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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.73 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.39% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Canada vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Tanzania
2100 55,893,812 265,496,854
2099 55,710,628 263,162,785
2098 55,520,878 260,809,535
2097 55,326,351 258,412,520
2096 55,153,117 255,996,677
2095 54,983,479 253,567,416
2094 54,818,119 251,119,386
2093 54,651,641 248,628,881
2092 54,494,148 246,107,108
2091 54,329,082 243,557,182
2090 54,183,996 241,002,065
2089 54,034,513 238,416,591
2088 53,855,760 235,797,530
2087 53,708,023 233,167,455
2086 53,553,781 230,496,041
2085 53,403,315 227,800,292
2084 53,246,675 225,111,530
2083 53,081,827 222,421,279
2082 52,930,998 219,718,263
2081 52,761,672 216,995,478
2080 52,602,997 214,255,926
2079 52,444,008 211,486,253
2078 52,275,214 208,708,063
2077 52,118,254 205,918,120
2076 51,944,937 203,106,125
2075 51,774,515 200,297,474
2074 51,611,349 197,468,017
2073 51,449,506 194,642,633
2072 51,279,503 191,824,103
2071 51,106,234 188,992,017
2070 50,934,622 186,152,377
2069 50,760,591 183,311,218
2068 50,585,692 180,475,586
2067 50,396,558 177,639,469
2066 50,216,488 174,803,090
2065 50,037,049 171,913,445
2064 49,857,150 169,064,549
2063 49,675,417 166,217,933
2062 49,491,872 163,370,044
2061 49,316,172 160,537,159
2060 49,148,043 157,722,273
2059 48,975,435 154,920,005
2058 48,801,460 152,120,539
2057 48,640,413 149,325,489
2056 48,484,751 146,519,472
2055 48,333,252 143,736,540
2054 48,184,303 140,983,905
2053 48,036,252 138,262,668
2052 47,875,085 135,553,723
2051 47,719,858 132,851,383
2050 47,562,681 130,157,751
2049 47,417,162 127,495,278
2048 47,254,138 124,821,109
2047 47,091,915 122,158,290
2046 46,926,799 119,522,516
2045 46,743,844 116,914,785
2044 46,562,785 114,329,740
2043 46,379,045 111,776,234
2042 46,188,550 109,241,835
2041 45,994,664 106,748,632
2040 45,799,063 104,272,418
2039 45,593,547 101,814,304
2038 45,374,241 99,380,232
2037 45,148,803 96,983,729
2036 44,917,782 94,601,865
2035 44,691,033 92,257,269
2034 44,439,937 89,929,444
2033 44,193,040 87,654,982
2032 43,925,613 85,409,993
2031 43,643,438 83,180,507
2030 43,355,390 80,997,163
2029 43,060,128 78,838,461
2028 42,748,060 76,730,649
2027 42,426,742 74,647,063
2026 42,091,205 72,589,279
2025 41,714,545 70,552,589
2024 41,288,599 68,560,157
2023 40,083,484 66,617,606
2022 38,935,934 64,711,821
2021 38,239,864 62,830,412
2020 38,028,638 60,972,798
2019 37,618,495 59,174,891
2018 37,072,620 57,437,145
2017 36,545,075 55,652,890
2016 36,110,803 53,824,013
2015 35,704,498 52,020,962
2014 35,434,066 50,351,512
2013 35,080,992 48,824,128
2012 34,713,395 47,374,260
2011 34,339,221 46,029,367
2010 34,005,902 44,758,488
2009 33,630,069 43,633,982
2008 33,247,298 42,570,728
2007 32,888,886 41,435,512
2006 32,571,193 40,294,902
2005 32,242,732 39,182,076
2004 31,938,807 38,109,668
2003 31,642,461 37,089,555
2002 31,359,199 36,121,304
2001 31,020,855 35,198,299
2000 30,685,730 34,260,139
1999 30,401,286 33,300,330
1998 30,155,173 32,420,458
1997 29,905,948 31,578,089
1996 29,610,218 30,945,762
1995 29,302,311 30,383,497
1994 29,000,663 29,442,356
1993 28,684,764 28,332,692
1992 28,371,264 27,457,588
1991 28,037,420 26,780,436
