Canada - Population in largest city
Population in largest city
The value for Population in largest city in Canada was 6,254,571 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,254,571 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,031,108 in 1960.
Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,031,108 |
| 1961 | 2,114,517 |
| 1962 | 2,176,403 |
| 1963 | 2,240,102 |
| 1964 | 2,305,756 |
| 1965 | 2,373,145 |
| 1966 | 2,441,566 |
| 1967 | 2,500,090 |
| 1968 | 2,560,101 |
| 1969 | 2,621,381 |
| 1970 | 2,684,215 |
| 1971 | 2,744,174 |
| 1972 | 2,755,944 |
| 1973 | 2,767,733 |
| 1974 | 2,779,588 |
| 1975 | 2,791,494 |
| 1976 | 2,807,079 |
| 1977 | 2,855,955 |
| 1978 | 2,905,750 |
| 1979 | 2,956,414 |
| 1980 | 3,008,032 |
| 1981 | 3,061,725 |
| 1982 | 3,132,656 |
| 1983 | 3,205,229 |
| 1984 | 3,279,588 |
| 1985 | 3,355,459 |
| 1986 | 3,433,952 |
| 1987 | 3,523,629 |
| 1988 | 3,615,776 |
| 1989 | 3,710,070 |
| 1990 | 3,806,957 |
| 1991 | 3,904,154 |
| 1992 | 3,975,528 |
| 1993 | 4,048,005 |
| 1994 | 4,121,907 |
| 1995 | 4,197,157 |
| 1996 | 4,274,256 |
| 1997 | 4,355,039 |
| 1998 | 4,437,464 |
| 1999 | 4,521,449 |
| 2000 | 4,607,142 |
| 2001 | 4,693,504 |
| 2002 | 4,776,698 |
| 2003 | 4,861,366 |
| 2004 | 4,947,655 |
| 2005 | 5,035,232 |
| 2006 | 5,124,530 |
| 2007 | 5,215,742 |
| 2008 | 5,308,706 |
| 2009 | 5,403,064 |
| 2010 | 5,499,233 |
| 2011 | 5,592,607 |
| 2012 | 5,660,142 |
| 2013 | 5,728,303 |
| 2014 | 5,797,381 |
| 2015 | 5,867,292 |
| 2016 | 5,938,144 |
| 2017 | 6,009,852 |
| 2018 | 6,082,425 |
| 2019 | 6,139,404 |
| 2020 | 6,196,731 |
| 2021 | 6,254,571 |
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Canada was 19.97 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 20.23 in 2016, while its lowest value was 15.85 in 1976.
Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.42 |
| 1961 | 16.61 |
| 1962 | 16.59 |
| 1963 | 16.57 |
| 1964 | 16.55 |
| 1965 | 16.54 |
| 1966 | 16.54 |
| 1967 | 16.52 |
| 1968 | 16.53 |
| 1969 | 16.59 |
| 1970 | 16.64 |
| 1971 | 16.42 |
| 1972 | 16.33 |
| 1973 | 16.22 |
| 1974 | 16.09 |
| 1975 | 15.95 |
| 1976 | 15.85 |
| 1977 | 15.93 |
| 1978 | 16.04 |
| 1979 | 16.15 |
| 1980 | 16.22 |
| 1981 | 16.29 |
| 1982 | 16.44 |
| 1983 | 16.62 |
| 1984 | 16.81 |
| 1985 | 17.01 |
| 1986 | 17.20 |
| 1987 | 17.41 |
| 1988 | 17.63 |
| 1989 | 17.77 |
| 1990 | 17.95 |
| 1991 | 18.17 |
| 1992 | 18.22 |
| 1993 | 18.29 |
| 1994 | 18.36 |
| 1995 | 18.44 |
| 1996 | 18.52 |
| 1997 | 18.59 |
| 1998 | 18.69 |
| 1999 | 18.80 |
| 2000 | 18.89 |
| 2001 | 18.96 |
| 2002 | 19.07 |
| 2003 | 19.21 |
| 2004 | 19.35 |
| 2005 | 19.49 |
| 2006 | 19.61 |
| 2007 | 19.73 |
| 2008 | 19.82 |
| 2009 | 19.89 |
| 2010 | 19.98 |
| 2011 | 20.08 |
| 2012 | 20.10 |
| 2013 | 20.11 |
| 2014 | 20.14 |
| 2015 | 20.22 |
| 2016 | 20.23 |
| 2017 | 20.22 |
| 2018 | 20.16 |
| 2019 | 20.04 |
| 2020 | 19.97 |
| 2021 | 19.97 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
