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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 1.16 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Canada vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Malaysia
2100 55,893,812 44,353,615
2099 55,710,628 44,467,475
2098 55,520,878 44,579,971
2097 55,326,351 44,695,979
2096 55,153,117 44,814,885
2095 54,983,479 44,932,404
2094 54,818,119 45,047,479
2093 54,651,641 45,165,126
2092 54,494,148 45,278,674
2091 54,329,082 45,390,002
2090 54,183,996 45,501,495
2089 54,034,513 45,610,046
2088 53,855,760 45,717,882
2087 53,708,023 45,823,085
2086 53,553,781 45,926,712
2085 53,403,315 46,020,742
2084 53,246,675 46,111,490
2083 53,081,827 46,202,286
2082 52,930,998 46,284,929
2081 52,761,672 46,359,700
2080 52,602,997 46,435,482
2079 52,444,008 46,496,102
2078 52,275,214 46,549,167
2077 52,118,254 46,594,188
2076 51,944,937 46,619,045
2075 51,774,515 46,643,115
2074 51,611,349 46,658,350
2073 51,449,506 46,670,848
2072 51,279,503 46,670,426
2071 51,106,234 46,660,436
2070 50,934,622 46,645,623
2069 50,760,591 46,623,238
2068 50,585,692 46,600,060
2067 50,396,558 46,569,264
2066 50,216,488 46,530,377
2065 50,037,049 46,481,890
2064 49,857,150 46,417,369
2063 49,675,417 46,350,674
2062 49,491,872 46,272,105
2061 49,316,172 46,178,092
2060 49,148,043 46,075,877
2059 48,975,435 45,958,718
2058 48,801,460 45,837,407
2057 48,640,413 45,707,213
2056 48,484,751 45,566,357
2055 48,333,252 45,418,953
2054 48,184,303 45,252,995
2053 48,036,252 45,069,089
2052 47,875,085 44,873,927
2051 47,719,858 44,668,767
2050 47,562,681 44,445,677
2049 47,417,162 44,217,593
2048 47,254,138 43,974,925
2047 47,091,915 43,712,325
2046 46,926,799 43,438,283
2045 46,743,844 43,157,909
2044 46,562,785 42,866,716
2043 46,379,045 42,557,941
2042 46,188,550 42,239,980
2041 45,994,664 41,922,379
2040 45,799,063 41,598,231
2039 45,593,547 41,270,953
2038 45,374,241 40,929,067
2037 45,148,803 40,584,773
2036 44,917,782 40,234,128
2035 44,691,033 39,876,375
2034 44,439,937 39,515,857
2033 44,193,040 39,152,086
2032 43,925,613 38,772,414
2031 43,643,438 38,386,293
2030 43,355,390 37,995,617
2029 43,060,128 37,606,753
2028 42,748,060 37,207,852
2027 42,426,742 36,806,585
2026 42,091,205 36,403,076
2025 41,714,545 35,987,113
2024 41,288,599 35,557,673
2023 40,083,484 35,126,298
2022 38,935,934 34,695,493
2021 38,239,864 34,282,399
2020 38,028,638 33,889,558
2019 37,618,495 33,440,596
2018 37,072,620 32,910,967
2017 36,545,075 32,355,644
2016 36,110,803 31,789,685
2015 35,704,498 31,232,798
2014 35,434,066 30,696,137
2013 35,080,992 30,174,265
2012 34,713,395 29,662,831
2011 34,339,221 29,162,039
2010 34,005,902 28,655,776
2009 33,630,069 28,124,778
2008 33,247,298 27,570,059
2007 32,888,886 26,998,389
2006 32,571,193 26,417,909
2005 32,242,732 25,836,071
2004 31,938,807 25,256,772
2003 31,642,461 24,679,602
2002 31,359,199 24,102,477
2001 31,020,855 23,526,538
2000 30,685,730 22,967,816
1999 30,401,286 22,435,531
1998 30,155,173 21,906,713
1997 29,905,948 21,375,218
1996 29,610,218 20,850,087
1995 29,302,311 20,330,599
1994 29,000,663 19,820,446
1993 28,684,764 19,322,664
