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🇨🇦 Population Density of Canada

The current population density of Canada is 4.3704 people per square kilometer. A 1.13% increase from 2023, when the population density only was 4.3217 people/km². In the future, Canada's population density is projected to increase to 5.8957 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Canada by 34.9% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Canada (1950-2024)

Canada has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 1.5112 people/km² to 4.3704 people/km², an increase of 189.2% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 1.5112 13,741,747
1951 1.5487 14,083,298
1952 1.5927 14,482,799
1953 1.6383 14,897,875
1954 1.6846 15,318,987
1955 1.7296 15,728,274
1956 1.7771 16,159,622
1957 1.83 16,641,330
1958 1.8809 17,104,086
1959 1.9262 17,515,520
1960 1.9683 17,898,790
1961 2.0084 18,263,074
1962 2.0469 18,613,601
1963 2.0855 18,964,262
1964 2.1248 19,321,666
1965 2.1648 19,685,518
1966 2.2053 20,053,671
1967 2.2443 20,408,780
1968 2.2801 20,734,172
1969 2.3135 21,037,618
1970 2.3577 21,440,022
1971 2.4078 21,895,691
1972 2.4447 22,230,880
1973 2.4756 22,512,227
1974 2.5099 22,824,082
1975 2.5457 23,148,986
1976 2.5794 23,455,781
1977 2.6096 23,730,340
1978 2.6369 23,978,738
1979 2.6653 24,237,173
1980 2.6979 24,533,776
1981 2.7322 24,844,974
1982 2.7646 25,140,164
1983 2.7946 25,412,608
1984 2.8229 25,670,375
1985 2.8512 25,927,465
1986 2.8824 26,211,031
1987 2.9187 26,540,921
1988 2.9612 26,927,945
1989 3.0094 27,366,050
1990 3.056 27,789,443
1991 3.0964 28,157,158
1992 3.1341 28,500,059
1993 3.1705 28,830,637
1994 3.2053 29,147,381
1995 3.2396 29,459,131
1996 3.2735 29,767,206
1997 3.3056 30,059,089
1998 3.3353 30,329,969
1999 3.365 30,599,456
2000 3.3971 30,891,803
2001 3.4325 31,213,577
2002 3.4679 31,535,577
2003 3.501 31,836,482
2004 3.5336 32,132,678
2005 3.5674 32,440,173
2006 3.6025 32,759,171
2007 3.6391 33,092,171
2008 3.6783 33,449,085
2009 3.7198 33,826,370
2010 3.7606 34,196,899
2011 3.8 34,555,452
2012 3.8404 34,922,516
2013 3.8812 35,293,433
2014 3.9186 35,634,264
2015 3.9547 35,962,234
2016 3.9977 36,353,343
2017 4.0478 36,808,496
2018 4.1013 37,295,005
2019 4.1549 37,782,935
2020 4.1977 38,171,902
2021 4.2287 38,454,057
2022 4.2691 38,821,259
2023 4.3217 39,299,104
2024 4.3704 39,742,430

Future Population Density of Canada (2024-2100)

Canada's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 4.3704 people/km² to 5.8957 people/km². An additional increase increase of 34.9% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 4.3704 39,742,430
2025 4.4127 40,126,723
2026 4.4502 40,467,728
2027 4.4848 40,782,234
2028 4.5181 41,085,503
2029 4.5501 41,376,296
2030 4.5808 41,655,589
2031 4.6108 41,928,615
2032 4.6398 42,191,768
2033 4.6668 42,438,030
2034 4.6931 42,676,472
2035 4.7182 42,905,267
2036 4.7423 43,124,450
2037 4.7664 43,343,006
2038 4.7898 43,555,952
2039 4.8122 43,759,360
2040 4.8333 43,951,417
2041 4.8538 44,137,906
2042 4.874 44,321,950
2043 4.8937 44,501,136
2044 4.9129 44,675,804
2045 4.9321 44,850,096
2046 4.9504 45,016,755
2047 4.9677 45,173,486
2048 4.9848 45,329,217
2049 5.001 45,476,950
2050 5.017 45,621,882
2051 5.0334 45,771,463
2052 5.0501 45,922,954
2053 5.0664 46,071,010
2054 5.082 46,213,216
2055 5.0978 46,357,072
2056 5.114 46,504,143
2057 5.1307 46,655,784
2058 5.1483 46,816,196
2059 5.1666 46,982,141
2060 5.1845 47,145,289
2061 5.2026 47,309,916
2062 5.2215 47,481,924
2063 5.2408 47,656,822
2064 5.2598 47,829,974
2065 5.2787 48,002,027
2066 5.2976 48,174,162
2067 5.3171 48,350,940
2068 5.3363 48,525,241
2069 5.3546 48,692,311
2070 5.3728 48,857,807
2071 5.391 49,022,938
2072 5.4091 49,187,298
2073 5.4265 49,346,188
2074 5.4436 49,501,805
2075 5.4612 49,661,529
2076 5.4793 49,826,114
2077 5.4967 49,984,253
2078 5.5138 50,140,226
2079 5.5311 50,297,170
2080 5.5478 50,449,270
2081 5.5651 50,606,318
2082 5.582 50,759,611
2083 5.5986 50,910,759
2084 5.6155 51,064,690
2085 5.6317 51,211,734
2086 5.6477 51,357,630
2087 5.6636 51,502,220
2088 5.6808 51,658,545
2089 5.6981 51,815,706
2090 5.7136 51,956,748
2091 5.7299 52,105,251
2092 5.7469 52,259,694
2093 5.764 52,414,813
2094 5.7815 52,573,700
2095 5.7991 52,734,098
2096 5.8171 52,898,268
2097 5.8365 53,074,354
2098 5.8567 53,258,348
2099 5.8764 53,436,912
2100 5.8957 53,612,234

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Canada.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Canada's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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