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Population density in Canada

Canada: Population density was 6.1 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
6.1
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
226th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6.1
in 2100
All-time low
0.0114
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Canada, 1000–2100

0246100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Canada is 6.1, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Canada peaked at 6.1 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0114, in 1000.

Canada ranks 226th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Canada, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.0114 —
1100 0.0137 +20.0%
1200 0.0159 +16.7%
1300 0.0182 +14.3%
1400 0.0205 +12.5%
1500 0.0228 +11.1%
1600 0.0228 +0.0%
1700 0.0228 +0.0%
1710 0.0259 +13.6%
1720 0.0301 +16.3%
1730 0.0351 +16.6%
1740 0.041 +16.9%
1750 0.0481 +17.2%
1760 0.0565 +17.5%
1770 0.0666 +17.8%
1780 0.0786 +18.0%
1790 0.0929 +18.3%
1800 0.0569 -38.8%
1801 0.0583 +2.5%
1802 0.0597 +2.5%
1803 0.0612 +2.5%
1804 0.0627 +2.5%
1805 0.0643 +2.5%
1806 0.0659 +2.5%
1807 0.0675 +2.5%
1808 0.0692 +2.5%
1809 0.0709 +2.5%
1810 0.0727 +2.5%
1811 0.0745 +2.5%
1812 0.0764 +2.5%
1813 0.0783 +2.5%
1814 0.0802 +2.5%
1815 0.0822 +2.5%
1816 0.0842 +2.5%
1817 0.0863 +2.5%
1818 0.0885 +2.5%
1819 0.0909 +2.7%
1820 0.0936 +3.0%
1821 0.0966 +3.2%
1822 0.0999 +3.4%
1823 0.1036 +3.7%
1824 0.1073 +3.7%
1825 0.1113 +3.7%
1826 0.1153 +3.7%
1827 0.1196 +3.7%
1828 0.1239 +3.7%
1829 0.1285 +3.7%
1830 0.1333 +3.7%
1831 0.1383 +3.7%
1832 0.1435 +3.8%
1833 0.149 +3.8%
1834 0.1546 +3.8%
1835 0.1605 +3.8%
1836 0.1666 +3.8%
1837 0.1729 +3.8%
1838 0.1795 +3.8%
1839 0.1863 +3.8%
1840 0.1935 +3.8%
1841 0.2009 +3.9%
1842 0.2087 +3.9%
1843 0.2168 +3.9%
1844 0.2252 +3.9%
1845 0.234 +3.9%
1846 0.2431 +3.9%
1847 0.2525 +3.9%
1848 0.2624 +3.9%
1849 0.2721 +3.7%
1850 0.2818 +3.6%
1851 0.2912 +3.4%
1852 0.3006 +3.2%
1853 0.3097 +3.1%
1854 0.3192 +3.1%
1855 0.3289 +3.1%
1856 0.339 +3.1%
1857 0.3493 +3.1%
1858 0.36 +3.1%
1859 0.3695 +2.6%
1860 0.3778 +2.2%
1861 0.3849 +1.9%
1862 0.3906 +1.5%
1863 0.395 +1.1%
1864 0.3994 +1.1%
1865 0.4039 +1.1%
1866 0.4085 +1.1%
1867 0.413 +1.1%
1868 0.4177 +1.1%
1869 0.4227 +1.2%
1870 0.428 +1.3%
1871 0.4336 +1.3%
1872 0.4397 +1.4%
1873 0.446 +1.5%
1874 0.4525 +1.5%
1875 0.4591 +1.5%
1876 0.4658 +1.5%
1877 0.4725 +1.5%
1878 0.4794 +1.5%
1879 0.486 +1.4%
1880 0.4924 +1.3%
1881 0.4986 +1.2%
1882 0.5045 +1.2%
1883 0.5101 +1.1%
1884 0.5158 +1.1%
1885 0.5216 +1.1%
1886 0.5275 +1.1%
1887 0.5334 +1.1%
1888 0.5393 +1.1%
1889 0.5452 +1.1%
1890 0.5511 +1.1%
1891 0.5569 +1.1%
1892 0.5626 +1.0%
