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Canada - Urbanization and Housing Density 82.88

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

82.88 (2025)

Global rank

##51 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

1.2×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#4919601970198019902000201020202025#29#512018 overtook South Korea2022 overtook American Samoa
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Canada climbed from #29 to #51 (overtook South Korea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2018
Overtook South Korea in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2022
Overtook American Samoa in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202569.0473.6578.2782.88
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