Canada has the most polar bears of any country, with around two-thirds of the world’s polar bear population living within its borders.

Quick Scoop

  • Canada is home to about 16,000 polar bears, roughly 60–66% of the global total.
  • Major Canadian polar bear regions include Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon.
  • Other countries with notable polar bear populations are Russia, Greenland (Denmark), the United States (Alaska), and Norway (Svalbard), but all have far fewer bears than Canada.

Canada is often described as “where the bears are,” because it manages the majority of the world’s polar bear subpopulations and is considered the core stronghold for the species today.

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