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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 3.82 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Canada vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Tajikistan
2100 55,893,812 20,390,053
2099 55,710,628 20,381,074
2098 55,520,878 20,367,161
2097 55,326,351 20,348,897
2096 55,153,117 20,324,869
2095 54,983,479 20,297,885
2094 54,818,119 20,265,966
2093 54,651,641 20,234,160
2092 54,494,148 20,192,937
2091 54,329,082 20,148,873
2090 54,183,996 20,103,798
2089 54,034,513 20,056,079
2088 53,855,760 20,005,521
2087 53,708,023 19,950,317
2086 53,553,781 19,895,606
2085 53,403,315 19,836,988
2084 53,246,675 19,773,272
2083 53,081,827 19,706,082
2082 52,930,998 19,639,516
2081 52,761,672 19,572,596
2080 52,602,997 19,499,390
2079 52,444,008 19,425,502
2078 52,275,214 19,347,261
2077 52,118,254 19,265,447
2076 51,944,937 19,175,355
2075 51,774,515 19,083,859
2074 51,611,349 18,988,290
2073 51,449,506 18,889,470
2072 51,279,503 18,785,103
2071 51,106,234 18,674,697
2070 50,934,622 18,559,138
2069 50,760,591 18,437,873
2068 50,585,692 18,315,011
2067 50,396,558 18,187,508
2066 50,216,488 18,054,404
2065 50,037,049 17,921,674
2064 49,857,150 17,783,801
2063 49,675,417 17,641,066
2062 49,491,872 17,498,306
2061 49,316,172 17,356,130
2060 49,148,043 17,206,922
2059 48,975,435 17,056,085
2058 48,801,460 16,903,532
2057 48,640,413 16,749,284
2056 48,484,751 16,595,691
2055 48,333,252 16,441,650
2054 48,184,303 16,285,520
2053 48,036,252 16,130,235
2052 47,875,085 15,967,770
2051 47,719,858 15,805,253
2050 47,562,681 15,638,613
2049 47,417,162 15,468,883
2048 47,254,138 15,292,499
2047 47,091,915 15,112,083
2046 46,926,799 14,928,123
2045 46,743,844 14,739,540
2044 46,562,785 14,544,544
2043 46,379,045 14,349,357
2042 46,188,550 14,147,892
2041 45,994,664 13,945,694
2040 45,799,063 13,741,587
2039 45,593,547 13,536,704
2038 45,374,241 13,331,490
2037 45,148,803 13,125,051
2036 44,917,782 12,917,110
2035 44,691,033 12,714,184
2034 44,439,937 12,515,962
2033 44,193,040 12,321,294
2032 43,925,613 12,128,060
2031 43,643,438 11,938,351
2030 43,355,390 11,749,706
2029 43,060,128 11,559,235
2028 42,748,060 11,369,414
2027 42,426,742 11,178,605
2026 42,091,205 10,986,242
2025 41,714,545 10,791,246
2024 41,288,599 10,590,927
2023 40,083,484 10,389,799
2022 38,935,934 10,182,222
2021 38,239,864 9,966,908
2020 38,028,638 9,749,310
2019 37,618,495 9,529,966
2018 37,072,620 9,307,333
2017 36,545,075 9,085,946
2016 36,110,803 8,865,631
2015 35,704,498 8,643,840
2014 35,434,066 8,425,552
2013 35,080,992 8,216,724
2012 34,713,395 8,014,084
2011 34,339,221 7,824,785
2010 34,005,902 7,652,141
2009 33,630,069 7,490,230
2008 33,247,298 7,338,403
2007 32,888,886 7,194,477
2006 32,571,193 7,057,566
2005 32,242,732 6,924,720
2004 31,938,807 6,790,547
2003 31,642,461 6,658,575
2002 31,359,199 6,531,669
2001 31,020,855 6,407,377
2000 30,685,730 6,284,735
1999 30,401,286 6,208,370
1998 30,155,173 6,176,397
1997 29,905,948 6,139,829
1996 29,610,218 6,066,523
1995 29,302,311 5,948,584
1994 29,000,663 5,825,368
1993 28,684,764 5,724,993
1992 28,371,264 5,649,400
