Northern America · North America

Canada

In 2020 an estimated 34,027,880 people lived here, 94% of them in urban areas.

Year · 2020

2000·2010···2020·2025

Population032.0M urban · 2.0M rural

Water · at least basic99.3%Safely managed 98.3%

Sanitation · at least basic99.1%Open defecation 0.3%

Hygiene · basic98.7%No facility 0.8%

Water ladder

Canada · 2020 · National

98.3%

1.0%

0.3%

0.2%

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Sanitation ladder

Canada · 2020 · National

97.9%

1.2%

0.3%

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Hygiene ladder

Canada · 2020 · National

98.7%

0.6%

0.8%

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Urban vs rural profile

Urban
Rural

Radar of five headline indicators.

Trend 2000–2025

Water
Sanitation
Hygiene

At least basic service, national.

Water service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Surface Water

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Sanitation service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Open Defecation

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Hygiene composition

98.7%

Basic
Limited
No Facility

Population, 100 people

Water service levels as 100 cells.

Regional comparison · Northern America

At least basic water, national.

Before / after

2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.

Urban / rural by category

Urban
Rural
National

Grouped bars, selected year.

Country rank · at least basic water

#46 of 48

Canada · all records

name	year ▲	pop_n	pop_u	pop_r	wat_sm_n	wat_sm_u	wat_sm_r	wat_bas_n	wat_bas_u	wat_bas_r	wat_lim_n	wat_lim_u	wat_lim_r	wat_unim_n	wat_unim_u	wat_unim_r	wat_sur_n	wat_sur_u	wat_sur_r
Canada	2000	30,700,000	24,253,000	6,447,000	96.4	97	76.3	2.1	1.8	13.1	0.6	0.5	4.2	0.5	0.4	3.9	0.3	0.3	2.4
Canada	2005	31,531,970	26,423,791	5,108,179	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2010	32,363,940	28,674,451	3,689,489	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2012	32,696,728	29,597,078	3,099,650	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2015	33,195,910	31,004,980	2,190,930	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2018	33,695,092	31,673,386	2,021,706	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2020	34,027,880	31,986,207	2,041,673	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2022	34,360,668	32,299,028	2,061,640	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Canada	2025	34,859,850	32,768,259	2,091,591	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2

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