United States of America vs Canada: population pyramids in 1974
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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.
United States of America and Canada compared
In 1974, the United States of America has a population of 216 million and Canada 22.7 million; the United States of America is about 9.5 times the size of Canada.
The share aged 65 and over is 10.1% in the United States of America and 8.2% in Canada, 1.8 points higher in the United States of America. The median age is 28.2 years in the United States of America and 26.9 years in Canada.
The total fertility rate is 1.87 in the United States of America and 1.81 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.0 years in the United States of America and 73.1 years in Canada.
By 2050, the population of the United States of America is projected to grow by 76.0% and that of Canada to grow by 100.8% compared with 1974.
GDP per person is $90K in the United States of America (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).
Key figures (1974)
| United States of America | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 216 million | 22.7 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 26.3% | 27.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 63.7% | 64.4% |
| Aged 65+ | 10.1% | 8.2% |
| Median age | 28.2 yrs | 26.9 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 15.8 | 12.8 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.87 | 1.81 |
| Life expectancy | 72.0 yrs | 73.1 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.95% | +1.43% |
| Net migration (per year) | +706,978 | +155,596 |
| GDP | $30.8T (2025) | $2.32T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $90K (2025) | $56K (2025) |
| Unemployment | 4.2% (2025) | 6.9% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.