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Total population

  1. On July 1, 2015, Canada’s population was estimated at 35.9 million, up 308,100 in the past year (2014/2015).
  2. The country’s population annual growth rate was 0.9%, down slightly from 2013/2014 (+1.1%) and the weakest growth observed since 1998/1999 (+0.8%).
  3. Despite this slowdown, Canada’s population growth remained the strongest among G7countries.
  4. In 2014/2015, net international migration was responsible for 60.8% of the population growth in Canada.
  5. Net international migration was estimated at 187,400 people, down 27.7% from the previous year (+259,100) and at its lowest level in absolute numbers since 2002/2003.
  6. In the year ending June 30, 2015, the annual number of immigrants was estimated to 239,800, the lowest level since 2006/2007 (238,100).
  7. For this period, the number of non-permanent residents (NPR) decreased (-10,300) for the first time since 1997/1998 (-4,000), the largest drop since 1994/1995 (-14,200).
  8. Population growth over the last year was negative in Newfoundland and Labrador (-0.2%) and New Brunswick (-0.1%) and strongest in Nunavut (+2.3%) and Alberta (+1.8%).
  9. Alberta posted the strongest slowdown of its population growth compared to 2013/2014, falling by one percentage point from +2.8% to +1.8%.
  10. For a second year in a row, Newfoundland and Labrador recorded a negative natural increase (-0.1%).
  11. Alberta recorded a large decrease of net international migration, from +1.1% in 2013/2014 to +0.3% in 2014/2015.
  12. Net interprovincial migration was positive for only two provinces: Alberta (+28,900 or +0.7%) and British Columbia (+12,400 or +0.3%).

Population by age and sex

  1. On July 1, 2015, preliminary estimates show that, for the first time, Canada had more people 65 years and older than children aged 0 to 14.
  2. About 5.8 millions Canadians, or nearly one in six people (16.1%), were at least 65 years old on July 1, 2015.
  3. Among G7 members, Canada has one of the lowest proportions of people aged 65 and older.
  4. On July 1, 2015, New Brunswick was the province with the largest proportion of people aged 65 and older (19.0%), while Nunavut had the lowest proportion (3.7%).
  5. One Canadian in two was at least 40.5 years of age. The median age of Canada’s population has risen by 5.7 years in the past 20 years
  6. The median age in 2015 is higher for women (41.4 years) than for men (39.6 years).
  7. On July 1, 2015, centenarian population in Canada was estimated to 8,100 or about 22 centenarians per 100,000 persons, and were mostly women (88.4%).
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