This table contains 13 series, with data for years 1926 - 1960 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...).

It is presumed that the first humans migrated from Siberia to North America approximately twelve thousand years ago, where they then moved southwards to warmer lands. It was not until many centuries later that humans returned to the north and began to settle regions that are now part of Canada. Despite a few short-lived Viking settlements on Newfoundland around the turn of the first millennium CE, the Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), became the first European to explore the coast of North America in the late 1400s. The French and British crowns both made claims to areas of Canada throughout the sixteenth century, but real colonization and settlement did not begin until the early seventeenth century. Over the next 150 years, France and Britain competed to take control of the booming fur and fishing trade, and to expand their overseas empires. In the Seven Year's War, Britain eventually defeated the French colonists in North America, through superior numbers and a stronger agriculture resources in the southern colonies, and the outcome of the war saw France cede practically all of it's colonies in North America to the British.

Increased migration and declining native populations

The early 1800s saw a large influx of migrants into Canada, with the Irish Potato Famine bringing the first wave of mass-migration to the country, with further migration coming from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. It is estimated that the region received just shy of one million migrants from the British Isles alone, between 1815 and 1850, which helped the population grow to 2.5 million in the mid-1800s and 5.5 million in 1900. It is also estimated that infectious diseases killed around 25 to 33 percent of all Europeans who migrated to Canada before 1891, and around a third of the Canadian population is estimated to have emigrated southwards to the United States in the 1871-1896 period. From the time of European colonization until the mid-nineteenth century, the native population of Canada dropped from roughly 500,000 (some estimates put it as high as two million) to just over 100,000; this was due to a mixture of disease, starvation and warfare, instigated by European migration to the region. The native population was generally segregated and oppressed until the second half of the 1900s; Native Canadians were given the vote in 1960, and, despite their complicated and difficult history, the Canadian government has made significant progress in trying to include indigenous cultures in the country's national identity in recent years. As of 2020, Indigenous Canadians make up more than five percent of the total Canadian population, and a higher birth rate means that this share of the population is expected to grow in the coming decades.

Independence and modern Canada

Canadian independence was finally acknowledged in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster, putting it on equal terms with the United Kingdom within the Commonwealth; virtually granting independence and sovereignty until the Canada Act of 1982 formalized it. Over the past century, Canada has had a relatively stable political system and economy (although it was hit particularly badly by the Wall Street Crash of 1929). Canada entered the First World War with Britain, and as an independent Allied Power in the Second World War; Canadian forces played pivotal roles in a number of campaigns, notably Canada's Hundred Days in WWI, and the country lost more than 100,000 men across both conflicts. The economy boomed in the aftermath of the Second World War, and a stream of socially democratic programs such as universal health care and the Canadian pension plan were introduced, which contributed to a rise in the standard of living. The post war period also saw various territories deciding to join Canada, with Newfoundland joining in 1949, and Nunavut in 1999. Today Canada is among the most highly ranked in countries in terms of civil liberties, quality of life and economic growth. It promotes and welcomes immigrants from all over the world and, as a result, it has one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural populations of any country in the world. As of 2020, Canada's population stands at around 38 million people, and continues to grow due to high migration levels and life expectancy, and a steady birth rate.

Key information about Canada population

• The Canada population reached 41.3 million people in Jun 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 40.1 million people in Jun 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 41.3 million people in Jun 2024 and a record low of 14.0 million people in Jun 1950

CEIC extends history for annual Population. Statistics Canada provides Mid-year Population. Postcensal estimates, which are based on the latest Census counts adjusted for Census Net Undercoverage (CNU), including adjustment for Incompletely Enumerated Indian Reserves (IEIR) and the components of demographic growth that occurred since that census. Intercensal estimates are produced using counts from two consecutive censuses adjusted for CNU (including (IEIR) and postcensal estimates) Population prior to 1971 is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. Population is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Further information about Canada population data

• In the latest reports, Canada Unemployment Rate increased to 6.6 % in Aug 2024
• Monthly earnings of the Canada population was 3,656.6 USD in Jun 2024
• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 66.2 % in Aug 2024

This table contains 3 series, with data for years 1871 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Population (3 items: Total population; Urban population; Rural population ...).

This table contains 4095 series, with data for years 1921 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Age group (105 items: All ages; 1 year; 2 years; 0 years ...).

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Vancouver, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Estimated number of persons by quarter of a year and by year, Canada, provinces and territories.

This statistic displays the age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009. In 1950, the suicide rate in the country reached 9.1 per 100,000 population for both sexes. Many people who have committed suicide have some form of depression, a serious mood disorder that can impact one's occupation, social life, education, and other parts of their lives.

This table contains 21 series, with data for years 1871 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Religious denominations (21 items: Total religious denominations; Baptist; Congregationalist; Anglican ...).

This is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information monthly from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.

