Canada vs United States

Canada vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 304 million people, or 8.74 times that in Canada.

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Canada vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 304 million people, or 8.74 times that in Canada.
CanadaUnited StatesEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 38 and United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 53.6 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCanadaUnited StatesWorld
202339.3 million344 million8.09 billion
202238.8 million342 million8.02 billion
202138.5 million340 million7.95 billion
202038.2 million339 million7.89 billion
201937.8 million338 million7.81 billion
201837.3 million335 million7.73 billion
201736.8 million332 million7.65 billion
201636.4 million329 million7.56 billion
201536 million326 million7.47 billion
201435.6 million323 million7.38 billion
201335.3 million320 million7.29 billion
201234.9 million317 million7.2 billion
201134.6 million314 million7.11 billion
201034.2 million311 million7.02 billion
200933.8 million308 million6.93 billion
200833.5 million305 million6.84 billion
200733.1 million302 million6.76 billion
200632.8 million299 million6.67 billion
200532.4 million296 million6.59 billion
200432.1 million293 million6.5 billion
200331.8 million290 million6.42 billion
200231.5 million287 million6.34 billion
200131.2 million284 million6.26 billion
200030.9 million282 million6.17 billion
199930.6 million279 million6.09 billion
199830.3 million276 million6.01 billion
199730.1 million274 million5.93 billion
199629.8 million271 million5.84 billion
199529.5 million268 million5.76 billion
199429.2 million266 million5.68 billion
199328.8 million263 million5.59 billion
199228.5 million260 million5.51 billion
199128.2 million257 million5.42 billion
199027.8 million253 million5.33 billion
198927.4 million251 million5.23 billion
198826.9 million248 million5.14 billion
198726.5 million246 million5.05 billion
198626.2 million244 million4.96 billion
198525.9 million242 million4.87 billion
198425.7 million239 million4.78 billion
198325.4 million237 million4.7 billion
198225.1 million235 million4.61 billion
198124.8 million232 million4.53 billion
198024.5 million230 million4.45 billion
197924.2 million228 million4.37 billion
197824 million225 million4.29 billion
197723.7 million223 million4.22 billion
197623.5 million221 million4.14 billion
197523.2 million219 million4.07 billion
197422.8 million217 million4 billion
197322.5 million215 million3.92 billion
197222.2 million213 million3.85 billion
197121.9 million210 million3.77 billion
197021.4 million208 million3.7 billion
196921 million205 million3.62 billion
196820.7 million203 million3.55 billion
196720.4 million201 million3.47 billion
196620.1 million198 million3.4 billion
196519.7 million196 million3.34 billion
196419.3 million193 million3.26 billion
196319 million190 million3.19 billion
196218.6 million187 million3.12 billion
196118.3 million184 million3.07 billion
196017.9 million180 million3.02 billion
195917.5 million177 million2.97 billion
195817.1 million174 million2.91 billion
195716.6 million172 million2.85 billion
195616.2 million169 million2.8 billion
195515.7 million166 million2.74 billion
195415.3 million164 million2.69 billion
195314.9 million161 million2.63 billion
195214.5 million159 million2.58 billion
195114.1 million157 million2.54 billion
195013.7 million154 million2.49 billion
194913.5 million146 million–
194813.2 million144 million–
194713 million142 million–
194612.7 million140 million–
194512.5 million138 million–
194412.3 million136 million–
194312 million134 million–
194211.8 million133 million–
194111.6 million131 million–
194011.5 million129 million–
193911.3 million128 million–
193811.2 million127 million–
193711 million126 million–
193610.9 million125 million–
193510.8 million124 million–
193410.7 million124 million–
193310.6 million123 million–
193210.5 million122 million–
193110.3 million121 million–
193010.2 million120 million–
192910 million118 million–
19289.88 million117 million–
19279.71 million115 million–
19269.54 million113 million–
19259.37 million112 million–
19249.21 million110 million–
19239.05 million109 million–
19228.89 million107 million–
19218.73 million105 million–
19208.57 million104 million–
19198.41 million102 million–
19188.25 million101 million–
19178.08 million99.6 million–
19167.92 million98.2 million–
19157.77 million96.9 million–
19147.61 million95.5 million–
19137.46 million94.2 million–
19127.32 million93 million–
19117.16 million91.6 million–
19107 million90.2 million–
19096.84 million88.7 million–
19086.66 million87.1 million–
19076.48 million85.4 million–
19066.31 million83.8 million–
19056.14 million82.3 million–
19045.98 million80.7 million–
19035.82 million79.2 million–
19025.66 million77.7 million–
19015.53 million76.3 million–
19005.41 million74.8 million–
18995.32 million73.5 million–
18985.25 million72.1 million–
18975.2 million70.8 million–
18965.15 million69.5 million–
18955.1 million68.2 million–
18945.05 million67 million–
18934.99 million65.8 million–
