Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and economic regions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and economic regions, 2016 and 2011 censuses. This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area and population density for Canada and economic regions within a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016. Same-page links within the first column 'Geographic name' will move focus to the map beneath the table. When sorting the table headers (ascending or descending), the page reloads and focus moves to the top of the table.
Geographic name Prov. / Terr. Population Private dwellings, 2016 Land area in square kilometres, 2016 Population density per square kilometre, 2016
2016 2011 % change Total Occupied by usual residents
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CanadaFootnote 1   35,151,728 33,476,688 5.0 15,412,443 14,072,079 8,965,588.85 3.9
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Que. 146,717 145,690 0.7 71,211 64,575 57,736.50 2.5
Annapolis Valley N.S. 123,749 123,649 0.1 59,780 52,767 8,367.78 14.8
Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Alta. 267,474 254,669 5.0 114,611 97,456 270,255.34 1.0
Avalon Peninsula N.L. 270,348 262,410 3.0 131,336 112,620 9,220.61 29.3
Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Alta. 88,754 85,857 3.4 39,905 33,431 74,278.77 1.2
Bas-Saint-Laurent Que. 197,385 199,977 -1.3 103,220 89,833 22,237.07 8.9
Calgary Alta. 1,498,778 1,311,022 14.3 586,269 558,912 12,655.32 118.4
Campbellton--Miramichi N.B. 154,351 158,741 -2.8 75,840 68,056 26,192.45 5.9
Camrose--Drumheller Alta. 204,304 196,612 3.9 87,260 78,010 77,968.59 2.6
Cape Breton N.S. 132,010 135,974 -2.9 66,640 57,516 10,405.98 12.7
Capitale-Nationale Que. 729,997 700,616 4.2 361,151 334,265 18,797.45 38.8
Cariboo B.C. 156,494 154,271 1.4 73,346 65,299 131,285.85 1.2
Centre-du-Québec Que. 242,399 234,163 3.5 113,371 106,177 6,930.05 35.0
Chaudière-Appalaches Que. 420,082 410,878 Revised r 2.2 196,842 180,845 15,083.25 27.9
Côte-Nord Que. 92,518 94,766 -2.4 45,156 39,946 247,655.33 0.4
Edmonton Alta. 1,366,050 1,203,115 13.5 557,547 518,951 15,783.77 86.5
Edmundston--Woodstock N.B. 77,578 80,362 -3.5 36,775 33,429 12,280.17 6.3
Estrie Que. 319,004 310,684 Revised r 2.7 164,784 142,875 10,212.00 31.2
Fredericton--Oromocto N.B. 137,527 135,467 1.5 65,997 57,784 14,514.34 9.5
Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine Que. 90,311 94,079 -4.0 46,460 40,931 20,318.86 4.4
Halifax N.S. 403,390 390,328 3.3 187,478 173,459 5,496.31 73.4
Hamilton--Niagara PeninsulaFootnote 1 Ont. 1,412,714 1,372,227 3.0 594,569 563,078 7,145.17 197.7
Interlake Man. 91,743 88,854 3.3 43,342 35,116 15,855.59 5.8
Kingston--Pembroke Ont. 456,937 453,080 0.9 224,734 191,872 21,230.42 21.5
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Ont. 1,299,265 1,218,400 6.6 534,583 494,567 10,375.57 125.2
Kootenay B.C. 151,403 146,264 3.5 83,244 67,218 57,721.30 2.6
Lanaudière Que. 494,796 471,748 4.9 222,662 202,142 12,423.38 39.8
LaurentidesFootnote 1 Que. 589,400 559,700 5.3 290,274 249,083 20,779.19 28.4
Laval Que. 422,993 401,553 5.3 165,686 160,328 247.23 1,710.9
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Alta. 291,312 273,796 6.4 117,727 109,431 52,119.19 5.6
LondonFootnote 1 Ont. 655,366 632,331 3.6 285,312 269,306 7,237.91 90.5
