The maps below are all the work of the work of the amazing geo.universe and show the differences in the population of Canada and the US from 1850 all the way up until 2025.
Canada vs US in 1850
Canada population: 2.49 million
US population: 23.2 million
US population 9.3x Canada’s
Canada vs US in 1900
Canada population: 5.31 million (13.0% foreign born)
US population: 76.2 million (13.7% foreign born)
US population 14.4x Canada’s
Canada vs US in 1930
Canada population: 10.2 million (22.0% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 3.28
US population: 123.2 million (11.6% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 2.01
Canada vs US in 1960
Canada population: 17.9 million (15.6% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 3.82
US population: 179.3 million (5.4% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 3.73
US population 10.0x Canada’s
Canada vs US in 1990
Canada population: 27.5 million (16.1% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 1.7
US population: 248.7 million (7.9% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 2.07
US population 9.0x Canada’s
Canada vs US in 2025
Canada population: 41.5 million (26.0% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 1.25
Net migration 1990-2024: 8.5 million
US population: 342.4 million (15.8% foreign born)
Fertility rate: 1.58
Net migration 1990-2024: 48.8 million
US population 8.3x Canada’s
Do any of these numbers surpise you?
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