Canada - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Canada was 31,023,900 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,023,900 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,368,140 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 12,368,140
1961 12,729,040
1962 13,121,750
1963 13,522,660
1964 13,934,680
1965 14,343,690
1966 14,763,750
1967 15,136,520
1968 15,487,890
1969 15,804,860
1970 16,132,460
1971 16,710,910
1972 16,879,590
1973 17,060,240
1974 17,272,700
1975 17,498,860
1976 17,705,310
1977 17,923,210
1978 18,112,110
1979 18,301,930
1980 18,549,290
1981 18,791,650
1982 19,057,230
1983 19,287,380
1984 19,511,290
1985 19,731,490
1986 19,967,240
1987 20,237,470
1988 20,506,940
1989 20,883,650
1990 21,206,430
1991 21,482,270
1992 21,813,810
1993 22,130,870
1994 22,450,570
1995 22,760,570
1996 23,081,460
1997 23,428,320
1998 23,739,360
1999 24,048,330
2000 24,388,400
2001 24,757,780
2002 25,052,940
2003 25,304,780
2004 25,566,900
2005 25,834,340
2006 26,126,320
2007 26,441,460
2008 26,789,860
2009 27,158,020
2010 27,522,540
2011 27,847,820
2012 28,166,080
2013 28,479,640
2014 28,781,580
2015 29,011,830
2016 29,357,010
2017 29,729,550
2018 30,175,060
2019 30,638,230
2020 31,023,900

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Canada was 81.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 69.06 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 69.06
1961 69.67
1962 70.49
1963 71.31
1964 72.11
1965 72.89
1966 73.64
1967 74.16
1968 74.66
1969 75.16
1970 75.65
1971 76.09
1972 75.97
1973 75.85
1974 75.73
1975 75.61
1976 75.50
1977 75.54
1978 75.58
1979 75.62
1980 75.66
1981 75.71
1982 75.87
1983 76.04
1984 76.20
1985 76.35
1986 76.50
1987 76.52
1988 76.54
1989 76.56
1990 76.58
1991 76.62
1992 76.89
1993 77.15
1994 77.41
1995 77.68
1996 77.95
1997 78.34
1998 78.72
1999 79.10
2000 79.48
2001 79.81
2002 79.89
2003 79.97
2004 80.05
2005 80.12
2006 80.21
2007 80.40
2008 80.58
2009 80.76
2010 80.94
2011 81.10
2012 81.14
2013 81.18
2014 81.22
2015 81.26
2016 81.30
2017 81.35
2018 81.41
2019 81.48
2020 81.56

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization