List of population of Canada by years
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The historical growth of Canada's population is complex and has been influenced by several factors, such as indigenous populations, expansion of territory, and human migration. Being a New world
country, Canada
has been predisposed to be a very open society with regards to immigration
, which has been the most important factor in its historical population growth. Canadians make up 0.5% of the world's total population.
Despite the fact that Canada's population density is quite low, many regions in the south such as Southern Ontario
, have population densities higher than several European countries. The large size of Canada's north which is not arable
, and thus cannot support large human populations, significantly lowers the carrying capacity
. Therefore the population density of the habitable land in Canada can be modest to high depending on the region.
in what is now Canada
, during the late 15th century is estimated to have been between 200,000 and two million, with a figure of 500,000 currently accepted by Canada's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Health. Repeated outbreaks of Europe
an infectious disease
s such as influenza
, measles
and smallpox
(to which they had no natural immunity), combined with other effects of European contact
, resulted in a twenty-five percent to eighty percent Aboriginal population decrease post-contact. From 1605 to 1867 (prior to Canadian confederation
) population counts reflected only the former colonies and settlements
and not the country to be as a whole or Aboriginal nations. The 1666 census of New France
was the first census
conducted in Canada (and indeed in North America
). It was organized by Jean Talon
, the first Intendant of New France
, between 1665 and 1666. According to Talon's census there were 3,215 people in New France, comprising 538 separate families. The census showed a great difference in the number of men at 2,034 versus 1,181 women. New France
, and subsequently the British colonies
notoriously faced dwindling or stagnant population.
The population has consistently risen every year since the establishment of the Dominion of Canada
in 1867; however the population of Newfoundland and Labrador had not been included in post-confederation tallies prior to its entry into confederation as Canada's tenth province in 1949. The first national census of the country was taken in 1871, with a population count around 3,689,000. The year with the least population growth (in real terms) was 1882-1883, when only 30,000 new individuals were enumerated. The 1911 census
was a detailed enumeration of the population showing a count of 7,206,643 individuals. This was an increase of 34% over the 1901 census of 5,371,315. The year with the most population growth was during the peak of the Post-World War II baby boom
in 1956-1957, when the population grew by over 529,000, in a single twelve month period. The Canadian baby boom defined from 1947 to 1966, saw more than 400,000 babies born. The 1996 census
attempted to count every person in the country, totaling a population count of 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859. The 2001 census
had a total population count of 30,007,094. In contrast, the official Statistics Canada
population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census
was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. Ninety-percent of the population growth between 2001 and 2006 was concentrated in the main metropolitan areas. The 2011 census
will be the fifteenth decennial census. On average, censuses have been taken every 5 years since 1905. Censuses are required to be taken at least every ten years as mandated in section 8 of the Constitution Act, 1867
.
between 1994 and 2004. Natural growth accounts for an annual increase of 137,626 persons, at a yearly rate of 0.413%. Between 2001 and 2006, there were 1,446,080 immigrants
and 237,418 emigrants, resulting in a net migration of just over 1.2 million persons.
18th century
19th century
1870s
1880s
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
country, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
has been predisposed to be a very open society with regards to immigration
Immigration to Canada
Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada to reside permanently in the country. The majority of these individuals become Canadian citizens. After 1947, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act, 1976, and the...
, which has been the most important factor in its historical population growth. Canadians make up 0.5% of the world's total population.
Despite the fact that Canada's population density is quite low, many regions in the south such as Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
, have population densities higher than several European countries. The large size of Canada's north which is not arable
Arable land
In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...
, and thus cannot support large human populations, significantly lowers the carrying capacity
Carrying capacity
The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment...
. Therefore the population density of the habitable land in Canada can be modest to high depending on the region.
Historical population overview
The Aboriginal populationAboriginal peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....
in what is now Canada
Territorial evolution of Canada
The federation of Canada was created in 1867 when three colonies of British North America were united. One of these colonies split into two new provinces, three other colonies joined later...
