Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data
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This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area and population density for Canada, the provinces and the territories. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016.
Data table
Geographic name | Population | Private dwellings, 2016 | Land area in square kilometres, 2016 | Population density per square kilometre, 2016 | |||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | Total | Occupied by usual residents | |||
CanadaFootnote 1 | 35,151,728 | 33,476,688 | 5.0 | 15,412,443 | 14,072,079 | 8,965,588.85 | 3.9 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 519,716 | 514,536 | 1.0 | 265,739 | 218,673 | 370,514.08 | 1.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 142,907 | 140,204 | 1.9 | 71,119 | 59,472 | 5,686.03 | 25.1 |
Nova Scotia | 923,598 | 921,727 | 0.2 | 458,568 | 401,990 | 52,942.27 | 17.4 |
New Brunswick | 747,101 | 751,171 | -0.5 | 359,721 | 319,773 | 71,388.81 | 10.5 |
QuebecFootnote 1 | 8,164,361 | 7,903,001 | 3.3 | 3,858,943 | 3,531,663 | 1,356,625.27 | 6.0 |
OntarioFootnote 1 | 13,448,494 | 12,851,821 | 4.6 | 5,598,391 | 5,169,174 | 908,699.33 | 14.8 |
Manitoba | 1,278,365 | 1,208,268 | 5.8 | 539,748 | 489,050 | 552,370.99 | 2.3 |
Saskatchewan | 1,098,352 | 1,033,381 | 6.3 | 495,582 | 432,622 | 588,243.54 | 1.9 |
AlbertaFootnote 1 | 4,067,175 | 3,645,257 | 11.6 | 1,654,129 | 1,527,678 | 640,330.46 | 6.4 |
British ColumbiaFootnote 1 | 4,648,055 | 4,400,057 | 5.6 | 2,063,417 | 1,881,969 | 922,503.01 | 5.0 |
Yukon | 35,874 | 33,897 | 5.8 | 17,987 | 15,215 | 474,712.68 | 0.1 |
Northwest Territories | 41,786 | 41,462 | 0.8 | 17,666 | 14,981 | 1,143,793.86 | 0.0 |
Nunavut | 35,944 | 31,906 | 12.7 | 11,433 | 9,819 | 1,877,778.53 | 0.0 |
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- Population and dwelling counts, 2011 Census
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