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Population in Canada
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
8 of 9 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
41,288,599
+3.0%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
8 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+17%
+1.2% a year on average
share of World
0.50%
World: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+17% since 2014
0
20M
40M
60M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population · people
Canada 41M
World 8.2B · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
41,288,599 · 2024
First value
27,691,138 · 1990
Highest
41,288,599 · 2024
Lowest
27,691,138 · 1990
Average change
+1.2% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | +3.0% | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | +2.9% | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | +1.8% | 8B |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | +0.6% | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | +1.1% | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | +1.5% | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | +1.4% | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | +1.2% | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | +1.1% | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | +0.8% | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | +1.0% | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | +1.1% | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | +1.1% | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | +1.0% | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | +1.1% | 7B |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | +1.2% | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | +1.1% | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | +1.0% | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | +1.0% | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | +1.0% | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | +0.9% | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | +0.9% | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | +1.1% | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | +1.1% | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | +0.9% | 6.2B |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | +0.8% | 6.1B |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | +0.8% | 6B |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | +1.0% | 5.9B |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | +1.1% | 5.8B |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | +1.0% | 5.7B |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | +1.1% | 5.7B |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | +1.1% | 5.6B |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | +1.2% | 5.5B |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | +1.3% | 5.4B |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 5.3B |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.4B | |
| 2 | United States | 318M | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 254M | |
| 4 | Brazil | 203M | |
| 5 | Russia | 146M | |
| 6 | Mexico | 120M | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 65M | |
| 8 | South Korea | 51M | |
| 9 | Colombia | 46M | |
| 10 | Argentina | 43M | |
| 11 | Canada | 35M | |
| 12 | Chile | 18M |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
People
Canada in numbers
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2024
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