1893 0.5683 +1.0%
1894 0.574 +1.0%
1895 0.5798 +1.0%
1896 0.5856 +1.0%
1897 0.5915 +1.0%
1898 0.5975 +1.0%
1899 0.6056 +1.4%
1900 0.6161 +1.7%
1901 0.6288 +2.1%
1902 0.6441 +2.4%
1903 0.6618 +2.8%
1904 0.68 +2.8%
1905 0.6988 +2.8%
1906 0.718 +2.8%
1907 0.7378 +2.8%
1908 0.7581 +2.8%
1909 0.7778 +2.6%
1910 0.7968 +2.4%
1911 0.8151 +2.3%
1912 0.8326 +2.1%
1913 0.8493 +2.0%
1914 0.8663 +2.0%
1915 0.8836 +2.0%
1916 0.9013 +2.0%
1917 0.9194 +2.0%
1918 0.9382 +2.0%
1919 0.9568 +2.0%
1920 0.9753 +1.9%
1921 0.9936 +1.9%
1922 1.01 +1.8%
1923 1.03 +1.8%
1924 1.05 +1.8%
1925 1.07 +1.8%
1926 1.09 +1.8%
1927 1.1 +1.8%
1928 1.12 +1.8%
1929 1.14 +1.6%
1930 1.16 +1.5%
1931 1.18 +1.4%
1932 1.19 +1.2%
1933 1.2 +1.1%
1934 1.22 +1.1%
1935 1.23 +1.1%
1936 1.24 +1.1%
1937 1.26 +1.1%
1938 1.27 +1.1%
1939 1.29 +1.2%
1940 1.3 +1.4%
1941 1.32 +1.5%
1942 1.35 +1.7%
1943 1.37 +1.8%
1944 1.4 +1.8%
1945 1.42 +1.8%
1946 1.45 +1.8%
1947 1.47 +1.8%
1948 1.5 +1.8%
1949 1.53 +2.0%
1950 1.56 +2.2%
1951 1.6 +2.5%
1952 1.65 +2.8%
1953 1.7 +2.9%
1954 1.74 +2.8%
1955 1.79 +2.7%
1956 1.84 +2.7%
1957 1.89 +3.0%
1958 1.95 +2.8%
1959 1.99 +2.4%
1960 2.04 +2.2%
1961 2.08 +2.0%
1962 2.12 +1.9%
1963 2.16 +1.9%
1964 2.2 +1.9%
1965 2.24 +1.9%
1966 2.28 +1.9%
1967 2.32 +1.8%
1968 2.36 +1.6%
1969 2.39 +1.5%
1970 2.44 +1.9%
1971 2.49 +2.1%
1972 2.53 +1.5%
1973 2.56 +1.3%
1974 2.6 +1.4%
1975 2.63 +1.4%
1976 2.67 +1.3%
1977 2.7 +1.2%
1978 2.73 +1.0%
1979 2.76 +1.1%
1980 2.79 +1.2%
1981 2.83 +1.3%
1982 2.86 +1.2%
1983 2.89 +1.1%
1984 2.92 +1.0%
1985 2.95 +1.0%
1986 2.98 +1.1%
1987 3.02 +1.3%
1988 3.06 +1.5%
1989 3.11 +1.6%
1990 3.16 +1.5%
1991 3.2 +1.3%
1992 3.24 +1.2%
1993 3.28 +1.2%
1994 3.32 +1.1%
1995 3.35 +1.1%
1996 3.39 +1.0%
1997 3.42 +1.0%
1998 3.45 +0.9%
1999 3.48 +0.9%
2000 3.51 +1.0%
2001 3.55 +1.0%
2002 3.59 +1.0%
2003 3.62 +1.0%
2004 3.66 +0.9%
2005 3.69 +1.0%
2006 3.73 +1.0%
2007 3.77 +1.0%
2008 3.81 +1.1%
2009 3.85 +1.1%
2010 3.89 +1.1%
2011 3.93 +1.0%
2012 3.97 +1.1%
2013 4.02 +1.1%
2014 4.05 +1.0%
2015 4.09 +0.9%
2016 4.14 +1.1%
2017 4.19 +1.3%
2018 4.24 +1.3%
2019 4.3 +1.3%
2020 4.34 +1.0%
2021 4.38 +0.7%
2022 4.42 +1.0%
2023 4.47 +1.2%
2024 4.52 +1.1%
2025 4.57 +1.0%
2026 4.6 +0.8%
2027 4.64 +0.8%
2028 4.67 +0.7%
2029 4.71 +0.7%
2030 4.74 +0.7%
2031 4.77 +0.7%
2032 4.8 +0.6%
2033 4.83 +0.6%
2034 4.86 +0.6%
2035 4.88 +0.5%
2036 4.91 +0.5%
2037 4.93 +0.5%
2038 4.96 +0.5%
2039 4.98 +0.5%
2040 5 +0.4%
2041 5.02 +0.4%
2042 5.04 +0.4%
2043 5.06 +0.4%
2044 5.08 +0.4%
2045 5.1 +0.4%
2046 5.12 +0.4%
2047 5.14 +0.3%
2048 5.16 +0.3%
2049 5.17 +0.3%
2050 5.19 +0.3%
2051 5.21 +0.3%
2052 5.23 +0.3%
2053 5.24 +0.3%
2054 5.26 +0.3%
2055 5.27 +0.3%
2056 5.29 +0.3%
2057 5.31 +0.3%
2058 5.33 +0.3%
2059 5.35 +0.4%
2060 5.36 +0.3%
