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Contents: Provinces and Census Divisions

The population of the provinces and census divisions (territories, regions, districts, counties, regional municipalities) of Canada according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, mother tongue).

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AlbertaProvince3,128,2623,514,1473,874,5484,241,1004,442,879
Division No. 1Census Division70,36378,86482,29984,83185,357
Division No. 2Census Division139,159151,971164,123176,149183,614
Division No. 3Census Division38,26939,36139,68740,02239,863
Division No. 4Census Division11,39910,90910,0819,7229,398
Division No. 5Census Division49,56253,84755,33057,16957,540
Division No. 6Census Division1,081,4501,243,4821,401,7591,567,8221,670,533
Division No. 7Census Division40,94841,46341,85742,16441,216
Division No. 8Census Division161,235186,582201,258216,775221,887
Division No. 9Census Division20,24321,57521,37421,27020,779
Division No. 10Census Division86,04391,97096,84499,34998,471
Division No. 11Census Division1,025,0921,147,1611,278,5411,434,9981,522,897
Division No. 12Census Division63,24867,17470,67072,29871,113
Division No. 13Census Division66,25370,27471,34971,80369,700
Division No. 14Census Division27,60629,18729,96029,90629,319
Division No. 15Census Division35,06636,30638,40740,75840,170
Division No. 16Census Division47,14159,44374,84374,13176,429
Division No. 17Census Division59,87362,74363,51663,28462,812
Division No. 18Census Division14,58314,94515,22514,62714,616
Division No. 19Census Division90,729106,890117,425124,022127,165
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,1614,290,9844,566,7694,929,3845,214,805
Alberni-ClayoquotRegional District31,23831,43031,44432,57934,244
Bulkley-NechakoRegional District41,44639,53139,76839,45839,814
CapitalRegional District342,865357,049374,298406,681432,062
CaribooRegional District66,70164,29463,24364,71065,548
Central CoastRegional District3,7823,2563,3063,4853,624
Central KootenayRegional District58,46157,73959,21762,32464,464
Central OkanaganRegional District155,977171,012186,128208,476229,401
Columbia-ShuswapRegional District50,16551,74851,06954,40657,567
Comox ValleyRegional District58,45561,89065,06270,26774,727
Cowichan ValleyRegional District75,24979,41581,89788,33391,913
East KootenayRegional District58,17557,44458,61363,28066,694
Fraser-Fort GeorgeRegional District97,34895,71494,563100,203104,339
Fraser ValleyRegional District250,342269,584287,821316,680340,003
Greater VancouverRegional District2,098,1262,217,1872,419,0342,616,9132,773,150
Kitimat-StikineRegional District41,94339,18438,10738,92540,423
Kootenay BoundaryRegional District32,42431,60831,79032,83933,650
Mount WaddingtonRegional District13,17111,99811,75911,50711,684
NanaimoRegional District133,879143,672150,516164,533173,721
Northern RockiesRegional District6,0456,2116,3115,3604,926
North OkanaganRegional District76,53180,24883,13688,74593,425
Okanagan-SimilkameenRegional District80,21081,62681,29686,94391,212
Peace RiverRegional District57,63761,11363,11866,19567,483
Powell RiverRegional District20,21020,21920,15620,85921,441
Skeena-Queen Charlotte (North Coast)Regional District21,92119,96219,05819,11719,497
Squamish-LillooetRegional District35,11937,15440,48446,67248,323
StikineRegion788625665731708
StrathconaRegional District41,39143,55844,12247,26650,166
Sunshine CoastRegional District27,04928,58829,15831,26832,307
Thompson-NicolaRegional District123,513127,925131,630140,629148,289
ManitobaProvince1,156,6361,189,4511,249,9751,334,7901,383,765
Division No. 1Census Division17,20217,80817,57418,53718,837
Division No. 2Census Division53,09960,45169,74479,50886,221
Division No. 3Census Division43,72446,98152,67257,46261,152
Division No. 4Census Division10,05510,12110,14110,18510,262
Division No. 5Census Division13,98813,30413,28913,36113,330
