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Population in Canada compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 23.4 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Canada vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada North Macedonia
2100 55,893,812 866,884
2099 55,710,628 877,788
2098 55,520,878 888,715
2097 55,326,351 899,716
2096 55,153,117 910,709
2095 54,983,479 921,559
2094 54,818,119 932,633
2093 54,651,641 943,984
2092 54,494,148 955,335
2091 54,329,082 966,773
2090 54,183,996 978,130
2089 54,034,513 989,666
2088 53,855,760 1,001,224
2087 53,708,023 1,012,831
2086 53,553,781 1,024,787
2085 53,403,315 1,036,668
2084 53,246,675 1,048,876
2083 53,081,827 1,061,031
2082 52,930,998 1,073,408
2081 52,761,672 1,085,823
2080 52,602,997 1,098,127
2079 52,444,008 1,110,614
2078 52,275,214 1,123,398
2077 52,118,254 1,136,448
2076 51,944,937 1,149,787
2075 51,774,515 1,163,080
2074 51,611,349 1,176,671
2073 51,449,506 1,190,351
2072 51,279,503 1,204,015
2071 51,106,234 1,217,691
2070 50,934,622 1,231,978
2069 50,760,591 1,246,408
2068 50,585,692 1,260,869
2067 50,396,558 1,275,289
2066 50,216,488 1,289,439
2065 50,037,049 1,303,917
2064 49,857,150 1,318,161
2063 49,675,417 1,332,807
2062 49,491,872 1,347,540
2061 49,316,172 1,362,299
2060 49,148,043 1,376,807
2059 48,975,435 1,390,921
2058 48,801,460 1,404,982
2057 48,640,413 1,419,185
2056 48,484,751 1,433,595
2055 48,333,252 1,447,857
2054 48,184,303 1,462,210
2053 48,036,252 1,476,351
2052 47,875,085 1,489,905
2051 47,719,858 1,503,526
2050 47,562,681 1,516,629
2049 47,417,162 1,529,608
2048 47,254,138 1,542,390
2047 47,091,915 1,555,085
2046 46,926,799 1,568,151
2045 46,743,844 1,581,115
2044 46,562,785 1,593,878
2043 46,379,045 1,606,930
2042 46,188,550 1,619,941
2041 45,994,664 1,632,704
2040 45,799,063 1,645,446
2039 45,593,547 1,658,034
2038 45,374,241 1,670,347
2037 45,148,803 1,682,850
2036 44,917,782 1,695,204
2035 44,691,033 1,707,302
2034 44,439,937 1,719,193
2033 44,193,040 1,730,723
2032 43,925,613 1,742,288
2031 43,643,438 1,753,729
2030 43,355,390 1,765,162
2029 43,060,128 1,775,815
2028 42,748,060 1,786,051
2027 42,426,742 1,795,945
2026 42,091,205 1,805,954
2025 41,714,545 1,815,368
2024 41,288,599 1,824,359
2023 40,083,484 1,827,816
2022 38,935,934 1,831,712
2021 38,239,864 1,837,114
2020 38,028,638 1,856,124
2019 37,618,495 1,876,262
2018 37,072,620 1,889,051
2017 36,545,075 1,898,657
2016 36,110,803 1,906,313
2015 35,704,498 1,912,430
2014 35,434,066 1,917,557
2013 35,080,992 1,922,716
2012 34,713,395 1,929,821
2011 34,339,221 1,937,398
2010 34,005,902 1,946,298
2009 33,630,069 1,958,782
2008 33,247,298 1,971,493
2007 32,888,886 1,982,933
2006 32,571,193 1,994,287
2005 32,242,732 2,005,330
2004 31,938,807 2,016,186
2003 31,642,461 2,022,725
2002 31,359,199 2,020,157
2001 31,020,855 2,034,882
2000 30,685,730 2,026,350
1999 30,401,286 2,017,142
1998 30,155,173 2,007,523
1997 29,905,948 1,996,869
1996 29,610,218 2,012,553
1995 29,302,311 1,998,534
1994 29,000,663 1,992,666
1993 28,684,764 2,006,854
1992 28,371,264 2,032,523
1991 28,037,420 2,055,994
