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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 5.78 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.45% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Canada vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Nigeria
2100 55,893,812 481,678,166
2099 55,710,628 481,494,914
2098 55,520,878 481,219,866
2097 55,326,351 480,876,108
2096 55,153,117 480,460,381
2095 54,983,479 479,976,454
2094 54,818,119 479,432,855
2093 54,651,641 478,807,152
2092 54,494,148 478,097,591
2091 54,329,082 477,274,569
2090 54,183,996 476,367,086
2089 54,034,513 475,363,859
2088 53,855,760 474,268,867
2087 53,708,023 473,072,894
2086 53,553,781 471,769,229
2085 53,403,315 470,365,292
2084 53,246,675 468,843,169
2083 53,081,827 467,224,322
2082 52,930,998 465,509,151
2081 52,761,672 463,679,779
2080 52,602,997 461,741,930
2079 52,444,008 459,680,797
2078 52,275,214 457,513,367
2077 52,118,254 455,254,796
2076 51,944,937 452,885,729
2075 51,774,515 450,402,898
2074 51,611,349 447,825,224
2073 51,449,506 445,152,156
2072 51,279,503 442,375,349
2071 51,106,234 439,499,004
2070 50,934,622 436,539,777
2069 50,760,591 433,472,204
2068 50,585,692 430,320,190
2067 50,396,558 427,066,199
2066 50,216,488 423,736,078
2065 50,037,049 420,318,527
2064 49,857,150 416,811,285
2063 49,675,417 413,231,409
2062 49,491,872 409,583,480
2061 49,316,172 405,859,509
2060 49,148,043 402,073,494
2059 48,975,435 398,228,736
2058 48,801,460 394,315,883
2057 48,640,413 390,341,867
2056 48,484,751 386,298,064
2055 48,333,252 382,193,151
2054 48,184,303 378,030,342
2053 48,036,252 373,799,276
2052 47,875,085 369,501,634
2051 47,719,858 365,149,555
2050 47,562,681 360,734,783
2049 47,417,162 356,271,401
2048 47,254,138 351,752,501
2047 47,091,915 347,169,674
2046 46,926,799 342,532,578
2045 46,743,844 337,834,528
2044 46,562,785 333,076,416
2043 46,379,045 328,256,555
2042 46,188,550 323,388,886
2041 45,994,664 318,469,120
2040 45,799,063 313,492,800
2039 45,593,547 308,474,350
2038 45,374,241 303,423,786
2037 45,148,803 298,351,344
2036 44,917,782 293,250,795
2035 44,691,033 288,138,368
2034 44,439,937 283,018,151
2033 44,193,040 277,897,810
2032 43,925,613 272,769,123
2031 43,643,438 267,666,779
2030 43,355,390 262,583,487
2029 43,060,128 257,504,936
2028 42,748,060 252,465,743
2027 42,426,742 247,457,208
2026 42,091,205 242,477,499
2025 41,714,545 237,546,527
2024 41,288,599 232,679,478
2023 40,083,484 227,882,945
2022 38,935,934 223,150,896
2021 38,239,864 218,529,286
2020 38,028,638 213,996,181
2019 37,618,495 209,485,641
2018 37,072,620 204,938,755
2017 36,545,075 200,254,579
2016 36,110,803 195,443,700
2015 35,704,498 190,671,878
2014 35,434,066 185,896,915
2013 35,080,992 181,049,443
2012 34,713,395 176,200,625
2011 34,339,221 171,379,598
2010 34,005,902 166,642,886
2009 33,630,069 162,049,464
2008 33,247,298 157,595,014
2007 32,888,886 153,267,261
2006 32,571,193 149,077,334
2005 32,242,732 145,017,253
2004 31,938,807 141,057,045
2003 31,642,461 137,202,644
2002 31,359,199 133,471,989
2001 31,020,855 129,862,595
2000 30,685,730 126,382,494
1999 30,401,286 123,047,320
1998 30,155,173 119,846,254
1997 29,905,948 116,754,792
1996 29,610,218 113,754,779
1995 29,302,311 110,819,428
1994 29,000,663 107,935,714
1993 28,684,764 105,122,069
1992 28,371,264 102,372,770
