Demographic profile
Canada is the 39th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.48% of everyone alive. Within North America, it ranks 2 of 5.
Each day brings roughly 1,046 births and 883 deaths, adding about 59,534 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.15% annually, the population would double in roughly 467 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Prince Edward Island, holding an estimated 26.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 13 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 13.0%, with life expectancy at about 79.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Canada in 2026? Approximately 39,823,849 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Canada growing? About 0.15% per year — roughly 1,046 births and 883 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Canada? Around 0.48% — ranked 39 worldwide by population.