Chart 2.2
Population change by census metropolitan area, 1971 to 2011

Chart 2.2 Population change by census metropolitan area, 1971 to 2011

Data table for Chart 2.2

Data table for Chart 2.2
Population change by census metropolitan area, 1971 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population change by census metropolitan area. The information is grouped by CMA (appearing as row headers), Population change 1971 to 2011, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
CMA	Population change 1971 to 2011
CMA	percent
Newer CMAs
Guelph	104
Abbotsford–Mission	309
Trois-Rivières	28
Brantford	40
Barrie	298
Peterborough	42
Moncton	59
Kelowna	258
Sherbrooke	56
Kingston	51
Mid-size and small CMAs
St. John's	48
Saguenay	4
Thunder Bay	5
Regina	44
Victoria	73
Oshawa	141
Saint John	15
Windsor	23
Greater Sudbury	-6
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	100
Saskatoon	85
Ottawa–Gatineau (Que.)	93
St. Catharines–Niagara	21
London	54
Hamilton	43
Halifax	50
Québec	49
Winnipeg	30
Large CMAs
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont.)	90
Calgary	190
Vancouver	114
Edmonton	118
Montréal	35
Toronto	107
Notes: 2011 census metropolitan area (CMA) boundaries were used for all years. For this reason, population data by CMA for 1971 may not match previously published census data. CMAs were classified as large, mid-size or small based on the 2011 built-up area using geometric intervals. Newer CMAs—those not populated enough to qualify as CMAs in 1971—were then grouped separately. Sources: Statistics Canada, Environment, Energy and Transportation Statistics Division, 2016, special tabulation of data from the 1971 and 2011 Censuses of Population.

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