{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-urban-population-pct/","title":"Canada Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Canada's Urban Population Share: 82.9 % of total population in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"82.9","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":75.532954066479},{"period":"1977","value":75.5453395652958},{"period":"1978","value":75.5762003387456},{"period":"1979","value":75.6213704748932},{"period":"1980","value":75.6767135132808},{"period":"1981","value":75.7394654800076},{"period":"1982","value":75.85360553545},{"period":"1983","value":76.0282934779807},{"period":"1984","value":76.218047632138},{"period":"1985","value":76.3784725109779},{"period":"1986","value":76.465781906127},{"period":"1987","value":76.4979428749186},{"period":"1988","value":76.5177005456627},{"period":"1989","value":76.5340762904945},{"period":"1990","value":76.5564437077021},{"period":"1991","value":76.5953841315163},{"period":"1992","value":76.7352832428064},{"period":"1993","value":76.9965686255912},{"period":"1994","value":77.3171285420943},{"period":"1995","value":77.6356482587498},{"period":"1996","value":77.8924633929695},{"period":"1997","value":78.0903398790871},{"period":"1998","value":78.2693823081821},{"period":"1999","value":78.4439309329358},{"period":"2000","value":78.6292995508947},{"period":"2001","value":78.8414764949736},{"period":"2002","value":79.0990234802234},{"period":"2003","value":79.391380674239},{"period":"2004","value":79.6923063348315},{"period":"2005","value":79.9760615882965},{"period":"2006","value":80.219066099279},{"period":"2007","value":80.4425615136782},{"period":"2008","value":80.6628944916604},{"period":"2009","value":80.8591838893921},{"period":"2010","value":81.0120892252937},{"period":"2011","value":81.1031425434213},{"period":"2012","value":81.1513483248791},{"period":"2013","value":81.183439957458},{"period":"2014","value":81.211183161556},{"period":"2015","value":81.2465670276699},{"period":"2016","value":81.3023011093703},{"period":"2017","value":81.4018945832226},{"period":"2018","value":81.5500341646653},{"period":"2019","value":81.7363672047941},{"period":"2020","value":81.9509888710566},{"period":"2021","value":82.1779279079275},{"period":"2022","value":82.3500897353968},{"period":"2023","value":82.5250564408346},{"period":"2024","value":82.7002565766633},{"period":"2025","value":82.8757020253886}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"82.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"82.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"82.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"82.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"82.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"82.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"81.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"81.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"81.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"81.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"81.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"80.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"80.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"80.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Canada from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 82.9 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 75.5 in 1976. The latest reading of 82.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}