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Urban population share in Canada

Urban population share in Canada was 82.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 51st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202582.9%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank51st of 215Countries ranked
Series high82.92025
Series low691960

Urban population share in Canada, 1960 to 2025

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6570758085196019701980199020002010202020251960: 69 %1961: 69.7 %1962: 70.4 %1963: 71.3 %1964: 72.1 %1965: 72.9 %1966: 73.6 %1967: 74.3 %1968: 75 %1969: 75.5 %1970: 75.9 %1971: 76.1 %1972: 76 %1973: 75.9 %1974: 75.7 %1975: 75.6 %1976: 75.5 %1977: 75.5 %1978: 75.6 %1979: 75.6 %1980: 75.7 %1981: 75.7 %1982: 75.9 %1983: 76 %1984: 76.2 %1985: 76.4 %1986: 76.5 %1987: 76.5 %1988: 76.5 %1989: 76.5 %1990: 76.6 %1991: 76.6 %1992: 76.7 %1993: 77 %1994: 77.3 %1995: 77.6 %1996: 77.9 %1997: 78.1 %1998: 78.3 %1999: 78.4 %2000: 78.6 %2001: 78.8 %2002: 79.1 %2003: 79.4 %2004: 79.7 %2005: 80 %2006: 80.2 %2007: 80.4 %2008: 80.7 %2009: 80.9 %2010: 81 %2011: 81.1 %2012: 81.2 %2013: 81.2 %2014: 81.2 %2015: 81.2 %2016: 81.3 %2017: 81.4 %2018: 81.6 %2019: 81.7 %2020: 82 %2021: 82.2 %2022: 82.4 %2023: 82.5 %2024: 82.7 %2025: 82.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202582.9
202482.7
202382.5
202282.4
202182.2
202082
201981.7
201881.6
201781.4
201681.3
201581.2
201481.2
201381.2
201281.2
201181.1
201081
200980.9
200880.7
200780.4
200680.2
200580
200479.7
200379.4
200279.1
200178.8
200078.6
199978.4
199878.3
199778.1
199677.9
199577.6
199477.3
199377
199276.7
199176.6
199076.6
198976.5
198876.5
198776.5
198676.5
198576.4
198476.2
198376
198275.9
198175.7
198075.7
197975.6
197875.6
197775.5
197675.5
197575.6
197475.7
197375.9
197276
197176.1
197075.9
196975.5
196875
196774.3
196673.6
196572.9
196472.1
196371.3
196270.4
196169.7
196069

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Canada?

Urban population share in Canada was 82.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 51st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Canada?

82.9% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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