Canada

Area of Canada	12,502,477.7 km²
Population	35.9 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+55.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.1%

Map of Canada

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	23,117,763	27,638,803	30,678,914	35,916,413
Population Density	1.85 / km²	2.21 / km²	2.45 / km²	2.87 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	939,918	n/a	n/a
1900	5,419,253	19.1%	447,933
1910	7,135,036	31.7%	1,715,783
1920	8,737,485	22.5%	1,602,449
1930	10,350,481	18.5%	1,612,996
1940	11,583,290	11.9%	1,232,809
1950	13,648,390	17.8%	2,065,100
1960	17,813,836	30.5%	4,165,446
1970	21,653,414	21.6%	3,839,578
1990	27,638,803	13%	2,992,694
2000	30,678,914	11%	3,040,111
2020	37,785,589	11%	3,553,337
2030	41,409,262	9.6%	3,623,673
2040	44,562,962	7.6%	3,153,700
2050	47,606,492	6.8%	3,043,530
2060	50,477,957	6%	2,871,465
2070	52,773,359	4.5%	2,295,402
2080	54,333,396	3%	1,560,037
2090	54,955,487	1.1%	622,091
2100	54,429,692	-1%	-525,795

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Canada

Provinces in Canada

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Alberta	663,202 km²	4.1 million	15.8 / mi²
BC, Canada	1,031,994.6 km²	4.8 million	11.9 / mi²
Manitoba, Canada	649,416.8 km²	1.3 million	5.14 / mi²
NL, Canada	481,301.3 km²	530,435	2.85 / mi²
NS, Canada	101,187.6 km²	948,299	24.3 / mi²
NT, Canada	1,539,630.9 km²	42,242	0.07 / mi²
NU, Canada	4,054,469.2 km²	35,342	0.02 / mi²
New Brunswick	94,350.4 km²	787,788	21.6 / mi²
Ontario	1,079,010.1 km²	13.8 million	33.1 / mi²
PE, Canada	25,501.7 km²	147,399	15.0 / mi²
Quebec	1,664,201.1 km²	8.4 million	13.1 / mi²
Saskatchewan, Canada	652,587.4 km²	1.1 million	4.42 / mi²
Yukon	483,699.4 km²	37,894	0.2 / mi²

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