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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.36 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Canada vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Russia
2100 55,893,812 124,983,377
2099 55,710,628 125,086,144
2098 55,520,878 125,186,329
2097 55,326,351 125,264,415
2096 55,153,117 125,354,177
2095 54,983,479 125,422,006
2094 54,818,119 125,474,373
2093 54,651,641 125,529,632
2092 54,494,148 125,604,261
2091 54,329,082 125,652,742
2090 54,183,996 125,707,894
2089 54,034,513 125,760,026
2088 53,855,760 125,810,124
2087 53,708,023 125,858,116
2086 53,553,781 125,926,035
2085 53,403,315 126,001,913
2084 53,246,675 126,076,414
2083 53,081,827 126,151,046
2082 52,930,998 126,234,371
2081 52,761,672 126,317,768
2080 52,602,997 126,414,511
2079 52,444,008 126,534,688
2078 52,275,214 126,674,591
2077 52,118,254 126,830,956
2076 51,944,937 126,982,766
2075 51,774,515 127,165,304
2074 51,611,349 127,362,143
2073 51,449,506 127,576,856
2072 51,279,503 127,802,632
2071 51,106,234 128,080,998
2070 50,934,622 128,353,977
2069 50,760,591 128,642,208
2068 50,585,692 128,920,237
2067 50,396,558 129,203,483
2066 50,216,488 129,511,983
2065 50,037,049 129,842,007
2064 49,857,150 130,177,089
2063 49,675,417 130,522,107
2062 49,491,872 130,851,664
2061 49,316,172 131,200,160
2060 49,148,043 131,526,812
2059 48,975,435 131,884,461
2058 48,801,460 132,247,211
2057 48,640,413 132,584,941
2056 48,484,751 132,925,501
2055 48,333,252 133,271,436
2054 48,184,303 133,595,068
2053 48,036,252 133,914,243
2052 47,875,085 134,180,223
2051 47,719,858 134,443,510
2050 47,562,681 134,687,487
2049 47,417,162 134,909,323
2048 47,254,138 135,117,641
2047 47,091,915 135,311,492
2046 46,926,799 135,482,008
2045 46,743,844 135,664,379
2044 46,562,785 135,863,165
2043 46,379,045 136,085,277
2042 46,188,550 136,307,658
2041 45,994,664 136,557,818
2040 45,799,063 136,821,807
2039 45,593,547 137,122,219
2038 45,374,241 137,433,644
2037 45,148,803 137,770,811
2036 44,917,782 138,118,955
2035 44,691,033 138,478,809
2034 44,439,937 138,852,689
2033 44,193,040 139,237,595
2032 43,925,613 139,635,142
2031 43,643,438 140,058,187
2030 43,355,390 140,453,528
2029 43,060,128 140,840,370
2028 42,748,060 141,214,141
2027 42,426,742 141,580,416
2026 42,091,205 141,906,741
2025 41,714,545 142,772,403
2024 41,288,599 143,533,851
2023 40,083,484 143,826,130
2022 38,935,934 144,236,933
2021 38,239,864 144,746,762
2020 38,028,638 145,245,148
2019 37,618,495 145,453,291
2018 37,072,620 145,398,106
2017 36,545,075 145,293,260
2016 36,110,803 145,015,460
2015 35,704,498 144,640,716
2014 35,434,066 144,237,223
2013 35,080,992 143,805,638
2012 34,713,395 143,378,447
2011 34,339,221 143,018,195
2010 34,005,902 142,849,468
2009 33,630,069 142,785,348
2008 33,247,298 142,742,366
2007 32,888,886 142,805,114
2006 32,571,193 143,049,637
2005 32,242,732 143,518,814
2004 31,938,807 144,067,316
2003 31,642,461 144,648,618
2002 31,359,199 145,306,497
2001 31,020,855 145,976,482
2000 30,685,730 146,596,869
1999 30,401,286 147,214,776
1998 30,155,173 147,670,784
1997 29,905,948 147,915,361
1996 29,610,218 148,160,129
1995 29,302,311 148,375,787
1994 29,000,663 148,407,912
1993 28,684,764 148,458,777
1992 28,371,264 148,538,197
