Population growth in Canada
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Canada increased from 17.91 million to 38.25 million people. This is a growth of 113.6 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Canada was recorded in 1971 with 2.99 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 0.55 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Canada rose by 1.81 years from 2012 to 2021 from 39.99 to 41.80 years (median value).
Around 82 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 0.7 percent annually.
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Population development in Canada since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Canada | Change Canada | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.27 M | 2.02 % | 26.0 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 18.61 M | 1.88 % | 25.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 18.96 M | 1.88 % | 24.6 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 19.33 M | 1.90 % | 23.4 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 19.68 M | 1.83 % | 21.3 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 20.05 M | 1.88 % | 19.3 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 20.41 M | 1.82 % | 18.2 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 20.74 M | 1.63 % | 17.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 21.03 M | 1.37 % | 17.6 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 21.32 M | 1.41 % | 17.4 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 21.96 M | 2.99 % | 16.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 22.22 M | 1.17 % | 15.9 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 22.49 M | 1.23 % | 15.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 22.81 M | 1.41 % | 15.4 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 23.14 M | 1.47 % | 15.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 23.45 M | 1.32 % | 15.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 23.73 M | 1.18 % | 15.5 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 23.96 M | 1.00 % | 15.2 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 24.20 M | 0.99 % | 15.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 24.52 M | 1.30 % | 15.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 24.82 M | 1.24 % | 15.3 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 25.12 M | 1.20 % | 15.1 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 25.37 M | 0.99 % | 15.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 25.61 M | 0.95 % | 15.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 25.84 M | 0.92 % | 14.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 26.10 M | 1.00 % | 14.5 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 26.45 M | 1.33 % | 14.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 26.79 M | 1.31 % | 14.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 27.28 M | 1.81 % | 14.9 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 27.69 M | 1.52 % | 15.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 28.04 M | 1.25 % | 14.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 28.37 M | 1.19 % | 14.7 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 28.68 M | 1.10 % | 13.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 29.00 M | 1.10 % | 13.1 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 29.30 M | 1.04 % | 12.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 29.61 M | 1.05 % | 12.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 29.91 M | 1.00 % | 11.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 30.16 M | 0.83 % | 11.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 30.40 M | 0.82 % | 11.2 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 30.69 M | 0.94 % | 10.7 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 31.02 M | 1.09 % | 10.7 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 31.36 M | 1.09 % | 10.5 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 31.64 M | 0.91 % | 10.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 31.94 M | 0.94 % | 10.5 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 32.24 M | 0.95 % | 10.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 32.57 M | 1.02 % | 10.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 32.89 M | 0.98 % | 11.2 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 33.25 M | 1.09 % | 11.3 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 33.63 M | 1.15 % | 11.3 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 34.00 M | 1.12 % | 11.1 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 34.34 M | 0.98 % | 11.0 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 34.71 M | 1.09 % | 11.0 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 35.08 M | 1.06 % | 10.8 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 35.44 M | 1.01 % | 10.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 35.70 M | 0.75 % | 10.7 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 36.11 M | 1.14 % | 10.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 36.55 M | 1.21 % | 10.3 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 37.07 M | 1.42 % | 10.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 37.60 M | 1.45 % | 9.9 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 38.04 M | 1.16 % | 9.5 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 38.25 M | 0.55 % | 9.6 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Canada
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Canada increased by about 209,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.8 per 1,000 people (~ 297,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 9.6 per 1,000 people (~ 365,000 births). As a result, around 141,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 274,085 in Canada. The number of births was 375,980 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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