1990 27,691,138 2,063,689
1989 27,276,781 2,055,649
1988 26,791,747 2,045,737
1987 26,446,601 2,035,157
1986 26,100,278 2,024,732
1985 25,842,116 2,014,331
1984 25,607,053 2,003,399
1983 25,366,451 1,991,901
1982 25,116,942 1,978,956
1981 24,819,915 1,959,065
1980 24,515,667 1,933,038
1979 24,201,544 1,906,523
1978 23,963,203 1,879,847
1977 23,725,843 1,853,138
1976 23,449,808 1,825,830
1975 23,143,275 1,797,972
1974 22,807,969 1,770,545
1973 22,491,777 1,743,816
1972 22,218,463 1,717,395
1971 21,962,032 1,691,216
1970 21,324,000 1,664,208
1969 21,028,000 1,636,345
1968 20,744,000 1,608,930
1967 20,412,000 1,582,492
1966 20,048,000 1,557,349
1965 19,678,000 1,533,466
1964 19,325,000 1,510,900
1963 18,964,000 1,488,737
1962 18,614,000 1,471,745
1961 18,271,000 1,455,171
1960 17,909,356 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada North Macedonia
2100 0.33% -1.24%
2099 0.34% -1.23%
2098 0.35% -1.22%
2097 0.31% -1.21%
2096 0.31% -1.18%
2095 0.3% -1.19%
2094 0.3% -1.2%
2093 0.29% -1.19%
2092 0.3% -1.18%
2091 0.27% -1.16%
2090 0.28% -1.17%
2089 0.33% -1.15%
2088 0.28% -1.15%
2087 0.29% -1.17%
2086 0.28% -1.15%
2085 0.29% -1.16%
2084 0.31% -1.15%
2083 0.28% -1.15%
2082 0.32% -1.14%
2081 0.3% -1.12%
2080 0.3% -1.12%
2079 0.32% -1.14%
2078 0.3% -1.15%
2077 0.33% -1.16%
2076 0.33% -1.14%
2075 0.32% -1.15%
2074 0.31% -1.15%
2073 0.33% -1.13%
2072 0.34% -1.12%
2071 0.34% -1.16%
2070 0.34% -1.16%
2069 0.35% -1.15%
2068 0.38% -1.13%
2067 0.36% -1.1%
2066 0.36% -1.11%
2065 0.36% -1.08%
2064 0.37% -1.1%
2063 0.37% -1.09%
2062 0.36% -1.08%
2061 0.34% -1.05%
2060 0.35% -1.01%
2059 0.36% -1%
2058 0.33% -1%
2057 0.32% -1.01%
2056 0.31% -0.99%
2055 0.31% -0.98%
2054 0.31% -0.96%
2053 0.34% -0.91%
2052 0.33% -0.91%
2051 0.33% -0.86%
2050 0.31% -0.85%
2049 0.34% -0.83%
2048 0.34% -0.82%
2047 0.35% -0.83%
2046 0.39% -0.82%
2045 0.39% -0.8%
2044 0.4% -0.81%
2043 0.41% -0.8%
2042 0.42% -0.78%
2041 0.43% -0.77%
2040 0.45% -0.76%
2039 0.48% -0.74%
2038 0.5% -0.74%
2037 0.51% -0.73%
2036 0.51% -0.71%
2035 0.57% -0.69%
2034 0.56% -0.67%
2033 0.61% -0.66%
2032 0.65% -0.65%
2031 0.66% -0.65%
2030 0.69% -0.6%
2029 0.73% -0.57%
2028 0.76% -0.55%
2027 0.8% -0.55%
2026 0.9% -0.52%
2025 1.03% -0.49%
2024 3.01% -0.19%
2023 2.95% -0.21%
2022 1.82% -0.29%
2021 0.56% -1.02%
2020 1.09% -1.07%
2019 1.47% -0.68%
2018 1.44% -0.51%
2017 1.2% -0.4%
2016 1.14% -0.32%
2015 0.76% -0.27%
2014 1.01% -0.27%
2013 1.06% -0.37%
2012 1.09% -0.39%
2011 0.98% -0.46%
2010 1.12% -0.64%
2009 1.15% -0.64%
2008 1.09% -0.58%
2007 0.98% -0.57%
2006 1.02% -0.55%
2005 0.95% -0.54%
2004 0.94% -0.32%
2003 0.9% 0.13%
2002 1.09% -0.72%
2001 1.09% 0.42%
2000 0.94% 0.46%
1999 0.82% 0.48%
1998 0.83% 0.53%
1997 1% -0.78%
1996 1.05% 0.7%
1995 1.04% 0.29%
1994 1.1% -0.71%
1993 1.1% -1.26%
1992 1.19% -1.14%
1991 1.25% -0.37%
1990 1.52% 0.39%
1989 1.81% 0.48%
1988 1.31% 0.52%
1987 1.33% 0.51%
1986 1% 0.52%
1985 0.92% 0.55%
1984 0.95% 0.58%
1983 0.99% 0.65%
1982 1.2% 1.02%
1981 1.24% 1.35%
1980 1.3% 1.39%
1979 0.99% 1.42%
1978 1% 1.44%
1977 1.18% 1.5%
1976 1.32% 1.55%
1975 1.47% 1.55%
1974 1.41% 1.53%
1973 1.23% 1.54%
