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People Statistics · Country

Population in Canada

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 8 of 9 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
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

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

YearCanadaChange 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
11 Argentina 45M
5 Brazil 210M
12 Canada 38M
13 Chile 19M
1 China 1.4B
10 Colombia 49M
2 India 1.3B
4 Indonesia 267M
7 Mexico 127M
6 Russia 147M
9 South Korea 52M
8 United Kingdom 67M
3 United States 328M

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

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.