United States of America vs Canada: population pyramids in 2051
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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 2051, the United States of America has a population of 381 million and Canada 45.6 million; the United States of America is about 8.3 times the size of Canada.
The share aged 65 and over is 23.1% in the United States of America and 25.7% in Canada, 2.5 points higher in Canada. The median age is 42.9 years in the United States of America and 46.1 years in Canada.
The total fertility rate is 1.64 in the United States of America and 1.39 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 83.4 years in the United States of America and 86.3 years in Canada.
GDP per person is $90K in the United States of America (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
Key figures (2051)
| United States of America | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 381 million | 45.6 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.9% | 13.5% |
| Aged 15–64 | 61.0% | 60.9% |
| Aged 65+ | 23.1% | 25.7% |
| Median age | 42.9 yrs | 46.1 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 37.9 | 42.2 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.64 | 1.39 |
| Life expectancy | 83.4 yrs | 86.3 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.22% | +0.33% |
| Net migration (per year) | +1.3 million | +262,802 |
| 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.