Division No. 6Census Division10,29610,02410,35210,50510,533
Division No. 7Census Division58,79162,38267,14172,21074,864
Division No. 8Census Division14,91413,68813,67914,11814,667
Division No. 9Census Division24,02923,87823,92925,18425,752
Division No. 10Census Division9,73910,28611,02312,62814,004
Division No. 11Census Division642,863658,287690,805744,607771,901
Division No. 12Census Division19,79920,68722,74024,48525,645
Division No. 13Census Division43,83546,26848,70950,59153,239
Division No. 14Census Division18,02718,69918,90819,21219,951
Division No. 15Census Division22,38320,87321,10821,67121,681
Division No. 16Census Division10,54610,17910,13810,00210,029
Division No. 17Census Division23,32122,68722,37422,28922,098
Division No. 18Census Division23,51024,28323,90324,60125,548
Division No. 19Census Division16,32616,87317,71517,21218,036
Division No. 20Census Division11,23210,5229,9659,8469,528
Division No. 21Census Division23,01821,86922,22922,63822,314
Division No. 22Census Division36,94840,76242,61444,37144,417
Division No. 23Census Division8,9918,5399,2239,5679,756
New BrunswickProvince749,379745,433758,378766,621789,225
AlbertCounty27,58528,27529,23429,76130,726
CarletonCounty27,90027,17927,09926,61626,944
CharlotteCounty28,07327,32426,52525,93826,147
GloucesterCounty84,00281,97280,15379,60578,782
KentCounty32,27331,75930,97931,07832,308
KingsCounty66,29467,74070,18070,24271,682
MadawaskaCounty36,28634,44433,58833,31733,064
NorthumberlandCounty52,56247,86746,31045,58645,594
QueensCounty12,15111,61811,03010,55510,352
RestigoucheCounty36,35833,94232,32431,30730,542
Saint JohnCounty78,01876,08776,78576,21878,153
SunburyCounty26,52326,31627,97028,60429,126
VictoriaCounty21,48520,50519,82118,72318,374
WestmorlandCounty130,070137,423147,835155,498168,442
YorkCounty89,79992,98298,545103,573108,989
Newfoundland and LabradorProvince519,483509,055526,345528,249520,553
Division No. 1Census Division248,162253,064270,476276,974276,852
Division No. 2Census Division24,25121,91721,47020,33219,122
Division No. 3Census Division19,22117,31216,40415,46114,525
Division No. 4Census Division22,42821,04821,08620,57119,834
Division No. 5Census Division40,99041,10441,90142,62741,768
Division No. 6Census Division36,90236,53038,37338,79738,133
Division No. 7Census Division37,55635,23334,97134,22233,120
Division No. 8Census Division42,13938,35737,19235,82634,671
Division No. 9Census Division19,93917,76516,70915,61314,782
Division No. 10Census Division25,27824,22125,08225,16025,038
Division No. 11Census Division2,6172,5042,6812,6662,708
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69443,37243,64844,89145,504
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9297,0546,8636,7396,729
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5472,5582,5002,5442,526
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,7622,8892,9202,9192,707
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,3283,4263,3733,3763,358
Region 5 (South Slave)Region6,9497,2377,3507,3566,926
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,17920,20820,64221,95723,258
Nova ScotiaProvince935,155935,115943,635950,108992,055
AnnapolisCounty22,19021,66721,02321,18521,989
AntigonishCounty19,90419,41319,92519,67920,333
Cape BretonCounty111,017106,818103,12599,64798,635
ColchesterCounty50,89251,34752,01351,41452,390
CumberlandCounty33,29132,55131,54530,39930,364
DigbyCounty19,92319,05318,03017,59517,511
GuysboroughCounty9,8388,9498,2067,6077,366
HalifaxCounty374,407386,421404,381421,705460,232
HantsCounty41,68942,43943,42243,40844,003
InvernessCounty20,30418,90918,00217,47017,438
KingsCounty60,57061,43061,80262,04463,277
LunenburgCounty48,73748,04648,15248,04548,981
PictouCounty47,98247,06046,25244,27044,413
QueensCounty11,90911,35711,08010,37010,425
RichmondCounty10,3129,7699,3799,1009,100
ShelburneCounty16,58115,50114,58114,15013,717
