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Topic-based tabulation: R9101 - Population by Religion (29), Showing Age Groups (13) Education (20% Data) - Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
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Catalogue number : | 1004401 |
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Release date : | June 1, 1993 |
Topic : | Religion |
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Data table
Religion (29) | Age groups (13) | ||||||||||||
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Total population | 0 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15 - 24 years | 15 - 17 years | 18 - 24 years | 25 - 44 years | 25 - 34 years | 35 - 44 years | 45 - 64 years | 45 - 54 years | 55 - 64 years | 65 years and over | |
Total | 26,994,040 | 1,904,015 | 3,785,290 | 3,832,825 | 1,124,930 | 2,707,895 | 9,193,915 | 4,840,340 | 4,353,575 | 5,345,680 | 2,960,445 | 2,385,235 | 2,932,325 |
Catholic | 12,335,255 | 843,635 | 1,750,390 | 1,788,820 | 528,265 | 1,260,555 | 4,262,070 | 2,283,700 | 1,978,370 | 2,495,820 | 1,389,785 | 1,106,040 | 1,194,515 |
Roman Catholic | 12,203,625 | 837,245 | 1,737,415 | 1,774,185 | 524,315 | 1,249,870 | 4,222,520 | 2,263,385 | 1,959,130 | 2,466,310 | 1,375,395 | 1,090,925 | 1,165,950 |
Ukrainian Catholic | 128,395 | 6,195 | 12,600 | 14,255 | 3,865 | 10,385 | 38,520 | 19,790 | 18,730 | 28,795 | 14,050 | 14,740 | 28,030 |
Other Catholic | 3,240 | 195 | 370 | 385 | 85 | 300 | 1,035 | 525 | 510 | 710 | 340 | 375 | 535 |
Protestant | 9,780,715 | 606,105 | 1,294,375 | 1,270,245 | 391,015 | 879,235 | 3,105,495 | 1,563,235 | 1,542,265 | 2,092,365 | 1,117,755 | 974,610 | 1,412,130 |
United Church | 3,093,120 | 182,080 | 397,210 | 368,760 | 119,775 | 248,985 | 974,680 | 471,040 | 503,640 | 686,005 | 362,725 | 323,280 | 484,385 |
Anglican | 2,188,115 | 120,440 | 252,640 | 276,420 | 83,125 | 193,295 | 691,930 | 335,050 | 356,880 | 493,885 | 262,105 | 231,780 | 352,795 |
Presbyterian | 636,300 | 32,695 | 67,850 | 72,815 | 21,190 | 51,620 | 193,810 | 98,970 | 94,840 | 151,045 | 76,000 | 75,040 | 118,090 |
Lutheran | 636,205 | 35,900 | 72,340 | 75,375 | 21,735 | 53,640 | 190,730 | 101,025 | 89,705 | 161,200 | 78,555 | 82,645 | 100,660 |
Baptist | 663,360 | 41,960 | 92,580 | 92,520 | 27,870 | 64,650 | 212,475 | 108,430 | 104,045 | 133,185 | 74,785 | 58,400 | 90,635 |
Pentecostal | 436,435 | 37,710 | 77,950 | 72,530 | 23,225 | 49,300 | 143,775 | 77,150 | 66,625 | 72,000 | 42,810 | 29,190 | 32,470 |
Mennonite | 207,970 | 18,800 | 36,730 | 33,160 | 10,210 | 22,950 | 62,265 | 34,880 | 27,380 | 35,800 | 19,690 | 16,110 | 21,220 |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 168,370 | 10,700 | 32,165 | 23,660 | 7,790 | 15,870 | 54,940 | 28,305 | 26,635 | 29,740 | 16,770 | 12,965 | 17,160 |
Salvation Army | 112,345 | 7,060 | 16,425 | 17,725 | 5,620 | 12,105 | 35,930 | 18,025 | 17,905 | 22,265 | 12,290 | 9,975 | 12,945 |
Latter-day Saints (Mormons) | 100,765 | 8,765 | 21,980 | 16,075 | 5,920 | 10,155 | 30,045 | 14,945 | 15,100 | 16,040 | 9,115 | 6,930 | 7,860 |
Reformed bodies | 119,020 | 12,725 | 22,275 | 18,645 | 5,320 | 13,320 | 34,435 | 20,905 | 13,530 | 21,230 | 10,830 | 10,400 | 9,720 |
Other Protestant | 1,418,715 | 97,275 | 204,240 | 202,575 | 59,225 | 143,350 | 480,465 | 254,500 | 225,965 | 269,960 | 152,080 | 117,880 | 164,200 |
Eastern Orthodox | 387,395 | 18,475 | 42,855 | 59,805 | 16,390 | 43,410 | 115,135 | 59,080 | 56,060 | 97,970 | 52,475 | 45,495 | 53,150 |
Jewish | 318,070 | 20,985 | 41,535 | 36,790 | 11,720 | 25,075 | 96,860 | 41,095 | 55,765 | 62,735 | 34,550 | 28,190 | 59,150 |
Eastern non-Christian | 747,455 | 67,310 | 122,065 | 117,100 | 32,090 | 85,010 | 286,790 | 158,085 | 128,705 | 117,105 | 71,390 | 45,710 | 37,090 |
Islam | 253,260 | 25,745 | 45,830 | 40,000 | 10,380 | 29,620 | 98,690 | 55,990 | 42,695 | 35,265 | 23,375 | 11,895 | 7,735 |
Buddhist | 163,420 | 10,110 | 20,830 | 25,530 | 7,255 | 18,280 | 63,800 | 33,155 | 30,650 | 29,145 | 16,215 | 12,930 | 13,995 |
Hindu | 157,015 | 13,385 | 25,085 | 24,410 | 6,900 | 17,515 | 62,300 | 34,765 | 27,535 | 26,175 | 16,950 | 9,220 | 5,660 |
Sikh | 147,440 | 16,315 | 26,305 | 23,240 | 6,335 | 16,900 | 51,755 | 29,285 | 22,475 | 21,885 | 12,070 | 9,815 | 7,940 |
Other Eastern non-Christian | 26,325 | 1,760 | 4,015 | 3,915 | 1,220 | 2,690 | 10,245 | 4,890 | 5,355 | 4,635 | 2,780 | 1,850 | 1,760 |
Para-religious groups | 28,155 | 2,095 | 3,800 | 4,270 | 995 | 3,280 | 12,385 | 6,210 | 6,180 | 4,235 | 2,750 | 1,490 | 1,360 |
No religious affiliation | 3,386,365 | 344,555 | 528,860 | 554,515 | 144,110 | 410,405 | 1,311,140 | 726,870 | 584,275 | 473,220 | 290,550 | 182,665 | 174,075 |
Other, n.e.c. | 10,635 | 860 | 1,395 | 1,280 | 345 | 930 | 4,030 | 2,065 | 1,960 | 2,230 | 1,190 | 1,035 | 845 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, 1991 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 1004401.
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