Canada population surges by a million

The population of Canada increased by more than one million people in 2022, mostly due to efforts to recruit migrants to the country


POST-WAR POPULATION GROWTH (millions, Q1 1946-2023)

		2023: 39,566,248 (annual growth of 2.7%)
40		2022: 38,516,138
35		2020: Migration rate slows due to Covid-19 pandemic
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10 1946: 12,188,000
	1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

If growth rate of 2.7% were maintained, it would double population in about 26 years


Sources: Reuters, BBC, Statistics Canada
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