VictoriaCounty8,1227,6347,1597,1537,062
YarmouthCounty27,48726,75125,55824,86724,819
NunavutTerritory28,82231,39534,67237,54639,403
Baffin (Qikiqtaaluk)Region15,55716,75918,28319,83420,856
Keewatin (Kivalliq)Region8,0618,9139,97810,90711,449
KitikmeotRegion5,2045,7236,4116,8057,098
OntarioProvince12,093,29912,764,80613,390,63214,070,14114,826,276
AlgomaDistrict122,624121,078118,841117,323118,103
BrantCensus Division130,070136,715140,521146,309155,348
BruceCounty67,00067,36568,08870,98775,409
Chatham-KentCensus Division111,531111,162106,004105,259107,923
CochraneDistrict88,38686,09583,06281,07779,632
DufferinCounty53,93056,98658,68965,10769,391
DurhamRegional Municipality538,113593,909634,469674,872727,328
ElginCounty85,19989,13490,01592,39097,968
EssexCounty397,657408,034401,171415,308426,246
FrontenacCounty146,315149,638153,624158,021164,005
Greater Sudbury / Grand SudburyCensus Division160,860164,398165,403166,422169,199
GreyCounty93,20195,22294,84097,751103,209
Haldimand-NorfolkCensus Division110,178112,137111,409115,144123,256
HaliburtonCounty15,95616,76517,79718,90719,719
HaltonRegional Municipality403,255467,998527,297572,957619,075
HamiltonCensus Division514,877523,918538,434559,673587,192
HastingsCounty133,446137,510138,323141,738147,751
HuronCounty61,85561,06359,88161,08863,912
Kawartha LakesCensus Division72,92176,17575,52078,49282,401
KenoraDistrict66,98568,18569,76669,94170,981
LambtonCounty132,308132,283131,064129,797132,611
LanarkCounty65,48666,10967,76770,90775,625
Leeds and GrenvilleUnited Counties100,922102,275102,130103,217105,924
Lennox and AddingtonCounty41,13241,96943,60744,11145,729
ManitoulinDistrict12,78313,06713,50013,58413,994
MiddlesexCounty426,851442,636455,434481,820515,114
MuskokaDistrict Municipality56,42459,99561,46263,83967,771
NiagaraRegional Municipality430,444441,610445,373465,509484,840
NipissingDistrict86,57087,19687,01886,36387,652
NorthumberlandCounty81,09683,50184,75788,89891,027
OttawaCensus Division818,212855,674921,644983,7391,054,800
OxfordCounty103,650106,435110,036116,081124,936
Parry SoundDistrict41,49342,59043,37844,12745,358
PeelRegional Municipality1,073,6641,243,8031,357,1041,462,1991,571,322
PerthCounty76,87676,99977,57979,89684,062
PeterboroughCounty132,685137,453138,578143,850147,731
Prescott and RussellUnited Counties80,37283,86889,01992,51698,570
Prince EdwardCensus Division26,12625,92425,53825,27826,196
Rainy RiverDistrict22,70921,97920,75020,63920,502
RenfrewCounty99,182101,869104,463105,725108,102
SimcoeCounty403,551442,119465,252506,267548,703
Stormont, Dundas and GlengarryUnited Counties115,678115,431115,852116,805119,413
SudburyDistrict23,86522,37921,78222,07322,288
Thunder BayDistrict156,491152,303150,171150,722149,645
TimiskamingDistrict35,11734,31733,82833,00333,328
TorontoCensus Division2,604,6092,612,6432,737,6982,862,6622,974,293
WaterlooRegional Municipality465,653503,053528,754564,985611,493
WellingtonCounty197,633209,115217,923233,527247,285
YorkRegional Municipality807,358962,7241,086,0171,149,2361,209,914
Prince Edward IslandProvince136,876137,711144,530150,402164,318
KingsCounty19,24218,58117,97217,86319,002
PrinceCounty45,03545,16245,32545,11848,105
QueensCounty72,59973,96881,23387,42197,211
Québec [Quebec]Province7,441,4987,692,9168,061,1018,302,0638,604,495
AbitibiRegional Municipality24,69324,37224,67524,91124,943
Abitibi-OuestRegional Municipality21,91920,91821,12820,54320,580
ActonRegional Municipality15,38515,36315,54915,57716,273
Antoine-LabelleRegional Municipality34,50435,46935,48335,47936,749
ArgenteuilRegional Municipality29,58130,64432,36932,70534,907
ArthabaskaRegional Municipality65,59367,44170,40972,78175,280
AvignonRegional Municipality15,45415,21315,23514,68614,936
Beauce-SartiganRegional Municipality48,95050,25551,70253,00454,083
Beauharnois-SalaberryRegional Municipality60,40761,49262,71265,34769,905
