Canada–Fastest growing population in the G7 in 2021

Canada's population grew at almost twice the pace of other G7 countries from 2016 to 2021.

Although the pandemic halted Canada's strong population growth in 2020, it continued to be the fastest among G7 countries.

Canada is home to almost 37 million people, 1.8 million (+5.2%) more than in 2016. Most of the increase occurred prior to the pandemic, with Canada's population rising by a record high of 583,000 people (+1.6%) in 2019.

Immigration, not fertility, mostly drove Canada's population growth from 2016 to 2021 and was also the main reason for the slowdown since 2020 due to border restrictions put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.