Estimated population of Canada, 1605 to present
1605-1865
Source: Censuses of Canada. 1665-1871 (persons) i
1867-1970
Source: CANSIM, table 075-0001 (persons) ii
1971 to present
Source: CANSIM, table 051-0001 (persons) iii
1605 441 |
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1606 |
1607 |
1608 282 |
1609 |
1610 |
1611 |
1612 |
1613 10,0623 |
1614 |
1615 |
1616 |
1617 |
1618 |
1619 |
1620 602 |
1621 |
1623 |
1624 |
1625 |
|
1626 |
1627 |
1628 765 |
1629 1172 |
1630 |
1631 |
1632 |
1633 |
1634 |
1635 |
1636 |
1637 |
1638 |
1639 |
1640 |
1641 2405 |
1642 |
1643 |
1644 |
1645 |
1646 |
1647 |
1648 |
1649 |
1650 |
1651 |
1652 |
1653 2,0005 |
1654 |
1655 |
1656 |
1657 |
1658 |
1659 |
1660 |
1661 |
1662 |
1663 2,5005 |
1664 |
1665 3,2155 |
1666 |
1667 3,9185 |
1668 6,2825 |
1669 |
1670 |
1671 5146 |
1672 |
1673 6,7687 |
1674 |
1675 7,8325 |
1676 8,4155 |
1677 |
1678 |
1679 |
1680 10,6799 |
1681 9,6775 |
1682 |
1683 10,2515 |
1684 |
1685 12,2639 |
1686 13,2588 |
1687 66310 |
1688 11,5625 |
1689 |
1690 |
1691 15510 |
1692 12,8087 |
1693 1,00911 |
1694 |
1695 13,68812 |
1696 2,32113 |
1697 |
1698 17,83214 |
1699 |
1700 |
1702 |
1703 1,24411 |
1704 |
1705 52010 |
|
1706 16,4175 |
1707 18,6888 |
1708 |
1709 |
1710 |
1711 22510 |
1712 18,4405 |
1713 18,1195 |
1715 |
|
1716 20,5315 |
1717 |
1718 22,9835 |
1719 22,5305 |
1720 24,53415 |
1721 24,9515 |
1722 25,0535 |
1723 26,4795 |
1725 |
|
1726 29,3965 |
1727 30,6135 |
1728 33016 |
1729 |
1730 33,6825 |
1731 6,00011 |
1732 35,1645 |
1734 37,7165 |
1735 54116 |
|
1736 39,0635 |
1737 126,94318 |
1738 |
1739 42,81712 |
1740 |
1741 6,00013 |
1742 |
1743 |
1744 |
1745 |
1746 |
1747 |
1748 |
1749 18,54419 |
1750 |
1751 |
1752 21,37820 |
1753 13,0004 |
1754 55,0095 |
|
1756 |
1757 |
1758 10,70021 |
1759 |
1760 70,0005 |
1762 8,10422 |
1763 78,88023 |
1764 12,99824 |
1765 89,74925 |
|
1766 |
1767 11,77924 |
1768 |
1769 |
1770 |
1771 844221 |
1772 19,98526 |
1773 |
1774 |
1775 90,00027 |
1776 |
1777 |
1778 |
1779 |
1780 |
1781 12,00022 |
1782 |
1783 |
1784 166,01228 |
1785 10,2444 |
1786 |
1787 |
1788 |
1789 |
1790 191,31128 |
1791 |
1792 |
1793 2,00029 |
1794 |
1795 |
1796 |
1797 4,50016 |
1798 |
1799 |
1800 |
1801 |
1802 |
1803 |
1804 |
1805 |
1806 391,89930 |
1807 65,00024 |
1808 |
1809 |
1810 |
1811 77,00031 |
1812 |
1813 |
1814 430,00032 |
1815 |
1816 52,6724 |
1817 81,35124 |
1818 |
1819 |
1820 |
1821 |
1822 452,06533 |
1823 52,1574 |
1824 224,24234 |
1825 692,93035 |
1827 774,27936 |
1828 246,57637 |
1829 197,81531 |
1830 213,15631 |
|
1831 792,22638 |
1832 322,83437 |
1833 328,15539 |
1834 443,95840 |
1835 351,00841 |
1836 447,80437 |
1837 597,39542 |
1838 605,96343 |
1839 409,04831 |
1840 593,02540 |
1841 502,73039 |
1842 487,05331 |
1843 5,14344 |
1844 697,08445 |
1845 96,2954 |
1847 |
1848 1,557,43446 |
1849 5,39144 |
