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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 123 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
  • Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Canada vs Vanuatu: live population counter

Canada Vanuatu
Current population
41972421
341110
Population rank 38/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.004%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
1.49 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
1.62 minutes
5.38 hours
One migration net change every
1.43 minutes
1.21 weeks
Annual migration change +368,599 -43
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +20
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 40/197

Canada and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Canada
Population

Growth rate
Vanuatu
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Canada Vanuatu Canada Vanuatu
1960 17,909,356 64,431 - -
1961 18,271,000 66,264 2.02% 2.84%
1962 18,614,000 68,174 1.88% 2.88%
1963 18,964,000 70,159 1.88% 2.91%
1964 19,325,000 72,219 1.9% 2.94%
1965 19,678,000 74,358 1.83% 2.96%
1966 20,048,000 76,590 1.88% 3%
1967 20,412,000 78,921 1.82% 3.04%
1968 20,744,000 81,314 1.63% 3.03%
1969 21,028,000 83,755 1.37% 3%
1970 21,324,000 86,266 1.41% 3%
1971 21,962,032 88,862 2.99% 3.01%
1972 22,218,463 91,562 1.17% 3.04%
1973 22,491,777 94,362 1.23% 3.06%
1974 22,807,969 97,260 1.41% 3.07%
1975 23,143,275 100,269 1.47% 3.09%
1976 23,449,808 103,388 1.32% 3.11%
1977 23,725,843 106,618 1.18% 3.12%
1978 23,963,203 109,963 1% 3.14%
1979 24,201,544 113,040 0.99% 2.8%
1980 24,515,667 115,660 1.3% 2.32%
1981 24,819,915 118,249 1.24% 2.24%
1982 25,116,942 121,035 1.2% 2.36%
1983 25,366,451 123,998 0.99% 2.45%
1984 25,607,053 127,109 0.95% 2.51%
1985 25,842,116 130,356 0.92% 2.55%
1986 26,100,278 133,720 1% 2.58%
1987 26,446,601 137,187 1.33% 2.59%
1988 26,791,747 140,756 1.31% 2.6%
1989 27,276,781 144,393 1.81% 2.58%
1990 27,691,138 148,063 1.52% 2.54%
1991 28,037,420 151,793 1.25% 2.52%
1992 28,371,264 155,608 1.19% 2.51%
1993 28,684,764 159,463 1.1% 2.48%
1994 29,000,663 163,314 1.1% 2.41%
1995 29,302,311 167,137 1.04% 2.34%
1996 29,610,218 170,911 1.05% 2.26%
1997 29,905,948 174,626 1% 2.17%
1998 30,155,173 178,313 0.83% 2.11%
1999 30,401,286 182,048 0.82% 2.09%
2000 30,685,730 186,281 0.94% 2.33%
2001 31,020,855 191,031 1.09% 2.55%
2002 31,359,199 195,863 1.09% 2.53%
2003 31,642,461 200,746 0.9% 2.49%
2004 31,938,807 205,711 0.94% 2.47%
2005 32,242,732 210,760 0.95% 2.45%
2006 32,571,193 215,923 1.02% 2.45%
2007 32,888,886 221,276 0.98% 2.48%
2008 33,247,298 226,896 1.09% 2.54%
2009 33,630,069 232,731 1.15% 2.57%
2010 34,005,902 238,248 1.12% 2.37%
2011 34,339,221 243,474 0.98% 2.19%
2012 34,713,395 248,883 1.09% 2.22%
2013 35,080,992 254,482 1.06% 2.25%
2014 35,434,066 260,240 1.01% 2.26%
2015 35,704,498 266,101 0.76% 2.25%
2016 36,110,803 272,087 1.14% 2.25%
2017 36,545,075 278,507 1.2% 2.36%
2018 37,072,620 285,259 1.44% 2.42%
2019 37,618,495 291,985 1.47% 2.36%
2020 38,028,638 298,858 1.09% 2.35%
2021 38,239,864 305,868 0.56% 2.35%
2022 38,935,934 313,046 1.82% 2.35%
2023 40,083,484 320,409 2.95% 2.35%
2024 41,288,599 327,777 3.01% 2.3%
2025 41,687,850 335,169 0.97% 2.26%
2026 42,042,113 342,565 0.85% 2.21%
2027 42,368,857 349,970 0.78% 2.16%
2028 42,683,927 357,397 0.74% 2.12%
2029 42,986,030 364,883 0.71% 2.09%
2030 43,276,190 372,429 0.68% 2.07%
2031 43,559,839 380,015 0.66% 2.04%
2032 43,833,228 387,657 0.63% 2.01%
2033 44,089,067 395,366 0.58% 1.99%
2034 44,336,794 403,188 0.56% 1.98%
2035 44,574,481 411,061 0.54% 1.95%
2036 44,802,196 419,006 0.51% 1.93%
2037 45,029,252 427,031 0.51% 1.92%
2038 45,250,482 435,150 0.49% 1.9%
2039 45,461,809 443,311 0.47% 1.88%
2040 45,661,339 451,509 0.44% 1.85%
2041 45,855,081 459,733 0.42% 1.82%
2042 46,046,286 468,003 0.42% 1.8%
2043 46,232,447 476,308 0.4% 1.77%
2044 46,413,908 484,636 0.39% 1.75%
2045 46,594,973 492,989 0.39% 1.72%
2046 46,768,120 501,316 0.37% 1.69%
2047 46,930,946 509,621 0.35% 1.66%
2048 47,092,745 517,889 0.34% 1.62%
2049 47,246,217 526,138 0.33% 1.59%
2050 47,396,788 534,374 0.32% 1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.9% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

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