1991 28,037,420 99,720,162
1990 27,691,138 97,120,925
1989 27,276,781 94,531,014
1988 26,791,747 92,020,090
1987 26,446,601 89,591,716
1986 26,100,278 87,235,953
1985 25,842,116 84,897,973
1984 25,607,053 82,526,443
1983 25,366,451 80,438,260
1982 25,116,942 78,378,701
1981 24,819,915 76,068,103
1980 24,515,667 73,764,641
1979 24,201,544 71,498,242
1978 23,963,203 69,326,532
1977 23,725,843 67,234,590
1976 23,449,808 65,258,009
1975 23,143,275 63,410,815
1974 22,807,969 61,679,144
1973 22,491,777 60,082,139
1972 22,218,463 58,601,748
1971 21,962,032 57,214,684
1970 21,324,000 55,893,838
1969 21,028,000 54,631,914
1968 20,744,000 53,432,783
1967 20,412,000 52,293,065
1966 20,048,000 51,188,234
1965 19,678,000 50,086,764
1964 19,325,000 49,012,016
1963 18,964,000 47,973,575
1962 18,614,000 46,965,292
1961 18,271,000 45,989,310
1960 17,909,356 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Nigeria
2100 0.33% 0.04%
2099 0.34% 0.06%
2098 0.35% 0.07%
2097 0.31% 0.09%
2096 0.31% 0.1%
2095 0.3% 0.11%
2094 0.3% 0.13%
2093 0.29% 0.15%
2092 0.3% 0.17%
2091 0.27% 0.19%
2090 0.28% 0.21%
2089 0.33% 0.23%
2088 0.28% 0.25%
2087 0.29% 0.28%
2086 0.28% 0.3%
2085 0.29% 0.32%
2084 0.31% 0.35%
2083 0.28% 0.37%
2082 0.32% 0.39%
2081 0.3% 0.42%
2080 0.3% 0.45%
2079 0.32% 0.47%
2078 0.3% 0.5%
2077 0.33% 0.52%
2076 0.33% 0.55%
2075 0.32% 0.58%
2074 0.31% 0.6%
2073 0.33% 0.63%
2072 0.34% 0.65%
2071 0.34% 0.68%
2070 0.34% 0.71%
2069 0.35% 0.73%
2068 0.38% 0.76%
2067 0.36% 0.79%
2066 0.36% 0.81%
2065 0.36% 0.84%
2064 0.37% 0.87%
2063 0.37% 0.89%
2062 0.36% 0.92%
2061 0.34% 0.94%
2060 0.35% 0.97%
2059 0.36% 0.99%
2058 0.33% 1.02%
2057 0.32% 1.05%
2056 0.31% 1.07%
2055 0.31% 1.1%
2054 0.31% 1.13%
2053 0.34% 1.16%
2052 0.33% 1.19%
2051 0.33% 1.22%
2050 0.31% 1.25%
2049 0.34% 1.28%
2048 0.34% 1.32%
2047 0.35% 1.35%
2046 0.39% 1.39%
2045 0.39% 1.43%
2044 0.4% 1.47%
2043 0.41% 1.51%
2042 0.42% 1.54%
2041 0.43% 1.59%
2040 0.45% 1.63%
2039 0.48% 1.66%
2038 0.5% 1.7%
2037 0.51% 1.74%
2036 0.51% 1.77%
2035 0.57% 1.81%
2034 0.56% 1.84%
2033 0.61% 1.88%
2032 0.65% 1.91%
2031 0.66% 1.94%
2030 0.69% 1.97%
2029 0.73% 2%
2028 0.76% 2.02%
2027 0.8% 2.05%
2026 0.9% 2.08%
2025 1.03% 2.09%
2024 3.01% 2.1%
2023 2.95% 2.12%
2022 1.82% 2.11%
2021 0.56% 2.12%
2020 1.09% 2.15%
2019 1.47% 2.22%
2018 1.44% 2.34%
2017 1.2% 2.46%
2016 1.14% 2.5%
2015 0.76% 2.57%
2014 1.01% 2.68%
2013 1.06% 2.75%
2012 1.09% 2.81%
2011 0.98% 2.84%
2010 1.12% 2.83%
2009 1.15% 2.83%
2008 1.09% 2.82%
2007 0.98% 2.81%
2006 1.02% 2.8%
2005 0.95% 2.81%
2004 0.94% 2.81%
2003 0.9% 2.8%
2002 1.09% 2.78%
2001 1.09% 2.75%
2000 0.94% 2.71%
1999 0.82% 2.67%
1998 0.83% 2.65%
1997 1% 2.64%
1996 1.05% 2.65%
1995 1.04% 2.67%
1994 1.1% 2.68%
1993 1.1% 2.69%
1992 1.19% 2.66%
1991 1.25% 2.68%
1990 1.52% 2.74%
1989 1.81% 2.73%
1988 1.31% 2.71%
1987 1.33% 2.7%
1986 1% 2.75%
1985 0.92% 2.87%
1984 0.95% 2.6%
1983 0.99% 2.63%
1982 1.2% 3.04%
1981 1.24% 3.12%
1980 1.3% 3.17%
1979 0.99% 3.13%
1978 1% 3.11%
1977 1.18% 3.03%
1976 1.32% 2.91%
1975 1.47% 2.81%
1974 1.41% 2.66%
1973 1.23% 2.53%
1972 1.17% 2.42%
1971 2.99% 2.36%
1970 1.41% 2.31%
1969 1.37% 2.24%
1968 1.63% 2.18%
1967 1.82% 2.16%
1966 1.88% 2.2%
1965 1.83% 2.19%
1964 1.9% 2.16%
1963 1.88% 2.15%
1962 1.88% 2.12%
1961 2.02% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Canada Nigeria
Current population
