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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.04 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Canada vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Turkey
2100 55,893,812 64,274,243
2099 55,710,628 64,924,706
2098 55,520,878 65,567,989
2097 55,326,351 66,219,045
2096 55,153,117 66,865,890
2095 54,983,479 67,516,190
2094 54,818,119 68,169,346
2093 54,651,641 68,835,313
2092 54,494,148 69,496,264
2091 54,329,082 70,159,325
2090 54,183,996 70,828,304
2089 54,034,513 71,490,133
2088 53,855,760 72,146,464
2087 53,708,023 72,792,552
2086 53,553,781 73,439,558
2085 53,403,315 74,085,313
2084 53,246,675 74,713,882
2083 53,081,827 75,342,464
2082 52,930,998 75,969,760
2081 52,761,672 76,583,769
2080 52,602,997 77,195,480
2079 52,444,008 77,793,711
2078 52,275,214 78,386,293
2077 52,118,254 78,973,194
2076 51,944,937 79,556,991
2075 51,774,515 80,128,010
2074 51,611,349 80,697,544
2073 51,449,506 81,244,619
2072 51,279,503 81,785,452
2071 51,106,234 82,311,503
2070 50,934,622 82,827,402
2069 50,760,591 83,324,862
2068 50,585,692 83,806,741
2067 50,396,558 84,270,976
2066 50,216,488 84,728,547
2065 50,037,049 85,177,268
2064 49,857,150 85,611,517
2063 49,675,417 86,026,471
2062 49,491,872 86,425,827
2061 49,316,172 86,800,591
2060 49,148,043 87,156,663
2059 48,975,435 87,500,101
2058 48,801,460 87,809,920
2057 48,640,413 88,100,397
2056 48,484,751 88,369,840
2055 48,333,252 88,598,739
2054 48,184,303 88,806,632
2053 48,036,252 88,985,609
2052 47,875,085 89,144,425
2051 47,719,858 89,270,515
2050 47,562,681 89,374,730
2049 47,417,162 89,447,182
2048 47,254,138 89,484,074
2047 47,091,915 89,492,406
2046 46,926,799 89,467,391
2045 46,743,844 89,441,098
2044 46,562,785 89,390,601
2043 46,379,045 89,326,342
2042 46,188,550 89,237,658
2041 45,994,664 89,137,199
2040 45,799,063 89,021,820
2039 45,593,547 88,885,792
2038 45,374,241 88,736,121
2037 45,148,803 88,562,197
2036 44,917,782 88,373,007
2035 44,691,033 88,178,595
2034 44,439,937 87,975,336
2033 44,193,040 87,754,631
2032 43,925,613 87,524,158
2031 43,643,438 87,274,280
2030 43,355,390 87,004,538
2029 43,060,128 86,741,614
2028 42,748,060 86,466,107
2027 42,426,742 86,189,693
2026 42,091,205 85,932,926
2025 41,714,545 85,718,588
2024 41,288,599 85,518,661
2023 40,083,484 85,325,965
2022 38,935,934 84,979,913
2021 38,239,864 84,147,318
2020 38,028,638 83,384,680
2019 37,618,495 82,579,440
2018 37,072,620 81,407,204
2017 36,545,075 80,312,698
2016 36,110,803 79,277,962
2015 35,704,498 78,218,479
2014 35,434,066 77,181,884
2013 35,080,992 76,147,624
2012 34,713,395 75,175,827
2011 34,339,221 74,223,629
2010 34,005,902 73,142,150
2009 33,630,069 72,039,206
2008 33,247,298 71,051,678
2007 32,888,886 70,158,112
2006 32,571,193 70,045,349
2005 32,242,732 69,329,557
2004 31,938,807 68,592,617
2003 31,642,461 67,831,730
2002 31,359,199 67,048,795
2001 31,020,855 66,245,128
2000 30,685,730 65,425,961
1999 30,401,286 64,591,923
1998 30,155,173 63,734,383
1997 29,905,948 62,852,966
1996 29,610,218 61,951,134
1995 29,302,311 61,024,503
1994 29,000,663 60,033,836
1993 28,684,764 58,999,167
1992 28,371,264 57,990,118
1991 28,037,420 57,009,887
1990 27,691,138 56,015,628
1989 27,276,781 54,976,723
1988 26,791,747 53,909,626
1987 26,446,601 52,843,670
1986 26,100,278 51,777,772
1985 25,842,116 50,687,115
1984 25,607,053 49,574,069
1983 25,366,451 48,447,410
1982 25,116,942 47,322,096
