🇨🇦 Canada Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Canada is 40,467,728, ranking #38 in the world (0.49% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.79% per year. The biggest city is Toronto with 2,794,356 inhabitants.

Live estimate

40,475,054

Growth rate

0.79%

Density

people / km² (12 / mi²)

Median age

40.8

Fertility rate

1.33

births per woman

Life expectancy

83.1

years

Canada population 1950–2100

Population of Canada, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to reach 45,621,882, and 53,612,234 by 2100.

Canada population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	40,467,728	0.79%	4.5	40.8
2025	40,126,723	0.90%	4.4	40.6
2024	39,742,430	1.03%	4.4	40.5
2023	39,299,104	1.22%	4.3	40.3
2022	38,821,259	1.23%	4.3	40.3
2021	38,454,057	0.67%	4.2	40.1
2020	38,171,902	0.80%	4.2	39.9
2019	37,782,935	1.25%	4.2	39.8
2018	37,295,005	1.35%	4.1	39.8
2017	36,808,496	1.27%	4.0	39.8
2016	36,353,343	1.22%	4.0	39.7
2015	35,962,234	0.95%	4.0	39.6
2014	35,634,264	0.89%	3.9	39.5
2013	35,293,433	1.04%	3.9	39.3
2012	34,922,516	1.08%	3.8	39.1
2011	34,555,452	1.04%	3.8	38.9
2010	34,196,899	1.05%	3.8	38.7
2009	33,826,370	1.13%	3.7	38.5
2008	33,449,085	1.11%	3.7	38.3
2007	33,092,171	1.03%	3.6	38.1
2006	32,759,171	0.99%	3.6	37.9
2005	32,440,173	0.97%	3.6	37.6
2004	32,132,678	0.94%	3.5	37.3
2003	31,836,482	0.91%	3.5	36.9
2002	31,535,577	0.99%	3.5	36.5
2001	31,213,577	1.07%	3.4	36.2
2000	30,891,803	1.00%	3.4	35.8
1999	30,599,456	0.90%	3.4	35.4
1998	30,329,969	0.87%	3.3	35.0
1997	30,059,089	0.92%	3.3	34.5
1996	29,767,206	1.03%	3.3	34.1
1995	29,459,131	1.05%	3.2	33.7
1994	29,147,381	1.08%	3.2	33.3
1993	28,830,637	1.11%	3.2	32.9
1992	28,500,059	1.20%	3.1	32.6
1991	28,157,158	1.22%	3.1	32.2
1990	27,789,443	1.41%	3.1	31.8
1989	27,366,050	1.66%	3.0	31.5
1988	26,927,945	1.56%	3.0	31.1
1987	26,540,921	1.33%	2.9	30.7
1986	26,211,031	1.17%	2.9	30.3
1985	25,927,465	1.00%	2.9	29.9
1984	25,670,375	0.99%	2.8	29.5
1983	25,412,608	1.03%	2.8	29.2
1982	25,140,164	1.13%	2.8	28.8
1981	24,844,974	1.24%	2.7	28.5
1980	24,533,776	1.28%	2.7	28.1
1979	24,237,173	1.15%	2.7	27.8
1978	23,978,738	1.00%	2.6	27.4
1977	23,730,340	1.09%	2.6	27.1
1976	23,455,781	1.24%	2.6	26.7
1975	23,148,986	1.39%	2.5	26.4
1974	22,824,082	1.43%	2.5	26.1
1973	22,512,227	1.32%	2.5	25.7
1972	22,230,880	1.20%	2.4	25.4
1971	21,895,691	1.85%	2.4	25.2
1970	21,440,022	2.37%	2.4	25.0
1969	21,037,618	1.42%	2.3	24.8
1968	20,734,172	1.49%	2.3	24.6
1967	20,408,780	1.67%	2.2	24.5
1966	20,053,671	1.84%	2.2	24.5
1965	19,685,518	1.87%	2.2	24.5
1964	19,321,666	1.86%	2.1	24.6
1963	18,964,262	1.87%	2.1	24.8
1962	18,613,601	1.86%	2.0	25.0
1961	18,263,074	1.94%	2.0	25.3
1960	17,898,790	2.09%	2.0	25.5
1959	17,515,520	2.24%	1.9	25.6
1958	17,104,086	2.52%	1.9	25.8
1957	16,641,330	2.98%	1.8	26.0
1956	16,159,622	2.90%	1.8	26.2
1955	15,728,274	2.51%	1.7	26.3
1954	15,318,987	2.77%	1.7	26.4
1953	14,897,875	2.81%	1.6	26.5
1952	14,482,799	2.85%	1.6	26.6
1951	14,083,298	2.75%	1.5	26.7
1950	13,741,747	2.16%	1.5	26.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	40,782,234	0.75%	4.5	41.0
2028	41,085,503	0.73%	4.5	41.3
2029	41,376,296	0.68%	4.6	41.5
2030	41,655,589	0.66%	4.6	41.7
2031	41,928,615	0.64%	4.6	41.9
2032	42,191,768	0.61%	4.6	42.1
2033	42,438,030	0.56%	4.7	42.3
2034	42,676,472	0.56%	4.7	42.6
2035	42,905,267	0.51%	4.7	42.8
2036	43,124,450	0.51%	4.7	43.0
2037	43,343,006	0.50%	4.8	43.2
2038	43,555,952	0.48%	4.8	43.4
2039	43,759,360	0.45%	4.8	43.6
2040	43,951,417	0.43%	4.8	43.8
2041	44,137,906	0.42%	4.9	44.0
2042	44,321,950	0.41%	4.9	44.1
2043	44,501,136	0.40%	4.9	44.3
2044	44,675,804	0.39%	4.9	44.4
2045	44,850,096	0.39%	4.9	44.6
2046	45,016,755	0.35%	5.0	44.7
2047	45,173,486	0.34%	5.0	44.9
2048	45,329,217	0.34%	5.0	44.9
2049	45,476,950	0.31%	5.0	45.0
2050	45,621,882	0.33%	5.0	45.1
2051	45,771,463	0.33%	5.0	45.2
2052	45,922,954	0.34%	5.1	45.2
2053	46,071,010	0.31%	5.1	45.3
2054	46,213,216	0.31%	5.1	45.4
2055	46,357,072	0.31%	5.1	45.5
2056	46,504,143	0.32%	5.1	45.6
2057	46,655,784	0.33%	5.1	45.7
2058	46,816,196	0.36%	5.1	45.8
2059	46,982,141	0.35%	5.2	45.8
2060	47,145,289	0.34%	5.2	45.9
2061	47,309,916	0.36%	5.2	46.0
2062	47,481,924	0.37%	5.2	46.0
2063	47,656,822	0.36%	5.2	46.1
2064	47,829,974	0.36%	5.3	46.2
2065	48,002,027	0.36%	5.3	46.2
2066	48,174,162	0.36%	5.3	46.3
2067	48,350,940	0.38%	5.3	46.4
2068	48,525,241	0.34%	5.3	46.4
2069	48,692,311	0.34%	5.4	46.5
2070	48,857,807	0.34%	5.4	46.5
2071	49,022,938	0.34%	5.4	46.6
2072	49,187,298	0.33%	5.4	46.6
2073	49,346,188	0.31%	5.4	46.7
2074	49,501,805	0.32%	5.4	46.7
2075	49,661,529	0.33%	5.5	46.7
2076	49,826,114	0.33%	5.5	46.7
2077	49,984,253	0.30%	5.5	46.8
2078	50,140,226	0.32%	5.5	46.8
2079	50,297,170	0.30%	5.5	46.8
2080	50,449,270	0.30%	5.5	46.8
2081	50,606,318	0.32%	5.6	46.8
2082	50,759,611	0.28%	5.6	46.8
2083	50,910,759	0.31%	5.6	46.8
2084	51,064,690	0.29%	5.6	46.8
2085	51,211,734	0.28%	5.6	46.8
2086	51,357,630	0.29%	5.6	46.8
2087	51,502,220	0.28%	5.7	46.8
2088	51,658,545	0.33%	5.7	46.8
2089	51,815,706	0.28%	5.7	46.8
2090	51,956,748	0.27%	5.7	46.8
2091	52,105,251	0.30%	5.7	46.8
2092	52,259,694	0.29%	5.7	46.8
2093	52,414,813	0.30%	5.8	46.8
2094	52,573,700	0.30%	5.8	46.9
2095	52,734,098	0.31%	5.8	46.9
2096	52,898,268	0.31%	5.8	46.9
2097	53,074,354	0.35%	5.8	46.9
2098	53,258,348	0.34%	5.9	46.9
2099	53,436,912	0.33%	5.9	46.9
2100	53,612,234	0.33%	5.9	46.9

