Canada vs Euro area: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Canada
44.0%
in 2025
Euro area
19.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Euro area rank
21st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Canada
- Euro area
How they compare
Canada currently reports 44.0% against 19.8% in Euro area, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.2 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 20th and Euro area ranks 21st of 121 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 16.5% | 16.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 17.6% | 18.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 18.1% | 19.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 18.3% | 22.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 18.5% | 24.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 19.2% | 26.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 19.7% | 25.3% | 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, Canada or Euro area?
- Canada, at 44.0% against 19.8% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Canada and Euro area?
- 24.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Canada ranks 20th and Euro area ranks 21st 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.