Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada
Canada: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 44.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada stood at 44.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada peaked at 46.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1960.
Canada ranks 20th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.1% | — |
| 1961 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 34.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 30.1% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 36.2% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 36.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 39.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 42.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 46.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Canada was 44.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Canada ranks 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.