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Population in the Largest City rose 0.933% to 6.25 mil in Canada in 2021

Population in the Largest City (mil), 2021
Society | Canada | February 1, 2023
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Population in largest city rose 0.933% to 6.25 mil in Canada in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, population in largest city in Canada reached an all time high of 6.25 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.03 mil in 1960. When compared to Canada's main peers, population in largest city in Australia amounted to 5.06 mil, 21.9 mil in Mexico, 9.43 mil in United Kingdom and 18.8 mil in USA in 2021.

Canada has been ranked 33rd within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Population in the Largest City Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Australia mil 4.54 4.63 4.71 4.79 4.87
Belgium mil 2.00 2.02 2.03 2.05 2.07
Belize mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Canada mil 5.87 5.94 6.01 6.08 6.14
China mil 23.5 24.2 24.9 25.6 26.3
France mil 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0
Germany mil 3.51 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56
Guatemala mil 2.74 2.78 2.81 2.85 2.89
Honduras mil 1.23 1.27 1.32 1.36 1.40
Indonesia mil 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6
Ireland mil 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21
Japan mil 37.3 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.4
Malaysia mil 6.85 7.08 7.32 7.56 7.78
Mexico mil 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7
New Zealand mil 1.47 1.50 1.53 1.56 1.58
Papua New Guinea mil 0.345 0.352 0.359 0.367 0.375
USA mil 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.8
United Kingdom mil 8.66 8.79 8.92 9.05 9.18