United States of America vs Canada: population pyramids in 1980
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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 1980, the United States of America has a population of 228.7 million and Canada 24.4 million; the United States of America is about 9.4 times the size of Canada.
The share aged 65 and over is 11.0% in the United States of America and 9.3% in Canada, 1.7 points higher in the United States of America. The median age is 30.0 years in the United States of America and 29.0 years in Canada.
The total fertility rate is 1.86 in the United States of America and 1.66 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years in the United States of America and 75.1 years in Canada.
By 2050, the population of the United States of America is projected to grow by 66.3% and that of Canada to grow by 86.7% compared with 1980.
GDP per person is $90K in the United States of America (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).
Key figures (1980)
| United States of America | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 228.7 million | 24.4 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 22.6% | 23.0% |
| Aged 15–64 | 66.5% | 67.7% |
| Aged 65+ | 11.0% | 9.3% |
| Median age | 30.0 yrs | 29.0 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 16.5 | 13.7 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.86 | 1.66 |
| Life expectancy | 73.7 yrs | 75.1 yrs |
| Population growth | +1.02% | +1.28% |
| Net migration (per year) | +595,916 | +122,743 |
| 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.