How did population estimates on July 1 change in Canada?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 increased in Canada.
- Overall change
- +19,689,621 Persons
- 89.7% increase
- Start · 1971
- 21,962,032 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 41,651,653 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1
- Area shown
- Canada
- Period
- 1971–2025Annual
- Unit
- Persons
Selected details
- Age group
- All ages
- Reference date
- July 1; not an annual average
- Postcensal census base
- 2021 Census adjusted for net undercoverage
- Age basis
- Age at last birthday
Population estimates on July 1 rose from 21,962,032 Persons to 41,651,653 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 19,689,621 Persons, or 89.7%.
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Population estimates on July 1 in Canada
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 141,651,653 Persons
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- Observed high
- 41,651,653 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 21,962,032 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 41,651,653 Persons |
| 2024 | 41,262,329 Persons |
| 2023 | 40,049,088 Persons |
| 2022 | 38,950,132 Persons |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 Persons |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 Persons |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 Persons |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 Persons |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 Persons |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 Persons |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 Persons |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 Persons |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 Persons |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 Persons |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 Persons |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 Persons |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 Persons |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 Persons |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 Persons |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 Persons |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 Persons |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 Persons |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 Persons |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 Persons |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 Persons |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 Persons |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 Persons |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 Persons |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 Persons |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 Persons |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 Persons |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 Persons |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 Persons |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 Persons |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 Persons |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 Persons |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 Persons |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 Persons |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 Persons |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 Persons |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 Persons |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 Persons |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 Persons |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 Persons |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 Persons |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 Persons |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 Persons |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 Persons |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 Persons |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 Persons |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 Persons |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 Persons |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 Persons |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 Persons |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 Persons |
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About this data
How to read this measureEstimates are final intercensal up to 2020, final postcensal for 2021, updated postcensal for 2022, 2023 and 2024, and preliminary postcensal for 2025. Northwest Territories and Nunavut estimates are separate from 1991; earlier figures combine them.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (17-10-0005-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender, 2025-09-24. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.