Canada Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Canada is 42,181,965 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 41,288,599 in 2024.

Canada is projected to reach 55.9M people in 2100.
Canada accounts for 0.51% of the world's population.
For the last 20 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of 1.48% per year.
Canada is ranked 38/197 by population and was ranked 35th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth in 20 years).

Canada population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	55,893,812	0.33%
2099	55,710,628	0.34%
2098	55,520,878	0.35%
2097	55,326,351	0.31%
2096	55,153,117	0.31%
2095	54,983,479	0.3%
2094	54,818,119	0.3%
2093	54,651,641	0.29%
2092	54,494,148	0.3%
2091	54,329,082	0.27%
2090	54,183,996	0.28%
2089	54,034,513	0.33%
2088	53,855,760	0.28%
2087	53,708,023	0.29%
2086	53,553,781	0.28%
2085	53,403,315	0.29%
2084	53,246,675	0.31%
2083	53,081,827	0.28%
2082	52,930,998	0.32%
2081	52,761,672	0.3%
2080	52,602,997	0.3%
2079	52,444,008	0.32%
2078	52,275,214	0.3%
2077	52,118,254	0.33%
2076	51,944,937	0.33%
2075	51,774,515	0.32%
2074	51,611,349	0.31%
2073	51,449,506	0.33%
2072	51,279,503	0.34%
2071	51,106,234	0.34%
2070	50,934,622	0.34%
2069	50,760,591	0.35%
2068	50,585,692	0.38%
2067	50,396,558	0.36%
2066	50,216,488	0.36%
2065	50,037,049	0.36%
2064	49,857,150	0.37%
2063	49,675,417	0.37%
2062	49,491,872	0.36%
2061	49,316,172	0.34%
2060	49,148,043	0.35%
2059	48,975,435	0.36%
2058	48,801,460	0.33%
2057	48,640,413	0.32%
2056	48,484,751	0.31%
2055	48,333,252	0.31%
2054	48,184,303	0.31%
2053	48,036,252	0.34%
2052	47,875,085	0.33%
2051	47,719,858	0.33%
2050	47,562,681	0.31%
2049	47,417,162	0.34%
2048	47,254,138	0.34%
2047	47,091,915	0.35%
2046	46,926,799	0.39%
2045	46,743,844	0.39%
2044	46,562,785	0.4%
2043	46,379,045	0.41%
2042	46,188,550	0.42%
2041	45,994,664	0.43%
2040	45,799,063	0.45%
2039	45,593,547	0.48%
2038	45,374,241	0.5%
2037	45,148,803	0.51%
2036	44,917,782	0.51%
2035	44,691,033	0.57%
2034	44,439,937	0.56%
2033	44,193,040	0.61%
2032	43,925,613	0.65%
2031	43,643,438	0.66%
2030	43,355,390	0.69%
2029	43,060,128	0.73%
2028	42,748,060	0.76%
2027	42,426,742	0.8%
2026	42,091,205	0.9%
2025	41,714,545	1.03%
2024	41,288,599	3.01%
2023	40,083,484	2.95%
2022	38,935,934	1.82%
2021	38,239,864	0.56%
2020	38,028,638	1.09%
2019	37,618,495	1.47%
2018	37,072,620	1.44%
2017	36,545,075	1.2%
2016	36,110,803	1.14%
2015	35,704,498	0.76%
2014	35,434,066	1.01%
2013	35,080,992	1.06%
2012	34,713,395	1.09%
2011	34,339,221	0.98%
2010	34,005,902	1.12%
2009	33,630,069	1.15%
2008	33,247,298	1.09%
2007	32,888,886	0.98%
2006	32,571,193	1.02%
2005	32,242,732	0.95%
2004	31,938,807	0.94%
2003	31,642,461	0.9%
2002	31,359,199	1.09%
2001	31,020,855	1.09%
2000	30,685,730	0.94%
1999	30,401,286	0.82%
1998	30,155,173	0.83%
1997	29,905,948	1%
1996	29,610,218	1.05%
1995	29,302,311	1.04%
1994	29,000,663	1.1%
1993	28,684,764	1.1%
1992	28,371,264	1.19%
1991	28,037,420	1.25%
1990	27,691,138	1.52%
1989	27,276,781	1.81%
1988	26,791,747	1.31%
1987	26,446,601	1.33%
1986	26,100,278	1%
1985	25,842,116	0.92%
1984	25,607,053	0.95%
1983	25,366,451	0.99%
1982	25,116,942	1.2%
1981	24,819,915	1.24%
1980	24,515,667	1.3%
1979	24,201,544	0.99%
1978	23,963,203	1%
1977	23,725,843	1.18%
1976	23,449,808	1.32%
1975	23,143,275	1.47%
1974	22,807,969	1.41%
1973	22,491,777	1.23%
1972	22,218,463	1.17%
1971	21,962,032	2.99%
1970	21,324,000	1.41%
1969	21,028,000	1.37%
1968	20,744,000	1.63%
1967	20,412,000	1.82%
1966	20,048,000	1.88%
1965	19,678,000	1.83%
1964	19,325,000	1.9%
1963	18,964,000	1.88%
1962	18,614,000	1.88%
1961	18,271,000	2.02%
1960	17,909,356	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Canada has a population of 42.2M as of 2026, compared to 36.1M in 2016, 32.6M in 2006, and 29.6M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.68% per year. Canada is ranked 71st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Canada will have 46,926,799 people (11.2% growth) with a rank change from 38th to 46th.

