Population and demography
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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40,097,7612.9%(annual change)
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24.3%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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22.8
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1,000,505-49.2%(period-to-period change)
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811,430-26.2%(period-to-period change)
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1,807,2509.4%(period-to-period change)
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66.5%
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1,048,4059.7%(period-to-period change)
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21.5%(period-to-period change)
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624,2206.3%(period-to-period change)
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70,5458.5%(period-to-period change)
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18.0%
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50.0%
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$73,000
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22.7%
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9.8%
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-0.040
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11.1%
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-3.3
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19.0%2.1%(period-to-period change)
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16.3%-0.3%(period-to-period change)
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64.8%-1.7%(period-to-period change)
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52.6%-1.0%(period-to-period change)
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10.7%0.8%(period-to-period change)
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36,991,9815.2%(period-to-period change)
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100.0
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16,284,235
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16.9
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20.0
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16.6
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66.5
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96.5
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41.0
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53.6
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35,151,7285.0%(period-to-period change)
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100.0
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15,412,443
Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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538,6051.3%(annual change)
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13.0%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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17.5
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3,585-30.9%(period-to-period change)
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8,910-13.7%(period-to-period change)
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75.7%
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46,5501.8%(period-to-period change)
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28,4300.2%(period-to-period change)
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7,330-5.8%(period-to-period change)
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15.3%(period-to-period change)
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7,33513.7%(period-to-period change)
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-1.3%
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-0.033
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15.2%
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-0.1
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23.6%4.2%(period-to-period change)
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13.4%-0.9%(period-to-period change)
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63.0%-3.2%(period-to-period change)
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72.3%-1.0%(period-to-period change)
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Percentage of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 to 2021)0.4%0.0%(period-to-period change) -
510,550-1.8%(period-to-period change)
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1.4
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269,184
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19.4
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23.0
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14.3
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66.2
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Male/female ratio (number of males per 100 females) - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 Census of Population)95.5 -
43.7
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73.3
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519,7161.0 %(period-to-period change)
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1.5%
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265,739
Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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173,7873.9%(annual change)
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14.9%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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18.1
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8909.2%(period-to-period change)
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2,840-22.8%(period-to-period change)
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3,38523.5%(period-to-period change)
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68.8%
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2,16015.2%(period-to-period change)
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84019.0%(period-to-period change)
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34.1%(period-to-period change)
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180140.0%(period-to-period change)
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$64,000
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10.3%
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-0.023
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13.8%
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-2.9
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21.2%1.8%(period-to-period change)
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15.3%-0.6%(period-to-period change)
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63.5%-1.2%(period-to-period change)
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67.9%-1.3%(period-to-period change)
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Percentage of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys - Prince Edward Island
(2016 to 2021)0.2%0.1%(period-to-period change) -
154,3318.0%(period-to-period change)
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0.4
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74,934
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19.4
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21.6
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15.9
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64.7
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Male/female ratio (number of males per 100 females) - Prince Edward Island
(2016 Census of Population)94.2 -
42.7
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69.2
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142,9071.9 %(period-to-period change)
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0.4%
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71,119
Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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1,058,6943.2%(annual change)
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20.7%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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20.4
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13,900-45.1%(period-to-period change)
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20,580-24.7%(period-to-period change)
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66.8%
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52,4301.8%(period-to-period change)
