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Contents: Canada

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36,545,075 Population [2017] – estimate

40,097,761 Population [2023] – estimate

8,788,703km² Area

4.562/km² Density [2023]

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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AlbertaProvince3,128,7573,514,1513,871,9474,237,3104,695,290
Division No. 1Census Division70,29178,78782,20884,70086,647
Division No. 2Census Division139,086151,988164,265176,376192,822
Division No. 3Census Division38,19539,28939,62940,41842,258
Division No. 4Census Division11,30810,8249,9909,6489,412
Division No. 5Census Division49,47853,79355,28857,08959,858
Division No. 6Census Division1,082,1761,243,9711,401,0801,563,7681,797,580
Division No. 7Census Division40,88041,39241,77642,26341,923
Division No. 8Census Division161,195186,610201,322216,491229,725
Division No. 9Census Division20,16921,50221,28721,29921,559
Division No. 10Census Division85,98691,90796,79499,223100,547
Division No. 11Census Division1,026,1501,147,7141,278,0271,434,2311,607,518
Division No. 12Census Division63,20967,12170,59672,92974,708
Division No. 13Census Division66,18370,20571,26971,85071,546
Division No. 14Census Division27,52629,09629,86029,86629,184
Division No. 15Census Division34,95436,26538,20340,71545,247
Division No. 16Census Division46,96159,35174,51474,50979,482
Division No. 17Census Division59,84262,68563,41263,60364,487
Division No. 18Census Division14,49914,85115,10514,42013,949
Division No. 19Census Division90,669106,800117,322123,912126,838
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,5044,290,9874,570,8664,934,2025,519,013
Alberni-ClayoquotRegional District31,17031,35631,37332,62835,891
Bulkley-NechakoRegional District41,39839,46439,71739,29139,370
CapitalRegional District342,720357,305374,667407,299453,425
CaribooRegional District66,66464,24463,22764,69266,291
Central CoastRegional District3,6953,1643,2133,4143,850
Central KootenayRegional District58,40857,68259,19862,31267,129
Central OkanaganRegional District156,076171,000186,290208,903246,789
Columbia-ShuswapRegional District50,10951,67551,00954,59261,505
Comox ValleyRegional District57,58161,81765,05670,30277,706
Cowichan ValleyRegional District75,19379,36781,91488,40894,941
East KootenayRegional District58,10757,40558,60463,65270,741
Fraser-Fort GeorgeRegional District97,30995,70394,58199,696104,141
Fraser ValleyRegional District250,521269,579288,083316,642353,301
Greater VancouverRegional District2,099,7712,218,5452,422,9582,619,6442,971,064
Kitimat-StikineRegional District42,03439,11338,04938,71940,558
Kootenay BoundaryRegional District32,37031,52631,73432,91435,189
Mount WaddingtonRegional District13,09511,90711,65511,33911,425
NanaimoRegional District133,796143,698150,677165,175183,039
Northern RockiesRegional District5,9546,1226,1845,1964,632
North OkanaganRegional District76,51080,19183,15689,07898,529
Okanagan-SimilkameenRegional District80,18581,54381,25387,27894,533
Peace RiverRegional District57,61261,04063,08965,62165,487
Powell RiverRegional District20,13220,14920,09120,94922,768
Skeena-Queen Charlotte (North Coast)Regional District21,83319,86918,99518,95719,133
Squamish-LillooetRegional District34,99337,09940,56447,09954,923
StikineRegion562538572640779
StrathconaRegional District42,18243,48044,07947,21651,676
Sunshine CoastRegional District26,98528,49729,09431,35734,104
Thompson-NicolaRegional District123,539127,909131,784141,189156,094
ManitobaProvince1,156,6731,189,4461,249,0941,334,7341,454,902
Division No. 1Census Division17,15517,72517,47318,78120,577
Division No. 2Census Division53,85060,43969,72979,65692,499
Division No. 3Census Division43,02146,95252,64457,07162,806
Division No. 4Census Division10,62010,05110,05310,07710,391
Division No. 5Census Division13,91513,24113,20213,31213,536
