Rural population in Canada in 2025 — 7,132,553 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.13M | −5,724 | −0.08% |
| 2024 | 7.14M | +139,721 | +2% |
| 2023 | 7M | +123,893 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.87M | +59,527 | +0.87% |
| 2021 | 6.82M | −48,657 | −0.71% |
| 2020 | 6.86M | −6,711 | −0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.87M | +30,618 | +0.45% |
| 2018 | 6.84M | +43,194 | +0.64% |
| 2017 | 6.8M | +44,803 | +0.66% |
| 2016 | 6.75M | +56,070 | +0.84% |
| 2015 | 6.7M | +38,177 | +0.57% |
| 2014 | 6.66M | +56,606 | +0.86% |
| 2013 | 6.6M | +58,029 | +0.89% |
| 2012 | 6.54M | +53,973 | +0.83% |
| 2011 | 6.49M | +32,024 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.46M | +19,940 | +0.31% |
| 2009 | 6.44M | +8,005 | +0.12% |
| 2008 | 6.43M | −3,159 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 6.43M | −10,662 | −0.17% |
| 2006 | 6.44M | −13,379 | −0.21% |
| 2005 | 6.46M | −29,770 | −0.46% |
| 2004 | 6.49M | −35,039 | −0.54% |
| 2003 | 6.52M | −33,305 | −0.51% |
| 2002 | 6.55M | −9,176 | −0.14% |
| 2001 | 6.56M | +5,800 | +0.09% |
| 2000 | 6.56M | +4,433 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 6.55M | +417 | +0.01% |
| 1998 | 6.55M | +613 | +0.01% |
| 1997 | 6.55M | +6,202 | +0.09% |
| 1996 | 6.55M | −7,182 | −0.11% |
| 1995 | 6.55M | −24,911 | −0.38% |
| 1994 | 6.58M | −20,297 | −0.31% |
| 1993 | 6.6M | −2,014 | −0.03% |
| 1992 | 6.6M | +38,444 | +0.59% |
| 1991 | 6.56M | +70,262 | +1.08% |
| 1990 | 6.49M | +91,039 | +1.42% |
| 1989 | 6.4M | +109,431 | +1.74% |
| 1988 | 6.29M | +75,823 | +1.22% |
| 1987 | 6.22M | +72,999 | +1.19% |
| 1986 | 6.14M | +38,193 | +0.63% |
| 1985 | 6.1M | +14,446 | +0.24% |
| 1984 | 6.09M | +9,086 | +0.15% |
| 1983 | 6.08M | +15,935 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 6.06M | +43,392 | +0.72% |
| 1981 | 6.02M | +58,428 | +0.98% |
| 1980 | 5.96M | +63,011 | +1.07% |
| 1979 | 5.9M | +47,280 | +0.81% |
| 1978 | 5.85M | +50,651 | +0.87% |
| 1977 | 5.8M | +64,599 | +1.13% |
| 1976 | 5.74M | +86,420 | +1.53% |
| 1975 | 5.65M | +112,240 | +2.03% |
| 1974 | 5.54M | +113,673 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.43M | +97,392 | +1.83% |
| 1972 | 5.33M | +75,952 | +1.45% |
| 1971 | 5.25M | +123,075 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 5.13M | −14,668 | −0.29% |
| 1969 | 5.14M | −51,937 | −1% |
| 1968 | 5.2M | −53,313 | −1.02% |
| 1967 | 5.25M | −37,542 | −0.71% |
| 1966 | 5.29M | −37,497 | −0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.32M | −59,478 | −1.1% |
| 1964 | 5.38M | −61,572 | −1.13% |
| 1963 | 5.44M | −55,922 | −1.02% |
| 1962 | 5.5M | −36,967 | −0.67% |
| 1961 | 5.54M | −6,800 | −0.12% |
| 1960 | 5.54M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