BécancourRegional Municipality19,22819,10920,38720,47021,579
BellechasseRegional Municipality34,00033,84336,19037,60838,592
BonaventureRegional Municipality18,35217,97218,13717,59717,989
Brome-MissisquoiRegional Municipality52,75953,59956,64759,47366,024
CharlevoixRegional Municipality13,40313,25713,29312,92413,201
Charlevoix-EstRegional Municipality16,78716,38116,27715,41115,550
CoaticookRegional Municipality18,75818,69618,80418,50419,131
D'AutrayRegional Municipality39,41741,05042,13442,76645,245
Deux-MontagnesRegional Municipality85,06991,52498,795101,654106,129
DrummondRegional Municipality90,28094,735100,489105,219110,035
FranchevilleCensus Division142,090145,655151,047155,093161,280
GatineauTerritory234,139248,645270,929280,669290,534
JolietteRegional Municipality55,49259,53564,79667,50671,765
KamouraskaRegional Municipality22,63022,00221,46121,07720,931
La Côte-de-BeaupréRegional Municipality21,63523,78626,85928,65630,482
La Côte-de-GaspéRegional Municipality18,53918,01517,97717,27917,704
Lac-Saint-Jean-EstRegional Municipality52,37551,62652,98952,93153,602
La Haute-Côte-NordRegional Municipality12,93612,19311,46910,73410,454
La Haute-GaspésieRegional Municipality12,74612,25512,01111,21711,134
La Haute-YamaskaRegional Municipality75,81781,32686,45389,59894,799
La Jacques-CartierRegional Municipality27,57831,44138,97044,63548,317
LajemmeraisRegional Municipality66,50171,69975,94578,47582,215
La MatapédiaRegional Municipality19,98019,20818,54217,77217,804
La MitisRegional Municipality19,57719,36718,83218,15618,179
La Nouvelle-BeauceRegional Municipality31,24432,38535,78537,44938,559
La Rivière-du-NordRegional Municipality93,627105,580119,155131,584142,822
L'AssomptionRegional Municipality105,995113,864122,467125,847129,972
La TuqueTerritory15,86215,41815,23615,06815,129
LavalTerritory354,874377,924411,052429,753443,192
La Vallée-de-la-GatineauRegional Municipality20,08520,76420,95020,48921,074
La Vallée-de-l'OrRegional Municipality42,57542,65743,57343,39543,765
La Vallée-du-RichelieuRegional Municipality99,243109,913119,721126,817133,409
Le Domaine-du-RoyRegional Municipality33,02132,16531,83531,26831,308
Le GranitRegional Municipality22,31422,43022,07021,46721,886
Le Haut-RichelieuRegional Municipality103,745111,342115,591118,945123,886
Le Haut-Saint-FrançoisRegional Municipality21,77821,85322,39922,51223,340
Le Haut-Saint-LaurentRegional Municipality24,88424,79524,24523,98925,260
L'ÉrableRegional Municipality24,26423,23623,46623,51024,362
Le Rocher-PercéRegional Municipality19,26918,32317,90017,26817,243
Le Saguenay-et-son-FjordCensus Division168,417164,638167,750168,346170,570
Les AppalachesRegional Municipality43,84143,50743,07142,49943,449
Les BasquesRegional Municipality9,9039,4009,0078,6588,716
Les Collines-de-l'OutaouaisRegional Municipality37,35843,25047,47150,04453,910
Les EtcheminsRegional Municipality17,99417,64617,14416,51016,843
Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineTerritory13,02613,09312,77712,49013,066
Les Jardins-de-NapiervilleRegional Municipality23,45224,92226,84329,07631,961
Les LaurentidesRegional Municipality39,95843,57745,53346,60950,284
Les MaskoutainsRegional Municipality80,49182,08485,79987,90390,565
Les MoulinsRegional Municipality114,492135,155153,614161,829172,656
Les Pays-d'en-HautRegional Municipality32,88937,81541,16842,65247,179
Les SourcesRegional Municipality14,77314,51614,77114,27814,602
Le Val-Saint-FrançoisRegional Municipality28,97729,44130,03130,96232,138
LévisTerritory125,586133,736140,890144,996152,058
L'Île-d'OrléansRegional Municipality6,9076,8236,8587,3227,507
L'IsletRegional Municipality19,52118,96718,44317,78117,835
LongueuilTerritory381,141390,122405,926421,240435,123
LotbinièreRegional Municipality27,22927,85530,41532,49334,623
ManicouaganRegional Municipality33,84032,94332,27530,87030,205
Maria-ChapdelaineRegional Municipality26,97225,73425,32824,62924,469