Division No. 6Census Division10,2309,94910,26410,39310,508
Division No. 7Census Division59,59662,40067,15071,87277,075
Division No. 8Census Division14,20113,61813,59813,89914,629
Division No. 9Census Division23,98523,82223,86425,00026,270
Division No. 10Census Division9,66510,20810,93912,37114,078
Division No. 11Census Division643,970659,405691,479745,582820,474
Division No. 12Census Division19,76120,64022,66324,29126,651
Division No. 13Census Division43,83846,27248,65350,50254,778
Division No. 14Census Division17,95518,64518,79419,24321,094
Division No. 15Census Division21,51420,84721,03521,97623,766
Division No. 16Census Division10,47110,09610,0459,94610,268
Division No. 17Census Division23,26322,63422,30322,25122,492
Division No. 18Census Division23,46524,24023,83424,88627,807
Division No. 19Census Division16,24516,79817,64417,20818,985
Division No. 20Census Division11,16010,4469,8819,8279,565
Division No. 21Census Division22,96521,81622,16422,60922,120
Division No. 22Census Division36,91940,75042,55544,63745,597
Division No. 23Census Division8,9098,4529,1289,3448,936
New BrunswickProvince749,375745,430758,121766,697834,691
AlbertCounty27,54128,23129,18729,83732,354
CarletonCounty27,88327,09527,06426,54427,832
CharlotteCounty28,03527,24726,46925,96827,518
GloucesterCounty86,40982,05680,22379,82281,198
KentCounty32,25431,71830,93931,15334,198
KingsCounty66,30167,74470,19470,48875,054
MadawaskaCounty36,28634,40233,54733,27934,070
NorthumberlandCounty50,19547,85546,30045,58747,586
QueensCounty12,08911,53410,95810,66511,661
RestigoucheCounty36,31133,91232,27931,38031,604
Saint JohnCounty78,10776,17676,75076,26882,158
SunburyCounty26,45126,26127,91328,40729,359
VictoriaCounty21,44220,43719,75618,70919,013
WestmorlandCounty130,233137,673147,921155,359185,856
YorkCounty89,83893,08998,621103,231115,230
Newfoundland and LabradorProvince519,411509,047526,235529,742538,605
Division No. 1Census Division248,535253,476270,847278,495293,092
Division No. 2Census Division24,19721,87221,42520,42819,545
Division No. 3Census Division19,17117,25616,33915,31313,844
Division No. 4Census Division22,37921,00121,04220,51219,735
Division No. 5Census Division40,97441,11341,89442,55842,120
Division No. 6Census Division36,87436,50738,34138,83438,854
Division No. 7Census Division37,50535,19734,92134,38334,111
Division No. 8Census Division42,11338,35137,16235,82734,599
Division No. 9Census Division19,87917,71216,65415,60614,636
Division No. 10Census Division25,25624,15025,01125,18425,390
Division No. 11Census Division2,5282,4122,5992,6022,679
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69843,39643,62444,65644,972
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9037,0336,8506,7266,525
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5052,4982,4442,5042,505
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,6442,8362,8672,9202,908
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,4183,3793,3433,2993,194
Region 5 (South Slave)Region7,1867,2297,3477,3316,631
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,04220,42120,77321,87623,209
Nova ScotiaProvince935,172935,164943,163952,1591,058,694
AnnapolisCounty22,13221,61620,97021,08722,989
AntigonishCounty19,84919,34019,87319,75321,253
Cape BretonCounty111,124107,008103,176100,470109,945
ColchesterCounty50,91751,33751,99451,67955,334
CumberlandCounty33,24732,51331,49130,57332,068
DigbyCounty19,86318,98317,96017,54918,088
GuysboroughCounty9,7558,8628,1197,5607,596
HalifaxCounty375,018387,068404,621421,543492,199
HantsCounty41,66742,41343,41343,76447,088
InvernessCounty20,24318,84417,95117,48718,182
KingsCounty60,58361,49861,84462,42067,263
LunenburgCounty48,69748,00648,12848,21551,900
PictouCounty47,98247,02046,19844,35946,043
QueensCounty11,84811,27811,00810,36410,972
RichmondCounty10,2449,6919,3149,0239,672
ShelburneCounty16,51015,43714,51314,13714,428
VictoriaCounty8,0467,5557,0717,1977,718
