Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Canada
18.32 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
18.19 million
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.32 million against 18.19 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 125,500.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 121 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.40 million | 755,216 | 5.64 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.33 million | 1.95 million | 6.38 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 9.79 million | 4.05 million | 5.74 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.87 million | 7.29 million | 4.58 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.90 million | 10.13 million | 3.78 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.23 million | 14.24 million | 1.99 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 17.86 million | 17.43 million | 436,683 | 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, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Canada, at 18.32 million against 18.19 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 125,500, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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.