Section 6 Selected historical Agriculture–Population tables
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Canada | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 8,775,164 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 10,363,240 | 100.0 | 3,289,140 | 31.7 | 7,074,100 | 68.3 |
1941 | 11,489,713 | 100.0 | 3,152,449 | 27.4 | 8,337,264 | 72.6 |
1951 | 13,984,329 | 100.0 | 2,911,914 | 20.8 | 11,072,415 | 79.2 |
1956 | 16,049,288 | 100.0 | 2,746,699 | 17.1 | 13,302,589 | 82.9 |
1961 | 18,200,621 | 100.0 | 2,128,327 | 11.7 | 16,072,294 | 88.3 |
1966 | 19,971,760 | 100.0 | 1,960,273 | 9.8 | 18,011,487 | 90.2 |
1971 | 21,515,115 | 100.0 | 1,589,360 | 7.4 | 19,925,755 | 92.6 |
1976 | 22,928,155 | 100.0 | 1,255,700 | 5.5 | 21,672,455 | 94.5 |
1981 | 24,274,287 | 100.0 | 1,142,420 | 4.7 | 23,131,867 | 95.3 |
1986 | 25,233,590 | 100.0 | 999,800 | 4.0 | 24,233,790 | 96.0 |
1991 | 27,211,413 | 100.0 | 869,305 | 3.2 | 26,342,108 | 96.8 |
1996 | 28,751,593 | 100.0 | 854,220 | 3.0 | 27,897,373 | 97.0 |
2001 | 29,914,315 | 100.0 | 729,400 | 2.4 | 29,184,915 | 97.6 |
2006 | 31,511,587 | 100.0 | 684,265 | 2.2 | 30,827,322 | 97.8 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1941 | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1951 | 361,416 | 100.0 | 19,975 | 5.5 | 341,441 | 94.5 |
1956 | 415,074 | 100.0 | 13,055 | 3.1 | 402,019 | 96.9 |
1961 | 457,853 | 100.0 | 11,090 | 2.4 | 446,763 | 97.6 |
1966 | 493,396 | 100.0 | 9,236 | 1.9 | 484,160 | 98.1 |
1971 | 522,105 | 100.0 | 5,355 | 1.0 | 516,750 | 99.0 |
1976 | 557,725 | 100.0 | 3,755 | 0.7 | 553,970 | 99.3 |
1981 | 567,681 | 100.0 | 2,880 | 0.5 | 564,801 | 99.5 |
1986 | 568,350 | 100.0 | 2,620 | 0.5 | 565,730 | 99.5 |
1991 | 568,474 | 100.0 | 2,055 | 0.4 | 566,419 | 99.6 |
1996 | 551,792 | 100.0 | 1,680 | 0.3 | 550,112 | 99.7 |
2001 | 512,930 | 100.0 | 1,160 | 0.2 | 511,770 | 99.8 |
2006 | 505,469 | 100.0 | 1,170 | 0.2 | 504,299 | 99.8 |
Prince Edward Island | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 88,615 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 88,038 | 100.0 | 55,478 | 63.0 | 32,560 | 37.0 |
1941 | 95,047 | 100.0 | 51,067 | 53.7 | 43,980 | 46.3 |
1951 | 98,429 | 100.0 | 46,855 | 47.6 | 51,574 | 52.4 |
1956 | 99,285 | 100.0 | 43,296 | 43.6 | 55,989 | 56.4 |
1961 | 104,629 | 100.0 | 34,753 | 33.2 | 69,876 | 66.8 |
1966 | 108,535 | 100.0 | 31,041 | 28.6 | 77,494 | 71.4 |
1971 | 111,635 | 100.0 | 21,040 | 18.8 | 90,595 | 81.2 |
1976 | 118,225 | 100.0 | 15,790 | 13.4 | 102,435 | 86.6 |
1981 | 122,506 | 100.0 | 12,515 | 10.2 | 109,991 | 89.8 |
1986 | 126,640 | 100.0 | 10,770 | 8.5 | 115,870 | 91.5 |
1991 | 129,765 | 100.0 | 8,675 | 6.7 | 121,090 | 93.3 |
1996 | 134,557 | 100.0 | 7,825 | 5.8 | 126,732 | 94.2 |
2001 | 135,294 | 100.0 | 6,070 | 4.5 | 129,224 | 95.5 |