YarmouthCounty27,44726,69525,51924,97925,956
NunavutTerritory28,81731,39434,65837,65640,673
Baffin (Qikiqtaaluk)Region15,60116,80518,33619,92021,384
Keewatin (Kivalliq)Region8,0458,9069,95410,99612,199
KitikmeotRegion5,1715,6836,3686,7407,090
OntarioProvince12,093,41212,765,13313,392,36414,078,49915,608,369
AlgomaDistrict122,642120,958118,809117,348124,942
BrantCensus Division130,079136,537140,467146,759168,477
BruceCounty66,91967,29768,05370,92679,090
Chatham-KentCensus Division111,546111,088105,982105,191111,091
CochraneDistrict88,34886,03382,95881,22883,931
DufferinCounty53,86756,93458,62265,00271,384
DurhamRegional Municipality538,310594,159634,901675,213766,855
ElginCounty85,20389,07589,99492,495102,354
EssexCounty397,718407,309400,841417,046468,019
FrontenacCounty146,302149,488153,658158,784176,477
Greater Sudbury / Grand SudburyCensus Division160,850164,357165,448167,333179,965
GreyCounty93,20795,16694,81697,846110,524
Haldimand-NorfolkCensus Division110,152112,055111,401114,750128,572
HaliburtonCounty15,90116,67317,70319,07722,945
HaltonRegional Municipality403,494468,275527,692573,874642,955
HamiltonCensus Division514,981524,348539,092562,009615,244
HastingsCounty133,468137,448138,332142,421158,960
HuronCounty61,82360,98359,83860,95365,920
Kawartha LakesCensus Division72,89276,15275,48678,39885,215
KenoraDistrict66,95368,08469,66570,24873,177
LambtonCounty132,311132,253131,158130,547141,078
LanarkCounty65,44766,05767,71571,40482,828
Leeds and GrenvilleUnited Counties100,863102,218102,109103,444110,827
Lennox and AddingtonCounty41,05741,91343,53244,27648,120
ManitoulinDistrict12,70912,97713,41213,58414,771
MiddlesexCounty426,905442,884456,058484,463563,544
MuskokaDistrict Municipality56,37159,79961,21863,86573,076
NiagaraRegional Municipality430,492441,761445,844468,575525,352
NipissingDistrict86,56087,13486,99286,28594,123
NorthumberlandCounty81,07583,46884,72989,14295,826
OttawaCensus Division818,340855,764922,564985,9941,114,316
OxfordCounty103,621106,370110,021116,319133,234
Parry SoundDistrict41,43142,46043,25444,69950,491
PeelRegional Municipality1,074,5271,244,6021,357,0281,451,1391,585,424
PerthCounty76,84576,94977,55779,96688,229
PeterboroughCounty132,634137,392138,688145,077162,808
Prescott and RussellUnited Counties80,31383,80988,96392,547104,296
Prince EdwardCensus Division26,06825,85025,46625,24226,878
Rainy RiverDistrict22,61821,83020,59120,39620,115
RenfrewCounty99,133101,823104,435106,076113,653
SimcoeCounty403,752442,259465,553507,773588,560
Stormont, Dundas and GlengarryUnited Counties115,647115,399115,872116,991125,364
SudburyDistrict23,78722,30821,71622,02124,112
Thunder BayDistrict156,491152,270150,230151,018155,525
TimiskamingDistrict35,04934,23033,75132,74433,268
TorontoCensus Division2,603,6552,613,6702,737,0412,856,5573,110,984
WaterlooRegional Municipality465,787503,139529,112565,509675,227
WellingtonCounty197,702209,094217,989234,405262,165
YorkRegional Municipality807,567963,0321,086,0081,151,5401,248,078
Prince Edward IslandProvince136,882137,709144,415149,740173,787
KingsCounty19,18118,51317,87517,67720,370
PrinceCounty45,22445,31745,46645,36450,976
QueensCounty72,47773,87981,07486,699102,441
Québec [Quebec]Province7,441,3057,692,4008,059,7528,292,8328,874,683
AbitibiRegional Municipality24,63824,32424,61124,85025,071
Abitibi-OuestRegional Municipality21,93220,86021,06220,47420,446
ActonRegional Municipality15,34615,26415,46415,38916,280
Antoine-LabelleRegional Municipality34,41135,39035,43235,42537,702
ArgenteuilRegional Municipality29,71230,56232,30832,65836,970
ArthabaskaRegional Municipality65,52167,43670,41372,63476,379
AvignonRegional Municipality15,45515,14815,15714,66815,195
Beauce-SartiganRegional Municipality49,03650,23351,69352,83654,879
Beauharnois-SalaberryRegional Municipality60,36161,46862,68665,13972,532
BécancourRegional Municipality19,21419,01920,29620,27621,966
