Urbanization in Canada 2023

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Feb 14, 2025
Canada's urban population now accounts for over 80 percent of it's total population. Canada's urbanization rate has increased steadily in recent years, as technological advancements have lowered the labor demand in the agriculture and energy sectors, while Canada's service industries have grown. The vast majority of Canada's population lives in the south, with over half the population found in the southeast between Quebec City and the Great Lakes region.

Canada: Degree of urbanization from 1960 to 2023

CharacteristicShare of urban population
2023 81.86%
2022 81.75%
2021 81.65%
2020 81.56%
2019 81.48%
2018 81.41%
2017 81.35%
2016 81.3%
2015 81.26%
2014 81.22%
2013 81.18%
2012 81.14%
2011 81.1%
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