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Population

(POPULATION)
Observations
Q3 2026: 41798407
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:18:54 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Quarterly estimates
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Population Estimates
Series ID
POPULATION
Table 17-10-0009-01
CREDPopulation
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession1000000015000000200000002500000030000000350000004000000045000000194619551964197319821991200020092018Persons1946-01-01: 121880001946-04-01: 122410001946-07-01: 123160001946-10-01: 123930001947-01-01: 124500001947-04-01: 125070001947-07-01: 125760001947-10-01: 126460001948-01-01: 127100001948-04-01: 127730001948-07-01: 128520001948-10-01: 129300001949-01-01: 129980001949-04-01: 133990001949-07-01: 134750001949-10-01: 135480001950-01-01: 136070001950-04-01: 136630001950-07-01: 137370001950-10-01: 138070001951-01-01: 138700001951-04-01: 139370001951-07-01: 140500001951-10-01: 141630001952-01-01: 142770001952-04-01: 143760001952-07-01: 144960001952-10-01: 145980001953-01-01: 146820001953-04-01: 147630001953-07-01: 148860001953-10-01: 150010001954-01-01: 151050001954-04-01: 151990001954-07-01: 153300001954-10-01: 154440001955-01-01: 155350001955-04-01: 156200001955-07-01: 157360001955-10-01: 158340001956-01-01: 159190001956-04-01: 160040001956-07-01: 161230001956-10-01: 162350001957-01-01: 163520001957-04-01: 164790001957-07-01: 166770001957-10-01: 168100001958-01-01: 169070001958-04-01: 169970001958-07-01: 171200001958-10-01: 172250001959-01-01: 173180001959-04-01: 174060001959-07-01: 175220001959-10-01: 176240001960-01-01: 177100001960-04-01: 177930001960-07-01: 179090001960-10-01: 180090001961-01-01: 180920001961-04-01: 181720001961-07-01: 182710001961-10-01: 183630001962-01-01: 184420001962-04-01: 185190001962-07-01: 186140001962-10-01: 187080001963-01-01: 187870001963-04-01: 188640001963-07-01: 189640001963-10-01: 190610001964-01-01: 191420001964-04-01: 192220001964-07-01: 193250001964-10-01: 194200001965-01-01: 195010001965-04-01: 195780001965-07-01: 196780001965-10-01: 197770001966-01-01: 198570001966-04-01: 199390001966-07-01: 200480001966-10-01: 201460001967-01-01: 202280001967-04-01: 203060001967-07-01: 204120001967-10-01: 205090001968-01-01: 205810001968-04-01: 206440001968-07-01: 207290001968-10-01: 208140001969-01-01: 208880001969-04-01: 209500001969-07-01: 210280001969-10-01: 211110001970-01-01: 211820001970-04-01: 212440001970-07-01: 213240001970-10-01: 214000001971-01-01: 214650001971-04-01: 215230001971-07-01: 219620321971-10-01: 220392431972-01-01: 220924981972-04-01: 221489191972-07-01: 222184631972-10-01: 222884991973-01-01: 223474591973-04-01: 224053921973-07-01: 224917771973-10-01: 225703381974-01-01: 226495381974-04-01: 227232741974-07-01: 228079691974-10-01: 229073901975-01-01: 229791901975-04-01: 230489901975-07-01: 231432751975-10-01: 232405851976-01-01: 233041971976-04-01: 233698451976-07-01: 234498081976-10-01: 235335651977-01-01: 235917131977-04-01: 236567391977-07-01: 237258431977-10-01: 238014451978-01-01: 238495031978-04-01: 239036871978-07-01: 239632031978-10-01: 240254471979-01-01: 240718891979-04-01: 241281801979-07-01: 242015441979-10-01: 242790441980-01-01: 243453651980-04-01: 244182951980-07-01: 245156671980-10-01: 246035341981-01-01: 246653551981-04-01: 247328261981-07-01: 248199151981-10-01: 249201201982-01-01: 249792291982-04-01: 250420691982-07-01: 251169421982-10-01: 251935381983-01-01: 252428301983-04-01: 253003721983-07-01: 253664511983-10-01: 254341501984-01-01: 254823581984-04-01: 255398611984-07-01: 256070531984-10-01: 256776681985-01-01: 257211701985-04-01: 257747171985-07-01: 258421161985-10-01: 259147971986-01-01: 259624141986-04-01: 260196151986-07-01: 261002781986-10-01: 261876391987-01-01: 