Canada Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Canada urban population for 2023 was 32,824,829, a 3.11% increase from 2022.
  • Canada urban population for 2022 was 31,833,457, a 1.95% increase from 2021.
  • Canada urban population for 2021 was 31,223,996, a 0.67% increase from 2020.
  • Canada urban population for 2020 was 31,016,918, a 1.19% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Canada Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 32,824,829 81.86 3.07%
2022 31,833,457 81.75 1.93%
2021 31,223,996 81.65 0.67%
2020 31,016,918 81.56 1.18%
2019 30,652,302 81.48 1.55%
2018 30,181,191 81.41 1.51%
2017 29,729,419 81.35 1.26%
2016 29,358,083 81.30 1.18%
2015 29,013,118 81.26 0.81%
2014 28,778,840 81.22 1.05%
2013 28,478,048 81.18 1.10%
2012 28,165,407 81.14 1.13%
2011 27,847,735 81.10 1.17%
2010 27,523,357 80.94 1.33%
2009 27,158,971 80.76 1.37%
2008 26,790,008 80.58 1.31%
2007 26,441,349 80.40 1.20%
2006 26,126,331 80.21 1.13%
2005 25,833,522 80.12 1.04%
2004 25,565,418 80.05 1.03%
2003 25,303,527 79.97 1.00%
2002 25,052,237 79.89 1.18%
2001 24,757,744 79.81 1.50%
2000 24,388,404 79.48 1.40%
1999 24,048,329 79.10 1.29%
1998 23,739,358 78.72 1.32%
1997 23,428,320 78.34 1.49%
1996 23,081,461 77.95 1.40%
1995 22,760,570 77.68 1.37%
1994 22,450,573 77.41 1.43%
1993 22,130,869 77.15 1.44%
1992 21,813,814 76.89 1.53%
1991 21,482,271 76.62 1.29%
1990 21,206,427 76.58 1.53%
1989 20,883,649 76.56 1.82%
1988 20,506,939 76.54 1.32%
1987 20,237,468 76.52 1.34%
1986 19,967,235 76.50 1.19%
1985 19,731,489 76.35 1.12%
1984 19,511,294 76.20 1.15%
1983 19,287,381 76.04 1.20%
1982 19,057,229 75.87 1.40%
1981 18,791,654 75.71 1.30%
1980 18,549,289 75.66 1.34%
1979 18,301,934 75.62 1.04%
1978 18,112,108 75.58 1.05%
1977 17,923,214 75.54 1.22%
1976 17,705,309 75.50 1.17%
1975 17,498,862 75.61 1.30%
1974 17,272,703 75.73 1.24%
1973 17,060,238 75.85 1.06%
1972 16,879,589 75.97 1.00%
1971 16,710,910 76.09 3.52%
1970 16,132,459 75.65 2.05%
1969 15,804,855 75.16 2.03%
1968 15,487,885 74.66 2.29%
1967 15,136,519 74.16 2.49%
1966 14,763,748 73.64 2.89%
1965 14,343,688 72.89 2.89%
1964 13,934,678 72.11 3.00%
1963 13,522,659 71.31 3.01%
1962 13,121,753 70.49 3.04%
1961 12,729,040 69.67 2.87%
1960 12,368,380 69.06 %