# Canada Population estimates, quarterly (StatCan 17-10-0009, )

Canada Population estimates, quarterly (StatCan 17-10-0009, ) was up 0.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 41,798,407 persons.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3% (Q1 2021) to 3.1% (Q2 2024), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.POP.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (143 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/population-estimates-quarterly-statcan-17-10-0009

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 41,798,407 persons | 0.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 41,718,064 persons | 0.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 41,716,698 persons | 0.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 41,723,923 persons | 0.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 41,608,982 persons | 1.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 41,495,432 persons | 1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 41,435,888 persons | 1.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 41,373,096 persons | 2.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 41,162,593 persons | 2.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 40,912,561 persons | 3.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 40,670,178 persons | 3.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 40,439,108 persons | 3.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 40,022,704 persons | 2.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 39,684,191 persons | 2.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 39,477,134 persons | 2.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 39,278,574 persons | 2.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 38,945,628 persons | 1.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 38,678,014 persons | 1.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 38,559,788 persons | 1.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 38,462,457 persons | 1.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 38,239,864 persons | 0.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 38,140,918 persons | 0.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 38,058,291 persons | 0.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 38,027,406 persons | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.POP.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.POP.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```