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Population in Canada compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.22 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Canada vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Iran
2100 55,893,812 80,713,760
2099 55,710,628 81,246,718
2098 55,520,878 81,770,953
2097 55,326,351 82,295,714
2096 55,153,117 82,818,575
2095 54,983,479 83,338,446
2094 54,818,119 83,854,648
2093 54,651,641 84,371,569
2092 54,494,148 84,888,626
2091 54,329,082 85,410,099
2090 54,183,996 85,934,675
2089 54,034,513 86,466,409
2088 53,855,760 87,004,165
2087 53,708,023 87,549,685
2086 53,553,781 88,105,571
2085 53,403,315 88,668,329
2084 53,246,675 89,239,709
2083 53,081,827 89,817,194
2082 52,930,998 90,402,538
2081 52,761,672 90,995,822
2080 52,602,997 91,595,122
2079 52,444,008 92,196,842
2078 52,275,214 92,801,160
2077 52,118,254 93,405,954
2076 51,944,937 94,007,669
2075 51,774,515 94,606,607
2074 51,611,349 95,197,577
2073 51,449,506 95,783,994
2072 51,279,503 96,355,853
2071 51,106,234 96,915,335
2070 50,934,622 97,460,813
2069 50,760,591 97,988,897
2068 50,585,692 98,496,927
2067 50,396,558 98,978,509
2066 50,216,488 99,439,391
2065 50,037,049 99,877,457
2064 49,857,150 100,288,977
2063 49,675,417 100,668,199
2062 49,491,872 101,017,348
2061 49,316,172 101,332,810
2060 49,148,043 101,612,261
2059 48,975,435 101,858,931
2058 48,801,460 102,061,144
2057 48,640,413 102,228,085
2056 48,484,751 102,358,266
2055 48,333,252 102,449,092
2054 48,184,303 102,498,594
2053 48,036,252 102,508,245
2052 47,875,085 102,480,373
2051 47,719,858 102,417,847
2050 47,562,681 102,318,917
2049 47,417,162 102,189,816
2048 47,254,138 102,024,233
2047 47,091,915 101,832,213
2046 46,926,799 101,613,554
2045 46,743,844 101,371,784
2044 46,562,785 101,104,998
2043 46,379,045 100,818,045
2042 46,188,550 100,512,032
2041 45,994,664 100,188,214
2040 45,799,063 99,849,875
2039 45,593,547 99,501,869
2038 45,374,241 99,137,385
2037 45,148,803 98,759,167
2036 44,917,782 98,366,612
2035 44,691,033 97,963,082
2034 44,439,937 97,546,148
2033 44,193,040 97,118,106
2032 43,925,613 96,671,440
2031 43,643,438 96,204,118
2030 43,355,390 95,718,604
2029 43,060,128 95,195,996
2028 42,748,060 94,623,034
2027 42,426,742 93,987,260
2026 42,091,205 93,276,075
2025 41,714,545 92,478,162
2024 41,288,599 91,567,738
2023 40,083,484 90,608,707
2022 38,935,934 89,524,246
2021 38,239,864 88,455,488
2020 38,028,638 87,723,443
2019 37,618,495 87,051,648
2018 37,072,620 86,117,998
2017 36,545,075 85,026,754
2016 36,110,803 83,812,228
2015 35,704,498 82,619,362
2014 35,434,066 81,502,045
2013 35,080,992 80,414,686
2012 34,713,395 79,370,580
2011 34,339,221 78,383,598
2010 34,005,902 77,420,842
2009 33,630,069 76,457,825
2008 33,247,298 75,514,204
2007 32,888,886 74,602,648
2006 32,571,193 73,392,747
2005 32,242,732 71,828,455
2004 31,938,807 70,256,316
2003 31,642,461 68,769,340
2002 31,359,199 68,011,317
2001 31,020,855 67,452,005
2000 30,685,730 66,418,659
1999 30,401,286 65,445,391
1998 30,155,173 64,519,859
1997 29,905,948 63,639,638
1996 29,610,218 62,881,300
1995 29,302,311 62,205,567
1994 29,000,663 61,520,598
1993 28,684,764 61,403,543
1992 28,371,264 61,184,983
1991 28,037,420 59,986,931
1990 27,691,138 58,380,092
1989 27,276,781 56,704,914
1988 26,791,747 55,072,694
1987 26,446,601 53,323,493
1986 26,100,278 51,446,045
