Canada vs Vietnam: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Canada
18.32 million
in 2025
Vietnam
20.22 million
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
20th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Canada
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 20.22 million against 18.32 million in Canada, a difference of 1.90 million.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.40 million | 2.57 million | 3.83 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.33 million | 3.75 million | 4.58 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 9.79 million | 4.77 million | 5.02 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.87 million | 6.25 million | 5.62 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.90 million | 9.27 million | 4.64 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.23 million | 14.03 million | 2.20 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 17.86 million | 18.78 million | 918,900 | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 20.22 million against 18.32 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Canada and Vietnam?
- 1.90 million, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Vietnam rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th 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.