# Rural population — Canada
> Latest: 7.13 million (2025). Change: -0.1% vs 2024.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.RUR.TOTL — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL?locations=CA
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sp-rur-totl/CAN
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 6.82M |
| 2022 | 6.87M |
| 2023 | 7.00M |
| 2024 | 7.14M |
| 2025 | 7.13M |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Rural population — Canada [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sp-rur-totl/CAN. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL?locations=CA
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)