Canada Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Canada population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Canada in 2020 is 3.78 people per square kilometer, a 0.89% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Canada in 2019 was 3.75 people per square kilometer, a 0.91% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Canada in 2018 was 3.71 people per square kilometer, a 0.93% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Canada in 2017 was 3.68 people per square kilometer, a 0.96% increase from 2016.
| Canada - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 3.78 | 0.89% |
| 2019 | 3.75 | 0.91% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | 0.93% |
| 2017 | 3.68 | 0.96% |
| 2016 | 3.64 | 0.99% |
| 2015 | 3.61 | 1.02% |
| 2014 | 3.57 | 1.04% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | 1.07% |
| 2012 | 3.50 | 1.11% |
| 2011 | 3.46 | 1.15% |
| 2010 | 3.42 | 1.19% |
| 2009 | 3.38 | 1.23% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | 1.24% |
| 2007 | 3.30 | 1.21% |
| 2006 | 3.26 | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 3.22 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 3.19 | 1.04% |
| 2003 | 3.15 | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 3.12 | 0.97% |
| 2001 | 3.09 | 0.95% |
| 2000 | 3.06 | 0.94% |
| 1999 | 3.03 | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 3.01 | 0.94% |
| 1997 | 2.98 | 0.97% |
| 1996 | 2.95 | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 2.92 | 1.05% |
| 1994 | 2.89 | 1.10% |
| 1993 | 2.86 | 1.15% |
| 1992 | 2.83 | 1.20% |
| 1991 | 2.79 | 1.26% |
| 1990 | 2.76 | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 2.72 | 1.39% |
| 1988 | 2.68 | 1.41% |
| 1987 | 2.65 | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 2.61 | 1.28% |
| 1985 | 2.58 | 1.18% |
| 1984 | 2.55 | 1.09% |
| 1983 | 2.52 | 1.02% |
| 1982 | 2.50 | 1.01% |
| 1981 | 2.47 | 1.03% |
| 1980 | 2.45 | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 2.42 | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 2.39 | 1.13% |
| 1977 | 2.37 | 1.20% |
| 1976 | 2.34 | 1.28% |
| 1975 | 2.31 | 1.38% |
| 1974 | 2.28 | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 2.24 | 1.55% |
| 1972 | 2.21 | 1.61% |
| 1971 | 2.18 | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 2.14 | 1.66% |
| 1969 | 2.11 | 1.69% |
| 1968 | 2.07 | 1.72% |
| 1967 | 2.04 | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 2.00 | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 1.97 | 1.78% |
| 1964 | 1.93 | 1.80% |
| 1963 | 1.90 | 1.86% |
| 1962 | 1.86 | 1.99% |
| 1961 | 1.83 | 2.17% |
| 1960 | 1.79 | 2.36% |
| 1959 | 1.75 | 2.54% |
| 1958 | 1.70 | 2.68% |
| 1957 | 1.66 | 2.77% |
| 1956 | 1.61 | 2.81% |
| 1955 | 1.57 | 2.81% |
| 1954 | 1.53 | 2.77% |
| 1953 | 1.49 | 2.70% |
| 1952 | 1.45 | 2.61% |
| 1951 | 1.41 | 2.51% |
| 1950 | 1.38 | 0.00% |
