Number of local governments in Canada
Canada: Number of local governments was 14 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 75 countries
All-time high
14
in 2019
All-time low
14
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Number of local governments in Canada, 2019–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local governments in Canada is 14, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Canada ranks 60th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of local governments in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Canada?
- Number of local governments in Canada was 14 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for number of local governments?
- Canada ranks 60th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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