Every now and then, somebody on the Internet will look at population statistics and ask, "Why is Canada so sparsely populated?" or even more specifically, "Why is the top of Canada so empty of people?" The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Despite boasting 9.985 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles) in area, the country has a projected population of just over 40,200,000 people . That's peanuts compared to the USA's 340 million, and makes the UK's population of 69 million people look positively crammed in.

Looking at where people live in Canad a, though, reveals that the population isn't exactly spread evenly. People are mainly concentrated towards the south of the country, in cities such as Toronto, Montre

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