Table 2 Population, by terrestrial ecozone, 1981 to 2006

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Terrestrial ecozone Ecozone code Land area (km2) 1981 2006 1981 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1981 2006
Population (number) Absolute change (number) Percentage change (%) Population density (persons per 100 square kilometres)
Arctic Cordillera 1 234,708 821 1,293 472 57.5 0.3 0.6
Northern Arctic 2 1,371,340 11,872 22,859 10,987 92.5 0.9 1.7
Southern Arctic 3 702,542 8,137 15,893 7,756 95.3 1.2 2.3
Taiga Plains 4 569,363 18,358 22,225 3,867 21.1 3.2 3.9
Taiga Shield 5 1,122,504 30,859 41,682 10,823 35.1 2.7 3.7
Boreal Shield 6 1,640,949 2,731,344 2,886,412 155,068 5.7 166.4 175.9
Atlantic Maritime 7 192,017 2,428,735 2,554,089 125,354 5.2 1,264.90 1,330.10
Mixed Wood Plains 8 107,017 12,187,952 16,611,643 4,423,691 36.3 11,388.80 15,522.40
Boreal Plains 9 668,664 673,775 812,017 138,242 20.5 100.8 121.4
Prairies 10 443,159 3,499,494 4,514,106 1,014,612 29 789.7 1,018.6
Taiga Cordillera 11 264,213 563 411 -152 -27 0.2 0.2
Boreal Cordillera 12 459,864 26,507 32,244 5,737 21.6 5.8 7
Pacific Maritime 13 196,200 2,014,790 3,215,775 1,200,985 59.6 1,026.90 1,639.00
Montane Cordillera 14 474,753 701,014 873,498 172,484 24.6 147.7 184
Hudson Plains 15 359,546 8,960 8,750 -210 -2.3 2.5 2.4

Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.
km2= square kilometres