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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

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Geographic name Population Private dwellings, 2006 Land area in square kilometres, 2006 Population density per square kilometre, 2006
2006 2001 % change Total Occupied by usual residents
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2001 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2001 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort lowest to highest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort highest to lowest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort lowest to highest
Canada † 31,612,897 30,007,094 5.4 13,576,855 12,435,520 9,017,698.92 3.5
Prince Edward Island 135,851 135,294 0.4 62,753 53,084 5,683.91 23.9
Nova Scotia 913,462 908,007 0.6 425,681 376,829 52,917.46 17.3
Ontario † 12,160,282 11,410,046 6.6 4,972,869 4,554,251 907,573.82 13.4
New Brunswick 729,997 729,498 0.1 331,619 295,871 71,355.12 10.2
Quebec † 7,546,131 7,237,479 4.3 3,452,300 3,188,713 1,356,366.78 5.6
Alberta † 3,290,350 2,974,807 10.6 1,335,745 1,256,192 640,044.57 5.1
British Columbia † 4,113,487 3,907,738 5.3 1,788,474 1,642,715 924,815.43 4.4
Manitoba 1,148,401 1,119,583 2.6 491,724 448,766 552,369.96 2.1
Saskatchewan † 968,157 978,933 -1.1 438,621 387,160 588,276.09 1.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 505,469 512,930 -1.5 235,958 197,245 370,494.89 1.4
Yukon Territory 30,372 28,674 5.9 15,296 12,615 474,711.02 0.1
Northwest Territories 41,464 37,360 11.0 E 16,774 14,224 1,140,834.90 0.0
Nunavut 29,474 26,745 10.2 9,041 7,855 1,932,254.97 0.0

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Date Modified: 2021-07-20

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