This is the percentage of the total Canadian population that resides in urban areas.
|
Year |
Urban Populatio n(percentage of total) |
|
1871 |
19.6 |
|
1881 |
25.7 |
|
1891 |
31.8 |
|
1901 |
37.5 |
|
1911 |
45.4 |
|
1921 |
49.5 |
|
1931 |
52.7 |
|
1941 |
54.5 |
|
1951 |
62.9 |
|
1956 |
66.6 |
|
1961 |
69.6 |
|
1966 |
73.6 |
|
1971 |
76.1 |
|
1976 |
75.5 |
|
1980 |
76 |
|
1981 |
75.7 |
|
1986 |
76.5 |
|
1991 |
76.6 |
|
1994 |
77 |
|
1995 |
77 |
|
1996 |
77.9 |
|
1997 |
77 |
|
1998 |
77 |
|
1999 |
|
|
2000* |
77 |
|
2015** |
79.8 |
|
2025** |
82 |
- Sources:
Statistics Canada, CANSIM
*UNDP, Human Development Report, 1997
**UNDP, Human Development Report, 1999
** WHO, World Health Report 1998
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