2006 | 135,851 | 100.0 | 5,295 | 3.9 | 130,556 | 96.1 |
Nova Scotia | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 523,837 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 512,846 | 100.0 | 177,690 | 34.6 | 335,156 | 65.4 |
1941 | 577,962 | 100.0 | 143,709 | 24.9 | 434,253 | 75.1 |
1951 | 642,584 | 100.0 | 115,414 | 18.0 | 527,170 | 82.0 |
1956 | 694,717 | 100.0 | 98,944 | 14.2 | 595,773 | 85.8 |
1961 | 737,007 | 100.0 | 58,020 | 7.9 | 678,987 | 92.1 |
1966 | 756,039 | 100.0 | 46,283 | 6.1 | 709,756 | 93.9 |
1971 | 788,965 | 100.0 | 25,590 | 3.2 | 763,375 | 96.8 |
1976 | 828,570 | 100.0 | 21,445 | 2.6 | 807,125 | 97.4 |
1981 | 847,442 | 100.0 | 18,905 | 2.2 | 828,537 | 97.8 |
1986 | 873,175 | 100.0 | 15,475 | 1.8 | 857,700 | 98.2 |
1991 | 899,942 | 100.0 | 12,555 | 1.4 | 887,387 | 98.6 |
1996 | 909,282 | 100.0 | 13,080 | 1.4 | 896,202 | 98.6 |
2001 | 908,007 | 100.0 | 10,505 | 1.2 | 897,502 | 98.8 |
2006 | 913,462 | 100.0 | 10,255 | 1.1 | 903,207 | 98.9 |
New Brunswick | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 387,876 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 408,219 | 100.0 | 180,214 | 44.1 | 228,005 | 55.9 |
1941 | 457,401 | 100.0 | 163,706 | 35.8 | 293,695 | 64.2 |
1951 | 515,697 | 100.0 | 149,916 | 29.1 | 365,781 | 70.9 |
1956 | 554,616 | 100.0 | 128,978 | 23.3 | 425,638 | 76.7 |
1961 | 597,936 | 100.0 | 63,334 | 10.6 | 534,602 | 89.4 |
1966 | 616,788 | 100.0 | 52,042 | 8.4 | 564,746 | 91.6 |
1971 | 634,560 | 100.0 | 26,665 | 4.2 | 607,895 | 95.8 |
1976 | 677,250 | 100.0 | 19,275 | 2.8 | 657,975 | 97.2 |
1981 | 696,403 | 100.0 | 15,950 | 2.3 | 680,453 | 97.7 |
1986 | 709,445 | 100.0 | 13,235 | 1.9 | 696,210 | 98.1 |
1991 | 723,900 | 100.0 | 11,005 | 1.5 | 712,895 | 98.5 |
1996 | 738,133 | 100.0 | 10,350 | 1.4 | 727,783 | 98.6 |
2001 | 729,498 | 100.0 | 8,155 | 1.1 | 721,343 | 98.9 |
2006 | 729,997 | 100.0 | 7,650 | 1.0 | 722,347 | 99.0 |
Quebec | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 2,360,510 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 2,874,662 | 100.0 | 777,017 | 27.0 | 2,097,645 | 73.0 |
1941 | 3,331,882 | 100.0 | 838,861 | 25.2 | 2,493,021 | 74.8 |
1951 | 4,055,681 | 100.0 | 792,756 | 19.5 | 3,262,925 | 80.5 |
1956 | 4,628,378 | 100.0 | 765,459 | 16.5 | 3,862,919 | 83.5 |
1961 | 5,259,211 | 100.0 | 585,485 | 11.1 | 4,673,726 | 88.9 |
1966 | 5,780,845 | 100.0 | 507,869 | 8.8 | 5,272,976 | 91.2 |
1971 | 6,027,765 | 100.0 | 334,955 | 5.6 | 5,692,810 | 94.4 |
1976 | 6,234,445 | 100.0 | 243,530 | 3.9 | 5,990,915 | 96.1 |
1981 | 6,438,403 | 100.0 | 203,795 | 3.2 | 6,234,608 | 96.8 |
1986 | 6,532,460 | 100.0 | 160,350 | 2.5 | 6,372,110 | 97.5 |
1991 | 6,895,963 | 100.0 | 128,580 | 1.9 | 6,767,383 | 98.1 |
1996 | 7,138,795 | 100.0 | 114,875 | 1.6 | 7,023,920 | 98.4 |