1991 28,037,420 5,541,205
1990 27,691,138 5,398,768
1989 27,276,781 5,267,249
1988 26,791,747 5,114,989
1987 26,446,601 4,939,059
1986 26,100,278 4,772,139
1985 25,842,116 4,619,003
1984 25,607,053 4,480,026
1983 25,366,451 4,350,874
1982 25,116,942 4,227,171
1981 24,819,915 4,109,022
1980 24,515,667 3,995,256
1979 24,201,544 3,882,691
1978 23,963,203 3,768,508
1977 23,725,843 3,653,265
1976 23,449,808 3,540,076
1975 23,143,275 3,430,425
1974 22,807,969 3,324,499
1973 22,491,777 3,222,290
1972 22,218,463 3,123,691
1971 21,962,032 3,028,837
1970 21,324,000 2,936,779
1969 21,028,000 2,845,273
1968 20,744,000 2,753,848
1967 20,412,000 2,664,130
1966 20,048,000 2,577,184
1965 19,678,000 2,492,998
1964 19,325,000 2,411,260
1963 18,964,000 2,331,736
1962 18,614,000 2,255,026
1961 18,271,000 2,181,805
1960 17,909,356 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Tajikistan
2100 0.33% 0.04%
2099 0.34% 0.07%
2098 0.35% 0.09%
2097 0.31% 0.12%
2096 0.31% 0.13%
2095 0.3% 0.16%
2094 0.3% 0.16%
2093 0.29% 0.2%
2092 0.3% 0.22%
2091 0.27% 0.22%
2090 0.28% 0.24%
2089 0.33% 0.25%
2088 0.28% 0.28%
2087 0.29% 0.27%
2086 0.28% 0.3%
2085 0.29% 0.32%
2084 0.31% 0.34%
2083 0.28% 0.34%
2082 0.32% 0.34%
2081 0.3% 0.38%
2080 0.3% 0.38%
2079 0.32% 0.4%
2078 0.3% 0.42%
2077 0.33% 0.47%
2076 0.33% 0.48%
2075 0.32% 0.5%
2074 0.31% 0.52%
2073 0.33% 0.56%
2072 0.34% 0.59%
2071 0.34% 0.62%
2070 0.34% 0.66%
2069 0.35% 0.67%
2068 0.38% 0.7%
2067 0.36% 0.74%
2066 0.36% 0.74%
2065 0.36% 0.78%
2064 0.37% 0.81%
2063 0.37% 0.82%
2062 0.36% 0.82%
2061 0.34% 0.87%
2060 0.35% 0.88%
2059 0.36% 0.9%
2058 0.33% 0.92%
2057 0.32% 0.93%
2056 0.31% 0.94%
2055 0.31% 0.96%
2054 0.31% 0.96%
2053 0.34% 1.02%
2052 0.33% 1.03%
2051 0.33% 1.07%
2050 0.31% 1.1%
2049 0.34% 1.15%
2048 0.34% 1.19%
2047 0.35% 1.23%
2046 0.39% 1.28%
2045 0.39% 1.34%
2044 0.4% 1.36%
2043 0.41% 1.42%
2042 0.42% 1.45%
2041 0.43% 1.49%
2040 0.45% 1.51%
2039 0.48% 1.54%
2038 0.5% 1.57%
2037 0.51% 1.61%
2036 0.51% 1.6%
2035 0.57% 1.58%
2034 0.56% 1.58%
2033 0.61% 1.59%
2032 0.65% 1.59%
2031 0.66% 1.61%
2030 0.69% 1.65%
2029 0.73% 1.67%
2028 0.76% 1.71%
2027 0.8% 1.75%
2026 0.9% 1.81%
2025 1.03% 1.89%
2024 3.01% 1.94%
2023 2.95% 2.04%
2022 1.82% 2.16%
2021 0.56% 2.23%
2020 1.09% 2.3%
2019 1.47% 2.39%
2018 1.44% 2.44%
2017 1.2% 2.49%
2016 1.14% 2.57%
2015 0.76% 2.59%
2014 1.01% 2.54%
2013 1.06% 2.53%
2012 1.09% 2.42%
2011 0.98% 2.26%
2010 1.12% 2.16%
2009 1.15% 2.07%
2008 1.09% 2%
2007 0.98% 1.94%
2006 1.02% 1.92%
2005 0.95% 1.98%
2004 0.94% 1.98%
2003 0.9% 1.94%
2002 1.09% 1.94%
2001 1.09% 1.95%
2000 0.94% 1.23%
1999 0.82% 0.52%
1998 0.83% 0.6%
1997 1% 1.21%
1996 1.05% 1.98%
1995 1.04% 2.12%
1994 1.1% 1.75%
1993 1.1% 1.34%
1992 1.19% 1.95%
1991 1.25% 2.64%
1990 1.52% 2.5%
1989 1.81% 2.98%
1988 1.31% 3.56%
1987 1.33% 3.5%
1986 1% 3.32%
1985 0.92% 3.1%
1984 0.95% 2.97%
1983 0.99% 2.93%
1982 1.2% 2.88%
1981 1.24% 2.85%
1980 1.3% 2.9%
1979 0.99% 3.03%
1978 1% 3.15%
1977 1.18% 3.2%
1976 1.32% 3.2%
1975 1.47% 3.19%
1974 1.41% 3.17%
1973 1.23% 3.16%
1972 1.17% 3.13%
1971 2.99% 3.13%
1970 1.41% 3.22%
1969 1.37% 3.32%
1968 1.63% 3.37%
1967 1.82% 3.37%
1966 1.88% 3.38%
1965 1.83% 3.39%
1964 1.9% 3.41%
