Canada vs. United Kingdom
Demographics
| Canada | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,943,231 (July 2021 est.) | 67.081 million United Kingdom (June 2020 est.) constituent countries by percentage of total population: England 84.3% Scotland 8.1% Wales 4.7% Northern Ireland 2.8% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.99% (male 3,094,008/female 2,931,953) 15-24 years: 11.14% (male 2,167,013/female 2,032,064) 25-54 years: 39.81% (male 7,527,554/female 7,478,737) 55-64 years: 14.08% (male 2,624,474/female 2,682,858) 65 years and over: 18.98% (male 3,274,298/female 3,881,126) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 17.63% (male 5,943,435/female 5,651,780) 15-24 years: 11.49% (male 3,860,435/female 3,692,398) 25-54 years: 39.67% (male 13,339,965/female 12,747,598) 55-64 years: 12.73% (male 4,139,378/female 4,234,701) 65 years and over: 18.48% (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.8 years male: 40.6 years female: 42.9 years (2020 est.) | total: 40.6 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.77% (2021 est.) | 0.48% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 5.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 83.62 years male: 81.32 years female: 86.03 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.3 years male: 79.02 years female: 83.7 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian | noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British |
| Ethnic groups | Canadian 32.3%, English 18.3%, Scottish 13.9%, French 13.6%, Irish 13.4%, German 9.6%, Chinese 5.1%, Italian 4.6%, North American Indian 4.4%, East Indian 4%, other 51.6% (2016 est.) note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin | White 87.2%, Black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | NA |
| Religions | Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.) | Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | NA |
| Languages | English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English) The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) | English note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 speakers in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 people in Cornwall) (2012 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2018) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2011) | 5.4% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 81.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.95% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 84.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 98.9% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.1% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 98.7% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.3% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 6.255 million Toronto, 4.247 million Montreal, 2.606 million Vancouver, 1.581 million Calgary, 1.491 million Edmonton, 1.408 million OTTAWA (capital) (2021) | 9.426 million LONDON (capital), 2.750 million Manchester, 2.626 million Birmingham, 1.902 million West Yorkshire, 1.681 million Glasgow, 936,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.8% (2018) | 10% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 29.4% (2016) | 27.8% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.4 years (2019 est.) | 29 years (2018 est.) note: data represent England and Wales only |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 51.2 youth dependency ratio: 23.9 elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 57.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.8 elderly dependency ratio: 29.3 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
