Data tables, 2016 Census

Population, Dwellings and Households (8) of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1981 to 2016 Censuses - 100% Data

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This table details population, dwellings and households in Canada
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Population, dwellings and households (8) Census year (8)
2016 2011 2006 2001 1996Footnote 1 1991Footnote 2 1986Footnote 3 1981Footnote 4
Total populationFootnote 5 35,151,730 33,476,690 31,612,895 30,007,095 28,846,760 27,296,859 25,309,331 24,343,181
Total - Dwellings occupied by usual residents 14,099,860 13,349,450 12,463,435 11,588,730 10,842,665 10,039,287 9,011,472 8,298,901
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 14,072,075 13,320,615 12,435,520 11,562,975 10,820,050 10,018,267 8,991,672 8,281,531
Collective dwellings occupied by usual residents 27,780 28,835 27,915 25,755 22,615 21,020 19,800 17,370
Total - Population in dwellingsFootnote 6 35,145,545 33,470,095 31,606,350 30,001,820 28,839,680 27,178,745 25,283,915 24,317,360
Population in private dwellingsFootnote 7 34,460,060 32,856,980 31,072,420 29,522,300 28,390,680 26,731,860 24,849,545 23,911,625
Average household size in private dwellings 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9
Population in collective dwellings 685,480 613,115 533,930 479,520 449,000 446,885 434,370 405,735

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 2

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 3

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 4

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 5

In each census year, the figure for the 'total population' is equal to the 'population in private dwellings' plus 'population in collective dwellings' plus persons residing outside Canada on government, military or diplomatic postings (counts for this last sub-group are not usually published separately). In the data of the 1991 Census, there is a discrepancy between the total population and the sum of these three sub-groups, equal to 92,584 or 0.3% for Canada, due to coverage adjustments made to the database at that time.

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Footnote 6

Population in dwellings excludes persons residing outside Canada on government, military or diplomatic postings.

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Footnote 7

Population in private dwellings is equivalent to the population in private households. A private household corresponds to the usual residents living in a private dwelling.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016013.

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