BellechasseRegional Municipality33,91733,79036,13637,50139,144
BonaventureRegional Municipality18,27717,89318,06217,44717,855
Brome-MissisquoiRegional Municipality52,15053,53556,61459,29668,140
CharlevoixRegional Municipality13,33213,19313,22312,86914,210
Charlevoix-EstRegional Municipality16,81016,28616,19615,29815,829
CoaticookRegional Municipality18,71118,62918,73118,41019,384
D'AutrayRegional Municipality39,40340,93242,06442,54146,393
Deux-MontagnesRegional Municipality85,20691,40998,787101,263107,666
DrummondRegional Municipality90,12194,747100,536104,981112,867
FranchevilleCensus Division142,146145,762151,250154,742165,455
GatineauTerritory233,950249,042271,322281,331298,740
JolietteRegional Municipality55,85459,46564,76567,47573,746
KamouraskaRegional Municipality22,59721,92321,40421,04821,433
La Côte-de-BeaupréRegional Municipality21,56923,67426,78328,58931,446
La Côte-de-GaspéRegional Municipality18,41317,95017,91217,16617,934
Lac-Saint-Jean-EstRegional Municipality52,26951,63552,97752,70153,471
La Haute-Côte-NordRegional Municipality12,81912,11011,39410,62010,173
La Haute-GaspésieRegional Municipality12,72712,17811,92511,09711,008
La Haute-YamaskaRegional Municipality76,32281,28586,47789,30496,221
La Jacques-CartierRegional Municipality27,63131,35038,88344,55050,324
LajemmeraisRegional Municipality66,40771,63775,93278,19582,627
La MatapédiaRegional Municipality19,92819,14618,47017,65317,818
La MitisRegional Municipality19,53219,29818,77318,13518,565
La Nouvelle-BeauceRegional Municipality31,32832,33135,73337,34239,743
La Rivière-du-NordRegional Municipality93,934105,459119,153131,429146,548
L'AssomptionRegional Municipality106,281113,795122,478125,635132,229
La TuqueTerritory15,81915,35615,15714,99415,314
LavalTerritory354,628378,123411,361429,570451,986
La Vallée-de-la-GatineauRegional Municipality20,04420,69720,87820,43321,377
La Vallée-de-l'OrRegional Municipality42,51742,61443,53743,32943,996
La Vallée-du-RichelieuRegional Municipality99,270109,801119,730126,634135,047
Le Domaine-du-RoyRegional Municipality33,09432,11231,79631,16031,439
Le GranitRegional Municipality22,38822,34322,00221,42722,482
Le Haut-RichelieuRegional Municipality103,771111,320115,665118,584124,225
Le Haut-Saint-FrançoisRegional Municipality21,74721,80222,32722,38223,578
Le Haut-Saint-LaurentRegional Municipality24,90124,71524,17523,86425,703
L'ÉrableRegional Municipality24,09523,17223,40123,29524,433
Le Rocher-PercéRegional Municipality19,23818,24817,83517,20117,111
Le Saguenay-et-son-FjordCensus Division168,482164,930168,017168,021173,940
Les AppalachesRegional Municipality43,75443,44443,05242,47644,522
Les BasquesRegional Municipality9,7449,3118,9268,5979,042
Les Collines-de-l'OutaouaisRegional Municipality37,16243,17747,41450,21457,958
Les EtcheminsRegional Municipality17,89117,57217,07816,46717,395
Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineTerritory12,92613,01212,70112,34813,001
Les Jardins-de-NapiervilleRegional Municipality23,35324,81126,74428,55632,072
Les LaurentidesRegional Municipality40,15943,52645,45046,64153,000
Les MaskoutainsRegional Municipality80,69582,06285,80687,74992,849
Les MoulinsRegional Municipality114,743135,018153,669161,896178,257
Les Pays-d'en-HautRegional Municipality32,78137,63341,06742,59748,675
Les SourcesRegional Municipality14,66014,43414,68114,22615,127
Le Val-Saint-FrançoisRegional Municipality28,90629,35729,96130,80632,789
LévisTerritory125,550133,778140,966144,690156,114
L'Île-d'OrléansRegional Municipality6,8266,7286,7456,9366,951
L'IsletRegional Municipality19,42018,89718,38317,65817,869
LongueuilTerritory382,150390,287406,306422,253449,626
LotbinièreRegional Municipality27,27527,78530,35532,47136,510
ManicouaganRegional Municipality33,92132,90832,23030,81230,312
Maria-ChapdelaineRegional Municipality26,92425,67325,27024,48724,384
MaskinongéRegional Municipality35,59835,83936,47236,56938,218
