Country profile · North America · CAN
Canada: area, population and density
Canada has 8,788,700 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 41,651,653; calculated population density is 4.7 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Canada ranks 4th of 196 by land area, 38th by population and 188th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 8,788,700 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 41,651,653World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 4.7 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Canada in the country comparison set
Canada has 8,788,700 sq km of land area and a population value of 41,651,653 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 4th by land area, 38th by population, and 188th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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