18924.95 million64.6 million–
18914.89 million63.4 million–
18904.84 million62.1 million–
18894.79 million60.8 million–
18884.74 million59.6 million–
18874.69 million58.2 million–
18864.64 million57 million–
18854.58 million55.7 million–
18844.53 million54.5 million–
18834.48 million53.3 million–
18824.43 million52.1 million–
18814.38 million51 million–
18804.33 million49.8 million–
18794.27 million48.8 million–
18784.21 million47.7 million–
18774.15 million46.6 million–
18764.09 million45.6 million–
18754.04 million44.6 million–
18743.98 million43.6 million–
18733.92 million42.7 million–
18723.86 million41.7 million–
18713.81 million40.8 million–
18703.76 million39.9 million–
18693.72 million39 million–
18683.67 million38.1 million–
18673.63 million37.3 million–
18663.59 million36.4 million–
18653.55 million35.6 million–
18643.51 million34.8 million–
18633.47 million34 million–
18623.43 million33.2 million–
18613.38 million32.4 million–
18603.32 million31.6 million–
18593.25 million30.8 million–
18583.16 million29.9 million–
18573.07 million29 million–
18562.98 million28.2 million–
18552.89 million27.4 million–
18542.81 million26.6 million–
18532.72 million25.8 million–
18522.64 million25 million–
18512.56 million24.3 million–
18502.48 million23.6 million–
18492.39 million22.9 million–
18482.31 million22.2 million–
18472.22 million21.6 million–
18462.14 million20.9 million–
18452.06 million20.3 million–
18441.98 million19.7 million–
18431.91 million19.1 million–
18421.83 million18.5 million–
18411.77 million18 million–
18401.7 million17.5 million–
18391.64 million17 million–
18381.58 million16.5 million–
18371.52 million16.1 million–
18361.46 million15.6 million–
18351.41 million15.2 million–
18341.36 million14.8 million–
18331.31 million14.4 million–
18321.26 million14 million–
18311.22 million13.6 million–
18301.17 million13.3 million–
18291.13 million12.9 million–
18281.09 million12.5 million–
18271.05 million12.2 million–
18261.01 million11.8 million–
1825977,90011.5 million–
1824943,40011.2 million–
1823910,10010.9 million–
1822878,00010.6 million–
1821848,80010.3 million–
1820822,4009.97 million–
1819798,7009.67 million–
1818777,5009.37 million–
1817758,7009.07 million–
1816740,3008.79 million–
1815722,4008.51 million–
1814704,9008.24 million–
1813687,9007.98 million–
1812671,2007.73 million–
1811655,0007.5 million–
1810639,1007.3 million–
1809623,3007.11 million–
1808608,2006.97 million–
1807593,5006.84 million–
1806579,1006.72 million–
1805565,1006.59 million–
1804551,5006.47 million–
1803538,1006.35 million–
1802525,1006.23 million–
1801512,4006.11 million–
1800500,0006 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaUnited StatesWorld
202439.7 million39.7 million–39.9 million345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
202540.1 million39.9 million–40.4 million347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
202640.5 million40 million–41 million349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
202740.8 million40.2 million–41.5 million351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
202841.1 million40.3 million–42.1 million352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
202941.4 million40.4 million–42.7 million354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
203041.7 million40.4 million–43.2 million356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
203141.9 million40.4 million–43.8 million357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
203242.2 million40.4 million–44.3 million359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
203342.4 million40.4 million–44.9 million360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
203442.7 million40.4 million–45.5 million362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
203542.9 million40.3 million–46.1 million363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
203643.1 million40.3 million–46.8 million365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
203743.3 million40.2 million–47.5 million366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
203843.6 million40.1 million–48 million368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
203943.8 million39.9 million–48.6 million369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
204044 million39.8 million–49.3 million370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
204144.1 million39.7 million–49.8 million372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
204244.3 million39.6 million–50.5 million373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
204344.5 million39.3 million–51.1 million374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
204444.7 million39 million–51.7 million375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
204544.9 million38.7 million–52.2 million376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
204645 million38.5 million–52.7 million377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
204745.2 million38.2 million–53.1 million378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
204845.3 million38.1 million–53.6 million379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