1850 |
|
1851 2,414,51947 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 71,49048 |
1856 6,69144 |
1857 122,6384 |
1858 |
1859 |
1860 |
1861 3,174,44249 |
1862 |
1863 |
1864 |
1865 |
1866
|
1867
3,463,00050 |
1868
3,511,000 |
1869
3,565,000 |
1870
3,625,000 |
|
1871
3,689,000 |
1872
3,754,000 |
1873
3,826,000 |
1874
3,895,000 |
1875
3,954,000 |
1876
4,009,000 |
1877
4,064,000 |
1878
4,120,000 |
1879
4,185,000 |
1880
4,255,000 |
1881
4,325,000 |
1882
4,375,000 |
1883
4,430,000 |
1884
4,487,000 |
1885
4,537,000 |
1886
4,580,000 |
1887
4,626,000 |
1888
4,678,000 |
1889
4,729,000 |
1890
4,779,000 |
1891
4,833,000 |
1892
4,883,000 |
1893
4,931,000 |
1894
4,979,000 |
1895
5,026,000 |
1896
5,074,000 |
1897
5,122,000 |
1898
5,175,000 |
1899
5,235,000 |
1900
5,301,000 |
1901
5,371,000 |
1902
5,494,00051 |
1903
5,651,000 |
1904
5,827,000 |
1905
6,002,000 |
1906
6,097,000 |
1907
6,411,000 |
1908
6,625,000 |
1909
6,800,000 |
1910
6,988,000 |
1911
7,207,000 |
1912
7,389,000 |
1913
7,632,000 |
1914
7,879,000 |
1915
7,981,000 |
1916
8,001,000 |
1917
8,060,000 |
1918
8,148,000 |
1919
8,311,000 |
1920
8,556,000 |
1921
8,788,000 |
1922
8,919,000 |
1923
9,010,000 |
1924
9,143,000 |
1925
9,294,000 |
1926
9,451,000 |
1927
9,637,000 |
1928
9,835,000 |
1929
10,029,000 |
1930
10,208,000 |
1931
10,377,000 |
1932
10,510,000 |
1933
10,633,000 |
1934
10,741,000 |
1935
10,845,000 |
1936
10,950,000 |
1937
11,045,000 |
1938
11,152,000 |
1939
11,267,000 |
1940
11,381,000 |
1941
11,507,000 |
1942
11,654,000 |
1943
11,795,000 |
1944
11,946,000 |
1945
12,072,000 |
1946
12,292,000 |
1947
12,551,000 |
1948
12,823,000 |
1949
13,447,00052 |
1950
13,712,000 |
1951
14,009,000 |
1952
14,459,000 |
1953
14,845,000 |
1954
15,287,000 |
1955
15,698,000 |
1956
16,081,000 |
1957
16,610,000 |
1958
17,080,000 |
1959
17,483,000 |
1960
17,870,000 |
1961
18,238,000 |
1962
18,583,000 |
1963
18,931,000 |
1964
19,291,000 |
1965
19,644,000 |
1966
20,015,000 |
1967
20,378,000 |
1968
20,701,000 |
1969
21,001,000 |
1970
21,297,000 |
1971
21,961,999 53 |
1972
22,218,475 |
1973
22,491,757 |
1974
22,807,918 |
1975
23,143,192 |
1976
23,449,791 |
1977
23,725,921 |
1978
23,963,370 |
1979
24,201,801 |
1980
24,516,071 |
1981
24,820,393 |
1982
25,117,442 |
1983
25,366,969 |
1984
25,607,651 |
1985
25,842,736 |
1986
26,101,155 |
1987
26,448,855 |
1988
26,795,383 |
1989
27,281,795 |
1990
27,697,530 |
1991
28,031,394 |
1992
28,366,737 |
1993
28,681,676 |
1994
28,999,006 |
1995
29,302,091 |
1996
29,610,757 |
1997
29,907,172 |
1998
30,157,082 |
1999
30,403,878 |
2000
30,689,035 |
2001 31,021,251 |
2002 31,372,587 |
2003 31,676,077 |
2004 31,989,454 |
2005 32,299,496 |
2006 32,623,490 |
Footnotes:
-
i. 1605-1861, source: The Introduction
to Censuses
of Canada. 1665-1871 is the abridged history of Canadian population
statistics.
