The current population of Canada is 41,972,421 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 41,288,599 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Canada is projected to reach 55.7M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of 1.51% per year.
- Canada is ranked 38/197 by population and was ranked 35th in 2005.
- Canada accounts for 0.51% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth in 20 years).
Canada population clock
Canada
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
41972421
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 38/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.51% | N/A |
| One net population change |
26.2 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.49 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.62 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +3,302 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,205,115 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.01% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 15/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.43 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +368,599 | N/A |
Canada population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,909,356 | - |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | 1.88% |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | 1.88% |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | 1.9% |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | 1.88% |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | 1.82% |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 | 1.63% |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | 1.37% |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | 1.41% |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | 2.99% |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | 1.23% |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | 1.41% |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | 1.18% |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | 1% |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | 0.99% |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 1.3% |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 1.24% |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 1.2% |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 0.99% |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 0.95% |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 0.92% |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 1% |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 1.33% |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 1.31% |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 1.81% |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 1.52% |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 1.25% |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 1.19% |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 1.1% |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 1.1% |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 1.04% |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 1% |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 0.83% |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 0.94% |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | 1.09% |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | 1.09% |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | 1.02% |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | 0.98% |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | 1.09% |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | 1.15% |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | 0.98% |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | 1.09% |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | 1.06% |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | 1.01% |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | 0.76% |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | 1.44% |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | 1.47% |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | 0.56% |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | 1.82% |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | 2.95% |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | 3.01% |
| 2025 | 41,687,850 | 0.97% |
| 2026 | 42,042,113 | 0.85% |
| 2027 | 42,368,857 | 0.78% |
| 2028 | 42,683,927 | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 42,986,030 | 0.71% |
| 2030 | 43,276,190 | 0.68% |
| 2031 | 43,559,839 | 0.66% |
| 2032 | 43,833,228 | 0.63% |
| 2033 | 44,089,067 | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 44,336,794 | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 44,574,481 | 0.54% |
| 2036 | 44,802,196 | 0.51% |
| 2037 | 45,029,252 | 0.51% |
| 2038 | 45,250,482 | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 45,461,809 | 0.47% |
| 2040 | 45,661,339 | 0.44% |
| 2041 | 45,855,081 | 0.42% |
| 2042 | 46,046,286 | 0.42% |
| 2043 | 46,232,447 | 0.4% |
| 2044 | 46,413,908 | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 46,594,973 | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 46,768,120 | 0.37% |
| 2047 | 46,930,946 | 0.35% |
| 2048 | 47,092,745 | 0.34% |
| 2049 | 47,246,217 | 0.33% |
| 2050 | 47,396,788 | 0.32% |
Canada has a population of 42M as of 2025, compared to 35.7M in 2015, 32.2M in 2005, and 29.3M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.76% per year. Canada is ranked 72nd 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 2045) Canada will have 46,594,973 people (11% growth) with a rank change from 38th to 47th.
By the year 2100, Canada's population is projected to grow by 32.7% to 55.7M people.
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Canada population statistics
|
Canada
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 73.5 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 | 12.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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