Canada vs United States of America: population pyramids in 1998
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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.
Canada and United States of America compared
In 1998, Canada has a population of 30.2 million and the United States of America 274.7 million; the United States of America is about 9.1 times the size of Canada.
The share aged 65 and over is 12.3% in Canada and 12.3% in the United States of America, almost the same. The median age is 35.7 years in Canada and 34.8 years in the United States of America.
The total fertility rate is 1.55 in Canada and 1.98 in the United States of America, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.7 years in Canada and 76.7 years in the United States of America.
By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 50.7% and that of the United States of America to grow by 38.4% compared with 1998.
GDP per person is $56K in Canada (2025) and $90K in the United States of America (2025).
Key figures (1998)
| Canada | United States of America | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 30.2 million | 274.7 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.9% | 21.5% |
| Aged 15–64 | 67.8% | 66.2% |
| Aged 65+ | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| Median age | 35.7 yrs | 34.8 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 18.1 | 18.6 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.55 | 1.98 |
| Life expectancy | 78.7 yrs | 76.7 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.87% | +0.98% |
| Net migration (per year) | +142,346 | +1.2 million |
| GDP | $2.32T (2025) | $30.8T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $56K (2025) | $90K (2025) |
| Unemployment | 6.9% (2025) | 4.2% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.