Name: Canada Population
Creator: TRADING ECONOMICS
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The total population in Canada was estimated at 41.7 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Canada had a population of 17.9 million people. source: Statistics Canada

Population in Canada is expected to reach 43.10 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Population is projected to trend around 43.60 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Wages	38.49	38.06	CAD	Feb 2026
Employed Persons	21037.30	21121.20	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Change	-83.90	-24.80	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	60.60	60.80	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	-108.40	44.90	Thousand	Feb 2026
Job Vacancies	495125.00	492475.00		Dec 2025
Participation Rate	64.90	65.00	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	131.71	130.84	points	Dec 2025
Minimum Wages	17.60	17.20	CAD/Hour	Oct 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	18240.00	18245.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	24.50	-69.70	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	41.65	41.26	Million	Dec 2025
Labor Productivity	104.42	103.48	points	Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons	1514.20	1457.50	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.70	6.50	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	1.94	2.30	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	32.87	32.52	CAD/Hour	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	32.83	32.56	CAD/Hour	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.10	12.80	percent	Feb 2026

Canada Population

The population of Canada represents 0.50 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 202 people on the planet is a resident of Canada.