Smaller gains from international migration continue to slow population growth
On January 1, 2025, Canada's population reached 41,528,680 people. This corresponds to an increase of 63,382 people compared with October 1, 2024, or a quarterly growth rate of 0.2%.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the quarterly growth (+0.2%) continued the slowdown that began after the peak reached in the third quarter of 2023 (+1.1%). It marked the slowest rate since the fourth quarter of 2020 (+0.1%), when border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were also in place.
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