Canada has 41,651,653 in 2025. Each dot is 10 million people.

Canada would fit inside the United States 8 times over.

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Population of United States and Canada, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025
Population of United States and Canada, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025
Population of United States and Canada, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Canada 41.7 million in 2025

How the two compare

In 2025 the United States has 8.21× as many people as Canada: 342 million against 41.7 million. The difference is 300 million. Canada would fit inside the United States 8 times over. Together they hold 4.7% of the 8.19 billion counted here.

Then and now

In 1960 the order was the United States ahead, 181 million to 17.9 million, a ratio of 10.1×. Since then the United States has grown 1.89× and Canada 2.33×, averaging 0.99% and 1.31% a year.

The lines never cross between 1960 and 2050: the United States stays ahead throughout, and the gap widens by 2050.

Towards 2050

Projected to 2050, the United States reaches 373 million (9.2% more than today) and Canada reaches 46.6 million (11.9% more). By then the ratio is 8× in favour of the United States.

Land and people

Land changes the picture: the United States has 9,147,420 km² and 37 people per km², Canada has 8,788,700 km² and 5 per km². The United States is 7.88× more densely settled.

Behind the totals, fertility is 1.63 in the United States and 1.25 in Canada; life expectancy is 78.9 against 82.1 years; 18.4% against 20.3% of people are 65 or older. The younger the population, the longer it keeps growing after birth rates fall.

Where the numbers come from

Figures are the World Bank's "Population estimates and projections" series, built from United Nations and national statistics. Values up to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that assume current fertility, mortality and migration trends continue, so they are not forecasts of events such as wars or policy changes. Territories are listed as the World Bank lists them, and a small number of places have gaps in some years.

How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.

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