1963 1.88% 3.4%
1962 1.88% 3.36%
1961 2.02% 3.3%

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/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Canada Tajikistan
Current population
42181965
11038274
Population rank 38/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.13%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
2.61 minutes
One birth every
1.49 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
1.62 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +551
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 -21,606
Net migration rank 5/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -21,606
2024 - 368,599 - -21,236
2023 28,058 433,842 223,828 -19,999
2022 15,574 459,988 228,336 -17,001
2021 57,360 198,867 222,850 -3,564
2020 53,241 256,592 219,467 -3,564
2019 86,523 387,685 231,817 -9,041
2018 88,974 420,224 228,597 -6,111
2017 98,672 372,685 224,396 -4,093
2016 115,555 329,455 228,547 -8,210
2015 117,825 224,332 230,903 -7,660
2014 127,563 192,884 227,304 -13,962
2013 129,799 239,813 220,693 -16,362
2012 135,382 243,748 213,078 -12,132
2011 133,923 227,075 208,429 -30,783
2010 139,425 225,369 201,389 -33,733
2009 144,609 244,463 192,851 -36,677
2008 142,963 238,083 182,337 -34,855
2007 134,845 213,801 173,200 -32,831
2006 130,285 202,175 164,046 -30,591
2005 116,074 204,526 160,189 -27,954
2004 111,786 194,611 161,201 -25,082
2003 110,749 185,643 150,391 -22,562
2002 106,621 208,060 146,492 -20,526
2001 114,777 222,100 142,276 -19,657
2000 110,469 201,727 136,549 -13,871
1999 118,565 158,342 147,622 -117,571
1998 126,651 142,346 153,508 -119,621
1997 134,577 144,678 149,825 -110,572
1996 153,973 154,553 138,287 -30,922
1995 167,023 141,818 168,934 -40,418
1994 179,804 134,863 167,590 -49,668
1993 186,451 133,426 157,975 -75,147
1992 204,273 138,121 163,652 -95,280
1991 207,477 134,463 177,585 -29,553
1990 213,222 181,461 178,429 -41,596
1989 207,304 258,094 179,212 -53,020
1988 192,901 238,003 172,805 5,523
1987 190,416 171,308 163,611 9,923
1986 190,532 121,928 155,987 4,321
1985 204,153 69,776 145,720 247
1984 204,856 55,982 139,145 -7,152
1983 202,931 66,172 133,280 -6,972
1982 200,935 89,544 127,838 -6,730
1981 206,005 113,461 121,418 -6,221
1980 203,480 122,743 117,888 -5,557
1979 203,293 86,719 114,496 -1,703
1978 194,102 52,781 110,564 5,006
1977 199,297 70,339 106,920 7,999
1976 196,979 106,894 103,777 7,679
1975 196,718 139,797 100,604 7,237
1974 182,464 155,596 97,481 6,531
1973 184,432 125,401 94,523 5,876
1972 188,857 89,880 91,677 5,123
1971 208,640 210,244 88,618 4,293
1970 215,372 304,627 85,645 5,559
1969 216,588 93,600 82,931 8,886
1968 211,589 108,864 80,698 10,323
1967 220,450 132,856 78,733 9,670
1966 236,566 144,641 76,702 8,796
1965 269,589 112,401 75,139 7,744
1964 307,268 68,003 74,030 6,568
1963 318,595 51,831 73,065 5,379
1962 325,745 35,373 70,700 4,270
1961 334,360 34,721 68,182 3,291
1960 338,487 49,694 65,415 2,457

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/tajikistan | 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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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