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Chart 2 (data)  Urban and rural population, Canada

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Chart 2 Urban and rural population, Canada
  Total population Urban Rural
  number
Canada  
1956 16,080,791 10,714,855 5,365,936
1961 18,238,247 12,700,390 5,537,857
1966 20,014,880 14,726,759 5,288,121
1971 21,568,305 16,410,785 5,157,520
1976 22,992,605 17,366,970 5,625,635
1981 24,343,181 18,435,927 5,907,254
1986 25,309,331 19,352,085 5,957,246
1991 27,296,856 20,906,872 6,389,984
1996 28,846,761 22,461,210 6,385,551
2001 30,007,094 23,908,211 6,098,883
2006 31,612,897 25,350,743 6,262,154
Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of population.

 

Chart 2 Urban and rural population, Canada