1972 1.17% 1.55%
1971 2.99% 1.62%
1970 1.41% 1.7%
1969 1.37% 1.7%
1968 1.63% 1.67%
1967 1.82% 1.61%
1966 1.88% 1.56%
1965 1.83% 1.49%
1964 1.9% 1.49%
1963 1.88% 1.15%
1962 1.88% 1.14%
1961 2.02% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Canada North Macedonia
Current population
42181965
1805954
Population rank 38/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.02%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
2.53 hours
One birth every
1.49 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
1.62 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 -9
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 176/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +326,204 -5,645
Net migration rank 5/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -5,645
2024 - 368,599 - -5,728
2023 28,058 433,842 -3,290 -5,597
2022 15,574 459,988 -4,397 -5,296
2021 57,360 198,867 -9,737 -5,483
2020 53,241 256,592 -5,939 -23,458
2019 86,523 387,685 -375 -24,204
2018 88,974 420,224 1,512 -24,878
2017 98,672 372,685 1,329 -24,227
2016 115,555 329,455 2,374 -24,144
2015 117,825 224,332 2,294 -23,010
2014 127,563 192,884 3,644 -22,132
2013 129,799 239,813 3,653 -20,297
2012 135,382 243,748 3,087 -19,083
2011 133,923 227,075 3,100 -17,871
2010 139,425 225,369 4,866 -16,668
2009 144,609 244,463 4,309 -15,455
2008 142,963 238,083 3,746 -17,645
2007 134,845 213,801 2,974 -15,705
2006 130,285 202,175 3,988 -9,632
2005 116,074 204,526 4,011 -2,244
2004 111,786 194,611 5,444 -2,640
2003 110,749 185,643 8,900 -2,880
2002 106,621 208,060 9,697 -2,858
2001 114,777 222,100 10,174 -922
2000 110,469 201,727 12,159 -2,824
1999 118,565 158,342 10,489 -1,261
1998 126,651 142,346 12,446 -589
1997 134,577 144,678 12,979 -477
1996 153,973 154,553 14,806 -397
1995 167,023 141,818 17,239 -3,603
1994 179,804 134,863 19,103 -21,006
1993 186,451 133,426 20,797 -47,273
1992 204,273 138,121 21,659 -46,509
1991 207,477 134,463 23,387 -45,484
1990 213,222 181,461 22,868 -16,174
1989 207,304 258,094 22,912 -13,528
1988 192,901 238,003 24,064 -13,621
1987 190,416 171,308 24,359 -13,635
1986 190,532 121,928 23,720 -13,589
1985 204,153 69,776 24,167 -13,492
1984 204,856 55,982 24,436 -13,251
1983 202,931 66,172 24,690 -12,884
1982 200,935 89,544 25,810 -11,716
1981 206,005 113,461 25,689 0
1980 203,480 122,743 26,547 -189
1979 203,293 86,719 27,096 -426
1978 194,102 52,781 27,150 -462
1977 199,297 70,339 27,410 -683
1976 196,979 106,894 28,799 -911
1975 196,718 139,797 28,983 -1,147
1974 182,464 155,596 28,400 -1,376
1973 184,432 125,401 28,032 -1,600
1972 188,857 89,880 28,236 -1,834
1971 208,640 210,244 28,010 -2,064
1970 215,372 304,627 28,022 60
1969 216,588 93,600 27,464 181
1968 211,589 108,864 28,378 -1,201
1967 220,450 132,856 28,401 -2,696
1966 236,566 144,641 28,766 -4,176
1965 269,589 112,401 28,564 -5,385
1964 307,268 68,003 27,889 -5,938
1963 318,595 51,831 28,124 -5,759
1962 325,745 35,373 25,317 -13,702
1961 334,360 34,721 27,846 -6,309
1960 338,487 49,694 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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