The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Canada's population is 7.76 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Canada vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
41972421
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5406623
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| Population rank | 38/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.51% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
26.2 seconds
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.49 minutes
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
1.62 minutes
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.43 minutes
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +368,599 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,302 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,205,115 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.01% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 15/197 | 63/197 |
Canada and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 17,909,356 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | 2,419,700 | 2.02% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | 2,482,000 | 1.88% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | 2,531,800 | 1.88% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | 2,585,400 | 1.9% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | 2,628,400 | 1.83% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | 2,675,900 | 1.88% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | 2,724,100 | 1.82% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 | 2,748,100 | 1.63% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | 2,772,800 | 1.37% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | 2,810,700 | 1.41% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | 2,853,000 | 2.99% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | 2,903,900 | 1.17% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | 2,961,300 | 1.23% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | 3,023,700 | 1.41% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | 3,083,100 | 1.47% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | 3,110,500 | 1.32% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | 3,120,200 | 1.18% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | 3,121,200 | 1% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | 3,109,000 | 0.99% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 3,112,900 | 1.3% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 3,124,900 | 1.24% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 3,156,100 | 1.2% | 1% |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 3,199,300 | 0.99% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 3,227,100 | 0.95% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 3,247,100 | 0.92% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 3,246,300 | 1% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 3,274,400 | 1.33% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 3,283,400 | 1.31% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 3,299,200 | 1.81% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 3,329,800 | 1.52% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 3,495,100 | 1.25% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 3,531,700 | 1.19% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 3,572,200 | 1.1% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 3,620,000 | 1.1% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 3,673,400 | 1.04% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 3,732,000 | 1.05% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 3,781,300 | 1% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 3,815,000 | 0.83% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 3,835,100 | 0.82% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 3,857,700 | 0.94% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | 3,880,500 | 1.09% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | 3,948,500 | 1.09% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | 4,027,200 | 0.9% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | 4,087,500 | 0.94% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | 4,133,900 | 0.95% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | 4,184,600 | 1.02% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | 4,223,800 | 0.98% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | 4,259,800 | 1.09% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | 4,302,600 | 1.15% | 1% |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | 4,350,700 | 1.12% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | 4,384,000 | 0.98% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | 4,408,100 | 1.09% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | 4,442,100 | 1.06% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | 4,516,500 | 1.01% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | 4,609,400 | 0.76% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | 4,714,100 | 1.14% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | 4,813,600 | 1.2% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | 4,900,600 | 1.44% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | 4,979,200 | 1.47% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | 5,090,200 | 1.09% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | 5,111,300 | 0.56% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | 5,117,100 | 1.82% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | 5,245,000 | 2.95% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | 5,338,500 | 3.01% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 41,687,850 | 5,377,360 | 0.97% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 42,042,113 | 5,413,790 | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 42,368,857 | 5,447,979 | 0.78% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 42,683,927 | 5,479,675 | 0.74% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 42,986,030 | 5,509,133 | 0.71% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 43,276,190 | 5,536,522 | 0.68% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 43,559,839 | 5,562,256 | 0.66% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 43,833,228 | 5,586,456 | 0.63% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 44,089,067 | 5,609,501 | 0.58% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 44,336,794 | 5,631,457 | 0.56% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 44,574,481 | 5,652,480 | 0.54% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 44,802,196 | 5,673,146 | 0.51% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 45,029,252 | 5,693,185 | 0.51% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 45,250,482 | 5,713,185 | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 45,461,809 | 5,732,750 | 0.47% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 45,661,339 | 5,751,482 | 0.44% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 45,855,081 | 5,770,413 | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 46,046,286 | 5,789,187 | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 46,232,447 | 5,806,468 | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 46,413,908 | 5,822,166 | 0.39% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 46,594,973 | 5,836,730 | 0.39% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 46,768,120 | 5,849,932 | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 46,930,946 | 5,861,661 | 0.35% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 47,092,745 | 5,872,796 | 0.34% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 47,246,217 | 5,882,711 | 0.33% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 47,396,788 | 5,892,766 | 0.32% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.9% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Canada and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 42.1 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 12.2 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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