Canada vs Kyrgyzstan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Canada
5.76 million people
in 2050
Kyrgyzstan
5.97 million people
in 2050
Canada rank
69th
Kyrgyzstan rank
67th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Canada
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 5.97 million people against 5.76 million people in Canada, a difference of 211,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 26 and Kyrgyzstan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,999 people | 249,999 people | 150,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1100s | 119,997 people | 269,996 people | 149,999 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1200s | 139,988 people | 289,988 people | 150,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1300s | 159,960 people | 309,962 people | 150,002 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1400s | 179,867 people | 329,878 people | 150,011 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1500s | 199,556 people | 349,611 people | 150,055 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1600s | 198,667 people | 398,667 people | 200,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1700s | 196,000 people | 445,500 people | 249,500 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1710s | 222,777 people | 470,586 people | 247,809 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1720s | 258,174 people | 496,730 people | 238,556 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1730s | 299,890 people | 524,326 people | 224,436 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1740s | 349,071 people | 553,455 people | 204,384 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1750s | 407,045 people | 584,203 people | 177,158 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1760s | 475,350 people | 616,658 people | 141,308 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1770s | 555,740 people | 650,917 people | 95,177 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1780s | 650,205 people | 687,079 people | 36,874 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1790s | 760,966 people | 725,250 people | 35,716 people | Canada |
| 1800s | 890,453 people | 766,070 people | 124,383 people | Canada |
| 1810s | 1.04 million people | 806,728 people | 234,532 people | Canada |
| 1820s | 1.23 million people | 849,038 people | 377,432 people | Canada |
| 1830s | 1.44 million people | 892,897 people | 550,323 people | Canada |
| 1840s | 1.70 million people | 938,135 people | 757,205 people | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.99 million people | 984,491 people | 1.00 million people | Canada |
| 1860s | 2.72 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.69 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.98 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.90 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.30 million people | 1.13 million people | 2.17 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.48 million people | 1.17 million people | 2.31 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.44 million people | 1.21 million people | 2.23 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 3.95 million people | 1.25 million people | 2.70 million people | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.47 million people | 1.28 million people | 3.19 million people | Canada |
| 1930s | 4.61 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.31 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 4.68 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.38 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.34 million people | 1.33 million people | 4.01 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.36 million people | 1.65 million people | 3.71 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.57 million people | 2.07 million people | 3.49 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.15 million people | 2.51 million people | 3.64 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.59 million people | 2.99 million people | 3.60 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 6.53 million people | 3.37 million people | 3.15 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.71 million people | 3.87 million people | 2.84 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.85 million people | 4.71 million people | 2.14 million people | Canada |
| 2030s | 6.60 million people | 5.31 million people | 1.28 million people | Canada |
| 2040s | 6.10 million people | 5.78 million people | 318,339 people | Canada |
| 2050s | 5.76 million people | 5.97 million people | 211,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Canada or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 5.97 million people against 5.76 million people in Canada as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Canada and Kyrgyzstan?
- 211,000 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kyrgyzstan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Canada and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Canada ranks 69th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.