Canada vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Urban population

Canada
34.52 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
463.33 million
in 2025
Canada rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Urban population over time

  • Canada
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 463.33 million against 34.52 million in Canada, a difference of 428.81 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.4 times Canada's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 14.14 million 58.18 million 44.04 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 17.37 million 90.94 million 73.57 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 19.65 million 141.73 million 122.08 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 22.56 million 204.73 million 182.17 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 25.63 million 275.80 million 250.17 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 28.99 million 365.42 million 336.43 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 32.73 million 437.35 million 404.63 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 463.33 million against 34.52 million in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
428.81 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for urban population?
Canada ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.