1981 24,819,915 46,321,190
1980 24,515,667 45,408,815
1979 24,201,544 44,510,429
1978 23,963,203 43,645,306
1977 23,725,843 42,773,298
1976 23,449,808 41,899,984
1975 23,143,275 41,053,126
1974 22,807,969 40,210,234
1973 22,491,777 39,329,533
1972 22,218,463 38,430,221
1971 21,962,032 37,518,611
1970 21,324,000 36,638,465
1969 21,028,000 35,787,774
1968 20,744,000 34,921,684
1967 20,412,000 34,050,421
1966 20,048,000 33,177,672
1965 19,678,000 32,345,220
1964 19,325,000 31,543,072
1963 18,964,000 30,726,841
1962 18,614,000 29,916,147
1961 18,271,000 29,119,238
1960 17,909,356 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Turkey
2100 0.33% -1%
2099 0.34% -0.98%
2098 0.35% -0.98%
2097 0.31% -0.97%
2096 0.31% -0.96%
2095 0.3% -0.96%
2094 0.3% -0.97%
2093 0.29% -0.95%
2092 0.3% -0.95%
2091 0.27% -0.94%
2090 0.28% -0.93%
2089 0.33% -0.91%
2088 0.28% -0.89%
2087 0.29% -0.88%
2086 0.28% -0.87%
2085 0.29% -0.84%
2084 0.31% -0.83%
2083 0.28% -0.83%
2082 0.32% -0.8%
2081 0.3% -0.79%
2080 0.3% -0.77%
2079 0.32% -0.76%
2078 0.3% -0.74%
2077 0.33% -0.73%
2076 0.33% -0.71%
2075 0.32% -0.71%
2074 0.31% -0.67%
2073 0.33% -0.66%
2072 0.34% -0.64%
2071 0.34% -0.62%
2070 0.34% -0.6%
2069 0.35% -0.57%
2068 0.38% -0.55%
2067 0.36% -0.54%
2066 0.36% -0.53%
2065 0.36% -0.51%
2064 0.37% -0.48%
2063 0.37% -0.46%
2062 0.36% -0.43%
2061 0.34% -0.41%
2060 0.35% -0.39%
2059 0.36% -0.35%
2058 0.33% -0.33%
2057 0.32% -0.3%
2056 0.31% -0.26%
2055 0.31% -0.23%
2054 0.31% -0.2%
2053 0.34% -0.18%
2052 0.33% -0.14%
2051 0.33% -0.12%
2050 0.31% -0.08%
2049 0.34% -0.04%
2048 0.34% -0.009%
2047 0.35% 0.03%
2046 0.39% 0.03%
2045 0.39% 0.06%
2044 0.4% 0.07%
2043 0.41% 0.1%
2042 0.42% 0.11%
2041 0.43% 0.13%
2040 0.45% 0.15%
2039 0.48% 0.17%
2038 0.5% 0.2%
2037 0.51% 0.21%
2036 0.51% 0.22%
2035 0.57% 0.23%
2034 0.56% 0.25%
2033 0.61% 0.26%
2032 0.65% 0.29%
2031 0.66% 0.31%
2030 0.69% 0.3%
2029 0.73% 0.32%
2028 0.76% 0.32%
2027 0.8% 0.3%
2026 0.9% 0.25%
2025 1.03% 0.23%
2024 3.01% 0.23%
2023 2.95% 0.41%
2022 1.82% 0.99%
2021 0.56% 0.91%
2020 1.09% 0.98%
2019 1.47% 1.44%
2018 1.44% 1.36%
2017 1.2% 1.31%
2016 1.14% 1.35%
2015 0.76% 1.34%
2014 1.01% 1.36%
2013 1.06% 1.29%
2012 1.09% 1.28%
2011 0.98% 1.48%
2010 1.12% 1.53%
2009 1.15% 1.39%
2008 1.09% 1.27%
2007 0.98% 0.16%
2006 1.02% 1.03%
2005 0.95% 1.07%
2004 0.94% 1.12%
2003 0.9% 1.17%
2002 1.09% 1.21%
2001 1.09% 1.25%
2000 0.94% 1.29%
1999 0.82% 1.35%
1998 0.83% 1.4%
1997 1% 1.46%
1996 1.05% 1.52%
1995 1.04% 1.65%
1994 1.1% 1.75%
1993 1.1% 1.74%
1992 1.19% 1.72%
1991 1.25% 1.77%
1990 1.52% 1.89%
1989 1.81% 1.98%
1988 1.31% 2.02%
1987 1.33% 2.06%
1986 1% 2.15%
1985 0.92% 2.25%
1984 0.95% 2.33%
1983 0.99% 2.38%
1982 1.2% 2.16%
1981 1.24% 2.01%
1980 1.3% 2.02%
1979 0.99% 1.98%
1978 1% 2.04%
1977 1.18% 2.08%
1976 1.32% 2.06%
1975 1.47% 2.1%
1974 1.41% 2.24%
1973 1.23% 2.34%
1972 1.17% 2.43%
1971 2.99% 2.4%
1970 1.41% 2.38%
1969 1.37% 2.48%
1968 1.63% 2.56%
1967 1.82% 2.63%
1966 1.88% 2.57%
1965 1.83% 2.54%
1964 1.9% 2.66%
1963 1.88% 2.71%
1962 1.88% 2.74%
1961 2.02% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Canada Turkey
Current population
42181965
86002379
Population rank 38/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 1.04%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.49 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +528
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +326,204 -258,205
