Population by world region in Canada

Canada: Population by world region was 53.61 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
53.61 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 238 countries
All-time high
53.61 million people
in 2100
All-time low
100,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Canada, 1000–2100

020.0M40.0M60.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Canada recorded 53.61 million people for population by world region in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Canada peaked at 53.61 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 100,000 people, in 1000.

That places Canada 45th out of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 1
1100s 120,000 people 120,000 people 120,000 people 1
1200s 140,000 people 140,000 people 140,000 people 1
1300s 160,000 people 160,000 people 160,000 people 1
1400s 180,000 people 180,000 people 180,000 people 1
1500s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1600s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1700s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1710s 227,285 people 227,285 people 227,285 people 1
1720s 264,289 people 264,289 people 264,289 people 1
1730s 308,210 people 308,210 people 308,210 people 1
1740s 360,422 people 360,422 people 360,422 people 1
1750s 422,573 people 422,573 people 422,573 people 1
1760s 496,640 people 496,640 people 496,640 people 1
1770s 584,998 people 584,998 people 584,998 people 1
1780s 690,496 people 690,496 people 690,496 people 1
1790s 816,554 people 816,554 people 816,554 people 1
1800s 559,636 people 500,000 people 623,296 people 10
1810s 715,556 people 639,132 people 798,664 people 10
1820s 966,397 people 822,390 people 1.13 million people 10
1830s 1.39 million people 1.17 million people 1.64 million people 10
1840s 2.03 million people 1.70 million people 2.39 million people 10
1850s 2.86 million people 2.48 million people 3.25 million people 10
1860s 3.53 million people 3.32 million people 3.71 million people 10
1870s 4.01 million people 3.76 million people 4.27 million people 10
1880s 4.56 million people 4.33 million people 4.79 million people 10
1890s 5.07 million people 4.84 million people 5.32 million people 10
1900s 6.08 million people 5.41 million people 6.84 million people 10
1910s 7.70 million people 7.00 million people 8.41 million people 10
1920s 9.30 million people 8.57 million people 10.04 million people 10
1930s 10.74 million people 10.19 million people 11.30 million people 10
1940s 12.40 million people 11.45 million people 13.45 million people 10
1950s 15.57 million people 13.74 million people 17.52 million people 10
1960s 19.50 million people 17.90 million people 21.04 million people 10
1970s 22.95 million people 21.44 million people 24.24 million people 10
1980s 25.86 million people 24.53 million people 27.37 million people 10
1990s 29.26 million people 27.79 million people 30.60 million people 10
2000s 32.32 million people 30.89 million people 33.83 million people 10
2010s 35.88 million people 34.20 million people 37.78 million people 10
2020s 39.83 million people 38.17 million people 41.38 million people 10
2030s 42.76 million people 41.66 million people 43.76 million people 10
2040s 44.74 million people 43.95 million people 45.48 million people 10
2050s 46.29 million people 45.62 million people 46.98 million people 10
2060s 47.92 million people 47.15 million people 48.69 million people 10
2070s 49.58 million people 48.86 million people 50.30 million people 10
2080s 51.13 million people 50.45 million people 51.82 million people 10
2090s 52.67 million people 51.96 million people 53.44 million people 10
2100s 53.61 million people 53.61 million people 53.61 million people 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 42 Algeria 64.49 million people compare
  2. 43 Zambia 64.47 million people compare
  3. 44 Malawi 59.14 million people compare
  4. 46 Burkina Faso 49.85 million people compare
  5. 47 Myanmar 49.66 million people compare
  6. 48 Colombia 47.08 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Canada?
Population by world region in Canada was 53.61 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 53.61 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 people in 1000.
How does Canada rank for population by world region?
Canada ranks 45th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.