Canada vs United States: Long term urban population region
Canada
85.22
in 2025
United States
86.27
in 2025
Canada rank
42nd
United States rank
40th
Long term urban population region over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 86.27 against 85.22 in Canada, a difference of 1.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 18 and United States in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0.0027 | 0.0027 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0.0082 | 0.0082 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0.0247 | 0.0247 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0.0741 | 0.0741 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | 0 | — |
| 1700s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1710s | 1.98 | 1.99 | 0.0043 | United States |
| 1720s | 2.31 | 2.24 | 0.0779 | Canada |
| 1730s | 2.7 | 2.52 | 0.184 | Canada |
| 1740s | 3.15 | 2.83 | 0.3195 | Canada |
| 1750s | 3.67 | 3.18 | 0.4907 | Canada |
| 1760s | 4.29 | 3.58 | 0.7051 | Canada |
| 1770s | 5 | 4.03 | 0.9719 | Canada |
| 1780s | 5.84 | 4.53 | 1.3 | Canada |
| 1790s | 6.81 | 5.1 | 1.71 | Canada |
| 1800s | 7.94 | 6.1 | 1.84 | Canada |
| 1810s | 9.27 | 7.3 | 1.97 | Canada |
| 1820s | 10.81 | 7.2 | 3.61 | Canada |
| 1830s | 12.61 | 8.8 | 3.81 | Canada |
| 1840s | 14.71 | 10.8 | 3.91 | Canada |
| 1850s | 17.17 | 15.3 | 1.87 | Canada |
| 1860s | 20.03 | 19.8 | 0.2273 | Canada |
| 1870s | 23.37 | 25.7 | 2.33 | United States |
| 1880s | 27.26 | 28.2 | 0.9406 | United States |
| 1890s | 31.8 | 35.1 | 3.3 | United States |
| 1900s | 37.5 | 39.6 | 2.1 | United States |
| 1910s | 45.42 | 45.6 | 0.1843 | United States |
| 1920s | 49.52 | 51.2 | 1.68 | United States |
| 1930s | 56 | 56.2 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1940s | 60 | 60 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 65.01 | 66.57 | 1.57 | United States |
| 1960s | 72.44 | 71.55 | 0.8861 | Canada |
| 1970s | 76.05 | 73.6 | 2.46 | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.14 | 74.34 | 1.8 | Canada |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 78.1 | 0.4103 | United States |
| 2000s | 80 | 81.36 | 1.35 | United States |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 83.53 | 1.48 | United States |
| 2020s | 84.54 | 85.66 | 1.13 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 86.27 against 85.22 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Canada and United States?
- 1.05, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Canada ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.