1991 28,037,420 148,394,216
1990 27,691,138 147,969,406
1989 27,276,781 147,721,000
1988 26,791,747 146,857,000
1987 26,446,601 145,908,000
1986 26,100,278 144,894,000
1985 25,842,116 143,858,000
1984 25,607,053 142,745,000
1983 25,366,451 141,668,000
1982 25,116,942 140,823,000
1981 24,819,915 139,941,000
1980 24,515,667 139,010,000
1979 24,201,544 138,027,000
1978 23,963,203 137,060,000
1977 23,725,843 136,100,000
1976 23,449,808 135,147,000
1975 23,143,275 134,200,000
1974 22,807,969 133,432,000
1973 22,491,777 132,669,000
1972 22,218,463 131,909,000
1971 21,962,032 131,155,000
1970 21,324,000 130,404,000
1969 21,028,000 129,664,000
1968 20,744,000 128,928,000
1967 20,412,000 128,196,000
1966 20,048,000 127,468,000
1965 19,678,000 126,745,000
1964 19,325,000 125,345,000
1963 18,964,000 123,960,000
1962 18,614,000 122,591,000
1961 18,271,000 121,236,000
1960 17,909,356 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Russia
2100 0.33% -0.08%
2099 0.34% -0.08%
2098 0.35% -0.06%
2097 0.31% -0.07%
2096 0.31% -0.05%
2095 0.3% -0.04%
2094 0.3% -0.04%
2093 0.29% -0.06%
2092 0.3% -0.04%
2091 0.27% -0.04%
2090 0.28% -0.04%
2089 0.33% -0.04%
2088 0.28% -0.04%
2087 0.29% -0.05%
2086 0.28% -0.06%
2085 0.29% -0.06%
2084 0.31% -0.06%
2083 0.28% -0.07%
2082 0.32% -0.07%
2081 0.3% -0.08%
2080 0.3% -0.09%
2079 0.32% -0.11%
2078 0.3% -0.12%
2077 0.33% -0.12%
2076 0.33% -0.14%
2075 0.32% -0.15%
2074 0.31% -0.17%
2073 0.33% -0.18%
2072 0.34% -0.22%
2071 0.34% -0.21%
2070 0.34% -0.22%
2069 0.35% -0.22%
2068 0.38% -0.22%
2067 0.36% -0.24%
2066 0.36% -0.25%
2065 0.36% -0.26%
2064 0.37% -0.26%
2063 0.37% -0.25%
2062 0.36% -0.27%
2061 0.34% -0.25%
2060 0.35% -0.27%
2059 0.36% -0.27%
2058 0.33% -0.25%
2057 0.32% -0.26%
2056 0.31% -0.26%
2055 0.31% -0.24%
2054 0.31% -0.24%
2053 0.34% -0.2%
2052 0.33% -0.2%
2051 0.33% -0.18%
2050 0.31% -0.16%
2049 0.34% -0.15%
2048 0.34% -0.14%
2047 0.35% -0.13%
2046 0.39% -0.13%
2045 0.39% -0.15%
2044 0.4% -0.16%
2043 0.41% -0.16%
2042 0.42% -0.18%
2041 0.43% -0.19%
2040 0.45% -0.22%
2039 0.48% -0.23%
2038 0.5% -0.24%
2037 0.51% -0.25%
2036 0.51% -0.26%
2035 0.57% -0.27%
2034 0.56% -0.28%
2033 0.61% -0.28%
2032 0.65% -0.3%
2031 0.66% -0.28%
2030 0.69% -0.27%
2029 0.73% -0.26%
2028 0.76% -0.26%
2027 0.8% -0.23%
2026 0.9% -0.61%
2025 1.03% -0.53%
2024 3.01% -0.2%
2023 2.95% -0.28%
2022 1.82% -0.35%
2021 0.56% -0.34%
2020 1.09% -0.14%
2019 1.47% 0.04%
2018 1.44% 0.07%
2017 1.2% 0.19%
2016 1.14% 0.26%
2015 0.76% 0.28%
2014 1.01% 0.3%
2013 1.06% 0.3%
2012 1.09% 0.25%
2011 0.98% 0.12%
2010 1.12% 0.04%
2009 1.15% 0.03%
2008 1.09% -0.04%
2007 0.98% -0.17%
2006 1.02% -0.33%
2005 0.95% -0.38%
2004 0.94% -0.4%
2003 0.9% -0.45%
2002 1.09% -0.46%
2001 1.09% -0.42%
2000 0.94% -0.42%
1999 0.82% -0.31%
1998 0.83% -0.17%
1997 1% -0.17%
1996 1.05% -0.15%
1995 1.04% -0.02%
1994 1.1% -0.03%
1993 1.1% -0.05%
1992 1.19% 0.1%
1991 1.25% 0.29%
1990 1.52% 0.17%
1989 1.81% 0.59%
1988 1.31% 0.65%
1987 1.33% 0.7%
1986 1% 0.72%
1985 0.92% 0.78%
1984 0.95% 0.76%
1983 0.99% 0.6%
1982 1.2% 0.63%
1981 1.24% 0.67%
1980 1.3% 0.71%
1979 0.99% 0.71%
1978 1% 0.71%
1977 1.18% 0.71%
1976 1.32% 0.71%
1975 1.47% 0.58%
1974 1.41% 0.58%
1973 1.23% 0.58%
1972 1.17% 0.57%
1971 2.99% 0.58%
1970 1.41% 0.57%
1969 1.37% 0.57%
1968 1.63% 0.57%
1967 1.82% 0.57%
1966 1.88% 0.57%