1992 28,371,264 18,834,572
1991 28,037,420 18,342,464
1990 27,691,138 17,833,171
1989 27,276,781 17,314,997
1988 26,791,747 16,796,605
1987 26,446,601 16,276,737
1986 26,100,278 15,760,419
1985 25,842,116 15,252,258
1984 25,607,053 14,759,009
1983 25,366,451 14,285,907
1982 25,116,942 13,832,798
1981 24,819,915 13,399,203
1980 24,515,667 12,983,363
1979 24,201,544 12,627,862
1978 23,963,203 12,328,157
1977 23,725,843 12,035,713
1976 23,449,808 11,750,097
1975 23,143,275 11,471,914
1974 22,807,969 11,200,906
1973 22,491,777 10,935,621
1972 22,218,463 10,676,835
1971 21,962,032 10,423,453
1970 21,324,000 10,178,802
1969 21,028,000 9,947,597
1968 20,744,000 9,725,281
1967 20,412,000 9,507,099
1966 20,048,000 9,284,688
1965 19,678,000 9,056,408
1964 19,325,000 8,828,406
1963 18,964,000 8,602,160
1962 18,614,000 8,380,172
1961 18,271,000 8,164,443
1960 17,909,356 7,956,197

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/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Malaysia
2100 0.33% -0.26%
2099 0.34% -0.25%
2098 0.35% -0.26%
2097 0.31% -0.27%
2096 0.31% -0.26%
2095 0.3% -0.26%
2094 0.3% -0.26%
2093 0.29% -0.25%
2092 0.3% -0.25%
2091 0.27% -0.25%
2090 0.28% -0.24%
2089 0.33% -0.24%
2088 0.28% -0.23%
2087 0.29% -0.23%
2086 0.28% -0.2%
2085 0.29% -0.2%
2084 0.31% -0.2%
2083 0.28% -0.18%
2082 0.32% -0.16%
2081 0.3% -0.16%
2080 0.3% -0.13%
2079 0.32% -0.11%
2078 0.3% -0.1%
2077 0.33% -0.05%
2076 0.33% -0.05%
2075 0.32% -0.03%
2074 0.31% -0.03%
2073 0.33% 0.001%
2072 0.34% 0.02%
2071 0.34% 0.03%
2070 0.34% 0.05%
2069 0.35% 0.05%
2068 0.38% 0.07%
2067 0.36% 0.08%
2066 0.36% 0.1%
2065 0.36% 0.14%
2064 0.37% 0.14%
2063 0.37% 0.17%
2062 0.36% 0.2%
2061 0.34% 0.22%
2060 0.35% 0.25%
2059 0.36% 0.26%
2058 0.33% 0.28%
2057 0.32% 0.31%
2056 0.31% 0.32%
2055 0.31% 0.37%
2054 0.31% 0.41%
2053 0.34% 0.43%
2052 0.33% 0.46%
2051 0.33% 0.5%
2050 0.31% 0.52%
2049 0.34% 0.55%
2048 0.34% 0.6%
2047 0.35% 0.63%
2046 0.39% 0.65%
2045 0.39% 0.68%
2044 0.4% 0.73%
2043 0.41% 0.75%
2042 0.42% 0.76%
2041 0.43% 0.78%
2040 0.45% 0.79%
2039 0.48% 0.84%
2038 0.5% 0.85%
2037 0.51% 0.87%
2036 0.51% 0.9%
2035 0.57% 0.91%
2034 0.56% 0.93%
2033 0.61% 0.98%
2032 0.65% 1.01%
2031 0.66% 1.03%
2030 0.69% 1.03%
2029 0.73% 1.07%
2028 0.76% 1.09%
2027 0.8% 1.11%
2026 0.9% 1.16%
2025 1.03% 1.21%
2024 3.01% 1.23%
2023 2.95% 1.24%
2022 1.82% 1.2%
2021 0.56% 1.16%
2020 1.09% 1.34%
2019 1.47% 1.61%
2018 1.44% 1.72%
2017 1.2% 1.78%
2016 1.14% 1.78%
2015 0.76% 1.75%
2014 1.01% 1.73%
2013 1.06% 1.72%
2012 1.09% 1.72%
2011 0.98% 1.77%
2010 1.12% 1.89%
2009 1.15% 2.01%
2008 1.09% 2.12%
2007 0.98% 2.2%
2006 1.02% 2.25%
2005 0.95% 2.29%
2004 0.94% 2.34%
2003 0.9% 2.39%
2002 1.09% 2.45%
2001 1.09% 2.43%
2000 0.94% 2.37%
1999 0.82% 2.41%
1998 0.83% 2.49%
1997 1% 2.52%
1996 1.05% 2.56%
1995 1.04% 2.57%
1994 1.1% 2.58%
1993 1.1% 2.59%
1992 1.19% 2.68%
1991 1.25% 2.86%
1990 1.52% 2.99%
1989 1.81% 3.09%
1988 1.31% 3.19%
1987 1.33% 3.28%
1986 1% 3.33%
1985 0.92% 3.34%
1984 0.95% 3.31%
1983 0.99% 3.28%
1982 1.2% 3.24%
1981 1.24% 3.2%
1980 1.3% 2.82%
1979 0.99% 2.43%
1978 1% 2.43%
1977 1.18% 2.43%
1976 1.32% 2.42%
1975 1.47% 2.42%
1974 1.41% 2.43%
1973 1.23% 2.42%
