Canada vs Spain: Urban population
Canada
34.52 million
in 2025
Spain
39.74 million
in 2025
Canada rank
29th
Spain rank
26th
Urban population over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 39.74 million against 34.52 million in Canada, a difference of 5.22 million.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 29th and Spain ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.14 million | 19.37 million | 5.23 million | Spain |
| 1970s | 17.37 million | 24.45 million | 7.08 million | Spain |
| 1980s | 19.65 million | 28.05 million | 8.40 million | Spain |
| 1990s | 22.56 million | 29.91 million | 7.35 million | Spain |
| 2000s | 25.63 million | 33.46 million | 7.83 million | Spain |
| 2010s | 28.99 million | 36.92 million | 7.93 million | Spain |
| 2020s | 32.73 million | 38.59 million | 5.86 million | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 39.74 million against 34.52 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Canada and Spain?
- 5.22 million, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for urban population?
- Canada ranks 29th and Spain ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.