Canada, year by year

Every index this site holds for Canada, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.865 in 1990 to 0.939 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82.1 years2024at birthUp 2 years from 80.1 years in 2005
Internet users: 94%2024of people onlineUp 22 points from 72% in 2006
Urban population: 83%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 3 points from 80% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.252024births per womanDown 0.33 from 1.58 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 24%2021of energy usedUp 3 points from 20% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 52024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 5 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 14 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 4 t from 18.1 t in 2005
Forest area: 39%2023of land under forestUp 1 point from 39% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.865	77.4	—	—	1.83	22.6	100	7	15.9	38.9	—	—
1991	0.868	77.6	0.6	76.6	1.72	22.7	100	7	15.5	38.8	—	—
1992	0.873	77.8	0.9	76.7	1.71	22.4	100	6	15.8	38.8	—	—
1993	0.871	77.7	1.2	77.0	1.69	22.3	100	6	15.6	38.8	—	—
1994	0.877	77.9	2.4	77.3	1.69	22.2	100	6	16.0	38.8	—	—
1995	0.881	78.0	4.2	77.6	1.67	22.4	100	6	16.2	38.8	—	—
1996	0.884	78.2	6.8	77.9	1.63	22.1	100	6	16.5	38.8	—	—
1997	0.884	78.4	15.1	78.1	1.57	21.8	100	6	16.9	38.8	—	—
1998	0.883	78.6	24.9	78.3	1.56	22.0	100	5	17.0	38.8	—	—
1999	0.888	78.8	36.2	78.4	1.55	22.2	100	5	17.2	38.8	—	—
2000	0.894	79.2	51.3	78.6	1.51	20.3	100	5	17.7	38.8	—	—
2001	0.897	79.4	60.2	78.8	1.54	19.8	100	5	17.2	38.8	—	—
2002	0.899	79.5	61.6	79.1	1.52	20.1	100	5	17.7	38.8	—	—
2003	0.902	79.7	64.2	79.4	1.55	19.7	100	5	18.1	38.8	—	—
2004	0.906	80.0	66.0	79.7	1.56	20.4	100	5	17.5	38.8	—	—
2005	0.909	80.1	71.7	80.0	1.58	21.6	100	5	18.1	38.8	—	—
2006	0.913	80.5	72.4	80.2	1.63	21.5	100	5	17.6	38.8	40505	38123
2007	0.914	80.5	73.2	80.4	1.67	21.6	100	5	18.1	38.8	44660	39573
2008	0.916	80.7	76.7	80.7	1.70	21.6	100	5	17.3	38.8	46710	40376
2009	0.915	81.1	80.3	80.9	1.69	22.2	100	5	16.1	38.7	40875	38863
2010	0.918	81.3	80.3	81.0	1.65	21.4	100	5	16.5	38.7	47561	40103
2011	0.921	81.5	83.0	81.1	1.63	21.5	100	5	16.8	38.7	52224	41667
2012	0.927	81.7	83.0	81.2	1.63	21.8	100	5	16.3	38.7	52670	42292
2013	0.930	81.7	85.8	81.2	1.61	22.2	100	5	16.4	38.7	52638	44301
2014	0.932	81.8	87.1	81.2	1.61	22.2	100	5	16.4	38.7	50961	45758
2015	0.932	81.8	90.0	81.3	1.60	22.3	100	5	16.1	38.7	43594	44668
2016	0.933	81.9	91.2	81.3	1.59	22.1	100	5	15.9	38.7	42314	46471
2017	0.935	81.8	92.7	81.4	1.55	22.8	100	5	16.2	38.7	45130	48318
2018	0.935	81.8	94.6	81.5	1.51	22.3	100	5	16.5	38.7	46539	49983
2019	0.937	82.2	91.9	81.7	1.47	22.4	100	5	16.2	38.7	46353	50499
2020	0.931	81.5	92.3	82.0	1.41	23.9	100	5	14.4	38.7	43538	48591
2021	0.937	81.5	93.9	82.2	1.44	23.8	100	5	14.7	39.5	52887	56995
2022	0.935	81.1	94.0	82.3	1.34	—	100	5	14.8	39.5	56497	64217
2023	0.939	81.6	94.2	82.5	1.27	—	100	5	14.2	39.5	54848	64962
2024	—	82.1	94.3	82.7	1.25	—	100	5	14.0	—	55016	65483
2025	—	—	—	82.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	55698	66746
On the profile	0.939	82.1	94.4	82.9	1.25	23.8	—	—	14.0	39.5	55698	66746

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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