Population of Canada
Current Population
41,288,599
10yr Growth Rate
+16.52%
Rank
#37 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Canada's Population Analysis
Canada's population of 41.29 million in 2024 reflects accelerated growth, with the current decade posting the highest expansion rate in the 64-year dataset at 16.52% over the past ten years. This growth trajectory has elevated Canada's global rank to #37 among 209 countries, indicating increasing demographic significance on the world stage. The sustained expansion suggests Canada's immigration policies and economic conditions are driving population gains at rates exceeding historical norms from 1960 onward.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | +3.01% |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | +2.95% |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | +1.82% |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | +0.56% |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | +1.09% |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | +1.47% |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | +1.20% |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | +1.14% |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | +0.76% |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | +1.01% |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | +1.06% |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | +1.09% |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | +0.98% |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | +1.12% |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | +1.15% |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | +0.98% |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | +1.02% |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | +0.95% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | +0.94% |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | +0.90% |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | +1.09% |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | +1.09% |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | +0.94% |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | +0.82% |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | +0.83% |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | +1.00% |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | +1.04% |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | +1.10% |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | +1.10% |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | +1.19% |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | +1.25% |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | +1.52% |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | +1.81% |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | +1.31% |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | +1.33% |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | +1.00% |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | +0.92% |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | +0.95% |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | +0.99% |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | +1.20% |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | +1.24% |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | +1.30% |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | +0.99% |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | +1.00% |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | +1.18% |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | +1.32% |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | +1.47% |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | +1.41% |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | +1.23% |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | +1.17% |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | +2.99% |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | +1.41% |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | +1.37% |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 | +1.63% |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | +1.82% |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | +1.88% |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | +1.83% |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | +1.90% |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | +1.88% |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | +1.88% |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | +2.02% |
| 1960 | 17,909,356 | — |