Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) fell 1.94% to 43.9% in Canada in 2024

Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population fell 1.94% to 43.9% in Canada in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Canada reached an all time high of 46.0% in 2021 and an all time low of 30.1% in 1960. When compared to Canada's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Australia amounted to 60.9%, 42.4% in Mexico, 27.3% in United Kingdom and 46.8% in USA in 2024.

Canada has been ranked 20th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.