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28,0558.6%(period-to-period change)
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21,090-9.5%(period-to-period change)
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24.6%(period-to-period change)
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1,10039.9%(period-to-period change)
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10.3%
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$62,400
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8.3%
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-0.032
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14.9%
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-2.6
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22.2%2.3%(period-to-period change)
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14.1%-0.4%(period-to-period change)
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63.7%-1.9%(period-to-period change)
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63.7%-1.8%(period-to-period change)
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6.7%1.4%(period-to-period change)
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969,3835.0%(period-to-period change)
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2.6
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476,007
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19.9
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19.9
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14.5
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65.6
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93.7
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43.5
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65.5
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923,5980.2 %(period-to-period change)
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2.6%
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458,568
Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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834,6913.1%(annual change)
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15.9%
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Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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18.4
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4,350-40.4%(period-to-period change)
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13,435-15.3%(period-to-period change)
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33,30013.3%(period-to-period change)
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73.0%
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20,96019.3%(period-to-period change)
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10,165-0.3%(period-to-period change)
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18.5%(period-to-period change)
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68577.9%(period-to-period change)
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34.0%
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$62,000
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9.2%
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-0.026
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14.2%
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-3.1
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22.8%2.9%(period-to-period change)
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14.3%-0.5%(period-to-period change)
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62.8%-2.5%(period-to-period change)
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67.8%-1.5%(period-to-period change)
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1.3%0.0%(period-to-period change)
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775,6103.8%(period-to-period change)
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2.1
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366,146
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19.9
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20.3
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14.8
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65.3
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95.7
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43.6
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69.3
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747,101-0.5%(period-to-period change)
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2.1%
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359,721
Selected geographical area: Quebec
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8,874,6832.3%(annual change)
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21.9%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Quebec
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22.5
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287,345-42.9%(period-to-period change)
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219,060-15.7%(period-to-period change)
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205,01514.3%(period-to-period change)
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59.9%
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116,55030.8%(period-to-period change)
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61,015-12.0%(period-to-period change)
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14.2%(period-to-period change)
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15,79513.3%(period-to-period change)
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46.4%
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46.6%
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$63,200
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42.7%
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12.1%
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-0.027
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11.9%
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-2.6
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20.6%2.3%(period-to-period change)
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16.4%0.1%(period-to-period change)
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63.0%-2.4%(period-to-period change)
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44.6%-0.8%(period-to-period change)
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6.0%0.7%(period-to-period change)
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8,501,8334.1%(period-to-period change)
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23.0
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4,050,164
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18.3
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18.9
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16.3
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65.4
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96.8
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41.9
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45.4
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8,164,3613.3%(period-to-period change)
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23.2%
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3,858,943
Selected geographical area: Ontario
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15,608,3693.0%(annual change)
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29.7%
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Selected geographical area: Ontario
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24.7
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390,135-56.1%(period-to-period change)
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246,050-37.8%(period-to-period change)
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406,59010.0%(period-to-period change)
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68.4%
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251,0308.2%(period-to-period change)
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134,61511.6%(period-to-period change)
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24.1%(period-to-period change)
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4,31011.7%(period-to-period change)
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10.8%
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$79,500
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53.5%
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15.7%
