Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Canada was reported at 4.5608 sq. Km in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2026.

Land area (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 8788700 sq. Km in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Land area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 4.350 Person/sq km in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.239 Person/sq km for 2020. Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 3.127 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2021, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.350 Person/sq km in 2021 and a record low of 2.038 Person/sq km in 1961. Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.;Weighted average;

In 2022, Canada had a population density of about 4.43 people per square kilometer. The country has one of the lowest population densities in the world, as the total population is very small in relation to the dimensions of the land. Canada has a relatively stable population size, consistently with a growth of around one percent compared to the previous year. A small population in a large territory In terms of total area, Canada is the second largest country in the world. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Pacific to the Atlantic and northward to the Arctic Ocean, and this in total covers about 9.9 million square miles. The most densely populated area of Canada is what’s known as the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Canada has a degree of urbanization of around 81 percent, because most Canadians prefer to live in cities where opportunities for work and leisure are in close proximity to each other and conditions are less rough.

Canada: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2023 is 5 people per square km, an increase from 4 people per square km in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 471 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1961 to 2023 is 3 people per square km. The minimum value, 2 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 5 people per square km was recorded in 2023.

Russia is the largest country in the world by far, with a total area of just over 17 million square kilometers. After Antarctica, the next three countries are Canada, the U.S., and China; all between 9.5 and 10 million square kilometers. The figures given include internal water surface area (such as lakes or rivers) - if the figures were for land surface only then China would be the second largest country in the world, the U.S. third, and Canada (the country with more lakes than the rest of the world combined) fourth. Russia Russia has a population of around 145 million people, putting it in the top ten most populous countries in the world, and making it the most populous in Europe. However, it's vast size gives it a very low population density, ranked among the bottom 20 countries. Most of Russia's population is concentrated in the west, with around 75 percent of the population living in the European part, while around 75 percent of Russia's territory is in Asia; the Ural Mountains are considered the continental border. Elsewhere in the world Beyond Russia, the world's largest countries all have distinctive topographies and climates setting them apart. The United States, for example, has climates ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical forests in Florida, with various mountain ranges, deserts, plains, and forests in between. Populations in these countries are often concentrated in urban areas, and are not evenly distributed across the country. For example, around 85 percent of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border; around 95 percent of China lives east of the Heihe–Tengchong Line that splits the country; and the majority of populations in large countries such as Australia or Brazil live near the coast.

Canada CA: Rural Land Area data was reported at 9,197,138.473 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,198,346.026 sq km for 2000. Canada CA: Rural Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 9,198,346.026 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,199,344.420 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 9,197,138.473 sq km in 2015. Canada CA: Rural Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.;Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 2, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University, uri: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/sedac-ciesin-sedac-lecz-urplaev2-2.00, publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), date published: 2013;Sum;

Canada: Forest area, sq. km: The latest value from 2023 is 3468171.5 sq. km, a decline from 3468541.3 sq. km in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 207390.9 sq. km, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1990 to 2023 is 3475105.1 sq. km. The minimum value, 3468171.5 sq. km, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 3482729.3 sq. km was recorded in 1990.

Surface area (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 15634410 sq. Km in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Surface area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2026.

Canada Land Use: Total Area data was reported at 15,634,410.000 sq km in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 15,634,410.000 sq km for 2021. Canada Land Use: Total Area data is updated yearly, averaging 15,640,500.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2022, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,640,500.000 sq km in 2020 and a record low of 15,634,410.000 sq km in 2022. Canada Land Use: Total Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Use: OECD Member: Annual.

Population density per square kilometre, Canada, provinces and health regions, 1996 — Statistics Canada Table 17100101

This table contains 173 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...).

This table contains 26 series, with data for years 1851 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...) Estimates (2 items: Population; Population density per square mile ...).

Canada Land Cover: Artificial Surfaces: Urban Areas data was reported at 12.632 sq km th in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.380 sq km th for 2018. Canada Land Cover: Artificial Surfaces: Urban Areas data is updated yearly, averaging 11.641 sq km th from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.632 sq km th in 2019 and a record low of 7.330 sq km th in 1992. Canada Land Cover: Artificial Surfaces: Urban Areas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Cover: OECD Member: Annual.

Population density per square kilometre, Canada, provinces and health regions, 1996

Canada, with 3.33 people per square kilometre, has one of the lowest population densities in the world. In 2001, most of Canada's population of 30,007,094 lived within 200 kilometres of the United States (along Canada's south). In fact, the inhabitants of our three biggest cities -- Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver -- can drive to the border in less than two hours. Thousands of kilometres to the north, our polar region -- the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut -- is relatively empty, embracing 41% of our land mass but only 0.3% of our population. An inset map shows in greater detail the Windsor-Québec Corridor where a high concentration of Canadians live.

Agricultural land (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 568750 sq. Km in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Agricultural land (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Contained within the Atlas of Canada Poster Map Series, is a poster showing population density across Canada. There is a relief base to the map on top of which is shown all populated areas of Canada where the population density is great than 0.4 persons per square kilometer. This area is then divided into five colour classes of population density based on Statistics Canada's census divisions.

Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 59,244.934 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59,298.971 sq km for 2000. Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 59,298.971 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59,319.140 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 59,244.934 sq km in 2015. Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University, uri: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/sedac-ciesin-sedac-lecz-urplaev3-3.00, publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), date published: 2021;Sum;

Estimated number of persons by quarter of a year and by year, Canada, provinces and territories.