Urban population in Canada
Canada: Urban population was 34.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Canada is 34.52 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Canada peaked at 34.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.36 million, in 1960.
Canada ranks 29th 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 | 14.14 million | 12.36 million | 15.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.37 million | 16.20 million | 18.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.65 million | 18.55 million | 20.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.56 million | 21.20 million | 23.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.63 million | 24.13 million | 27.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.99 million | 27.55 million | 30.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.73 million | 31.16 million | 34.52 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 44.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 36.13 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 12.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 11.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Canada?
- Urban population in Canada was 34.52 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 34.52 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.36 million in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for urban population?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.