Canada vs Vatican: World population growth
Canada
0.3%
in 2100
Vatican
0.3%
in 2100
Canada rank
40th
Vatican rank
42nd
World population growth over time
- Canada
- Vatican
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Vatican, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Vatican's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 40th and Vatican ranks 42nd of 239 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Vatican in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.8% | -2.1% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.4% | -0.1% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -0.2% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -1.1% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -1.6% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Vatican |
| 2050s | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Vatican |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Vatican |
| 2070s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Vatican |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Vatican |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Vatican |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Canada or Vatican?
- Canada, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Vatican as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Canada and Vatican?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vatican?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Canada and Vatican rank globally for world population growth?
- Canada ranks 40th and Vatican ranks 42nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.