Population, female in Canada
Canada: Population, female was 20.97 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Canada recorded 20.97 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Canada peaked at 20.97 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.85 million, in 1960.
Canada ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.69 million | 8.85 million | 10.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.46 million | 10.63 million | 12.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.98 million | 12.31 million | 13.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.70 million | 13.97 million | 15.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.21 million | 15.50 million | 16.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.97 million | 17.16 million | 18.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 million | 19.14 million | 20.97 million | 6 |
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More health data for Canada
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 216,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 214,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Canada?
- Population, female in Canada was 20.97 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 20.97 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.85 million in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for population, female?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.