Canada vs United Kingdom: Population projections

Canada
57.44 million Persons
in 2070
United Kingdom
80.10 million Persons
in 2070
Canada rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
12th

Population projections over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M202420472070

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 80.10 million Persons against 57.44 million Persons in Canada, a difference of 22.66 million Persons.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 43 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2020s 41.57 million Persons 70.52 million Persons 28.95 million Persons United Kingdom
2030s 43.93 million Persons 73.25 million Persons 29.32 million Persons United Kingdom
2040s 47.36 million Persons 75.94 million Persons 28.57 million Persons United Kingdom
2050s 51.06 million Persons 77.98 million Persons 26.92 million Persons United Kingdom
2060s 55.05 million Persons 79.39 million Persons 24.34 million Persons United Kingdom
2070s 57.44 million Persons 80.10 million Persons 22.66 million Persons United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Canada or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 80.10 million Persons against 57.44 million Persons in Canada as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Canada and United Kingdom?
22.66 million Persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for population projections?
Canada ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.