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Tables

  • Table 1   Population estimates
  • Table 2   Components of demographic growth
  • Table 3   Population by mother tongue
  • Table 4   Estimates of population, by census metropolitan area

Charts

  • Chart 1   Population growth
  • Chart 2   Marital status of Canadians, 2014
  • Chart 3   Number and proportion of immigrants in Canada
  • Chart 4   Regional distribution of the population reporting an Aboriginal identity

Tables

Table 1
Population estimates
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population estimates 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2004 to 2014, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2004 2009 2014Note p: preliminary 2004 to 2014
number % change
Canada 31,938,004 33,628,571 35,540,419 11.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 517,402 516,729 526,977 1.9
Prince Edward Island 137,681 139,909 146,283 6.2
Nova Scotia 939,612 938,194 942,668 0.3
New Brunswick 749,408 749,954 753,914 0.6
Quebec 7,535,278 7,843,475 8,214,672 9.0
Ontario 12,390,068 12,997,687 13,678,740 10.4
Manitoba 1,173,223 1,208,589 1,282,043 9.3
Saskatchewan 997,312 1,034,782 1,125,410 12.8
Alberta 3,238,387 3,679,092 4,121,692 27.3
British Columbia 4,155,017 4,410,679 4,631,302 11.5
Yukon 31,454 33,732 36,510 16.1
Northwest Territories 43,305 43,149 43,623 0.7
Nunavut 29,857 32,600 36,585 22.5

 

Table 2
Components of demographic growth
Table summary
This table displays the results of Components of demographic growth 1993/1994, 2003/2004 and 2013/2014, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1993/1994 2003/2004 2013/2014Note p: preliminary
number
Births 386,159 337,762 385,937
Deaths 206,464 228,829 256,721
Immigrants 235,360 239,083 267,716
Emigrants 49,456 55,951 61,928
Returning emigrants 16,358 30,501 36,811
Net temporary emigrants 19,746 27,654 18,413
Net non-permanent residents -22,196 10,302 32,738

 

Table 3
Population by mother tongue
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population by mother tongue 2006, 2011 and 2006 to 2011, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2006 2011 2006 to 2011
number % change
Total populationNote 1 31,241,030 33,121,175 6.0
English 17,882,775 18,858,980 5.5
French 6,817,655 7,054,975 3.5
Chinese languagesNote 2 1,012,065 1,072,550 6.0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 367,505 430,705 17.2
Spanish 345,350 410,670 18.9
Italian 455,040 409,195 -10.1
German 450,575 407,485 -9.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 235,620 327,870 39.2
Other languages 3,674,445 4,148,745 12.9

 

Table 4
Estimates of population by census metropolitan area
Table summary
This table displays the results of Estimates of population by census metropolitan area 2003, 2013 and 2003 to 2013, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2003 2013Note p: preliminary 2003 to 2013
number % change
Total population 31,641,630 35,158,304 11.1
St. John's 179,403 208,372 16.1
Halifax 378,005 408,702 8.1
Moncton 125,396 144,941 15.6
Saint John 125,817 127,883 1.6
Saguenay 159,864 160,229 0.2
Québec 712,571 791,934 11.1
Sherbrooke 187,810 210,031 11.8
Trois-Rivières 143,500 155,011 8.0
Montréal 3,600,252 3,981,802 10.6
Ottawa–Gatineau 1,140,080 1,305,210 14.5
Kingston 156,551 167,151 6.8
Peterborough 117,925 123,105 4.4
Oshawa 322,777 379,995 17.7
Toronto 5,084,427 5,959,505 17.2
Hamilton 703,998 758,073 7.7
St. Catharines–Niagara 397,351 404,971 1.9
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 446,842 504,258 12.8
Brantford 131,100 141,296 7.8
Guelph 133,154 150,305 12.9
London 462,738 498,623 7.8
Windsor 330,232 333,082 0.9
Barrie 167,951 197,821 17.8
Greater Sudbury 161,706 165,534 2.4
Thunder Bay 127,462 125,093 -1.9
Winnipeg 704,341 771,221 9.5
Regina 198,062 232,090 17.2
Saskatoon 234,445 292,597 24.8
Calgary 1,029,552 1,364,827 32.6
Edmonton 1,000,866 1,289,564 28.8
Kelowna 158,370 186,345 17.7
Abbotsford–Mission 157,057 177,508 13.0
Vancouver 2,115,570 2,443,277 15.5
Victoria 330,844 357,327 8.0

 


Charts

Chart 1 Population growth

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Chart 2 Marital status of Canadians, 2014

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Chart 3 Number and proportion of immigrants in Canada

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Chart 4 Regional distribution of the population reporting an Aboriginal identity

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