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Top Canada Province by Population 2022
Canada’s population according to Statistics Canada is 38,264,108 (38.26 million) as of July 1, 2021. As per the United Nations Population estimates, Canada’s Population in 2022 is estimated at 38.4 million or 3.84 Crore.
Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometers (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Let’s have a look at the population of States & Territories.
Source: Statistics Canada
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Province wise Population 2022
The majority of Canada’s population is concentrated in areas close to the Canada–US border. Its four largest provinces by area (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86% of the country’s population.
The territories (the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon) account for over a third of Canada’s area but are only home to 0.3% of its population, which skews the national population density value.
Lets have a look at population of 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada
# | Province & Territory | Population 2021 |
1 | Ontario | 14,826,276 |
2 | Quebec | 8,604,495 |
3 | British Columbia | 5,214,805 |
4 | Alberta | 4,442,879 |
5 | Manitoba | 1,383,765 |
6 | Saskatchewan | 1,179,844 |
7 | Nova Scotia | 992,055 |
8 | New Brunswick | 789,225 |
9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 520,553 |
10 | Prince Edward Island | 164,318 |
11 | Northwest Territories | 45,504 |
12 | Yukon | 42,986 |
13 | Nunavut | 39,403 |
Source: Statistics Canada
Top Candian Province by Population
The top 5 provinces states are Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba. Almost 90% of Canada’s population lives in these 5 provinces. British Columbia has the highest growth rate followed by Manitoba
# | Top Province | Population 2021 |
1 | Ontario | 14,826,276 |
2 | Quebec | 8,604,495 |
3 | British Columbia | 5,214,805 |
4 | Alberta | 4,442,879 |
5 | Manitoba | 1,383,765 |
Source: Statistics Canada
Least Populated Canada Province
Nunavut is the least populated followed by Yukon. 5 least populous provinces contribute only 2% of the Canadian population.
# | Province & Territory | Population 2021 |
1 | Nunavut | 39,403 |
2 | Yukon | 42,986 |
3 | Northwest Territories | 45,504 |
4 | Prince Edward Island | 164,318 |
5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 520,553 |
Source: Statistics Canada
Canada Province by Growth Rate
The population of provinces and territories as of July 1, 2021, and growth rates since July 1, 2020.
# | Province | Growth Rate |
1 | Yukon | 1.93% |
2 | Prince Edward Island | 1.85% |
3 | British Columbia | 1.09% |
4 | Nova Scotia | 1.04% |
5 | New Brunswick | 0.77% |
6 | Nunavut | 0.63% |
7 | Ontario | 0.55% |
8 | Alberta | 0.52% |
9 | Quebec | 0.31% |
10 | Northwest Territories | 0.29% |
11 | Manitoba | 0.23% |
12 | Saskatchewan | 0.05% |
13 | Newfoundland and Labrador | -0.16% |
Canada | 0.55% |
Source: Statistics Canada