1985 25,842,116 49,582,289
1984 25,607,053 47,793,998
1983 25,366,451 46,029,535
1982 25,116,942 44,272,141
1981 24,819,915 41,989,312
1980 24,515,667 39,842,324
1979 24,201,544 38,424,952
1978 23,963,203 37,126,535
1977 23,725,843 35,933,181
1976 23,449,808 34,837,271
1975 23,143,275 33,802,973
1974 22,807,969 32,796,463
1973 22,491,777 31,839,838
1972 22,218,463 30,921,179
1971 21,962,032 30,029,071
1970 21,324,000 29,145,100
1969 21,028,000 28,273,482
1968 20,744,000 27,437,391
1967 20,412,000 26,628,432
1966 20,048,000 25,829,270
1965 19,678,000 25,036,978
1964 19,325,000 24,262,859
1963 18,964,000 23,519,005
1962 18,614,000 22,807,907
1961 18,271,000 22,125,726
1960 17,909,356 21,470,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Iran
2100 0.33% -0.66%
2099 0.34% -0.64%
2098 0.35% -0.64%
2097 0.31% -0.63%
2096 0.31% -0.62%
2095 0.3% -0.62%
2094 0.3% -0.61%
2093 0.29% -0.61%
2092 0.3% -0.61%
2091 0.27% -0.61%
2090 0.28% -0.61%
2089 0.33% -0.62%
2088 0.28% -0.62%
2087 0.29% -0.63%
2086 0.28% -0.63%
2085 0.29% -0.64%
2084 0.31% -0.64%
2083 0.28% -0.65%
2082 0.32% -0.65%
2081 0.3% -0.65%
2080 0.3% -0.65%
2079 0.32% -0.65%
2078 0.3% -0.65%
2077 0.33% -0.64%
2076 0.33% -0.63%
2075 0.32% -0.62%
2074 0.31% -0.61%
2073 0.33% -0.59%
2072 0.34% -0.58%
2071 0.34% -0.56%
2070 0.34% -0.54%
2069 0.35% -0.52%
2068 0.38% -0.49%
2067 0.36% -0.46%
2066 0.36% -0.44%
2065 0.36% -0.41%
2064 0.37% -0.38%
2063 0.37% -0.35%
2062 0.36% -0.31%
2061 0.34% -0.28%
2060 0.35% -0.24%
2059 0.36% -0.2%
2058 0.33% -0.16%
2057 0.32% -0.13%
2056 0.31% -0.09%
2055 0.31% -0.05%
2054 0.31% -0.009%
2053 0.34% 0.03%
2052 0.33% 0.06%
2051 0.33% 0.1%
2050 0.31% 0.13%
2049 0.34% 0.16%
2048 0.34% 0.19%
2047 0.35% 0.22%
2046 0.39% 0.24%
2045 0.39% 0.26%
2044 0.4% 0.28%
2043 0.41% 0.3%
2042 0.42% 0.32%
2041 0.43% 0.34%
2040 0.45% 0.35%
2039 0.48% 0.37%
2038 0.5% 0.38%
2037 0.51% 0.4%
2036 0.51% 0.41%
2035 0.57% 0.43%
2034 0.56% 0.44%
2033 0.61% 0.46%
2032 0.65% 0.49%
2031 0.66% 0.51%
2030 0.69% 0.55%
2029 0.73% 0.61%
2028 0.76% 0.68%
2027 0.8% 0.76%
2026 0.9% 0.86%
2025 1.03% 0.99%
2024 3.01% 1.06%
2023 2.95% 1.21%
2022 1.82% 1.21%
2021 0.56% 0.83%
2020 1.09% 0.77%
2019 1.47% 1.08%
2018 1.44% 1.28%
2017 1.2% 1.45%
2016 1.14% 1.44%
2015 0.76% 1.37%
2014 1.01% 1.35%
2013 1.06% 1.32%
2012 1.09% 1.26%
2011 0.98% 1.24%
2010 1.12% 1.26%
2009 1.15% 1.25%
2008 1.09% 1.22%
2007 0.98% 1.65%
2006 1.02% 2.18%
2005 0.95% 2.24%
2004 0.94% 2.16%
2003 0.9% 1.11%
2002 1.09% 0.83%
2001 1.09% 1.56%
2000 0.94% 1.49%
1999 0.82% 1.43%
1998 0.83% 1.38%
1997 1% 1.21%
1996 1.05% 1.09%
1995 1.04% 1.11%
1994 1.1% 0.19%
1993 1.1% 0.36%
1992 1.19% 2%
1991 1.25% 2.75%
1990 1.52% 2.95%
1989 1.81% 2.96%
1988 1.31% 3.28%
1987 1.33% 3.65%
1986 1% 3.76%
1985 0.92% 3.74%
1984 0.95% 3.83%
1983 0.99% 3.97%
1982 1.2% 5.44%
1981 1.24% 5.39%
1980 1.3% 3.69%
1979 0.99% 3.5%
1978 1% 3.32%
1977 1.18% 3.15%
1976 1.32% 3.06%
1975 1.47% 3.07%
1974 1.41% 3%
1973 1.23% 2.97%
1972 1.17% 2.97%
1971 2.99% 3.03%
1970 1.41% 3.08%
1969 1.37% 3.05%
1968 1.63% 3.04%
1967 1.82% 3.09%
1966 1.88% 3.16%
1965 1.83% 3.19%
1964 1.9% 3.16%
1963 1.88% 3.12%
1962 1.88% 3.08%
1961 2.02% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/canada/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Canada Iran
Current population
42181965
93468444
