Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Canada

Number of immigrants in Canada in 2024 — 8,805,839 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 107.1%.

2024 8.81M people +5.68% vs 2020
World rank 7of 215
Period maximum 8.81M people2024
Period minimum 4.25M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Canada, 1990–20244M6M8M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 4,251,056 people1995: 4,853,738 people2000: 5,525,404 people2005: 6,086,976 people2010: 7,035,001 people2015: 8,049,874 people2020: 8,332,892 people2024: 8,805,839 people
Change over the period: +4.55M (+107.14%) Average annual rate: 2.17 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 8.81M people
World 303M people
North America 61.2M people
Northern America computed 61.2M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8.81M
2020 8.33M
2015 8.05M
2010 7.04M
2005 6.09M
2000 5.53M
1995 4.85M
1990 4.25M

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.