- Population of Port Royal.
- Population of Quebec.
- Population of St. John's Newfoundland and the estimated Aboriginal population.
- Population of Newfoundland.
- Population of New France.
- Population of Acadia and Plaissance, Newfoundland.
- Population of New France and Newfoundland.
- Population of New France and Acadia.
- Population of New France and Aboriginals in villages.
- French population of Newfoundland.
- Population of Acadia.
- Population of New France and St. John River.
- English population of Newfoundland.
- Population of New France, a portion of Acadia, Plaissance, Newfoundland and English population of Newfoundland.
- Population of New France and St. John Island.
- Population of St. John Island.
- Population of St. John River (New Brunswick).
- Population of New France, Acadia and Aboriginal population.
- British population of Nova Scotia and the French population of the Acadian Peninsula, Ile Royale (Cape Breton), Acadian Mainland (New Brunswick) and St. John Island (Prince Edward).
- British and German population of Nova Scotia and the French population of the Acadian Peninsula, Ile Royale (Cape Breton), Acadian Mainland (New Brunswick) and St. John Island (Prince Edward).
- French population of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia, Isle Royale (Cape Breton), Acadian Mainland (New Brunswick) and St. John Island (Prince Edward).
- British population of Nova Scotia.
- British population of Nova Scotia and the French population of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Mainland of Nova Scotia (N.B.), St.John Island (Prince Edward) and Aboriginal population.
- Population of Nova Scotia.
- Population of Canada and the French population of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Acadian Mainland (N.B.), St. John Island (Prince Edward) and the British and German population of Nova Scotia.
- Population of Nova Scotia, British settlers, Acadians of the Peninsula (too low), Acadians of Cape Breton (too low), Negroes and Indians.
- Population of Canada.
- Population of Canada and Nova Scotia.
- Population of Cape Breton.
- Population of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Newfoundland.
- Population of Upper Canada.
- Population of Lower Canada and Upper Canada.
- Population of Lower Canada and Prince Edward Island.
- Population of Upper Canada and New Brunswick.
- Population of Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Newfoundland.
- Population of Upper Canada, Nova Scotia including Cape Breton and Lower Canada.
- Population of Upper Canada and Newfoundland.
- Population of Upper Canada, Assiniboia and Lower Canada.
- Population of Upper Canada and Prince Edward Island.
- Population of Upper Canada, New Brunswick and Assiniboia.
- Population of Upper Canada and Assiniboia.
- Population of Upper Canada and Nova Scotia.
- Population of Upper Canada, Assiniboia and Nova Scotia.
- Population of Assiniboia.
- Population of Lower Canada.
- Population of Upper Canada, Lower Canada (average of various estimates) and Prince Edward Island.
- Population of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
- Population of Prince Edward Island.
- Population of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Vancouver Island.
- Population estimates from 1867 to 1901 (figures apply to April 1)
- From 1902 to 1970, the figures apply to June 1.
- The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is included beginning in 1949.
- From 1971 on, the figures apply to July 1st.
The settlements:
ii. 1867-1970, source: CANSIM table 075-0001.
iii. 1971 to present, source: CANSIM table 051-0001.
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