MaskinongéRegional Municipality35,53035,87036,52636,60437,513
MataneRegional Municipality22,65022,33421,87621,15520,783
MatawinieRegional Municipality45,30149,87350,17550,99655,244
MékinacRegional Municipality12,99912,75012,84812,33412,676
MemphrémagogRegional Municipality43,55146,18948,99451,10754,564
Minganie - Le Golfe-du-Saint-LaurentCensus Division12,42711,81711,74411,23211,091
MirabelTerritory29,28736,77044,13653,05262,131
MontcalmRegional Municipality39,71444,57049,73954,04760,348
MontmagnyRegional Municipality23,73023,13023,06022,67022,776
MontréalTerritory1,866,9061,872,3071,926,8271,986,0672,025,928
Nicolet-YamaskaRegional Municipality23,62523,02922,98523,55724,220
Nord-du-QuébecCensus Division39,50640,87243,44745,08646,673
PapineauRegional Municipality20,91921,98922,70322,92324,534
Pierre-De SaurelRegional Municipality50,58550,43751,18951,04452,735
PontiacRegional Municipality14,70714,65314,45914,20514,213
PortneufRegional Municipality46,01247,03450,55953,64456,358
QuébecTerritory522,935536,694562,570576,028589,614
Rimouski-NeigetteRegional Municipality53,09653,80656,02656,95058,008
Rivière-du-LoupRegional Municipality32,51133,91434,53634,32835,195
Robert-ClicheRegional Municipality19,07219,07819,30019,17819,288
RoussillonRegional Municipality151,202163,248175,581185,253197,116
RouvilleRegional Municipality30,56032,38336,22137,06438,188
Rouyn-NorandaTerritory40,04940,38641,66942,85143,053
Sept-Rivières - CaniapiscauCensus Division38,90239,11040,31838,98838,793
ShawiniganTerritory52,49451,96350,06349,33550,786
SherbrookeTerritory143,171149,931157,737163,834172,713
TémiscamingueRegional Municipality17,64716,77816,35415,90915,901
TémiscouataRegional Municipality22,50921,53520,48319,45419,481
Thérèse-De BlainvilleRegional Municipality136,483147,936156,287159,474166,978
Vaudreuil-SoulangesRegional Municipality107,297126,571143,435152,689164,297
SaskatchewanProvince996,8161,002,0861,083,7551,150,3311,179,844
Division No. 1Census Division30,53930,42732,65332,52531,517
Division No. 2Census Division21,78920,97423,09823,40522,951
Division No. 3Census Division14,80513,23012,83312,93812,381
Division No. 4Census Division11,74411,36911,14311,16910,914
Division No. 5Census Division32,67631,20032,54332,45231,787
Division No. 6Census Division223,607228,488252,279278,240290,676
Division No. 7Census Division47,54946,54048,02448,79347,962
Division No. 8Census Division30,77729,76330,77631,77331,480
Division No. 9Census Division37,20935,39836,46536,57935,865
Division No. 10Census Division19,42617,87817,57516,77516,196
Division No. 11Census Division244,424255,235289,597323,914347,308
Division No. 12Census Division23,81123,13523,90824,66424,262
Division No. 13Census Division24,12323,16123,84123,68022,867
Division No. 14Census Division39,58037,18537,78636,91635,728
Division No. 15Census Division82,03881,58486,51089,22490,051
Division No. 16Census Division38,52337,94638,99038,88538,168
Division No. 17Census Division40,96843,13947,40449,55850,130
Division No. 18Census Division33,22835,43438,33038,84139,601
YukonTerritory30,33732,55436,23439,61042,986
YukonTerritory30,33732,55436,23439,61042,986
CanadaCountry31,358,41832,889,02534,714,22236,545,23638,246,108

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males19,007,832
Females19,238,276
Age Groups (E 2021)
0-17 years7,230,170
18-64 years23,934,146
65+ years7,081,792
Age Distribution (E 2021)
0-9 years3,926,808
10-19 years4,148,725
20-29 years5,092,811
30-39 years5,364,435
40-49 years4,894,137
50-59 years5,130,515
60-69 years4,840,878
70-79 years3,134,079
80-89 years1,367,464
90+ years346,256
Country of Birth (C 2016)
Canada26,240,505
America1,281,145
Europe2,229,445
Africa689,635
Asia3,948,630
Oceania70,565
Mother Tongue (C 2016)
English19,747,930
French7,206,230
Aboriginal language198,180
Other language7,176,065
Multiple languages823,340