Australia vs Canada: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 41.65 million Persons against 27.61 million Persons in Australia, a difference of 14.04 million Persons.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 20th and Canada ranks 18th of 43 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million Persons | 15.87 million Persons | 6.75 million Persons | Canada |
| 1960s | 11.25 million Persons | 19.88 million Persons | 8.63 million Persons | Canada |
| 1970s | 13.71 million Persons | 22.97 million Persons | 9.26 million Persons | Canada |
| 1980s | 15.72 million Persons | 25.79 million Persons | 10.07 million Persons | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.93 million Persons | 29.12 million Persons | 11.18 million Persons | Canada |
| 2000s | 20.18 million Persons | 32.12 million Persons | 11.94 million Persons | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.66 million Persons | 35.66 million Persons | 12.00 million Persons | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.47 million Persons | 39.70 million Persons | 13.23 million Persons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 41.65 million Persons against 27.61 million Persons in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Australia and Canada?
- 14.04 million Persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for historical population data?
- Australia ranks 20th and Canada ranks 18th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.