Urban population, per capita in Canada
Canada: Urban population, per capita was 0.8288 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Canada stood at 0.8288 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.8288 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6904 units per person, in 1960.
That places Canada 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6904 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6969 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.7045 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7129 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7214 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7295 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7363 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7429 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7496 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7554 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7595 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7609 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7602 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7588 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7572 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7558 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7553 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7555 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7558 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7562 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7568 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7574 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7585 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7603 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7622 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7638 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7647 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.765 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7652 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7653 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7656 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.766 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7674 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.77 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7732 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7764 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7789 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7809 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7827 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7844 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7863 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7884 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.791 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7939 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7969 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7998 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8022 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8066 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8086 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8101 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.811 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8115 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8118 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8121 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8125 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.813 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.814 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8155 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8174 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8195 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8218 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8235 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8252 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.827 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8288 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.724 units per person | 0.6904 units per person | 0.7554 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7575 units per person | 0.7553 units per person | 0.7609 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7619 units per person | 0.7568 units per person | 0.7653 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7745 units per person | 0.7656 units per person | 0.7844 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.7863 units per person | 0.8086 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.8101 units per person | 0.8174 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8243 units per person | 0.8195 units per person | 0.8288 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 48 New Zealand 0.84 units per person compare
- 49 Norway 0.8357 units per person compare
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8332 units per person compare
- 52 Germany 0.8214 units per person compare
- 53 Bahamas 0.8133 units per person compare
- 54 Korea 0.8117 units per person compare
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 urban population, per capita in Canada?
- Urban population, per capita in Canada was 0.8288 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8288 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6904 units per person in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for urban population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.