2001 | 7,237,479 | 100.0 | 96,900 | 1.3 | 7,140,579 | 98.7 |
2006 | 7,546,131 | 100.0 | 90,935 | 1.2 | 7,455,196 | 98.8 |
Ontario | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
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Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 2,933,662 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 3,431,683 | 100.0 | 800,960 | 23.3 | 2,630,723 | 76.7 |
1941 | 3,787,655 | 100.0 | 704,420 | 18.6 | 3,083,235 | 81.4 |
1951 | 4,597,542 | 100.0 | 702,778 | 15.3 | 3,894,764 | 84.7 |
1956 | 5,404,933 | 100.0 | 683,148 | 12.6 | 4,721,785 | 87.4 |
1961 | 6,236,092 | 100.0 | 524,490 | 8.4 | 5,711,602 | 91.6 |
1966 | 6,960,870 | 100.0 | 498,025 | 7.2 | 6,462,845 | 92.8 |
1971 | 7,703,105 | 100.0 | 392,210 | 5.1 | 7,310,895 | 94.9 |
1976 | 8,264,465 | 100.0 | 341,110 | 4.1 | 7,923,355 | 95.9 |
1981 | 8,625,107 | 100.0 | 301,175 | 3.5 | 8,323,932 | 96.5 |
1986 | 9,101,695 | 100.0 | 254,780 | 2.8 | 8,846,915 | 97.2 |
1991 | 10,084,885 | 100.0 | 227,040 | 2.3 | 9,857,845 | 97.7 |
1996 | 10,753,573 | 100.0 | 221,585 | 2.1 | 10,531,988 | 97.9 |
2001 | 11,410,046 | 100.0 | 186,410 | 1.6 | 11,223,636 | 98.4 |
2006 | 12,160,282 | 100.0 | 178,580 | 1.5 | 11,981,702 | 98.5 |
Manitoba | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
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1921 | 610,118 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 700,139 | 100.0 | 256,305 | 36.6 | 443,834 | 63.4 |
1941 | 729,744 | 100.0 | 249,599 | 34.2 | 480,145 | 65.8 |
1951 | 776,541 | 100.0 | 219,233 | 28.2 | 557,308 | 71.8 |
1956 | 850,040 | 100.0 | 206,729 | 24.3 | 643,311 | 75.7 |
1961 | 921,686 | 100.0 | 172,946 | 18.8 | 748,740 | 81.2 |
1966 | 963,066 | 100.0 | 161,662 | 16.8 | 801,404 | 83.2 |
1971 | 988,245 | 100.0 | 144,290 | 14.6 | 843,955 | 85.4 |
1976 | 1,021,505 | 100.0 | 114,115 | 11.2 | 907,390 | 88.8 |
1981 | 1,026,241 | 100.0 | 100,230 | 9.8 | 926,011 | 90.2 |
1986 | 1,063,015 | 100.0 | 89,565 | 8.4 | 973,450 | 91.6 |
1991 | 1,091,942 | 100.0 | 79,730 | 7.3 | 1,012,212 | 92.7 |
1996 | 1,113,898 | 100.0 | 80,180 | 7.2 | 1,033,718 | 92.8 |
2001 | 1,119,583 | 100.0 | 68,445 | 6.1 | 1,051,138 | 93.9 |
2006 | 1,148,401 | 100.0 | 62,930 | 5.5 | 1,085,471 | 94.5 |
Saskatchewan | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 757,510 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 921,785 | 100.0 | 564,012 | 61.2 | 357,773 | 38.8 |
1941 | 895,992 | 100.0 | 514,677 | 57.4 | 381,315 | 42.6 |
1951 | 831,728 | 100.0 | 399,473 | 48.0 | 432,255 | 52.0 |
1956 | 880,665 | 100.0 | 362,231 | 41.1 | 518,434 | 58.9 |
1961 | 925,181 | 100.0 | 305,740 | 33.0 | 619,441 | 67.0 |
1966 | 955,344 | 100.0 | 281,089 | 29.4 | 674,255 | 70.6 |
1971 | 926,240 | 100.0 | 305,415 | 33.0 | 620,825 | 67.0 |
