Canadians are excited to get naked on the beach, study finds

A new study analyzing nude beaches (and aspiring nude sunbathers!) found that not only do Canadians want to try sunbathing sans swimwear, but Toronto has one of the top-rated nude-friendly beaches in the world. 

According to a study by clothing company Pour Moi, Florida’s Haulover Beach Park snagged the top spot, followed by Praia de Tambaba in Brazil and Red Beach in Santorini, Greece, Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Beach ranked 18th on the list! The only other Canadian beach to make the cut is Wreck Beach in Vancouver, B.C., which took 30th place. 

The World’s Top Beaches For Nude Sunbathing

1. Haulover Beach Park, Florida, USA
2. Praia de Tambaba, Brazil
3. Red Beach, Santorini, Greece
4. Patara Beach, Turkey 
5. Playa de los Muertos, Spain 
6. Playa Zipolite, Mexico
7. Es Trenc, Mallorca, Spain 
8. Praia do Abricó, Brazil 
9. Banana Beach, Greece 
10. Paradise Beach, Mykonos, Greece 
11. Piscinas Beach, Sardinia, Italy
12. Playa de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
13. Vecaki Beach, Riga, Latvia
14. Porto Ferro Beach, Sardinia, Italy
15. Wannsee, Berlin, Germany
16. Baker Beach, San Francisco, USA
17. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Spain
18. Hanlan’s Point Beach, Toronto, Canada
19. Rowy Beach, Rowy, Poland
20. Playalinda Beach, Florida, USA

Pour Moi analyzed data from hundreds of traveller reviews of beaches around the world where you can sunbathe naked. It then created a score out of 100, based on average review scores and the number of visitor reviews each beach has. 

Meanwhile, when looking at the countries where people are the most interested in nude sunbathing, Canadians made the top five!

Australians topped the list, while Canadians took the fourth spot. As per Pour Moi, Canada racked up 446,200 Google searches related to nude beaches per year. 

Countries Most Excited to Sunbathe Nude

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. The Netherlands
4. Canada
5. Ireland
6. United States
7. Spain
8. United Kingdom
9. Lithuania 
10. Iceland

The company determined which countries are most interested in nude sunbathing by analyzing Google data to see which country has seen the most searches for nude beaches, comparing it with the population.