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Tables

  • Table 1  Population of Canada, provinces and territories
  • Table 2  Population of major census metropolitan areas
  • Table 3  Census families
  • Table 4  Main components of population growth
  • Table 5  Aboriginal identity population, by age group, 2006
  • Table 6  Religions in Canada, 2001
  • Table 7  Mother tongue of Canadians

Charts

  • Chart 1  Population, by age group, 2007
  • Chart 2  Urban and rural population, Canada
  • Chart 3  Immigrant population as a percentage of total population

Tables

Table 1  Population of Canada, provinces and territories
  1992 2002 2007
  number
Canada 28,366,737 31,372,587 32,976,026
Newfoundland and Labrador 580,029 519,449 506,275
Prince Edward Island 130,778 136,934 138,627
Nova Scotia 919,571 934,507 934,147
New Brunswick 748,103 750,327 749,782
Quebec 7,108,000 7,445,745 7,700,807
Ontario 10,569,806 12,102,045 12,803,861
Manitoba 1,112,696 1,155,584 1,186,679
Saskatchewan 1,003,956 995,886 996,869
Alberta 2,632,907 3,116,332 3,473,984
British Columbia 3,468,445 4,115,413 4,380,256
Yukon 30,112 30,137 30,989
Northwest Territories 39,431 41,489 42,637
Nunavut 22,903 28,739 31,113

 

Table 2  Population of major census metropolitan areas
  1997 2002 2007
  number
Toronto 4,481,807 5,020,447 5,509,874
Montréal 3,395,142 3,547,112 3,695,790
Vancouver 1,958,228 2,111,305 2,285,893
Ottawa-Gatineau1 1,030,052 1,118,819 1,168,788
Calgary 871,765 1,002,030 1,139,126
Edmonton 896,690 979,907 1,081,275
Québec 686,043 701,564 728,924
Hamilton 651,288 697,891 720,426
Winnipeg 678,020 693,685 712,671
London 431,870 454,514 469,714

 

Table 3  Census families
  1986 1996 2006
  number
All families 6,733,845 7,837,865 8,896,840
Families of married couples 5,398,220 5,779,720 6,105,910
Families of common law couples 482,330 920,635 1,376,870
Lone-parent families 853,300 1,137,505 1,414,060
Male lone-parent families 151,485 192,275 281,775
Female lone-parent families 701,815 945,235 1,132,290

 

Table 4  Main components of population growth
  1986/1987 1996/1997 2006/2007p
  number
Births 373,022 357,313 352,848
Deaths 182,599 217,221 237,931
Immigration 130,880 224,857 238,127
Emigration 47,707 52,815 41,349

 

Table 5  Aboriginal identity population, by age group, 2006
  Total 0 to 24 25 and older
  number
Canada 1,172,785 560,910 611,875
Newfoundland and Labrador 23,455 9,620 13,835
Prince Edward Island 1,730 875 855
Nova Scotia 24,175 10,640 13,535
New Brunswick 17,650 7,385 10,265
Quebec 108,425 45,305 63,120
Ontario 242,495 105,205 137,290
Manitoba 175,395 90,355 85,040
Saskatchewan 141,890 78,685 63,205
Alberta 188,365 94,820 93,545
British Columbia 196,075 90,065 106,010
Yukon 7,580 3,315 4,265
Northwest Territories 20,635 10,045 10,590
Nunavut 24,915 14,600 10,315

 

Table 6  Religions in Canada, 2001
  Number %
Total population1 29,639,035 100.0
Catholic 12,936,905 43.6
Protestant 8,654,850 29.2
Christian Orthodox 479,620 1.6
Christian not included elsewhere 780,450 2.6
Muslim 579,640 2.0
Jewish 329,995 1.1
Buddhist 300,345 1.0
Hindu 297,200 1.0
Sikh 278,410 0.9
Eastern religions 37,550 0.1
Other religions 63,975 0.2
No religious affiliation 4,900,090 16.5

 

Table 7  Mother tongue of Canadians
  1996 2001 2006
  number
Total population1 28,528,125 29,639,030 31,241,030
Single responses 28,125,565 29,257,890 30,848,270
English 16,890,620 17,352,315 17,882,775
French 6,636,660 6,703,325 6,817,655
Chinese2 715,640 853,750 1,012,065
Italian 484,500 469,485 455,040
German 450,140 438,080 450,570
Punjabi 201,780 271,220 367,505
Spanish 212,890 245,500 345,345
Arabic 148,555 199,940 261,640
Tagalog (Pilipino) 133,210 174,060 235,615
Portuguese 211,290 213,810 219,275
Polish 213,415 208,370 211,175
Aboriginal languages 186,935 187,670 210,075
Urdu 39,770 80,890 145,805
Vietnamese 106,515 122,055 141,630
Ukrainian 162,695 148,085 134,500
Persian (Farsi) 60,280 94,090 134,080
Other single responses 1,270,670 1,495,245 1,823,520
Multiple responses 402,560 381,145 392,760

Charts

Chart 1 Population, by age group, 2007
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Chart 2 Urban and rural population, Canada
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Chart 3 Immigrant population as a percentage of total population
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