1976 | 921,325 | 100.0 | 202,710 | 22.0 | 718,615 | 78.0 |
1981 | 968,313 | 100.0 | 215,605 | 22.3 | 752,708 | 77.7 |
1986 | 1,009,610 | 100.0 | 199,020 | 19.7 | 810,590 | 80.3 |
1991 | 988,928 | 100.0 | 161,020 | 16.3 | 827,908 | 83.7 |
1996 | 990,237 | 100.0 | 146,750 | 14.8 | 843,487 | 85.2 |
2001 | 978,933 | 100.0 | 124,385 | 12.7 | 854,548 | 87.3 |
2006 | 968,157 | 100.0 | 111,605 | 11.5 | 856,552 | 88.5 |
Alberta | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
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1921 | 588,454 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 731,605 | 100.0 | 375,097 | 51.3 | 356,508 | 48.7 |
1941 | 796,169 | 100.0 | 383,964 | 48.2 | 412,205 | 51.8 |
1951 | 939,501 | 100.0 | 345,222 | 36.7 | 594,279 | 63.3 |
1956 | 1,123,116 | 100.0 | 332,191 | 29.6 | 790,925 | 70.4 |
1961 | 1,331,944 | 100.0 | 287,814 | 21.6 | 1,044,130 | 78.4 |
1966 | 1,463,203 | 100.0 | 281,583 | 19.2 | 1,181,620 | 80.8 |
1971 | 1,627,875 | 100.0 | 258,180 | 15.9 | 1,369,695 | 84.1 |
1976 | 1,838,035 | 100.0 | 219,305 | 11.9 | 1,618,730 | 88.1 |
1981 | 2,237,724 | 100.0 | 200,175 | 8.9 | 2,037,549 | 91.1 |
1986 | 2,365,830 | 100.0 | 189,855 | 8.0 | 2,175,975 | 92.0 |
1991 | 2,545,553 | 100.0 | 177,570 | 7.0 | 2,367,983 | 93.0 |
1996 | 2,696,826 | 100.0 | 189,015 | 7.0 | 2,507,811 | 93.0 |
2001 | 2,974,807 | 100.0 | 165,935 | 5.6 | 2,808,872 | 94.4 |
2006 | 3,290,350 | 100.0 | 155,095 | 4.7 | 3,135,255 | 95.3 |
British Columbia | Total population | Farm population1 | Non-farm population | |||
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number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | number of persons | percentage | |
Symbols:
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Agriculture–Population Linkage Data.
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1921 | 524,582 | 100.0 | .. | ... | .. | ... |
1931 | 694,263 | 100.0 | 102,367 | 14.7 | 591,896 | 85.3 |
1941 | 817,861 | 100.0 | 102,446 | 12.5 | 715,415 | 87.5 |
1951 | 1,165,210 | 100.0 | 120,292 | 10.3 | 1,044,918 | 89.7 |
1956 | 1,398,464 | 100.0 | 112,668 | 8.1 | 1,285,796 | 91.9 |
1961 | 1,629,082 | 100.0 | 84,655 | 5.2 | 1,544,427 | 94.8 |
1966 | 1,873,674 | 100.0 | 91,443 | 4.9 | 1,782,231 | 95.1 |
1971 | 2,184,620 | 100.0 | 75,660 | 3.5 | 2,108,960 | 96.5 |
1976 | 2,466,610 | 100.0 | 74,665 | 3.0 | 2,391,945 | 97.0 |
1981 | 2,744,467 | 100.0 | 71,185 | 2.6 | 2,673,282 | 97.4 |
1986 | 2,883,370 | 100.0 | 64,130 | 2.2 | 2,819,240 | 97.8 |
1991 | 3,282,061 | 100.0 | 61,070 | 1.9 | 3,220,991 | 98.1 |
1996 | 3,724,500 | 100.0 | 68,875 | 1.8 | 3,655,625 | 98.2 |
2001 | 3,907,738 | 100.0 | 61,420 | 1.6 | 3,846,318 | 98.4 |
2006 | 4,113,487 | 100.0 | 60,765 | 1.5 | 4,052,722 | 98.5 |
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