On July 1, 2024, the total population of Canada's 41 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) reached 30,893,239 people.
The population growth experienced in CMAs from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024 (+3.5%) not only outpaced that of Canada as a whole (+3.0%), but also marked the second year in a row where the population of CMAs grew by over one million people in a 12-month period. In comparison, census agglomerations (CAs) experienced a population growth rate of 1.9%, while areas outside CMAs and CAs grew at a combined rate of 0.9%.
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