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Urban population in Canada
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
section.rank · Countries
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
82.9%
+0.2 pp
section.change_since
Countries · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+1.6 pp
vs section.levels.world
+25.1 pp
section.levels.world: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Canada · section.levels.world
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Canada
section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
section.compare Urban population · percent
Canada
82.9%
section.levels.world
57.8%
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
82.9% · 2025
First value
69.0% · 1960
Highest
82.9% · 2025
Lowest
69.0% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
section.all_years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Canada | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.9% | +0.2 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.2 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.2 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.2 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.2 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.2 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.2 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.1 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.1 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.1 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.0 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.0 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.0 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +0.0 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.1 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.2 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.2 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.2 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.2 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.2 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +0.3 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +0.3 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +0.3 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.3 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +0.2 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.2 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +0.2 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | +0.2 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | +0.2 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +0.3 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +0.3 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +0.3 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.3 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 76.7% | +0.1 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | +0.0 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 76.6% | +0.0 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 76.5% | +0.0 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 76.5% | +0.0 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | +0.0 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | +0.1 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 76.4% | +0.2 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 76.2% | +0.2 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +0.2 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 75.9% | +0.1 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | +0.1 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 75.7% | +0.1 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | +0.0 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 75.6% | +0.0 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 75.5% | +0.0 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 75.5% | −0.0 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 75.6% | −0.1 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 75.7% | −0.2 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 75.9% | −0.1 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 76.0% | −0.1 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 76.1% | +0.1 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 75.9% | +0.4 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 75.5% | +0.6 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 75.0% | +0.7 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 74.3% | +0.7 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 73.6% | +0.7 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 72.9% | +0.8 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 72.1% | +0.9 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 71.3% | +0.8 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 70.4% | +0.8 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 69.7% | +0.6 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 69.0% | 34.2% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Algeria | 73.1% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 91.9% | |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 31.1% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 86.9% | |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 73.3% | |
| 12 | Canada | 82.0% | |
| 7 | Chile | 88.3% | |
| 29 | China | 63.5% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 77.6% | |
| 28 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.6% | |
| 37 | Congo - Kinshasa | 43.3% | |
| 25 | Czechia | 72.7% | |
| 30 | Ecuador | 63.1% | |
| 39 | Egypt | 42.5% | |
| 23 | Finland | 73.1% | |
| 17 | France | 78.7% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 90.3% | |
| 13 | Germany | 81.5% | |
| 19 | Greece | 78.3% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 56.9% | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 41 | India | 34.1% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 56.3% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 89.7% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 53.4% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.4% | |
| 18 | Mexico | 78.7% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 94.3% | |
| 11 | Norway | 82.7% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 54.1% | |
| 31 | Poland | 59.9% | |
| 36 | Romania | 52.6% | |
| 21 | Russia | 74.7% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 83.8% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 43.2% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 81.2% | |
| 16 | Spain | 79.7% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 88.9% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.9% | |
| 15 | United States | 80.0% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 35.7% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020
section.what
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
section.how
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.
people
Canada in numbers
Population
41M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2024
Median age
40.3
2023
Children under 15
15.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2024
Life expectancy
81.3
2022
Births per woman
1.25
2024
Birth rate
8.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.7
2024
Net migration
11.0
2023
Born abroad
22.2%
2024