, during the late 15th century is estimated to have been between 200,000 and two million, with a figure of 500,000 currently accepted by Canada's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Health. Repeated outbreaks of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an infectious disease
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
s such as influenza
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
, measles
Measles
Measles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
and smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
(to which they had no natural immunity), combined with other effects of European contact
European colonization of the Americas
The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to 1492. The first Europeans to reach the Americas were the Vikings during the 11th century, who established several colonies in Greenland and one short-lived settlement in present day Newfoundland...
, resulted in a twenty-five percent to eighty percent Aboriginal population decrease post-contact. From 1605 to 1867 (prior to Canadian confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
) population counts reflected only the former colonies and settlements
Former colonies and territories in Canada
Former colonies, territories, boundaries, and claims in Canada prior to the current classification of provinces and territories. In North America, ethnographers commonly classify Aboriginals into ten geographical regions with shared cultural traits and by related linguistic dialects...
and not the country to be as a whole or Aboriginal nations. The 1666 census of New France
1666 census of New France
The 1666 census of New France was the first census conducted in Canada . It was organized by Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, between 1665 and 1666....
was the first census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
conducted in Canada (and indeed in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
). It was organized by Jean Talon
Jean Talon
Jean Talon, Comte d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who was the first and most highly regarded Intendant of New France under King Louis XIV...
, the first Intendant of New France
Intendant of New France
New France was governed by three rulers: the governor, the bishop and the intendant, all appointed by the King, and sent from France. The intendant was responsible for finance, economic development, and the administration of justice . He also presided over the Sovereign Council of New France...
, between 1665 and 1666. According to Talon's census there were 3,215 people in New France, comprising 538 separate families. The census showed a great difference in the number of men at 2,034 versus 1,181 women. New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
, and subsequently the British colonies
British North America
British North America is a historical term. It consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of American independence in 1783.At the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775 the British...
notoriously faced dwindling or stagnant population.
The population has consistently risen every year since the establishment of the Dominion of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1867; however the population of Newfoundland and Labrador had not been included in post-confederation tallies prior to its entry into confederation as Canada's tenth province in 1949. The first national census of the country was taken in 1871, with a population count around 3,689,000. The year with the least population growth (in real terms) was 1882-1883, when only 30,000 new individuals were enumerated. The 1911 census
Canada 1911 Census
The Canada 1911 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census was started on June 1, 1911. All reports had been received by February 26, 1912. The total population count of Canada was 7,206,643...
was a detailed enumeration of the population showing a count of 7,206,643 individuals. This was an increase of 34% over the 1901 census of 5,371,315. The year with the most population growth was during the peak of the Post-World War II baby boom
Post-World War II baby boom
The end of World War II brought a baby boom to many countries, especially Western ones. There is some disagreement as to the precise beginning and ending dates of the post-war baby boom, but it is most often agreed to begin in the years immediately after the war, ending more than a decade later;...
in 1956-1957, when the population grew by over 529,000, in a single twelve month period. The Canadian baby boom defined from 1947 to 1966, saw more than 400,000 babies born. The 1996 census
Canada 1996 Census
The Canada 1996 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761...
attempted to count every person in the country, totaling a population count of 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859. The 2001 census
Canada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...
had a total population count of 30,007,094. In contrast, the official Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. Ninety-percent of the population growth between 2001 and 2006 was concentrated in the main metropolitan areas. The 2011 census
Canada 2011 Census
The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada—an agency of the Canadian government—conducts a nationwide census every five years...
will be the fifteenth decennial census. On average, censuses have been taken every 5 years since 1905. Censuses are required to be taken at least every ten years as mandated in section 8 of the Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 , is a major part of Canada's Constitution. The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system...
.
