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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 2,376 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
  • Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.1K people by 2100.

Canada vs Palau: live population counter

Canada Palau
Current population
41972421
17663
Population rank 38/197 194/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.0002%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
1.63 weeks
One birth every
1.49 minutes
1.89 days
One death every
1.62 minutes
1.8 days
One migration net change every
1.43 minutes
3.72 weeks
Annual migration change +368,599 -14
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +0
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 176/197

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

Canada
Population

Growth rate
Palau
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Canada Palau Canada Palau
1960 17,909,356 9,328 - -
1961 18,271,000 9,555 2.02% 2.43%
1962 18,614,000 9,793 1.88% 2.49%
1963 18,964,000 10,037 1.88% 2.49%
1964 19,325,000 10,292 1.9% 2.54%
1965 19,678,000 10,547 1.83% 2.48%
1966 20,048,000 10,805 1.88% 2.45%
1967 20,412,000 10,988 1.82% 1.69%
1968 20,744,000 11,080 1.63% 0.84%
1969 21,028,000 11,159 1.37% 0.71%
1970 21,324,000 11,368 1.41% 1.87%
1971 21,962,032 11,759 2.99% 3.44%
1972 22,218,463 12,194 1.17% 3.7%
1973 22,491,777 12,552 1.23% 2.94%
1974 22,807,969 12,687 1.41% 1.08%
1975 23,143,275 12,655 1.47% -0.25%
1976 23,449,808 12,598 1.32% -0.45%
1977 23,725,843 12,525 1.18% -0.58%
1978 23,963,203 12,440 1% -0.68%
1979 24,201,544 12,337 0.99% -0.83%
1980 24,515,667 12,271 1.3% -0.53%
1981 24,819,915 12,402 1.24% 1.07%
1982 25,116,942 12,694 1.2% 2.35%
1983 25,366,451 13,006 0.99% 2.46%
1984 25,607,053 13,337 0.95% 2.54%
1985 25,842,116 13,688 0.92% 2.63%
1986 26,100,278 14,024 1% 2.45%
1987 26,446,601 14,334 1.33% 2.21%
1988 26,791,747 14,645 1.31% 2.17%
1989 27,276,781 14,945 1.81% 2.05%
1990 27,691,138 15,259 1.52% 2.1%
1991 28,037,420 15,614 1.25% 2.33%
1992 28,371,264 15,989 1.19% 2.4%
1993 28,684,764 16,372 1.1% 2.4%
1994 29,000,663 16,770 1.1% 2.43%
1995 29,302,311 17,195 1.04% 2.53%
1996 29,610,218 17,654 1.05% 2.67%
1997 29,905,948 18,108 1% 2.57%
1998 30,155,173 18,524 0.83% 2.3%
1999 30,401,286 18,901 0.82% 2.04%
2000 30,685,730 19,178 0.94% 1.47%
2001 31,020,855 19,352 1.09% 0.91%
2002 31,359,199 19,503 1.09% 0.78%
2003 31,642,461 19,659 0.9% 0.8%
2004 31,938,807 19,820 0.94% 0.82%
2005 32,242,732 19,819 0.95% -0.005%
2006 32,571,193 19,593 1.02% -1.14%
2007 32,888,886 19,302 0.98% -1.49%
2008 33,247,298 19,009 1.09% -1.52%
2009 33,630,069 18,709 1.15% -1.58%
2010 34,005,902 18,396 1.12% -1.67%
2011 34,339,221 18,078 0.98% -1.73%
2012 34,713,395 17,765 1.09% -1.73%
2013 35,080,992 17,648 1.06% -0.66%
2014 35,434,066 17,715 1.01% 0.38%
2015 35,704,498 17,770 0.76% 0.31%
2016 36,110,803 17,797 1.14% 0.15%
2017 36,545,075 17,812 1.2% 0.08%
2018 37,072,620 17,814 1.44% 0.01%
2019 37,618,495 17,798 1.47% -0.09%
2020 38,028,638 17,792 1.09% -0.03%
2021 38,239,864 17,783 0.56% -0.05%
2022 38,935,934 17,759 1.82% -0.13%
2023 40,083,484 17,727 2.95% -0.18%
2024 41,288,599 17,695 3.01% -0.18%
2025 41,687,850 17,663 0.97% -0.18%
2026 42,042,113 17,618 0.85% -0.25%
2027 42,368,857 17,564 0.78% -0.31%
2028 42,683,927 17,504 0.74% -0.34%
2029 42,986,030 17,436 0.71% -0.39%
2030 43,276,190 17,376 0.68% -0.34%
2031 43,559,839 17,299 0.66% -0.44%
2032 43,833,228 17,228 0.63% -0.41%
2033 44,089,067 17,163 0.58% -0.38%
2034 44,336,794 17,092 0.56% -0.41%
2035 44,574,481 17,012 0.54% -0.47%
2036 44,802,196 16,940 0.51% -0.43%
2037 45,029,252 16,858 0.51% -0.48%
2038 45,250,482 16,779 0.49% -0.47%
2039 45,461,809 16,689 0.47% -0.54%
2040 45,661,339 16,604 0.44% -0.51%
2041 45,855,081 16,510 0.42% -0.57%
2042 46,046,286 16,403 0.42% -0.65%
2043 46,232,447 16,302 0.4% -0.61%
2044 46,413,908 16,202 0.39% -0.62%
2045 46,594,973 16,097 0.39% -0.65%
2046 46,768,120 15,977 0.37% -0.74%
2047 46,930,946 15,863 0.35% -0.71%
2048 47,092,745 15,749 0.34% -0.72%
2049 47,246,217 15,632 0.33% -0.74%
2050 47,396,788 15,515 0.32% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

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