Lower Mainland--Southwest B.C. 2,832,000 2,657,713 Revised r 6.6 1,185,037 1,099,698 36,303.31 78.0
Mauricie Que. 266,112 263,603 1.0 139,571 124,609 35,860.05 7.4
Moncton--Richibucto N.B. 209,256 203,837 2.7 101,201 89,493 10,026.95 20.9
MontérégieFootnote 1 Que. 1,507,070 1,442,433 4.5 657,344 626,077 11,132.34 135.4
Montréal Que. 1,942,044 1,886,481 2.9 939,112 870,373 499.26 3,889.8
Muskoka--KawarthasFootnote 1 Ont. 377,918 365,346 3.4 215,347 158,409 16,854.29 22.4
Nechako B.C. 38,636 39,837 -3.0 18,181 15,468 192,024.53 0.2
Nord-du-Québec Que. 44,561 42,579 4.7 16,179 13,673 747,191.93 0.1
North Man. 89,637 88,146 1.7 32,469 25,994 438,887.34 0.2
North Central Man. 50,300 47,606 Revised r 5.7 18,601 17,485 10,655.94 4.7
North Coast B.C. 55,500 56,145 -1.1 25,833 22,235 124,240.02 0.4
North Shore N.S. 151,264 155,696 -2.8 81,380 66,826 16,254.41 9.3
Northeast B.C. 68,335 65,660 4.1 31,339 26,446 202,498.62 0.3
NortheastFootnote 1 Ont. 548,449 551,144 -0.5 288,783 238,530 276,367.96 2.0
Northern Sask. 37,064 36,557 1.4 12,664 10,234 269,997.26 0.1
NorthwestFootnote 1 Ont. 231,691 224,034 3.4 114,959 95,362 526,478.23 0.4
Northwest Territories N.W.T. 41,786 41,462 0.8 17,666 14,981 1,143,793.86 0.0
Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay N.L. 108,231 109,111 -0.8 61,306 46,592 35,225.64 3.1
Nunavut Nvt. 35,944 31,906 12.7 11,433 9,819 1,877,778.53 0.0
Ottawa Ont. 1,306,249 1,244,909 4.9 564,144 528,303 14,523.17 89.9
OutaouaisFootnote 1 Que. 382,604 369,171 3.6 190,236 163,137 30,808.69 12.4
Parklands Man. 41,674 42,088 -1.0 21,551 17,757 28,227.36 1.5
Prince Albert Sask. 207,903 202,945 2.4 98,620 79,067 97,719.98 2.1
Prince Edward Island P.E.I. 142,907 140,204 1.9 71,119 59,472 5,686.03 25.1
Red Deer Alta. 209,395 189,243 10.6 88,994 80,649 9,939.43 21.1
Regina--Moose Mountain Sask. 317,428 291,345 9.0 143,010 127,965 49,405.55 6.4
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Que. 276,368 274,880 0.5 135,684 122,794 98,712.71 2.8
Saint John--St. Stephen N.B. 168,389 172,764 -2.5 79,908 71,011 8,374.89 20.1
Saskatoon--Biggar Sask. 350,633 317,487 10.4 150,218 137,461 47,838.20 7.3
South Central Man. 64,782 60,668 Revised r 6.8 23,625 22,421 9,765.05 6.6
South Coast--Burin Peninsula N.L. 35,932 37,657 -4.6 19,786 15,510 26,011.75 1.4
Southeast Man. 117,788 105,206 Revised r 12.0 53,140 42,421 21,159.91 5.6
Southern N.S. 113,185 116,080 -2.5 63,290 51,422 12,417.79 9.1
Southwest Man. 113,618 108,868 4.4 51,677 45,740 27,248.21 4.2
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Ont. 298,070 292,882 1.8 148,859 123,336 14,221.49 21.0
Swift Current--Moose Jaw Sask. 101,377 100,180 1.2 48,864 42,058 81,000.94 1.3
Thompson--Okanagan B.C. 546,287 520,801 Revised r 4.9 263,193 232,889 94,197.76 5.8
Toronto Ont. 6,234,202 5,878,412 6.1 2,352,468 2,249,703 6,941.47 898.1
Vancouver Island and CoastFootnote 1 B.C. 799,400 759,366 5.3 383,244 352,716 84,231.61 9.5
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador N.L. 105,205 105,358 -0.1 53,311 43,951 300,056.07 0.4
Windsor--Sarnia Ont. 627,633 619,056 1.4 274,633 256,708 7,323.66 85.7
Winnipeg Man. 708,823 666,832 6.3 295,343 282,116 571.60 1,240.1
Wood Buffalo--Cold LakeFootnote 1 Alta. 141,108 130,943 7.8 61,816 50,838 127,330.04 1.1
Yorkton--Melville Sask. 83,947 84,867 -1.1 42,206 35,837 42,281.61 2.0
Yukon Y.T. 35,874 33,897 5.8 17,987 15,215 474,712.68 0.1
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