Ce tableau contient 13 séries, avec des données pour les années 1926 - 1960 (il n'y a pas nécessairement de données pour toutes les années pour l'ensemble des combinaisons), et sa dernière date de diffusion remonte au 2000-02-18. Ce tableau contient des données telles que décrites par les dimensions suivantes (les combinaisons ne sont pas toutes disponibles) : Géographie (13 éléments : Canada; Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Nouvelle-Écosse; Île-du-Prince-Édouard ...).

Kanadas Bevölkerung belief sich im 2024 auf 41.3 Person mn. Dies stellt einen Anstieg im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Zahlen von 40.1 Person mn für 2023 dar. Kanadas Bevölkerung werden jährlich aktualisiert, mit einem Durchschnitt von 26.4 Person mn von 1950 bis 2024, mit 75 Beobachtungen. Die Daten erreichten ein Allzeithoch in Höhe von 41.3 Person mn im 2024 und ein Rekordtief in Höhe von 14.0 Person mn im 1950. Kanadas Bevölkerung Daten behalten den Aktiv-Status in CEIC und werden von CEIC Data gemeldet. Die Daten werden unter World Trend Pluss Global Economic Monitor – Table: Population: Annual kategorisiert.

This statistic shows the median age of the world population from 1950 to 2100. By 2100, the global median age is projected to be 41.9 years of age.

Os dados de População do Canadá foram registrados em 41.3 Pessoa mn em 2024. Este é um registro de um aumento com relação aos números anteriores de 40.1 Pessoa mn em 2023. Os dados de População do Canadá são atualizados anualmente, com uma média de 26.4 Pessoa mn em 1950 até 2024, com 75 observações. Os dados alcançaram um alto recorde de 41.3 Pessoa mn em 2024 e um baixo recorde de 14.0 Pessoa mn em 1950. Os dados de População do Canadá permanecem com status ativo na CEIC e são reportados pela fonte: CEIC Data. Os dados são classificados sob o World Trend Plus’ Global Economic Monitor – Table: Population: Annual.

This statistic displays the age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009, by gender. In 1950, the suicide rate in the country reached 13.8 per 100,000 population for males but only 4 per 100,000 among females. Many people who have committed suicide have some form of depression, a serious mood disorder that can impact one's occupation, social life, education, and other parts of their lives.

Il s'agit d'une enquête administrative conçue pour recueillir mensuellement auprès de tous les bureaux provinciaux et territoriaux de l'état civil des renseignements démographiques et médicaux (cause de décès) sur toutes les décès survenues au Canada.

La popolazione totale in Canada è stata stimata a 41,5 milioni di persone nel 2024, secondo le ultime cifre del censimento e le proiezioni di Trading Economics. Questa pagina fornisce - Popolazione del Canada - valori attuali, dati storici, previsioni, grafico, statistiche, calendario economico e notizie.

In Canada, the crude birth rate in 1860 was forty live births per thousand people, meaning that four percent of the population had been born in that year. From this point until the turn of the century, the crude birth rate decreases gradually, to just over thirty births per thousand. Over the next twenty years, this number hovers just below thirty, and thereafter it decreases much more rapidly than before, to 20.7 in 1940, before Canada's baby boom in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, where the birth rate increased to over 27. From the end of the baby boom until the late 1970s the population decreases rapidly again, before the rate of decline then slows. Since 1975, the crude birth rate of Canada will have dropped from 15.6, to it's lowest point in 2020, where it is expected to be just 10.5 births per thousand people.

In 2023, the incidence rate of mumps had decreased to **** cases per 100,000 population in Canada, compared to ****** cases per 100,000 population in 1950. This statistic depicts the incidence rate of mumps in Canada from 1924 to 2023, by year.

La 3e édition de l’Atlas du Canada (1957) contient une planche composée de deux cartes condensées montrant la répartition de la population rurale d’après les données du Recensement de 1951 du Canada. L’expression « population rurale » désigne toutes les personnes domiciliées en dehors des zones métropolitaines de recensement ainsi que les villes et les villages de plus de 1000 habitants, que ces villes et ces villages soit constitués ou non en municipalités. La population rurale est répartie entre deux catégories généralement établies : rurale agricole et rurale non-agricole. La population rurale agricole comprend toutes les personnes vivant sur une ferme, peu importe leur occupation. Aux fins de l’exercice, une ferme désigne une propriété de plus de trois acres de superficie où des travaux d’exploitation agricole sont effectués, ou une propriété dont la superficie varie de un à trois acres et dont l’exploitation agricole en 1950 a rapporté au moins 250 $. Toutes les autres personnes désignées comme population rurale sont classées dans la catégorie rurale non agricole. Les parties septentrionales du territoire du Yukon et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest n’apparaissent pas sur la carte rurale non agricole, bien que l’on trouve dans ces régions des habitants appartenant à cette catégorie. En 1951, la population rurale atteignait 52,5 % en milieu rural agricole et 47,5 % en milieu rural non agricole.