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Population in Canada

Canada: Population was 39.30 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
39.30 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
38th
of 238 countries
All-time high
39.30 million people
in 2023
All-time low
100,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Canada, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 39.30 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Canada peaked at 39.30 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100,000 people, in 1000.

That places Canada 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, 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 38.69 million people 38.17 million people 39.30 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Canada?
Population in Canada was 39.30 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 39.30 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 people in 1000.
How does Canada rank for population?
Canada ranks 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.