Today, Canadians can officially say their country has a population of 35 million people!
Last year, it was around 33.5 million people. Canada is one of the fastest growing countries of the G8 Nations (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada.) This growth is mostly due to immigration in the western part of Canada and a current baby boom.
Canada still has a very low population density. If we were all to spread out evenly throughout the country, there would be less than four people per square kilometre. To put this into perspective, just look to the United States, which has a population density of 32.7 people per square kilometre! While some countries have to worry about their population rising, Canada currently has more than enough room (approximately9,976,140 square kilometres) to accommodate the extra 2.5 million people gained this year!
If you want to see Canada’s population grow before your eyes, head to Statistic Canada’s population clock here!