United States of America vs Canada: population pyramids in 2011
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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 2011, the United States of America has a population of 312.5 million and Canada 34.4 million; the United States of America is about 9.1 times the size of Canada.
The share aged 65 and over is 12.9% in the United States of America and 14.2% in Canada, 1.3 points higher in Canada. The median age is 37.0 years in the United States of America and 39.8 years in Canada.
The total fertility rate is 1.88 in the United States of America and 1.63 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.7 years in the United States of America and 81.5 years in Canada.
By 2050, the population of the United States of America is projected to grow by 21.6% and that of Canada to grow by 32.4% compared with 2011.
GDP per person is $90K in the United States of America (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).
Key figures (2011)
| United States of America | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 312.5 million | 34.4 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.7% | 16.5% |
| Aged 15–64 | 67.4% | 69.3% |
| Aged 65+ | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| Median age | 37.0 yrs | 39.8 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 19.1 | 20.5 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.88 | 1.63 |
| Life expectancy | 78.7 yrs | 81.5 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.96% | +1.04% |
| Net migration (per year) | +1.6 million | +227,075 |
| 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.