Components of population growth
Canada's current annual population growth rate is 1.238%, or a daily increase of 1,137 individuals. Between 1867 and 2009 Canada's population grew by 979%. It will have taken 144 years to do so. Canada had the highest net migration rate (0.61%) of all G-8 member countriesG8
The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
between 1994 and 2004. Natural growth accounts for an annual increase of 137,626 persons, at a yearly rate of 0.413%. Between 2001 and 2006, there were 1,446,080 immigrants
Immigration to Canada
Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada to reside permanently in the country. The majority of these individuals become Canadian citizens. After 1947, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act, 1976, and the...
and 237,418 emigrants, resulting in a net migration of just over 1.2 million persons.
Population by years
Information obtained from Statistics Canada Census information prior to 1867 are from documentation of the period and have been amalgamated by Statistics Canada for accuracy. Census information after 1871 counts the population at a time period prior to the end of the calendar year, numbers displayed reflect the end of the calendar year and have been adjusted by Statistics Canada to be accurate. Chart source: Additional source:Former colonies and territories 1605 — 1866
17th century- 1605 - Port RoyalPort Royal, Nova ScotiaPort Royal was the capital of Acadia from 1605 to 1710 and is now a town called Annapolis Royal in the western part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Initially Port Royal was located on the north shore of the Annapolis Basin, Nova Scotia, at the site of the present reconstruction of the...
(founded) - 44 (surviving member's of 79 from the St. Croix settlement). - 1608 - Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
(founded) - 28 (settlers from Port Royal) - 1610 - Cuper's Cove (founded) - 39
- 1613 - Cuper's Cove - 62 (10,000 Aboriginals in surrounding area)
- 1620 - Quebec city - 60
- 1629 - Quebec city - 117
- 1665/66 - New France - 3,215 (first census of North America)
- 1676 - New France and NewfoundlandNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- 6,768 - 1680 - New France including Aboriginals - 10,679
- 1685 - New France including Aboriginals - 12,263
- 1687 - Newfoundland - 663
- 1693 - AcadiaAcadiaAcadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
- 1,009 - 1698 - New France, a portion of Acadia and English of Newfoundland - 17,832
18th century
- 1705 - Newfoundland - 520
- 1707 - New France and Acadia - 18,688
- 1714 - New France and Acadia - 20,737
- 1720 - New France and Isle St-Jean (PEI) - 24,534
- 1735 - Isle St-Jean - 541
- 1741 - English of Newfoundland - 6,000
- 1749 - British of Nova Scotia and French of the Acadian PeninsulaAcadian PeninsulaThe Acadian Peninsula is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located there...
, Île Royale, Acadian Mainland and Isle St-Jean - 18,544 - 1737 - New France and Acadia including Aboriginals - 126,943
- 1752 - British and German of Nova Scotia and the French of the Acadian Peninsula, Ile Royale, Acadian Mainland and Isle St-Jean - 21,378
- 1775 - Canada (New France)Canada, New FranceCanada was the name of the French colony that once stretched along the St. Lawrence River; the other colonies of New France were Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. Canada, the most developed colony of New France, was divided into three districts, each with its own government: Quebec,...
- 90,000 - 1781 - Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- 12,000 - 1790 - Canada (New France) and Nova Scotia - 191,311
19th century
- 1806 - New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Newfoundland and the CanadasThe CanadasThe Canadas is the collective name for Upper Canada and Lower Canada, two British colonies in Canada. They were both created by the Constitutional Act of 1791 and abolished in 1841 with the union of Upper and Lower Canada....
(Upper CanadaUpper CanadaThe Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
, Lower CanadaLower CanadaThe Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
) - 391,899 - 1814 - Upper Canada and Lower Canada - 430,000
- 1825 - Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Newfoundland - 692,930
- 1827 - Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Nova Scotia including Cape Breton IslandCape Breton IslandCape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
- 774,279 - 1831 - Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Red River ColonyRed River ColonyThe Red River Colony was a colonization project set up by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk in 1811 on of land granted to him by the Hudson's Bay Company under what is referred to as the Selkirk Concession. The colony along the Red River of the North was never very successful...