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12.8%
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-0.036
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10.1%
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-4.3
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18.5%1.8%(period-to-period change)
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15.8%-0.6%(period-to-period change)
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65.6%-1.2%(period-to-period change)
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53.6%-0.7%(period-to-period change)
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17.9%0.8%(period-to-period change)
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14,223,9425.8%(period-to-period change)
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38.5
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5,929,250
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16.7
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19.9
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16.4
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66.8
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95.2
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41.0
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54.3
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13,448,4944.6%(period-to-period change)
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38.3%
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5,598,391
Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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1,454,9022.9%(annual change)
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17.0%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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20.6
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29,345-45.4%(period-to-period change)
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32,835-18.9%(period-to-period change)
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237,1909.9%(period-to-period change)
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67.4%
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134,8909.6%(period-to-period change)
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96,7308.3%(period-to-period change)
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23.0%(period-to-period change)
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72519.8%(period-to-period change)
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8.3%
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51.7%
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$69,000
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7.8%
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16.9%
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-0.038
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14.2%
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-3.3
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17.1%1.5%(period-to-period change)
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18.8%-0.3%(period-to-period change)
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64.1%-1.3%(period-to-period change)
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66.4%-1.4%(period-to-period change)
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8.4%0.4%(period-to-period change)
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1,342,1535.0%(period-to-period change)
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3.6
-
571,528
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15.6
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15.4
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19.1
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65.4
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97.6
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39.2
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67.8
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1,278,3655.8%(period-to-period change)
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3.6%
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539,748
Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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1,209,1072.6%(annual change)
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18.4%
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Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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18.1
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7,935-42.6%(period-to-period change)
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25,155-22.8%(period-to-period change)
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70.7%
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187,8907.4%(period-to-period change)
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121,1705.8%(period-to-period change)
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62,8008.5%(period-to-period change)
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17.4%(period-to-period change)
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46027.8%(period-to-period change)
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$73,000
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2.8%
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-0.038
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13.4%
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-1.7
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17.5%2.0%(period-to-period change)
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19.7%0.1%(period-to-period change)
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62.8%-2.0%(period-to-period change)
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71.6%-1.0%(period-to-period change)
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2.5%0.0%(period-to-period change)
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1,132,5053.1%(period-to-period change)
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3.1
-
513,725
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15.5
-
10.9
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19.6
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64.8
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98.8
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39.1
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72.7
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1,098,3526.3%(period-to-period change)
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3.1%
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495,582
Selected geographical area: Alberta
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4,695,2904.0%(annual change)
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22.0%
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Selected geographical area: Alberta
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22.1
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88,260-54.6%(period-to-period change)
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74,180-31.1%(period-to-period change)
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70.9%
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284,46512.2%(period-to-period change)
-
145,64510.7%(period-to-period change)
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127,47511.5%(period-to-period change)
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30.0%(period-to-period change)
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2,94518.3%(period-to-period change)
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6.1%
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53.2%
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$83,000
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-4.6%
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16.7%
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-0.064
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9.2%
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-0.5
-
14.8%2.5%(period-to-period change)
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19.0%-0.2%(period-to-period change)
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66.2%-2.3%(period-to-period change)
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60.9%-1.0%(period-to-period change)
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4.6%0.5%(period-to-period change)
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4,262,6354.8%(period-to-period change)
