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Canada: Rural population

18.02percent · 2024-4.1% since 2014

Rural population (% of total population). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS. Annual figures for Canada from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202418.02
202318.138
202218.248
202118.347
202018.438
201918.518
201818.589
201718.65
201618.7
201518.741
201418.782
201318.822
201218.863
201118.904
201019.063
200919.242
200819.422
200719.604
200619.787
200519.878
200419.955
200320.033
200220.112
200120.19
200020.522

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Rural population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-rur-totl-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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