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Demographics of Canada
Summary
Statistics Canada conducts a country-wide census that collects demographic data every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. The 2021 Canadian census enumerated a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 percent over the 2016 figure, Between 2011 and May 2016, Canada's population grew by 1.7 million people, with immigrants accounting for two-thirds of the increase. Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 percent overall growth. The main driver of population growth is immigration, and to a lesser extent, natural growth.
Canada has one of the highest per-capita immigration rates in the world, driven mainly by economic policy and, to a lesser extent, family reunification. In 2021, a total of 405,330 immigrants were admitted to Canada, mainly from Asia. New immigrants settle mostly in major urban areas such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Canada also accepts large numbers of refugees, accounting for over 10 percent of annual global refugee resettlements.
Population of Canada
The 2021 Canadian census had a total population count of 36,991,981 individuals, making up approximately 0.5% of the world's total population. A population estimate for 2022 put the total number of people in Canada at 38,232,593.
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.
One birth every 1 minutes
One death every 2 minutes
One net migrant every 2 minutes
Net gain of one person every 1 minute
Death rate
8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 81
Net migration rate
5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 21st
Urbanization
urban population: 81.8% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 0.95% annual rate of change (2020–25 est.)
Population of Canada by province and territory
The vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia.
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