By the year 2100, Canada's population is projected to grow by 32.5% from its current level to 55.9M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	326,204
2024	-	-	368,599
2023	461,900	28,058	433,842
2022	475,562	15,574	459,988
2021	256,227	57,360	198,867
2020	309,833	53,241	256,592
2019	474,208	86,523	387,685
2018	509,198	88,974	420,224
2017	471,357	98,672	372,685
2016	445,010	115,555	329,455
2015	342,157	117,825	224,332
2014	320,447	127,563	192,884
2013	369,612	129,799	239,813
2012	379,130	135,382	243,748
2011	360,998	133,923	227,075
2010	364,794	139,425	225,369
2009	389,072	144,609	244,463
2008	381,046	142,963	238,083
2007	348,646	134,845	213,801
2006	332,460	130,285	202,175
2005	320,600	116,074	204,526
2004	306,397	111,786	194,611
2003	296,392	110,749	185,643
2002	314,681	106,621	208,060
2001	336,877	114,777	222,100
2000	312,196	110,469	201,727
1999	276,907	118,565	158,342
1998	268,997	126,651	142,346
1997	279,255	134,577	144,678
1996	308,526	153,973	154,553
1995	308,841	167,023	141,818
1994	314,667	179,804	134,863
1993	319,877	186,451	133,426
1992	342,394	204,273	138,121
1991	341,940	207,477	134,463
1990	394,683	213,222	181,461
1989	465,398	207,304	258,094
1988	430,904	192,901	238,003
1987	361,724	190,416	171,308
1986	312,460	190,532	121,928
1985	273,929	204,153	69,776
1984	260,838	204,856	55,982
1983	269,103	202,931	66,172
1982	290,479	200,935	89,544
1981	319,466	206,005	113,461
1980	326,223	203,480	122,743
1979	290,012	203,293	86,719
1978	246,883	194,102	52,781
1977	269,636	199,297	70,339
1976	303,873	196,979	106,894
1975	336,515	196,718	139,797
1974	338,060	182,464	155,596
1973	309,833	184,432	125,401
1972	278,737	188,857	89,880
1971	418,884	208,640	210,244
1970	519,999	215,372	304,627
1969	310,188	216,588	93,600
1968	320,453	211,589	108,864
1967	353,306	220,450	132,856
1966	381,207	236,566	144,641
1965	381,990	269,589	112,401
1964	375,271	307,268	68,003
1963	370,426	318,595	51,831
1962	361,118	325,745	35,373
1961	369,081	334,360	34,721
1960	388,181	338,487	49,694

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 19.4% of the population change in Canada is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 7,035,001 and 20.6% in 2010.

Canada population clock

	Canada	Rank
Current population	42181965	38/197
Percent of world population	0.51%	38/197
One net population change	26.2 seconds	13/197
One birth every	1.49 minutes	66/196
One death every	1.62 minutes	32/196
Daily growth/decline	+3,302	13/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,205,115	13/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+3.01%	14/197
One migration net change every	1.62 minutes	5/196
Annual migration change	+326,204	5/196
Foreign-born residents	8,805,839	7/195
Foreign-born share of population	22.2%	27/195

Largest cities by population

Canada
City	Population
Toronto	2.79M
Montreal	1.8M
Calgary	1.31M
Ottawa	1.02M
Edmonton	1.01M
Winnipeg	750K
Mississauga	718K
Vancouver	662K
Brampton	656K
Hamilton	569K

Canada population statistics

	Canada	World
Life expectancy	83.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	42.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	41.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.7:50.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.26 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	12.4 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Canada.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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