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Chart 24.1 Population growth

Chart 24.1 (data) Population growth
  Total growth Natural increase Net international migration
  number
1974 316,192 176,162 168,701
1975 335,306 187,209 176,770
1976 306,533 197,850 136,715
1977 276,035 192,103 103,872
1978 237,360 190,763 66,533
1979 238,341 196,627 61,651
1980 314,123 195,826 138,290
1981 304,248 201,604 122,712
1982 297,027 200,120 118,526
1983 249,509 197,072 74,053
1984 240,602 200,374 61,907
1985 235,063 197,180 59,502
1986 258,162 192,028 86,299
1987 346,323 190,423 158,565
1988 345,146 180,116 167,703
1989 485,034 195,627 292,072
1990 414,357 210,672 206,352
1991 346,282 210,490 140,045
1992 333,844 206,140 151,887
1993 313,500 190,373 147,247
1994 315,899 179,695 160,320
1995 301,648 172,609 153,160
1996 307,907 162,687 167,546
1997 295,730 140,092 165,616
1998 249,225 127,435 131,768
1999 246,113 120,663 135,427
2000 284,444 119,683 174,769
2001 333,290 107,993 236,700
2002 334,636 107,661 248,024
2003 286,014 106,618 200,443
2004 301,006 108,933 213,178
2005 304,533 109,364 216,216
2006 330,865 120,593 228,666
2007 351,298 124,755 226,543
2008 384,017 126,883 257,134
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.