Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada
Canada: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7984 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada is 0.7984 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.8264 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.69 people per person, in 1960.
Canada ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.69 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6966 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7045 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7129 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7213 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7297 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7365 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7427 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7492 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7557 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7636 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7586 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7606 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7595 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7577 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.756 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7555 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7556 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7563 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7573 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7573 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7582 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7592 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7617 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7641 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7663 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7679 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7677 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7691 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7678 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7683 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7692 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7708 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7739 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7771 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7805 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7831 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7849 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7872 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7896 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7916 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7933 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7954 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7988 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8018 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8047 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8068 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8094 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8115 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8133 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8147 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8161 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8164 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8167 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8167 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8183 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8185 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8199 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8204 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8209 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8226 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8264 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8208 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8098 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7965 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7984 people per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.7984 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7239 people per person | 0.69 people per person | 0.7557 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7581 people per person | 0.7555 people per person | 0.7636 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7639 people per person | 0.7573 people per person | 0.7691 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7785 people per person | 0.7683 people per person | 0.7896 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8027 people per person | 0.7916 people per person | 0.8133 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8179 people per person | 0.8147 people per person | 0.8209 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8124 people per person | 0.7965 people per person | 0.8264 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More population data for Canada
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2634 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 45,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7644 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.3863 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 6.1 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.33 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Canada was 0.7984 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8264 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 people per person in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.