These two provinces alone have over 22 million living in them out of Canada’s 37 million.
Two provinces with most of the populationĬanada has ten provinces with three territories to the north, but more than half the country’s population live in only two provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Although there are 11 aboriginal languages that were once spoken in Canada, most have become extinct. The next most widely spoken language in the country in actually Chinese, with more than a million people indicating they speak the language. However, 5.8 million Canadians report that they are bilingual to the point that they are able to carry on a conversation in both languages. In the 2016 census, 56% of Canadians indicated that English was their mother tongue, with 20.6% reporting that French was their mother tongue. A bilingual nationĬanada’s two official languages are English and French. It has a population of 2.93 million people and a population density of 2,930 people per square kilometer. Meanwhile, Toronto-which is Canada’s largest city-is also the largest metropolitan area in the world. This makes it the 228th most densely populated country on earth. This large swath of land being unpopulated means that Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world, with only 4 people per square kilometer. Trade with the United States is also key for Canada, which means it makes more sense for people to live closer to that border. The northern portion of the country faces extremely harsh winters, which make it inhospitable for agriculture or for living year round.
Most of Canada’s 37 million citizens live on the Southern belt of the country along the border of the United States. Canada has a net migration of 6.3 per 1,000 people, which gives it the eighth highest migration rate in the world. The current fertility rate of 1.5 per woman is not enough to replace the population, which means the country must look to immigration. Unlike many other first world countries, Canada is under populated and migration plays a large part in the country’s growth rate. It’s current population of 37 million may seem small compared to some other countries, but at its current projected growth rate, the country is set to double and surpass 50 million people by 2070. Canada is one of the fastest growing countries of any G7 nation.