Net migration rank 5/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -258,205
2024 - 368,599 - -275,952
2023 28,058 433,842 426,630 -318,070
2022 15,574 459,988 535,373 -301,544
2021 57,360 198,867 521,713 20,283
2020 53,241 256,592 608,708 37,934
2019 86,523 387,685 751,472 -15,690
2018 88,974 420,224 830,353 187,570
2017 98,672 372,685 875,408 659,846
2016 115,555 329,455 895,841 352,063
2015 117,825 224,332 930,799 1,063,140
2014 127,563 192,884 957,055 1,033,384
2013 129,799 239,813 921,386 438,618
2012 135,382 243,748 917,145 258,623
2011 133,923 227,075 875,839 68,849
2010 139,425 225,369 892,334 55,532
2009 144,609 244,463 900,491 24,276
2008 142,963 238,083 868,749 47,915
2007 134,845 213,801 876,626 -186,402
2006 130,285 202,175 897,351 -190,194
2005 116,074 204,526 898,650 -174,177
2004 111,786 194,611 896,025 -146,574
2003 110,749 185,643 893,683 -121,383
2002 106,621 208,060 922,927 -129,444
2001 114,777 222,100 980,560 -166,759
2000 110,469 201,727 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 118,565 158,342 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 126,651 142,346 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 134,577 144,678 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 153,973 154,553 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 167,023 141,818 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 179,804 134,863 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 186,451 133,426 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 204,273 138,121 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 207,477 134,463 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 213,222 181,461 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 207,304 258,094 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 192,901 238,003 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 190,416 171,308 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 190,532 121,928 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 204,153 69,776 1,098,846 8,960
1984 204,856 55,982 1,096,529 21,787
1983 202,931 66,172 1,095,106 39,871
1982 200,935 89,544 1,091,863 23,728
1981 206,005 113,461 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 203,480 122,743 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 203,293 86,719 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 194,102 52,781 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 199,297 70,339 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 196,979 106,894 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 196,718 139,797 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 182,464 155,596 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 184,432 125,401 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 188,857 89,880 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 208,640 210,244 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 215,372 304,627 991,950 -150,924
1969 216,588 93,600 970,958 -110,578
1968 211,589 108,864 950,778 -78,973
1967 220,450 132,856 936,727 -65,993
1966 236,566 144,641 925,790 -50,999
1965 269,589 112,401 904,016 -113,911
1964 307,268 68,003 884,152 -69,978
1963 318,595 51,831 862,626 -44,317
1962 325,745 35,373 837,473 -34,353
1961 334,360 34,721 816,911 -26,187
1960 338,487 49,694 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/canada/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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