204945.5 million38 million–54.1 million380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
205045.6 million37.8 million–54.8 million381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
205145.8 million37.5 million–55.4 million382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
205245.9 million37.3 million–55.9 million383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
205346.1 million37.1 million–56.3 million383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
205446.2 million36.9 million–56.8 million384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
205546.4 million36.7 million–57.4 million385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
205646.5 million36.4 million–57.7 million386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
205746.7 million36.1 million–58.2 million386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
205846.8 million35.9 million–58.8 million387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
205947 million35.6 million–59.4 million388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
206047.2 million35.3 million–59.8 million389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
206147.3 million35 million–60.5 million390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
206247.5 million34.7 million–61.3 million391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
206347.7 million34.4 million–62 million392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
206447.8 million34 million–62.4 million392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
206548 million33.7 million–62.8 million393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
206648.2 million33.4 million–63.3 million394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
206748.4 million33.2 million–63.9 million395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
206848.5 million32.9 million–64.6 million396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
206948.7 million32.6 million–65.3 million397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
207048.9 million32.1 million–66 million398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
207149 million31.7 million–66.9 million399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
207249.2 million31.3 million–67.8 million400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
207349.4 million30.9 million–68.7 million401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
207449.5 million30.5 million–69.5 million402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
207549.7 million30.2 million–70.3 million403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
207649.8 million29.9 million–70.9 million404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
207750 million29.5 million–71.3 million405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
207850.1 million29 million–71.9 million406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
207950.3 million28.6 million–72.7 million406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
208050.5 million28.3 million–73.5 million407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
208150.6 million28 million–74.2 million408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
208250.8 million27.8 million–74.9 million409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
208350.9 million27.5 million–75.7 million409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
208451.1 million27.1 million–76.4 million410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
208551.2 million26.7 million–76.8 million411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
208651.4 million26.3 million–77.5 million412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
208751.5 million25.8 million–78.3 million412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
208851.7 million25.6 million–78.9 million413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
208951.8 million25.3 million–79.5 million414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
209052 million25 million–80.6 million415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
209152.1 million24.8 million–81.9 million415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
209252.3 million24.3 million–83 million416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
209352.4 million23.9 million–83.9 million417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
209452.6 million23.6 million–84.6 million417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
209552.7 million23.2 million–85.2 million418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
209652.9 million22.8 million–86 million419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
209753.1 million22.5 million–87 million420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
209853.3 million22.2 million–87.6 million420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
209953.4 million22 million–88.3 million421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
210053.6 million21.8 million–89.4 million421 million256 million–625 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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