Brazil vs Canada: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Brazil
44.3%
in 2025
Canada
44.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
Canada rank
20th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44.3% against 44.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and Canada ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 32.7% | 8.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 36.3% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 37.9% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 40.7% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 43.3% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 45.5% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 45.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 44.3% against 44.0% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Brazil ranks 18th and Canada ranks 20th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.