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Population density in Canada
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
9 of 9 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
4.6per km²
+3.1%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
9 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+17%
+1.2% a year on average
vs World
−93%
World: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Canada · World
+17% since 2014
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20
40
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80
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Canada
4.6
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
4.6 · 2024
First value
3.1 · 1990
Highest
4.6 · 2024
Lowest
3.1 · 1990
Average change
+1.2% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 | +3.1% | — |
| 2023 | 4.5 | +3.0% | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | +1.6% | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +0.7% | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +1.0% | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | +1.7% | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +1.2% | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +1.2% | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | +1.3% | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 4.0 | +0.8% | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 4.0 | +1.0% | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 3.9 | +1.0% | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 3.9 | +1.0% | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +1.1% | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 3.8 | +1.1% | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +1.1% | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +1.1% | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +1.1% | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | +0.8% | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | +1.1% | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | +0.8% | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 3.5 | +0.9% | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | +1.2% | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | +1.2% | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 3.4 | +0.9% | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 3.4 | +0.9% | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | +0.6% | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 3.3 | +1.2% | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 3.3 | +0.9% | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 3.3 | +1.2% | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 3.2 | +0.9% | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 3.2 | +1.3% | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 3.2 | +1.0% | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 3.1 | +1.3% | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | 50.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 520 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 271 | |
| 3 | China | 146 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 62.8 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 41.2 | |
| 6 | United States | 35.2 | |
| 7 | Chile | 24.4 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 24.2 | |
| 9 | Russia | 7.9 | |
| 10 | Canada | 4.0 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Canada in numbers
Population
41M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Median age
40.3
2023
Children under 15
15.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2024
Life expectancy
81.3
2022
Births per woman
1.25
2024
Birth rate
8.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.7
2024
Net migration
11.0
2023
Born abroad
22.2%
2024
Urban population
82.9%
2025