Canada Population (LIVE)

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Canada Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Canada is 39,928,941 as of Thursday, December 26, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Canada 2024 population is estimated at 39,742,430 people at mid year.
  • Canada population is equivalent to 0.49% of the total world population.
  • Canada ranks number 38 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Canada is 4 per Km2 (11 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 9,093,510 Km2 (3,511,022 sq. miles).
  • 80.2 % of the population is urban (31,863,601 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Canada is 40.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Canada (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCanada
Global Rank
2024 39,742,430 1.13 % 443,325 368,599 40.5 1.34 4 80.2 % 31,863,601 0.49 % 8,161,972,572 38
2023 39,299,105 1.23 % 477,846 433,842 40.3 1.35 4 80.3 % 31,563,358 0.49 % 8,091,734,930 38
2022 38,821,259 0.95 % 367,202 459,988 40.3 1.37 4 80.5 % 31,263,957 0.48 % 8,021,407,192 38
2020 38,171,902 1.03 % 388,967 256,592 39.9 1.41 4 80.3 % 30,670,064 0.48 % 7,887,001,292 38
2015 35,962,234 1.01 % 353,067 224,332 39.6 1.60 4 81.2 % 29,212,401 0.48 % 7,470,491,872 38
2010 34,196,899 1.06 % 351,345 225,369 38.7 1.64 4 80.9 % 27,655,231 0.49 % 7,021,732,148 36
2005 32,440,173 0.98 % 309,674 204,526 37.6 1.57 4 79.7 % 25,869,853 0.49 % 6,586,970,132 35
2000 30,891,803 0.95 % 286,534201,727 35.8 1.51 3 79.1 % 24,428,073 0.50 % 6,171,702,993 34
1995 29,459,131 1.17 % 333,938 141,818 33.7 1.67 3 77.3 % 22,782,132 0.51 % 5,758,878,982 33
1990 27,789,443 1.40 % 372,396 181,461 31.8 1.70 3 76.3 % 21,207,473 0.52 % 5,327,803,110 32
1985 25,927,465 1.11 % 278,738 69,776 29.9 1.59 3 76.2 % 19,755,707 0.53 % 4,868,943,465 32
1980 24,533,776 1.17 % 276,958 122,743 28.1 1.66 3 75.7 % 18,565,807 0.55 % 4,447,606,236 32
1975 23,148,986 1.55 % 341,793 139,797 26.4 1.80 3 75.6 % 17,508,653 0.57 % 4,070,735,277 31
1970 21,440,022 1.72 % 350,901 304,627 25.0 2.27 2 75.7 % 16,229,750 0.58 % 3,694,683,794 30
1965 19,685,518 1.92 % 357,346 112,401 24.5 3.08 2 73.0 % 14,362,464 0.59 % 3,334,533,703 30
1960 17,898,790 2.62 % 434,103 49,694 25.5 3.82 2 69.1 % 12,373,883 0.59 % 3,015,470,894 30
1955 15,728,274 2.74 % 397,305 95,995 26.3 3.75 2 65.7 % 10,340,832 0.57 % 2,740,213,792 30
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Canada Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCanada
Global Rank
2025 40,126,723 1.00 % 390,964 326,204 40.6 1.33 4 80.2 % 32,164,167 0.49 % 8,231,613,070 38
2030 41,655,589 0.75 % 305,773 266,663 41.7 1.33 5 80.8 % 33,662,820 0.49 % 8,569,124,911 39
2035 42,905,267 0.59 % 249,936 240,507 42.8 1.34 5 81.9 % 35,120,468 0.48 % 8,885,210,181 41
2040 43,951,417 0.48 % 209,230 244,845 43.8 1.36 5 83.1 % 36,540,219 0.48 % 9,177,190,203 44
2045 44,850,096 0.41 % 179,736 263,720 44.6 1.38 5 84.6 % 37,921,907 0.48 % 9,439,639,668 47
2050 45,621,882 0.34 % 154,357   45.1 1.39 5 86.0 % 39,233,850 0.47 % 9,664,378,587 46
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Canada Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Canada
Life Expectancy
82.72 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
4.7
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Canada

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Toronto 2,600,000
2 Montreal 1,762,949
3 Calgary 1,019,942
4 Edmonton 1,010,899
5 Ottawa 812,129
6 Winnipeg 749,607
7 Mississauga 668,549
8 Vancouver 600,000
9 Brampton 593,638
10 Quebec 531,902
11 Hamilton 519,949
12 Halifax 439,819
13 Laval 422,993
14 Surrey 394,976
15 Etobicoke 365,000
16 London 346,765
17 Markham 328,966
18 Vaughan 306,233
19 Okanagan 297,601
20 Victoria 289,625
21 Windsor 278,013
22 Kitchener 256,885
23 Gatineau 242,124
24 Longueuil 229,330
25 Burnaby 202,799
26 Ladner 200,000
27 Saskatoon 198,958
28 Richmond 198,309
29 Richmond Hill 195,022
30 Oakville 193,832
31 Burlington 183,314
32 Nepean 180,000
33 Regina 176,183
34 Oshawa 166,000
35 Greater Sudbury 157,857
36 Saguenay 143,692
37 Levis 143,414
38 Kelowna 142,146
39 Barrie 141,434
40 Abbotsford 141,397
41 Coquitlam 140,000
42 Ahuntsic-Cartierville 134,245
43 St. Catharines 133,113
44 Milton 132,979
45 Cambridge 129,920
46 Sherbrooke 129,447
47 Trois-Rivieres 119,693
48 Ajax 119,677
49 Guelph 115,760
50 Kingston 114,195
51 Terrebonne 111,575
52 St. John's 110,525
53 Moncton 108,620
54 Thunder Bay 107,909
55 Sydney 105,968
56 Waterloo 104,986
57 Delta 101,668
58 Dartmouth 101,343
59 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 98,036
60 Chilliwack 93,203
61 Pickering 91,771
62 Nanaimo 90,504
63 Kamloops 90,280
64 Kanata 90,000
65 Brantford 87,759
66 Repentigny 84,965
67 Newmarket 84,224
68 Maple Ridge 82,256
69 Niagara Falls 82,000
70 Peterborough 81,032

See also

Notes

The Canada Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Canada delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Canada (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Canada in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.