Population in Canada compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Canada and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Canada	Saudi Arabia	Canada	Saudi Arabia
1960	17,909,356	2,435,403	-	-
1961	18,271,000	2,526,347	2.02%	3.73%
1962	18,614,000	2,620,910	1.88%	3.74%
1963	18,964,000	2,719,341	1.88%	3.76%
1964	19,325,000	2,821,968	1.9%	3.77%
1965	19,678,000	2,928,771	1.83%	3.78%
1966	20,048,000	3,039,887	1.88%	3.79%
1967	20,412,000	3,157,242	1.82%	3.86%
1968	20,744,000	3,282,711	1.63%	3.97%
1969	21,028,000	3,417,114	1.37%	4.09%
1970	21,324,000	3,562,470	1.41%	4.25%
1971	21,962,032	3,724,031	2.99%	4.54%
1972	22,218,463	3,905,722	1.17%	4.88%
1973	22,491,777	4,106,344	1.23%	5.14%
1974	22,807,969	4,323,632	1.41%	5.29%
1975	23,143,275	4,556,287	1.47%	5.38%
1976	23,449,808	4,807,933	1.32%	5.52%
1977	23,725,843	5,083,048	1.18%	5.72%
1978	23,963,203	5,381,902	1%	5.88%
1979	24,201,544	5,703,698	0.99%	5.98%
1980	24,515,667	6,047,997	1.3%	6.04%
1981	24,819,915	6,420,551	1.24%	6.16%
1982	25,116,942	6,824,486	1.2%	6.29%
1983	25,366,451	7,252,941	0.99%	6.28%
1984	25,607,053	7,697,307	0.95%	6.13%
1985	25,842,116	8,151,779	0.92%	5.9%
1986	26,100,278	8,628,639	1%	5.85%
1987	26,446,601	9,130,194	1.33%	5.81%
1988	26,791,747	9,629,165	1.31%	5.47%
1989	27,276,781	10,128,394	1.81%	5.18%
1990	27,691,138	10,640,691	1.52%	5.06%
1991	28,037,420	11,160,744	1.25%	4.89%
1992	28,371,264	11,686,676	1.19%	4.71%
1993	28,684,764	12,215,862	1.1%	4.53%
1994	29,000,663	12,750,040	1.1%	4.37%
1995	29,302,311	13,289,245	1.04%	4.23%
1996	29,610,218	13,831,009	1.05%	4.08%
1997	29,905,948	14,374,943	1%	3.93%
1998	30,155,173	14,922,185	0.83%	3.81%
1999	30,401,286	15,472,075	0.82%	3.69%
2000	30,685,730	16,177,722	0.94%	4.56%
2001	31,020,855	17,041,397	1.09%	5.34%
2002	31,359,199	17,910,910	1.09%	5.1%
2003	31,642,461	18,786,767	0.9%	4.89%
2004	31,938,807	19,669,480	0.94%	4.7%
2005	32,242,732	20,559,890	0.95%	4.53%
2006	32,571,193	21,459,144	1.02%	4.37%
2007	32,888,886	22,368,313	0.98%	4.24%
2008	33,247,298	23,287,877	1.09%	4.11%
2009	33,630,069	24,217,654	1.15%	3.99%
2010	34,005,902	23,978,487	1.12%	-0.99%
2011	34,339,221	25,091,867	0.98%	4.64%
2012	34,713,395	26,168,861	1.09%	4.29%
2013	35,080,992	27,624,004	1.06%	5.56%
2014	35,434,066	28,309,273	1.01%	2.48%
2015	35,704,498	29,816,382	0.76%	5.32%
2016	36,110,803	30,954,198	1.14%	3.82%
2017	36,545,075	30,977,355	1.2%	0.07%
2018	37,072,620	30,196,281	1.44%	-2.52%
2019	37,618,495	30,063,799	1.47%	-0.44%
2020	38,028,638	31,552,510	1.09%	4.95%
2021	38,239,864	30,784,383	0.56%	-2.43%
2022	38,935,934	32,175,224	1.82%	4.52%
2023	40,083,484	33,702,731	2.95%	4.75%
2024	41,288,599	35,300,280	3.01%	4.74%
2025	41,687,850	35,927,625	0.97%	1.78%
2026	42,042,113	36,550,694	0.85%	1.73%
2027	42,368,857	37,167,513	0.78%	1.69%
2028	42,683,927	37,775,810	0.74%	1.64%
2029	42,986,030	38,364,377	0.71%	1.56%
2030	43,276,190	38,918,375	0.68%	1.44%
2031	43,559,839	39,450,880	0.66%	1.37%
2032	43,833,228	39,983,934	0.63%	1.35%
2033	44,089,067	40,517,599	0.58%	1.33%
2034	44,336,794	41,052,423	0.56%	1.32%
2035	44,574,481	41,588,429	0.54%	1.31%
2036	44,802,196	42,125,184	0.51%	1.29%
2037	45,029,252	42,661,908	0.51%	1.27%
2038	45,250,482	43,198,420	0.49%	1.26%
2039	45,461,809	43,734,316	0.47%	1.24%
2040	45,661,339	44,269,571	0.44%	1.22%
2041	45,855,081	44,804,338	0.42%	1.21%
2042	46,046,286	45,338,111	0.42%	1.19%
2043	46,232,447	45,870,896	0.4%	1.18%
2044	46,413,908	46,403,116	0.39%	1.16%
2045	46,594,973	46,934,822	0.39%	1.15%
2046	46,768,120	47,465,267	0.37%	1.13%
2047	46,930,946	47,993,976	0.35%	1.11%
2048	47,092,745	48,521,364	0.34%	1.1%
2049	47,246,217	49,047,461	0.33%	1.08%
2050	47,396,788	49,572,202	0.32%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 5,934,880 (a 16.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.7% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.