Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Canada
Canada: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 41,424 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Canada stood at 41,424 Persons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Canada peaked at 41,424 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,238 Persons, in 1961.
Canada ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Canada, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,238 Persons | — |
| 1962 | 18,583 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 18,931 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 19,290 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 19,644 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 20,015 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 20,378 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 20,701 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 21,001 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 21,297 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 21,962 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 22,220 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 22,494 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 22,808 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 23,143 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 23,450 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 23,726 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 23,963 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 24,202 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 24,516 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 24,820 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 25,117 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 25,366 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 25,607 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 25,842 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 26,100 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 26,447 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 26,792 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 27,277 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 27,691 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28,037 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 28,371 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 28,685 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 29,001 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 29,302 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 29,610 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29,906 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30,155 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 30,401 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 30,686 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 31,021 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31,359 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 31,642 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 31,939 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32,243 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32,571 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 32,889 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33,247 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 33,630 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 34,006 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 34,339 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34,713 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 35,081 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 35,434 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 35,704 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36,111 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36,545 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 37,073 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37,618 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38,029 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 38,240 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 38,936 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 40,084 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 41,289 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 41,424 Persons | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,642 Persons | 18,238 Persons | 21,001 Persons | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,926 Persons | 21,297 Persons | 24,202 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,788 Persons | 24,516 Persons | 27,277 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,116 Persons | 27,691 Persons | 30,401 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,123 Persons | 30,686 Persons | 33,630 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,663 Persons | 34,006 Persons | 37,618 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,667 Persons | 38,029 Persons | 41,424 Persons | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.4319 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Canada?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Canada was 41,424 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41,424 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,238 Persons in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.