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11.5
-
1,772,670
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12.3
-
23.3
-
19.2
-
68.5
-
100.6
-
37.8
-
61.9
-
4,067,17511.6%(period-to-period change)
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11.6%
-
1,654,129
Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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5,519,0133.0%(annual change)
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22.6%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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23.0
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174,045-36.5%(period-to-period change)
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158,345-18.2%(period-to-period change)
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290,2107.5%(period-to-period change)
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66.8%
-
180,0854.8%(period-to-period change)
-
27.5%(period-to-period change)
-
97,8659.5%(period-to-period change)
-
1,7256.5%(period-to-period change)
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$76,000
-
14.3%
-
-0.037
-
10.8%
-
-4.9
-
20.3%2.0%(period-to-period change)
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14.3%-0.6%(period-to-period change)
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65.3%-1.6%(period-to-period change)
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42.4%-1.7%(period-to-period change)
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Percentage of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys - British Columbia
(2016 to 2021)10.9%1.4%(period-to-period change) -
5,000,8797.6%(period-to-period change)
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13.5
-
2,211,694
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18.3
-
23.3
-
14.9
-
66.9
-
96.1
-
42.3
-
44.1
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4,648,0555.6%(period-to-period change)
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13.2%
-
2,063,417
Selected geographical area: Yukon
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44,9752.4%(annual change)
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11.4%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Yukon
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15.9
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480-33.8%(period-to-period change)
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2,145-2.9%(period-to-period change)
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64.4%
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8,8057.5%(period-to-period change)
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6,9353.7%(period-to-period change)
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1,28526.6%(period-to-period change)
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33.7%(period-to-period change)
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26015.6%(period-to-period change)
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14.2%
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46.7%
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$88,000
-
32.8%
-
10.0%
-
-0.027
-
7.6%
-
-2.9
-
15.0%3.1%(period-to-period change)
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17.0%-0.5%(period-to-period change)
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68.0%-2.6%(period-to-period change)
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60.3%-1.7%(period-to-period change)
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0.3%0.0%(period-to-period change)
-
40,23212.1%(period-to-period change)
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0.1
-
19,610
-
11.9
-
37.9
-
17.5
-
70.6
-
101.6
-
39.1
-
62.0
-
35,8745.8%(period-to-period change)
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0.1%
-
17,987
Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories
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44,9720.6%(annual change)
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9.7%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories
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9.8
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145-43.1%(period-to-period change)
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3,900-25.7%(period-to-period change)
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53.5%
-
20,040-3.9%(period-to-period change)
-
12,315-6.6%(period-to-period change)
-
2,890-14.6%(period-to-period change)
-
0.6%(period-to-period change)
-
4,1551.8%(period-to-period change)
-
$109,000
-
0.9%
-
-0.045
-
7.2%
-
-4.5
-
10.0%2.3%(period-to-period change)
-
20.6%-0.6%(period-to-period change)
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69.4%-1.7%(period-to-period change)
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56.6%-1.0%(period-to-period change)
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Percentage of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys - Northwest Territories
(2016 to 2021)1.9%-1.1%(period-to-period change) -
41,070-1.7%(period-to-period change)
-
0.1
-
17,603
-
7.7
-
34.7
-
21.2
-
71.0
-
Male/female ratio (number of males per 100 females) - Northwest Territories
(2016 Census of Population)103.8 -
34.9
-
57.6
-
41,7860.8%(period-to-period change)
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0.1%
-
17,666
Selected geographical area: Nunavut
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40,6730.5%(annual change)
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7.3%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Nunavut
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7.1
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1000.0%(period-to-period change)
-
3,995-27.5%(period-to-period change)
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19.2%
-
31,3902.7%(period-to-period change)
-
180-5.3%(period-to-period change)
-
17.2%(period-to-period change)
-
115-30.3%(period-to-period change)
-
30,8602.4%(period-to-period change)
-
3.8%
-
$104,000
-
76.5%
-
51.7%
-
11.8%
-
-0.048
-
14.7%
-
-7.4
-
4.4%0.6%(period-to-period change)
-
32.8%0.3%(period-to-period change)
-
62.9%-0.8%(period-to-period change)
-
43.1%-1.2%(period-to-period change)
-
1.2%0.0%(period-to-period change)
-
36,8582.5%(period-to-period change)
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0.1
-
11,720
-
3.8
-
28.3
-
32.5
-
63.7
-
104.8
-
27.7
-
44.3
-
35,94412.7%(period-to-period change)
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0.1%
-
11,433
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- Thematic map: 98-401-X2021018Description: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data are from the 2021 Census of Population and are available according to the major releases of the 2021 Census release dates: February 9, 2022 – Population and dwelling counts; April 27, 2022 – Age, Sex at birth and gender, Type of dwelling; July 13, 2022 – Families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, Income; August 17, 2022 – Language; September 21, 2022 – Indigenous peoples, Housing; October 26, 2022 – Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship, Ethnocultural and religious diversity, Mobility and migration; November 30, 2022 – Education, Labour, Language of work, Commuting, Instruction in the official minority language.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Thematic map: 98-320-X2011001Description:
This is a map showing, in percentage points, the difference in the population change of Canada between two periods, 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 by 2011 census divisions.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - Thematic map: 98-320-X2011002Description:
This is a map showing the population change, in percent, of Canada from 2006 to 2011 by 2011 census divisions.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - 4. Statistical Area Classification, 2011 ArchivedThematic map: 98-320-X2011003Description:
This map shows the Statistical Area Classification - Variant of SGC 2011. This map illustrates the spatial distribution of CSDs among CMAs, CAs and MIZs.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - Thematic map: 98-320-XDescription:
These three maps complement the series of thematic maps released with the population and dwelling count analytical products.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - 6. Population change in Canada's drainage areas ArchivedThematic map: 16-002-X200700310457Geography: CanadaDescription:
Data from the Census are mapped, showing how Canada's population changed from 1981 to 2006.
