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Originally Posted by Razor
I would say so..At the time of your Civil war, your population was just under Canada's current population of 35 million (31 million).So, from 1860(ish) to now your population increased ten fold. to add an extra 20-25% isn't out of reach..Even within the next 50 years.I know that birth rates aren't the same and there could be a lot of unforeseen variables hindering that curve, but it's definitely doable.
interesting to note, that Canada's population went from around 3.0 million to 35 million from 1860, or ten fold as well, but unless climate refugees become a real thing, I can't get my head around our population hitting your current population in 170 years. Another ten fold increase is a long shot.
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Yeah, I'd say Canada will hit 50 million by 2050 while the US hits 400 million. Canada is growing % wise is growing faster than the US due to our larger per capita immigration numbers. The US used to be 10 times the size of Canada, now it's 9x and it's heading for 8x within the next 25 years.
I don't think either countries will get much bigger as the world's population peaks (thankfully) faster than originally estimated. The one thing COVID has done is permanently drop the birth rate.