42181965
243824469
Population rank 38/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 2.94%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
1.49 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 -15,258
Net migration rank 5/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -15,258
2024 - 368,599 - -35,202
2023 28,058 433,842 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 15,574 459,988 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 57,360 198,867 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 53,241 256,592 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 86,523 387,685 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 88,974 420,224 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 98,672 372,685 4,706,183 78,685
2016 115,555 329,455 4,761,594 75,265
2015 117,825 224,332 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 127,563 192,884 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 129,799 239,813 4,811,751 40,201
2012 135,382 243,748 4,774,508 71,138
2011 133,923 227,075 4,728,363 67,808
2010 139,425 225,369 4,629,173 47,966
2009 144,609 244,463 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 142,963 238,083 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 134,845 213,801 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 130,285 202,175 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 116,074 204,526 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 111,786 194,611 3,877,376 46,370
2003 110,749 185,643 3,751,120 33,857
2002 106,621 208,060 3,606,814 69,594
2001 114,777 222,100 3,478,370 64,163
2000 110,469 201,727 3,343,196 74,535
1999 118,565 158,342 3,155,425 97,195
1998 126,651 142,346 3,003,946 145,575
1997 134,577 144,678 2,936,500 96,885
1996 153,973 154,553 2,882,205 84,448
1995 167,023 141,818 2,830,771 73,243
1994 179,804 134,863 2,735,198 128,134
1993 186,451 133,426 2,673,675 90,200
1992 204,273 138,121 2,596,173 138,412
1991 207,477 134,463 2,527,807 42,760
1990 213,222 181,461 2,491,928 135,959
1989 207,304 258,094 2,452,324 99,588
1988 192,901 238,003 2,376,419 93,510
1987 190,416 171,308 2,322,397 64,418
1986 190,532 121,928 2,295,003 29,682
1985 204,153 69,776 2,289,784 61,514
1984 204,856 55,982 2,278,060 113,758
1983 202,931 66,172 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 200,935 89,544 2,233,401 101,116
1981 206,005 113,461 2,179,884 106,723
1980 203,480 122,743 2,121,618 198,672
1979 203,293 86,719 2,074,807 137,721
1978 194,102 52,781 2,019,621 111,258
1977 199,297 70,339 1,923,917 129,075
1976 196,979 106,894 1,827,289 72,889
1975 196,718 139,797 1,718,623 75,603
1974 182,464 155,596 1,624,813 44,281
1973 184,432 125,401 1,525,485 -618
1972 188,857 89,880 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 208,640 210,244 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 215,372 304,627 1,295,507 7,953
1969 216,588 93,600 1,213,484 6,912
1968 211,589 108,864 1,168,254 9,615
1967 220,450 132,856 1,082,884 18,683
1966 236,566 144,641 1,095,582 12,513
1965 269,589 112,401 1,061,840 32,988
1964 307,268 68,003 1,028,272 26,411
1963 318,595 51,831 995,116 27,115
1962 325,745 35,373 966,452 27,906
1961 334,360 34,721 932,111 25,515
1960 338,487 49,694 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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