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Canada population

Canada: 41.7 million people in 2025 (41,651,653), 38th of 217 countries and areas — and 46.6 million projected for 2050.

Population of Canada, 1960 to 2050: 17.9 million in 1960, still rising, 46.6 million in 2050 (projection)
Population of Canada, 1960 to 2050: 17.9 million in 1960, still rising, 46.6 million in 2050 (projection)
Population of Canada, 1960 to 2050: 17.9 million in 1960, still rising, 46.6 million in 2050 (projection)

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Where it stands

In 2025 Canada has 41,651,653 people, which is 0.51% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 38th by population, behind Yemen and ahead of Angola.

Since 1960

In 1960 the figure was 17,909,356. Since then the population has grown 2.33×, an average of 1.31% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 35,818,712 was 2016.

The projection keeps rising to the end of the data: 46,610,680 in 2050, 11.9% above 2025. The highest figure on this page is that last one, so no peak has been reached yet.

The ranking in 2050

In 2050 the projected rank is 45th, down 7 places from 38th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Canada changes.

People and land

Canada covers 8,788,700 km² of land, so 2025 density is 4.7 people per km² — 207th most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 474 people.

The fertility rate was 1.25 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 82.1 years (2024); 15% of people were under 15 and 20.3% were 65 or older (2025); 83% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.

Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Yemen just above, with 41.8 million (1× as many), and Angola just below, with 39 million (1.07× as many as Angola has).

How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.

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