262561401987-04-01: 263463701987-07-01: 264466011987-10-01: 265423701988-01-01: 266023281988-04-01: 266791651988-07-01: 267917471988-10-01: 269326551989-01-01: 270323561989-04-01: 271477761989-07-01: 272767811989-10-01: 274026951990-01-01: 274635501990-04-01: 275671611990-07-01: 276911381990-10-01: 278075911991-01-01: 278548611991-04-01: 279288371991-07-01: 280374201991-10-01: 281273271992-01-01: 281814771992-04-01: 282696991992-07-01: 283712641992-10-01: 284741771993-01-01: 285336021993-04-01: 286008641993-07-01: 286847641993-10-01: 287866191994-01-01: 288357721994-04-01: 289074481994-07-01: 290006631994-10-01: 290963721995-01-01: 291419021995-04-01: 292115411995-07-01: 293023111995-10-01: 293962741996-01-01: 294468571996-04-01: 295142171996-07-01: 296102181996-10-01: 297082061997-01-01: 297515361997-04-01: 298180121997-07-01: 299059481997-10-01: 299947901998-01-01: 300285061998-04-01: 300801801998-07-01: 301551731998-10-01: 302316391999-01-01: 302601171999-04-01: 303146961999-07-01: 304012861999-10-01: 304921062000-01-01: 305258722000-04-01: 305940302000-07-01: 306857302000-10-01: 307839692001-01-01: 308244412001-04-01: 309109962001-07-01: 310208552001-10-01: 311288732002-01-01: 311688962002-04-01: 312526822002-07-01: 313591992002-10-01: 314506772003-01-01: 314794152003-04-01: 315493442003-07-01: 316424612003-10-01: 317361412004-01-01: 317757232004-04-01: 318447042004-07-01: 319388072004-10-01: 320382072005-01-01: 320750112005-04-01: 321405692005-07-01: 322427322005-10-01: 323533112006-01-01: 323949092006-04-01: 324701712006-07-01: 325711932006-10-01: 326808392007-01-01: 327178482007-04-01: 327859642007-07-01: 328888862007-10-01: 330019182008-01-01: 330502622008-04-01: 331273942008-07-01: 332472982008-10-01: 333729782009-01-01: 334277542009-04-01: 335123052009-07-01: 336300692009-10-01: 337585812010-01-01: 338090162010-04-01: 338904612010-07-01: 340059022010-10-01: 341325312011-01-01: 341666332011-04-01: 342305552011-07-01: 343392212011-10-01: 344577132012-01-01: 345160322012-04-01: 345921922012-07-01: 347133952012-10-01: 348349732013-01-01: 348817942013-04-01: 349565672013-07-01: 350809922013-10-01: 352095972014-01-01: 352470232014-04-01: 353205402014-07-01: 354340662014-10-01: 355553052015-01-01: 355710432015-04-01: 356067342015-07-01: 357044982015-10-01: 358235912016-01-01: 358714842016-04-01: 359704072016-07-01: 361108032016-10-01: 362574212017-01-01: 363130682017-04-01: 363971412017-07-01: 365450752017-10-01: 367220752018-01-01: 368015792018-04-01: 369036712018-07-01: 370726202018-10-01: 372594852019-01-01: 373369562019-04-01: 374372432019-07-01: 376184952019-10-01: 378281622020-01-01: 379282082020-04-01: 380069412020-07-01: 380286382020-10-01: 380274062021-01-01: 380582912021-04-01: 381409182021-07-01: 382398642021-10-01: 384624572022-01-01: 385597882022-04-01: 386780142022-07-01: 389456282022-10-01: 392785742023-01-01: 394771342023-04-01: 396841912023-07-01: 400227042023-10-01: 404391082024-01-01: 406701782024-04-01: 409125612024-07-01: 411625932024-10-01: 413730962025-01-01: 414358882025-04-01: 414954322025-07-01: 416089822025-10-01: 417239232026-01-01: 417166982026-04-01: 417180642026-07-01: 41798407
Source: Statistics Canada, Population Estimates via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Population Estimates

Units: Persons, Quarterly estimates

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: Statistics Canada's quarterly estimated resident population of Canada, in persons. It is the denominator behind every per-capita series in this registry, from GDP per capita to disposable income per person. Published quarterly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Population POPULATION, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/POPULATION, October 9, 2026.

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