1990 27,691,138 26,110,207
1989 27,276,781 25,438,759
1988 26,791,747 24,769,686
1987 26,446,601 24,030,378
1986 26,100,278 23,258,959
1985 25,842,116 22,501,693
1984 25,607,053 21,779,066
1983 25,366,451 21,079,874
1982 25,116,942 20,398,571
1981 24,819,915 19,784,703
1980 24,515,667 19,189,769
1979 24,201,544 18,592,038
1978 23,963,203 17,976,566
1977 23,725,843 17,352,929
1976 23,449,808 16,736,211
1975 23,143,275 16,138,361
1974 22,807,969 15,561,630
1973 22,491,777 15,010,101
1972 22,218,463 14,479,308
1971 21,962,032 13,971,451
1970 21,324,000 13,492,677
1969 21,028,000 13,036,700
1968 20,744,000 12,602,076
1967 20,412,000 12,200,109
1966 20,048,000 11,827,459
1965 19,678,000 11,470,728
1964 19,325,000 11,127,826
1963 18,964,000 10,799,528
1962 18,614,000 10,487,756
1961 18,271,000 10,187,886
1960 17,909,356 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Tanzania
2100 0.33% 0.89%
2099 0.34% 0.9%
2098 0.35% 0.93%
2097 0.31% 0.94%
2096 0.31% 0.96%
2095 0.3% 0.97%
2094 0.3% 1%
2093 0.29% 1.02%
2092 0.3% 1.05%
2091 0.27% 1.06%
2090 0.28% 1.08%
2089 0.33% 1.11%
2088 0.28% 1.13%
2087 0.29% 1.16%
2086 0.28% 1.18%
2085 0.29% 1.19%
2084 0.31% 1.21%
2083 0.28% 1.23%
2082 0.32% 1.25%
2081 0.3% 1.28%
2080 0.3% 1.31%
2079 0.32% 1.33%
2078 0.3% 1.35%
2077 0.33% 1.38%
2076 0.33% 1.4%
2075 0.32% 1.43%
2074 0.31% 1.45%
2073 0.33% 1.47%
2072 0.34% 1.5%
2071 0.34% 1.53%
2070 0.34% 1.55%
2069 0.35% 1.57%
2068 0.38% 1.6%
2067 0.36% 1.62%
2066 0.36% 1.68%
2065 0.36% 1.69%
2064 0.37% 1.71%
2063 0.37% 1.74%
2062 0.36% 1.76%
2061 0.34% 1.78%
2060 0.35% 1.81%
2059 0.36% 1.84%
2058 0.33% 1.87%
2057 0.32% 1.92%
2056 0.31% 1.94%
2055 0.31% 1.95%
2054 0.31% 1.97%
2053 0.34% 2%
2052 0.33% 2.03%
2051 0.33% 2.07%
2050 0.31% 2.09%
2049 0.34% 2.14%
2048 0.34% 2.18%
2047 0.35% 2.21%
2046 0.39% 2.23%
2045 0.39% 2.26%
2044 0.4% 2.28%
2043 0.41% 2.32%
2042 0.42% 2.34%
2041 0.43% 2.37%
2040 0.45% 2.41%
2039 0.48% 2.45%
2038 0.5% 2.47%
2037 0.51% 2.52%
2036 0.51% 2.54%
2035 0.57% 2.59%
2034 0.56% 2.59%
2033 0.61% 2.63%
2032 0.65% 2.68%
2031 0.66% 2.7%
2030 0.69% 2.74%
2029 0.73% 2.75%
2028 0.76% 2.79%
2027 0.8% 2.83%
2026 0.9% 2.89%
2025 1.03% 2.91%
2024 3.01% 2.92%
2023 2.95% 2.95%
2022 1.82% 2.99%
2021 0.56% 3.05%
2020 1.09% 3.04%
2019 1.47% 3.03%
2018 1.44% 3.21%
2017 1.2% 3.4%
2016 1.14% 3.47%
2015 0.76% 3.32%
2014 1.01% 3.13%
2013 1.06% 3.06%
2012 1.09% 2.92%
2011 0.98% 2.84%
2010 1.12% 2.58%
2009 1.15% 2.5%
2008 1.09% 2.74%
2007 0.98% 2.83%
2006 1.02% 2.84%
2005 0.95% 2.81%
2004 0.94% 2.75%
2003 0.9% 2.68%
2002 1.09% 2.62%
2001 1.09% 2.74%
2000 0.94% 2.88%
1999 0.82% 2.71%
1998 0.83% 2.67%
1997 1% 2.04%
1996 1.05% 1.85%
1995 1.04% 3.2%
1994 1.1% 3.92%
1993 1.1% 3.19%
1992 1.19% 2.53%
1991 1.25% 2.57%
1990 1.52% 2.64%
1989 1.81% 2.7%
1988 1.31% 3.08%
1987 1.33% 3.32%
1986 1% 3.37%
1985 0.92% 3.32%
1984 0.95% 3.32%
1983 0.99% 3.34%
1982 1.2% 3.1%
1981 1.24% 3.1%
1980 1.3% 3.21%
1979 0.99% 3.42%
1978 1% 3.59%
1977 1.18% 3.68%
1976 1.32% 3.7%
1975 1.47% 3.71%
1974 1.41% 3.67%
1973 1.23% 3.67%
1972 1.17% 3.63%
1971 2.99% 3.55%
1970 1.41% 3.5%
1969 1.37% 3.45%
1968 1.63% 3.29%
1967 1.82% 3.15%
1966 1.88% 3.11%
1965 1.83% 3.08%
1964 1.9% 3.04%
1963 1.88% 2.97%
1962 1.88% 2.94%
1961 2.02% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Canada Tanzania
Current population
42181965
73145892