MataneRegional Municipality22,59822,26321,82121,11621,334
MatawinieRegional Municipality45,44549,74850,11251,11457,931
MékinacRegional Municipality12,93412,68412,76812,24613,054
MemphrémagogRegional Municipality43,56546,10548,95551,20158,262
Minganie - Le Golfe-du-Saint-LaurentCensus Division12,21211,75711,66011,18611,264
MirabelTerritory29,26736,58044,05053,03066,200
MontcalmRegional Municipality39,71644,43349,66153,88063,153
MontmagnyRegional Municipality23,65323,07423,00422,54122,738
MontréalTerritory1,866,5241,875,9111,926,8671,983,7952,124,865
Nicolet-YamaskaRegional Municipality23,62222,94522,91323,43924,389
Nord-du-QuébecCensus Division39,27240,87843,42644,93446,703
PapineauRegional Municipality20,99021,88022,62522,82326,064
Pierre-De SaurelRegional Municipality50,66150,40551,16050,91253,048
PontiacRegional Municipality14,66214,57214,39514,19114,860
PortneufRegional Municipality46,01346,98250,52753,55657,945
QuébecTerritory523,698537,589563,562577,795619,212
Rimouski-NeigetteRegional Municipality53,17153,79056,01756,84258,981
Rivière-du-LoupRegional Municipality32,42733,84834,49834,33736,068
Robert-ClicheRegional Municipality18,93419,00519,24119,11719,751
RoussillonRegional Municipality151,499163,249175,713185,418203,351
RouvilleRegional Municipality30,68932,27836,15737,00638,790
Rouyn-NorandaTerritory39,96640,33441,64542,71742,942
Sept-Rivières - CaniapiscauCensus Division38,88339,06340,25938,87338,230
ShawiniganTerritory52,45551,90350,05149,09751,147
SherbrookeTerritory143,396149,993157,865164,333180,936
TémiscamingueRegional Municipality17,53016,70616,28715,91116,342
TémiscouataRegional Municipality22,46221,47720,41819,40319,714
Thérèse-De BlainvilleRegional Municipality135,935147,840156,319159,067167,749
Vaudreuil-SoulangesRegional Municipality107,434126,465143,517152,642167,969
SaskatchewanProvince996,8541,002,0741,083,0051,147,3151,209,107
Division No. 1Census Division30,48730,34932,56732,41230,771
Division No. 2Census Division21,72120,91223,03523,37423,339
Division No. 3Census Division14,73713,15512,75612,86512,544
Division No. 4Census Division11,67611,27311,06011,11711,055
Division No. 5Census Division32,62531,14532,47732,58732,328
Division No. 6Census Division223,958228,897252,284277,223299,562
Division No. 7Census Division47,47846,50447,99948,85650,073
Division No. 8Census Division30,68829,69630,74631,71032,072
Division No. 9Census Division37,11635,35736,41836,70237,125
Division No. 10Census Division19,37417,82717,50816,85016,719
Division No. 11Census Division244,882255,508289,693322,234360,887
Division No. 12Census Division23,76923,10023,84624,48024,130
Division No. 13Census Division24,09923,10923,77923,55022,338
Division No. 14Census Division39,55237,15037,73636,89436,599
Division No. 15Census Division82,08281,67686,57189,54992,859
Division No. 16Census Division38,45937,93938,91639,08439,414
Division No. 17Census Division40,96443,10847,33449,46549,539
Division No. 18Census Division33,18735,36938,28038,36337,753
YukonTerritory30,33932,55536,15139,53344,975
YukonTerritory30,33932,55536,15139,53344,975
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07540,097,761

Source: Statistics Canada.

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males20,013,707
Females20,084,054
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years7,497,048
18-64 years25,032,405
65+ years7,568,308
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years355,978
80-89 years1,458,965
70-79 years3,372,302
60-69 years5,063,627
50-59 years4,980,643
40-49 years5,131,589
30-39 years5,785,501
20-29 years5,524,409
10-19 years4,420,405
0-9 years4,004,342
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada26,721,875
America1,481,375
Europe2,163,155
Africa948,460
Asia4,936,935
Oceania76,595
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English20,107,200
French7,189,245
Indigenous language148,895
Other language7,699,925
Multiple languages1,475,690