Population of Canada in 2023

According to the demographic data released by Statistics Canada on March 22nd, 2023, as of June this year, 65438+1 October 1, the total population of China is estimated to be about 39,566,200, and the population growth will exceed110,000 in 2022.

The Bureau of Statistics predicts that the national population will increase by105.0110,000 in 2022, with an annual increase of 2.7%, the largest increase since 1957. Among them, 95.9% of the population growth comes from international immigration. Canada absorbed nearly 437,200 new immigrants in 2022, and the net increase of non-permanent residents is estimated to be about 607,800. Both figures are historical peaks.

Statistics Canada said that the growth of international immigration is related to the Canadian government's efforts to alleviate the labor shortage in key economic sectors. Against the background of aging population and low unemployment rate, Canada is facing high job vacancies and labor shortage.

geographical environment

Canada is located in the northern half of North America, between 41~ 83 north latitude and 52 ~141west longitude ... It borders the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, Alaska in the northwest, the United States in the south and the Arctic Ocean in the north. Canada has a land area of 9.985 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world after Russia.

Among them, the land area is 9.094 million square kilometers, and the fresh water coverage area is 8.965438+0 million square kilometers. From east to west, Canada starts from Spier Point in Newfoundland in the east and reaches the border between Alaska and Canada in the west, with a straight line distance of about 5,360 kilometers. In the north-south direction, the southernmost part of the land is Middleisland on Lake Erie, and the northernmost part is Cape Columbia on the ellesmere island, with a linear distance of 4,640 kilometers.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Canada