1972 1.17% 2.43%
1971 2.99% 2.4%
1970 1.41% 2.32%
1969 1.37% 2.29%
1968 1.63% 2.29%
1967 1.82% 2.4%
1966 1.88% 2.52%
1965 1.83% 2.58%
1964 1.9% 2.63%
1963 1.88% 2.65%
1962 1.88% 2.64%
1961 2.02% 2.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Canada Malaysia
Current population
42181965
36512221
Population rank 38/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.44%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
1.49 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
1.62 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 +166,615
Net migration rank 5/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - 166,615
2024 - 368,599 - 174,770
2023 28,058 433,842 254,806 181,071
2022 15,574 459,988 237,560 188,154
2021 57,360 198,867 212,002 188,506
2020 53,241 256,592 283,282 101,907
2019 86,523 387,685 309,426 203,284
2018 88,974 420,224 324,568 221,965
2017 98,672 372,685 336,434 227,677
2016 115,555 329,455 345,681 222,141
2015 117,825 224,332 358,302 187,663
2014 127,563 192,884 367,587 159,791
2013 129,799 239,813 366,738 149,637
2012 135,382 243,748 371,497 134,975
2011 133,923 227,075 372,836 122,269
2010 139,425 225,369 360,260 157,164
2009 144,609 244,463 366,157 178,410
2008 142,963 238,083 362,380 202,481
2007 134,845 213,801 348,711 229,784
2006 130,285 202,175 349,509 232,971
2005 116,074 204,526 355,324 225,864
2004 111,786 194,611 365,138 212,278
2003 110,749 185,643 377,425 199,510
2002 106,621 208,060 381,084 196,227
2001 114,777 222,100 400,939 173,613
2000 110,469 201,727 417,371 125,499
1999 118,565 158,342 432,355 89,335
1998 126,651 142,346 436,316 99,639
1997 134,577 144,678 447,768 79,266
1996 153,973 154,553 450,174 73,040
1995 167,023 141,818 443,349 72,393
1994 179,804 134,863 437,873 66,685
1993 186,451 133,426 429,910 61,079
1992 204,273 138,121 418,900 66,286
1991 207,477 134,463 401,938 97,111
1990 213,222 181,461 384,518 135,020
1989 207,304 258,094 373,277 143,544
1988 192,901 238,003 386,507 133,478
1987 190,416 171,308 381,999 137,759
1986 190,532 121,928 385,799 127,081
1985 204,153 69,776 383,243 120,215
1984 204,856 55,982 376,797 106,248
1983 202,931 66,172 365,290 97,862
1982 200,935 89,544 353,138 89,942
1981 206,005 113,461 339,991 84,142
1980 203,480 122,743 326,947 80,617
1979 203,293 86,719 317,439 -13,980
1978 194,102 52,781 311,027 -15,059
1977 199,297 70,339 305,515 -16,601
1976 196,979 106,894 300,615 -18,316
1975 196,718 139,797 294,541 -20,480
1974 182,464 155,596 289,880 -21,919
1973 184,432 125,401 284,611 -21,995
1972 188,857 89,880 276,263 -21,305
1971 208,640 210,244 272,323 -20,535
1970 215,372 304,627 269,341 -31,839
1969 216,588 93,600 264,327 -39,420
1968 211,589 108,864 260,705 -40,996
1967 220,450 132,856 258,764 -42,108
1966 236,566 144,641 262,162 -33,993
1965 269,589 112,401 264,836 -36,456
1964 307,268 68,003 266,406 -38,785
1963 318,595 51,831 265,815 -40,952
1962 325,745 35,373 262,140 -43,033
1961 334,360 34,721 257,270 -44,916
1960 338,487 49,694 251,090 -46,948

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). In Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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