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

Canada and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Canada	Nauru	Canada	Nauru
1960	17,909,356	4,607	-	-
1961	18,271,000	4,774	2.02%	3.62%
1962	18,614,000	4,979	1.88%	4.29%
1963	18,964,000	5,226	1.88%	4.96%
1964	19,325,000	5,515	1.9%	5.53%
1965	19,678,000	5,832	1.83%	5.75%
1966	20,048,000	6,043	1.88%	3.62%
1967	20,412,000	6,135	1.82%	1.52%
1968	20,744,000	6,328	1.63%	3.15%
1969	21,028,000	6,581	1.37%	4%
1970	21,324,000	6,710	1.41%	1.96%
1971	21,962,032	6,762	2.99%	0.77%
1972	22,218,463	6,812	1.17%	0.74%
1973	22,491,777	6,866	1.23%	0.79%
1974	22,807,969	6,923	1.41%	0.83%
1975	23,143,275	6,987	1.47%	0.92%
1976	23,449,808	7,064	1.32%	1.1%
1977	23,725,843	7,163	1.18%	1.4%
1978	23,963,203	7,298	1%	1.88%
1979	24,201,544	7,468	0.99%	2.33%
1980	24,515,667	7,649	1.3%	2.42%
1981	24,819,915	7,839	1.24%	2.48%
1982	25,116,942	8,040	1.2%	2.56%
1983	25,366,451	8,216	0.99%	2.19%
1984	25,607,053	8,377	0.95%	1.96%
1985	25,842,116	8,551	0.92%	2.08%
1986	26,100,278	8,742	1%	2.23%
1987	26,446,601	8,946	1.33%	2.33%
1988	26,791,747	9,165	1.31%	2.45%
1989	27,276,781	9,390	1.81%	2.45%
1990	27,691,138	9,622	1.52%	2.47%
1991	28,037,420	9,850	1.25%	2.37%
1992	28,371,264	10,021	1.19%	1.74%
1993	28,684,764	10,102	1.1%	0.81%
1994	29,000,663	10,137	1.1%	0.35%
1995	29,302,311	10,165	1.04%	0.28%
1996	29,610,218	10,183	1.05%	0.18%
1997	29,905,948	10,197	1%	0.14%
1998	30,155,173	10,198	0.83%	0.01%
1999	30,401,286	10,187	0.82%	-0.11%
2000	30,685,730	10,168	0.94%	-0.19%
2001	31,020,855	10,130	1.09%	-0.37%
2002	31,359,199	10,082	1.09%	-0.47%
2003	31,642,461	10,059	0.9%	-0.23%
2004	31,938,807	10,060	0.94%	0.01%
2005	32,242,732	10,049	0.95%	-0.11%
2006	32,571,193	10,034	1.02%	-0.15%
2007	32,888,886	10,020	0.98%	-0.14%
2008	33,247,298	10,009	1.09%	-0.11%
2009	33,630,069	10,016	1.15%	0.07%
2010	34,005,902	10,043	1.12%	0.27%
2011	34,339,221	10,098	0.98%	0.55%
2012	34,713,395	10,267	1.09%	1.67%
2013	35,080,992	10,517	1.06%	2.43%
2014	35,434,066	10,742	1.01%	2.14%
2015	35,704,498	10,954	0.76%	1.97%
2016	36,110,803	11,150	1.14%	1.79%
2017	36,545,075	11,324	1.2%	1.56%
2018	37,072,620	11,477	1.44%	1.35%
2019	37,618,495	11,587	1.47%	0.96%
2020	38,028,638	11,643	1.09%	0.48%
2021	38,239,864	11,709	0.56%	0.57%
2022	38,935,934	11,801	1.82%	0.79%
2023	40,083,484	11,875	2.95%	0.63%
2024	41,288,599	11,947	3.01%	0.61%
2025	41,687,850	12,030	0.97%	0.7%
2026	42,042,113	12,103	0.85%	0.61%
2027	42,368,857	12,196	0.78%	0.77%
2028	42,683,927	12,296	0.74%	0.82%
2029	42,986,030	12,403	0.71%	0.87%
2030	43,276,190	12,519	0.68%	0.94%
2031	43,559,839	12,645	0.66%	1%
2032	43,833,228	12,785	0.63%	1.11%
2033	44,089,067	12,921	0.58%	1.06%
2034	44,336,794	13,071	0.56%	1.16%
2035	44,574,481	13,230	0.54%	1.22%
2036	44,802,196	13,391	0.51%	1.21%
2037	45,029,252	13,541	0.51%	1.12%
2038	45,250,482	13,697	0.49%	1.16%
2039	45,461,809	13,857	0.47%	1.17%
2040	45,661,339	14,041	0.44%	1.33%
2041	45,855,081	14,220	0.42%	1.27%
2042	46,046,286	14,402	0.42%	1.28%
2043	46,232,447	14,579	0.4%	1.23%
2044	46,413,908	14,754	0.39%	1.2%
2045	46,594,973	14,920	0.39%	1.13%
2046	46,768,120	15,098	0.37%	1.19%
2047	46,930,946	15,268	0.35%	1.12%
2048	47,092,745	15,431	0.34%	1.07%
2049	47,246,217	15,595	0.33%	1.06%
2050	47,396,788	15,751	0.32%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 5,934,880 (a 16.4% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.7% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.