One in every 377 babies born in the world today is born in Canada. Canada has about 350,000 births a year, around 0.3% of all births worldwide.

Births per year
350,000
Share of world births
0.3%
Birth odds
1/377
Life expectancy
82 years
Risk of dying before age 5
0.5%
Income per person, PPP
$58,000
Children per woman
1.3
Urban population
82%

Life expectancy in Canada is 82 years, which is 9 years longer than the world average.

Of every 1,000 babies born here, about 5 do not reach their fifth birthday. The world average is 37 per 1,000.

Income per person is about $58,000 in purchasing power. That is 2.5 times the world average.

On average a woman has 1.3 children in her lifetime. The world average is 2.3.

About 82% of the population lives in cities. A baby born here has roughly a 18% chance of being born in the countryside.

Religious makeup

  • Christianity60%
  • No religion29%
  • Islam4%
  • Hinduism2%
  • Other beliefs5%

Sample names given to people born in this country in the game

Liam · Noah · Oliver · James · Olivia · Emma · Ava · Amelia

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Values are rounded approximations. Sources: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, Pew Research Center 2020.