Population rank 38/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 1.13%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
32.9 seconds
One birth every
1.49 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 98/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 +116,786
Net migration rank 5/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - 116,786
2024 - 368,599 - 190,156
2023 28,058 433,842 750,150 262,044
2022 15,574 459,988 753,525 403,190
2021 57,360 198,867 645,725 334,967
2020 53,241 256,592 663,978 -180,680
2019 86,523 387,685 893,063 -32,794
2018 88,974 420,224 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 98,672 372,685 1,140,549 34,849
2016 115,555 329,455 1,186,949 66,630
2015 117,825 224,332 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 127,563 192,884 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 129,799 239,813 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 135,382 243,748 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 133,923 227,075 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 139,425 225,369 980,380 -12,849
2009 144,609 244,463 958,322 211
2008 142,963 238,083 940,983 -12,184
2007 134,845 213,801 919,254 -24,950
2006 130,285 202,175 884,529 640,932
2005 116,074 204,526 837,305 765,873
2004 111,786 194,611 801,203 739,996
2003 110,749 185,643 732,600 700,222
2002 106,621 208,060 752,205 -668,962
2001 114,777 222,100 743,658 291,692
2000 110,469 201,727 731,203 300,133
1999 118,565 158,342 723,237 191,988
1998 126,651 142,346 717,655 218,171
1997 134,577 144,678 726,574 98,009
1996 153,973 154,553 784,508 -92,435
1995 167,023 141,818 879,648 -220,258
1994 179,804 134,863 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 186,451 133,426 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 204,273 138,121 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 207,477 134,463 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 213,222 181,461 1,530,434 200,711
1989 207,304 258,094 1,609,739 9,460
1988 192,901 238,003 1,614,512 30,688
1987 190,416 171,308 1,639,644 213,524
1986 190,532 121,928 1,659,289 242,411
1985 204,153 69,776 1,661,750 163,999
1984 204,856 55,982 1,653,051 97,748
1983 202,931 66,172 1,573,612 204,544
1982 200,935 89,544 1,514,240 222,390
1981 206,005 113,461 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 203,480 122,743 1,361,293 103,674
1979 203,293 86,719 1,294,306 75,451
1978 194,102 52,781 1,156,974 70,088
1977 199,297 70,339 1,091,542 68,093
1976 196,979 106,894 1,013,347 18,825
1975 196,718 139,797 929,481 106,921
1974 182,464 155,596 873,369 103,252
1973 184,432 125,401 831,880 104,779
1972 188,857 89,880 804,043 96,614
1971 208,640 210,244 805,830 77,717
1970 215,372 304,627 794,612 89,757
1969 216,588 93,600 780,660 78,196
1968 211,589 108,864 743,992 69,342
1967 220,450 132,856 727,276 77,313
1966 236,566 144,641 695,040 98,709
1965 269,589 112,401 663,029 127,808
1964 307,268 68,003 635,589 121,817
1963 318,595 51,831 620,126 110,190
1962 325,745 35,373 595,538 96,332
1961 334,360 34,721 594,674 77,811
1960 338,487 49,694 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/iran | CC BY

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). In Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest 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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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