1965 1.83% 1.12%
1964 1.9% 1.12%
1963 1.88% 1.12%
1962 1.88% 1.12%
1961 2.02% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Canada Russia
Current population
42181965
141906741
Population rank 38/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 1.71%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
1.49 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,302 -801
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 -251,822
Net migration rank 5/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -251,822
2024 - 368,599 - -178,042
2023 28,058 433,842 -503,392 27,807
2022 15,574 459,988 -576,948 765,629
2021 57,360 198,867 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 53,241 256,592 -697,177 334,094
2019 86,523 387,685 -319,997 336,494
2018 88,974 420,224 -232,637 339,972
2017 98,672 372,685 -130,764 396,619
2016 115,555 329,455 0 447,645
2015 117,825 224,332 43,392 384,756
2014 127,563 192,884 28,848 264,698
2013 129,799 239,813 28,761 289,872
2012 135,382 243,748 0 285,977
2011 133,923 227,075 -128,716 309,377
2010 139,425 225,369 -242,844 307,555
2009 144,609 244,463 -257,014 350,206
2008 142,963 238,083 -356,856 360,840
2007 134,845 213,801 -471,257 365,717
2006 130,285 202,175 -686,638 308,370
2005 116,074 204,526 -846,761 263,541
2004 111,786 194,611 -792,370 261,519
2003 110,749 185,643 -896,822 256,804
2002 106,621 208,060 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 114,777 222,100 -963,445 259,614
2000 110,469 201,727 -967,540 550,401
1999 118,565 158,342 -927,453 375,468
1998 126,651 142,346 -694,053 528,135
1997 134,577 144,678 -769,159 541,387
1996 153,973 154,553 -785,248 587,171
1995 167,023 141,818 -845,742 723,875
1994 179,804 134,863 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 186,451 133,426 -757,140 507,229
1992 204,273 138,121 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 207,477 134,463 103,876 125,505
1990 213,222 181,461 325,533 299,863
1989 207,304 258,094 576,112 89,400
1988 192,901 238,003 778,343 269,862
1987 190,416 171,308 977,583 275,611
1986 190,532 121,928 985,279 283,553
1985 204,153 69,776 762,447 280,614
1984 204,856 55,982 756,548 247,026
1983 202,931 66,172 906,676 200,159
1982 200,935 89,544 830,855 107,520
1981 206,005 113,461 713,700 36,686
1980 203,480 122,743 681,149 10,440
1979 203,293 86,719 690,135 -5,791
1978 194,102 52,781 812,766 108,882
1977 199,297 70,339 832,932 122,316
1976 196,979 106,894 852,237 113,851
1975 196,718 139,797 843,850 80,069
1974 182,464 155,596 883,186 -51,759
1973 184,432 125,401 846,561 -107,568
1972 188,857 89,880 872,050 -111,168
1971 208,640 210,244 854,999 -134,968
1970 215,372 304,627 785,554 -264,464
1969 216,588 93,600 753,088 -64,643
1968 211,589 108,864 787,621 -83,221
1967 220,450 132,856 854,554 -116,029
1966 236,566 144,641 989,279 -111,360
1965 269,589 112,401 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 307,268 68,003 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 318,595 51,831 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 325,745 35,373 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 334,360 34,721 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 338,487 49,694 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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