Canada vs United States of America: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual
Canada
0.9868 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States of America
0.9145 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
81st
United States of America rank
83rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.9868 % change on previous year against 0.9145 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 0.0723 % change on previous year.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0.9927 % change on previous year | 0.7653 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.7813 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.68 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 0.0832 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.5271 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 0.2586 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.04 % change on previous year | 0.8762 % change on previous year | 0.1686 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 0.9868 % change on previous year against 0.9145 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.0723 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
- Canada ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.