2061 5.38 +0.3%
2062 5.4 +0.4%
2063 5.42 +0.4%
2064 5.44 +0.4%
2065 5.46 +0.4%
2066 5.48 +0.4%
2067 5.5 +0.4%
2068 5.52 +0.4%
2069 5.54 +0.3%
2070 5.56 +0.3%
2071 5.58 +0.3%
2072 5.6 +0.3%
2073 5.61 +0.3%
2074 5.63 +0.3%
2075 5.65 +0.3%
2076 5.67 +0.3%
2077 5.69 +0.3%
2078 5.71 +0.3%
2079 5.72 +0.3%
2080 5.74 +0.3%
2081 5.76 +0.3%
2082 5.78 +0.3%
2083 5.79 +0.3%
2084 5.81 +0.3%
2085 5.83 +0.3%
2086 5.84 +0.3%
2087 5.86 +0.3%
2088 5.88 +0.3%
2089 5.9 +0.3%
2090 5.91 +0.3%
2091 5.93 +0.3%
2092 5.95 +0.3%
2093 5.96 +0.3%
2094 5.98 +0.3%
2095 6 +0.3%
2096 6.02 +0.3%
2097 6.04 +0.3%
2098 6.06 +0.3%
2099 6.08 +0.3%
2100 6.1 +0.3%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 6.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 6% of the median. (85 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -38.8% 0.0929 0.0569

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0114 0.0114 0.0114 1
1100s 0.0137 0.0137 0.0137 1
1200s 0.0159 0.0159 0.0159 1
1300s 0.0182 0.0182 0.0182 1
1400s 0.0205 0.0205 0.0205 1
1500s 0.0228 0.0228 0.0228 1
1600s 0.0228 0.0228 0.0228 1
1700s 0.0228 0.0228 0.0228 1
1710s 0.0259 0.0259 0.0259 1
1720s 0.0301 0.0301 0.0301 1
1730s 0.0351 0.0351 0.0351 1
1740s 0.041 0.041 0.041 1
1750s 0.0481 0.0481 0.0481 1
1760s 0.0565 0.0565 0.0565 1
1770s 0.0666 0.0666 0.0666 1
1780s 0.0786 0.0786 0.0786 1
1790s 0.0929 0.0929 0.0929 1
1800s 0.0637 0.0569 0.0709 10
1810s 0.0814 0.0727 0.0909 10
1820s 0.11 0.0936 0.1285 10
1830s 0.1584 0.1333 0.1863 10
1840s 0.2309 0.1935 0.2721 10
1850s 0.3249 0.2818 0.3695 10
1860s 0.4013 0.3778 0.4227 10
1870s 0.4563 0.428 0.486 10
1880s 0.5188 0.4924 0.5452 10
1890s 0.5773 0.5511 0.6056 10
1900s 0.6921 0.6161 0.7778 10
1910s 0.8759 0.7968 0.9568 10
1920s 1.06 0.9753 1.14 10
1930s 1.22 1.16 1.29 10
1940s 1.41 1.3 1.53 10
1950s 1.77 1.56 1.99 10
1960s 2.22 2.04 2.39 10
1970s 2.61 2.44 2.76 10
1980s 2.94 2.79 3.11 10
1990s 3.33 3.16 3.48 10
2000s 3.68 3.51 3.85 10
2010s 4.08 3.89 4.3 10
2020s 4.53 4.34 4.71 10
2030s 4.87 4.74 4.98 10
2040s 5.09 5 5.17 10
2050s 5.27 5.19 5.35 10
2060s 5.45 5.36 5.54 10
2070s 5.64 5.56 5.72 10
2080s 5.82 5.74 5.9 10
2090s 5.99 5.91 6.08 10
2100s 6.1 6.1 6.1 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 223 Namibia 7.16 compare
  2. 224 Saint Helena 6.81 compare
  3. 225 Botswana 6.77 compare
  4. 227 Australia 5.61 compare
  5. 228 Libya 5.56 compare
  6. 229 Suriname 4.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Canada?
Population density in Canada was 6.1 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 in 1000.
How does Canada rank for population density?
Canada ranks 226th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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