(Manitoba) - 792,226 - 1851 - Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland - 2,414,519
- 1855 - Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
- 71,490 - 1857 - Newfoundland - 122,638
- 1856 - Red River Colony - 6,691
- 1861 - Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Colony of Vancouver IslandColony of Vancouver IslandThe Colony of Vancouver Island , was a crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with British Columbia. The united colony joined the Dominion of Canada through Confederation in 1871...
- 3,174,442
Since confederation 1867 — present
1860s1860s
The 1860s were an extremely turbulent decade with numerous cultural, social, and political upheavals in Europe and America. Revolutions were prevalent in Germany and the Ottoman Empire...
- 1867 - 3,463,000
- 1868 - 3,511,000
- 1869 - 3,565,000
1870s
1870s
The 1870s continued the trends of the previous decade, as new empires, imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia. America was recovering from the Civil War. Germany declared independence in 1871 and began its Second Reich. Labor unions and strikes occurred worldwide in the later part of...
- 1870 - 3,625,000
- 1871 - 3,689,000
- 1872 - 3,755,000
- 1873 - 3,826,000
- 1874 - 3,895,000
- 1875 - 3,954,000
- 1876 - 4,009,000
- 1877 - 4,064,000
- 1878 - 4,121,000
- 1879 - 4,186,000
1880s
1880s
The 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel...
- 1880 - 4,255,000
- 1881 - 4,325,000
- 1882 - 4,400,000
- 1883 - 4,430,000
- 1884 - 4,487,000
- 1885 - 4,537,000
- 1886 - 4,580,000
- 1887 - 4,626,000
- 1888 - 4,678,000
- 1889 - 4,729,000
1890s
1890s
The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade" - because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion - and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...
- 1890 - 4,779,000
- 1891 - 4,831,000
- 1892 - 4,883,000
- 1893 - 4,931,000
- 1894 - 4,979,000
- 1895 - 5,026,000
- 1896 - 5,074,000
- 1897 - 5,122,000
- 1898 - 5,175,000
- 1899 - 5,235,000
1900s
1900s
The decade from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 1909 is sometimes referred to as the 1900s, "the nineteen hundreds", although this term can equally be used for the years 1900–1999...
- 1900 - 5,310,000
- 1901 - 5,371,000
- 1902 - 5,494,000
- 1903 - 5,651,000
- 1904 - 5,827,000
- 1905 - 6,002,000
- 1906 - 6,097,000
- 1907 - 6,411,000
- 1908 - 6,625,000
- 1909 - 6,700,000
1910s
1910s
File:1910s montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Model T Ford is introduced and becomes widespread; The sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic causes the deaths of nearly 1,500 people and attracts global and historical attention; Title bar: All the events below are part of World War I ; French Army lookout...
- 1910 - 6,988,000
- 1911 - 7,207,000
- 1912 - 7,389,000
- 1913 - 7,632,000
- 1914 - 7,879,000
- 1915 - 7,981,000
- 1916 - 8,001,000
- 1917 - 8,060,000
- 1918 - 8,148,000
- 1919 - 8,311,000
1920s
1920s
File:1920s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Third Tipperary Brigade Flying Column No. 2 under Sean Hogan during the Irish Civil War; Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol in accordance to the 18th amendment, which made alcoholic beverages illegal throughout the entire decade; In...
- 1920 - 8,435,000
- 1921 - 8,788,000
- 1922 - 8,919,000
- 1923 - 9,010,000
- 1924 - 9,143,000
- 1925 - 9,294,000
- 1926 - 9,451,000
- 1927 - 9,637,000
- 1928 - 9,835,000
- 1929 - 10,029,000
1930s
1930s
File:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...
