World population growth in Canada
Canada: World population growth was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1957
All-time low
0.0%
in 1700
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Canada, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.3% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Canada peaked at 3.0% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1700.
That places Canada 40th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 2.1% | — |
| 1900 | 1.7% | -17.3% |
| 1905 | 2.7% | +59.3% |
| 1910 | 2.4% | -11.2% |
| 1915 | 2.0% | -17.8% |
| 1920 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 1925 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1930 | 1.5% | -15.7% |
| 1935 | 1.1% | -26.9% |
| 1940 | 1.4% | +27.5% |
| 1945 | 1.8% | +31.3% |
| 1950 | 2.2% | +18.9% |
| 1951 | 2.7% | +27.4% |
| 1952 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 1956 | 2.9% | +15.6% |
| 1957 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 2.5% | -15.4% |
| 1959 | 2.2% | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +67.2% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -35.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +83.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -12.4% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2027 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2028 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2029 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2030 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2031 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2032 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2033 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2034 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2035 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2036 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2037 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2039 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2041 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2042 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2043 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2044 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2045 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2046 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2047 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2048 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2049 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2050 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2051 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2052 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2053 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2054 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2055 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2056 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2057 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2058 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2059 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2060 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2061 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2062 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2063 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2064 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2065 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2066 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2067 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2068 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2069 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2070 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2071 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2072 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2073 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2074 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2075 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2076 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2077 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2078 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2079 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2080 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2082 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 2083 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2084 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2085 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2086 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2087 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2088 | 0.3% | +20.4% |
| 2089 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 2090 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2091 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
| 2092 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2093 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2094 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2095 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2096 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2097 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 2098 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2099 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +83.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | +67.2% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| 1905 | +59.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Canada?
- World population growth in Canada was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1957.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1700.
- How does Canada rank for world population growth?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.