Australia vs Canada: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
16.77 million
in 2025
Canada
18.32 million
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Canada rank
22nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.32 million against 16.77 million in Australia, a difference of 1.55 million.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Canada ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 million | 6.40 million | 37,014 | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.55 million | 8.33 million | 219,610 | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 9.79 million | 123,437 | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.95 million | 11.87 million | 920,670 | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.90 million | 13.90 million | 2.01 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 14.24 million | 16.23 million | 1.99 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 16.23 million | 17.86 million | 1.63 million | 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, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 18.32 million against 16.77 million in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and Canada?
- 1.55 million, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 25th and Canada ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.