- 1930 - 10,208,000
- 1931 - 10,377,000
- 1932 - 10,510,000
- 1933 - 10,633,000
- 1934 - 10,741,000
- 1935 - 10,845,000
- 1936 - 10,950,000
- 1937 - 11,045,000
- 1938 - 11,152,000
- 1939 - 11,267,000
1940s
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
- 1940 - 11,382,000
- 1941 - 11,507,000
- 1942 - 11,654,000
- 1943 - 11,795,000
- 1944 - 11,946,000
- 1945 - 12,072,000
- 1946 - 12,292,000
- 1947 - 12,551,000
- 1948 - 12,823,000
- 1949 - 13,447,000
1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
- 1950 - 13,712,000
- 1951 - 14,009,000
- 1952 - 14,459,000
- 1953 - 14,845,000
- 1954 - 15,287,000
- 1955 - 15,698,000
- 1956 - 16,081,000
- 1957 - 16,610,000
- 1958 - 17,080,000
- 1959 - 17,483,000
1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
- 1960 - 17,870,000
- 1961 - 18,239,000
- 1962 - 18,583,000
- 1963 - 18,931,000
- 1964 - 19,291,000
- 1965 - 19,644,000
- 1966 - 19,967,000
- 1967 - 20,500,000
- 1968 - 20,701,000
- 1969 - 21,001,000
1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
- 1970 - 21,297,000
- 1971 - 21,963,000
- 1972 - 22,219,000
- 1973 - 22,494,000
- 1974 - 22,809,000
- 1975 - 23,143,000
- 1976 - 23,449,000
- 1977 - 23,727,000
- 1978 - 23,964,000
- 1979 - 24,203,000
1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
- 1980 - 24,517,000
- 1981 - 24,821,000
- 1982 - 25,118,000
- 1983 - 25,367,000
- 1984 - 25,608,000
- 1985 - 25,843,000
- 1986 - 26,101,000
- 1987 - 26,449,000
- 1988 - 26,798,000
- 1989 - 27,056,000
1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
- 1990 - 27,512,000
- 1991 - 27,945,000
- 1992 - 28,377,000
- 1993 - 28,682,000
- 1994 - 28,997,000
- 1995 - 29,303,000
- 1996 - 29,611,000
- 1997 - 29,965,000
- 1998 - 30,158,000
- 1999 - 30,404,000
2000s
- 2000 - 30,689,000
- 2001 - 31,021,000
- 2002 - 31,373,000
- 2003 - 31,676,000
- 2004 - 32,048,000
- 2005 - 32,359,000
- 2006 - 32,723,000
- 2007 - 33,115,000
- 2008 - 33,506,000
- 2009 - 33,894,000
2010s
2010s
The 2010s, pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand tens", is the current decade which began on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019...
- 2010 - 34,349,200 - (EstStatistics Canada's First quarter preliminary postcensal population estimates as of April 1, 2011 Source: )
- 2011 - (Est.The population count appearing may differ from the official estimates and projections released by Statistics Canada. Data displayed is as a rough estimate of the current Canadian population. Source: )
See also
- Census in CanadaCensus in CanadaThe Census in Canada is a census that takes place every five years. The census is conducted by Statistics Canada. The census provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public services including health care, education, and transportation, determine federal transfer payments, and...
- Demographics of CanadaDemographics of CanadaThis article about the demographic features of the population of Canada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population, the People of Canada....
- Ethnic groups in Canada
- History of CanadaHistory of CanadaThe history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. Canada has been inhabited for millennia by distinctive groups of Aboriginal peoples, among whom evolved trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and social hierarchies...
- History of immigration to CanadaHistory of immigration to CanadaThe history of immigration to Canada extends back thousands of years. Anthropologists continue to argue over various possible models of migration to modern day Canada, as well as their pre-contact populations. The Inuit are believed to have arrived entirely separately from other indigenous peoples...
- List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
- List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population
- List of the 100 largest urban areas in Canada by population
- Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas
External links
- Historical population and migration statistical data - Statistics Canada (Archived)
- Population estimates and projections, 2010 - 2036 - Statistics Canada
- Population Institute of Canada
- Census in Canada