Release date: 2007-12-10 - 7. GeoSearch 2006 ArchivedThematic map: 92-197-XDescription:
Redesigned for 2006, this interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic data for those places. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom in on a map of Canada or they can search by place name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch will display the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically displays population and dwelling counts for the selected places, and shows what kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas.
New functionality for 2006 includes links to 2006 Census reference maps and community profile tables, and a thematic mapping option for selected census topics (for selected levels of geography).
Release date: 2007-02-14 - Thematic map: 92F0176XDescription:
GeoSearch is a new Internet tool that makes it easy to find any place in Canada, see it on a map, and get basic geographic and population and dwelling data for that place. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom on a map of Canada or they can search by place name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch finds and displays the appropriate map that shows boundaries and other features. GeoSearch also automatically displays population and dwelling counts for the selected place, and shows what kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas. Go to the Census Geography area on the Statistics Canada website. GeoSearch 2001 is no longer available. Information relating to the census standard geographic areas can be found in the Geography section of the census website. Population and dwelling counts from the 2001 Census can be found in the 2001 Census Highlight Tables or in the 2001 GeoSuite.
Release date: 2002-03-12
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- Thematic map: 98-401-X2021018Description: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data are from the 2021 Census of Population and are available according to the major releases of the 2021 Census release dates: February 9, 2022 – Population and dwelling counts; April 27, 2022 – Age, Sex at birth and gender, Type of dwelling; July 13, 2022 – Families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, Income; August 17, 2022 – Language; September 21, 2022 – Indigenous peoples, Housing; October 26, 2022 – Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship, Ethnocultural and religious diversity, Mobility and migration; November 30, 2022 – Education, Labour, Language of work, Commuting, Instruction in the official minority language.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Thematic map: 98-320-X2011001Description:
This is a map showing, in percentage points, the difference in the population change of Canada between two periods, 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 by 2011 census divisions.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - Thematic map: 98-320-X2011002Description:
This is a map showing the population change, in percent, of Canada from 2006 to 2011 by 2011 census divisions.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - 4. Statistical Area Classification, 2011 ArchivedThematic map: 98-320-X2011003Description:
This map shows the Statistical Area Classification - Variant of SGC 2011. This map illustrates the spatial distribution of CSDs among CMAs, CAs and MIZs.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - Thematic map: 98-320-XDescription:
These three maps complement the series of thematic maps released with the population and dwelling count analytical products.
Release date: 2012-02-08 - 6. Population change in Canada's drainage areas ArchivedThematic map: 16-002-X200700310457Geography: CanadaDescription:
Data from the Census are mapped, showing how Canada's population changed from 1981 to 2006.
Release date: 2007-12-10 - 7. GeoSearch 2006 ArchivedThematic map: 92-197-XDescription:
Redesigned for 2006, this interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic data for those places. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom in on a map of Canada or they can search by place name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch will display the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically displays population and dwelling counts for the selected places, and shows what kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas.
New functionality for 2006 includes links to 2006 Census reference maps and community profile tables, and a thematic mapping option for selected census topics (for selected levels of geography).
Release date: 2007-02-14 - Thematic map: 92F0176XDescription:
GeoSearch is a new Internet tool that makes it easy to find any place in Canada, see it on a map, and get basic geographic and population and dwelling data for that place. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom on a map of Canada or they can search by place name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch finds and displays the appropriate map that shows boundaries and other features. GeoSearch also automatically displays population and dwelling counts for the selected place, and shows what kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas. Go to the Census Geography area on the Statistics Canada website. GeoSearch 2001 is no longer available. Information relating to the census standard geographic areas can be found in the Geography section of the census website. Population and dwelling counts from the 2001 Census can be found in the 2001 Census Highlight Tables or in the 2001 GeoSuite.
Release date: 2002-03-12
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