Population rank 38/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.88%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.49 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 -12,730
Net migration rank 5/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -12,730
2024 - 368,599 - -29,865
2023 28,058 433,842 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 15,574 459,988 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 57,360 198,867 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 53,241 256,592 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 86,523 387,685 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 88,974 420,224 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 98,672 372,685 1,726,909 119,142
2016 115,555 329,455 1,659,502 152,194
2015 117,825 224,332 1,592,882 201,495
2014 127,563 192,884 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 129,799 239,813 1,509,008 1,241
2012 135,382 243,748 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 133,923 227,075 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 139,425 225,369 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 144,609 244,463 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 142,963 238,083 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 134,845 213,801 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 130,285 202,175 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 116,074 204,526 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 111,786 194,611 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 110,749 185,643 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 106,621 208,060 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 114,777 222,100 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 110,469 201,727 985,185 -9,701
1999 118,565 158,342 948,659 -4,489
1998 126,651 142,346 920,806 -105,184
1997 134,577 144,678 882,544 -13,400
1996 153,973 154,553 868,524 -473,007
1995 167,023 141,818 838,980 -109,971
1994 179,804 134,863 803,953 349,348
1993 186,451 133,426 778,044 288,004
1992 204,273 138,121 767,961 -83,825
1991 207,477 134,463 762,011 -91,851
1990 213,222 181,461 750,825 -80,529
1989 207,304 258,094 743,854 -71,268
1988 192,901 238,003 736,551 -71,012
1987 190,416 171,308 718,580 94,498
1986 190,532 121,928 705,677 24,101
1985 204,153 69,776 697,867 86,864
1984 204,856 55,982 687,435 -26,938
1983 202,931 66,172 679,720 58,161
1982 200,935 89,544 662,627 -37,883
1981 206,005 113,461 645,496 -42,485
1980 203,480 122,743 629,444 -42,588
1979 203,293 86,719 613,388 -4,792
1978 194,102 52,781 595,024 27,307
1977 199,297 70,339 574,938 49,997
1976 196,979 106,894 553,617 54,875
1975 196,718 139,797 533,906 53,290
1974 182,464 155,596 515,152 51,127
1973 184,432 125,401 488,429 48,363
1972 188,857 89,880 467,305 57,489
1971 208,640 210,244 449,014 41,900
1970 215,372 304,627 427,988 38,635
1969 216,588 93,600 408,322 37,006
1968 211,589 108,864 389,467 34,455
1967 220,450 132,856 374,763 5,265
1966 236,566 144,641 360,229 5,049
1965 269,589 112,401 343,456 4,742
1964 307,268 68,003 328,527 9,090
1963 318,595 51,831 314,644 4,333
1962 325,745 35,373 300,663 3,916
1961 334,360 34,721 286,839 8,338
1960 338,487 49,694 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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