States & provinces of Canada by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Ontario	14,223,942	35.1%
2	Québec	8,501,840	21.0%
3	British Columbia	5,000,879	12.4%
4	Alberta	4,368,370	10.8%
5	Manitoba	1,342,153	3.3%
6	Saskatchewan	1,132,505	2.8%
7	Nova Scotia	969,383	2.4%
8	New Brunswick	775,610	1.9%
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	510,550	1.3%
10	Prince Edward Island	154,331	0.4%
11	Northwest Territories	41,070	0.1%
12	Yukon	40,232	0.1%
13	Nunavut	36,858	0.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Canada

#	City	Region	Population
1	Toronto	Ontario	2,794,356
2	Montréal	Quebec	1,762,949
3	Calgary	Alberta	1,306,784
4	Ottawa capital	Ontario	1,017,449
5	Edmonton	Alberta	1,010,899
6	Winnipeg	Manitoba	749,607
7	Mississauga	Ontario	717,961
8	Vancouver	British Columbia	662,248
9	Brampton	Ontario	656,480
10	Hamilton	Ontario	569,353
11	Surrey	British Columbia	568,322
12	Québec	Quebec	531,902
13	Halifax	Nova Scotia	471,559
14	Laval	Quebec	438,366
15	London	Ontario	422,324

FAQ

What is the population of Canada in 2026?

The population of Canada is 40,467,728 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Canada?

Toronto is the biggest city in Canada with 2,794,356 inhabitants; the capital is Ottawa.

Is the population of Canada growing or shrinking?

The population of Canada is growing at 0.79% per year.

Neighboring countries

🇺🇸 United States

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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