Population and demography
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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40,097,7612.9%
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24.3%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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22.8
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1,000,505-49.2%
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811,430-26.2%
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66.5%
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1,807,2509.4%
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1,048,4059.7%
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624,2206.3%
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21.5%
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70,5458.5%
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18.0%
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$73,000
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50.0%
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9.8%
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22.7%
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-0.040
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11.1%
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19.0%2.1%
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16.3%-0.3%
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64.8%-1.7%
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52.6%-1.0%
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10.7%0.8%
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36,991,9815.2%
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100.0
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16,284,235
Subject
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- Limit subject index to Age, sex at birth and gender
- Limit subject index to Dwelling counts and types
- Limit subject index to Families, households and marital status
- Limit subject index to Mobility and migration
- Limit subject index to Total population
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Census counts
- Limit subject index to Fertility (births)
- Limit subject index to Migration
- Limit subject index to Mortality (deaths)
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Results
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- 1,581. 1991 Census: Profile of Enumeration Areas - Part A ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0173XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis.
Release date: 1992-09-15 - 1,582. The census: One hundred years ago ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X199100288Geography: CanadaDescription:
The original purpose of the census was to count the population so that electoral boundaries could be set and seats in the House of Commons determined. Today the census provides an accurate and timely reading of the pulse of the nation. This article reviews some of the changes recorded by past censuses.
Release date: 1991-05-15 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3231Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all live births in Canada. 2017 birth and stillbirth data for Yukon are not available. Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer births and stillbirths captured by the time of the release. The 2017 data are therefore considered preliminary.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3233Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3234Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all stillbirths (fetal deaths) in Canada. 2017 birth and stillbirth data for Yukon are not available. Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer births and stillbirths captured by the time of the release. The 2017 data are therefore considered preliminary.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3601Description: This estimates program provides quarterly estimates of total population for Canada, provinces and territories.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3602Description: This statistical program develops population projections for Canada, provinces and territories by age and sex, based on various assumptions on the components of population growth.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3603Description: This survey provides annual estimates of total population for Canada, provinces and territories.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3604Description: This estimates program provides annual estimates of population by age and sex for Canada, provinces and territories.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3605Description: This estimates program provides annual estimates of population by marital status, legal marital status, age and sex for Canada, provinces and territories.
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Data (1,133)
Data (1,133) (10 to 20 of 1,133 results)
- Table: 13-10-0415-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number and percentage of live births, by month of birth, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0416-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number and percentage of live births, by age group of mother, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0417-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Mean age of mother at time of delivery, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0418-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births), 2000 to most recent year.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Table: 13-10-0418-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births). Data are available beginning from 2000.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0419-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number and percentage of live births, by marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0420-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number and percentage of live births, by age group and marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0421-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number and percentage of live births, by age group and parity of mother, 1991 to most recent year.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Table: 13-10-0422-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number and percentage of live births, by birth weight (grams) and sex of the newborn, 2000 to most recent year.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Table: 13-10-0423-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Mean and median birth weight, by sex of the newborn, 2000 to most recent year.Release date: 2024-09-25
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Analysis (372)
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- Journals and periodicals: 75-006-XGeography: CanadaDescription: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.Release date: 2024-10-03
- Journals and periodicals: 91-215-XDescription: This publication presents annual estimates of the total population and annual estimates by age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories. It also presents estimates of the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net non-permanent residents and inter-provincial migration, the latter by origin and destination. As in the case of population estimates, the components are also available for the total population and by age and gender.
The Annual demographic estimates - Canada, provinces and territories publication contains the most recent estimates as well as an annual historical series. It also contains highlights and analysis of the most current demographic trends, as well as a brief description of the concepts, methods and data quality of the estimates.
Release date: 2024-09-25 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242694236Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-09-25
- Journals and periodicals: 91F0015MGeography: CanadaDescription: Demographic documents is a series of texts intended for scholars and researchers, published occasionally by the Demography Division of Statistics Canada for their methodological, analytical or descriptive interest in the population field.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100005Description: This study uses various demographic scenarios to examine the effects of different immigration levels and labour force participation rates on the size and composition of the Canadian labour force to 2041. These scenarios take into account the targets of the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan, published in November 2023 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as well as recent demographic developments, such as those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in the number of permanent and temporary immigrants admitted to Canada in 2022 and 2023.Release date: 2024-08-06
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202421938366Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-08-06
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600006Description: This study presents an updated sociodemographic profile of children aged 0 to 14 years with affirmative responses largely based on parent reports to the questions on the 2021 Census long-form questionnaire about difficulties with activities of daily living.Release date: 2024-06-26
- Table: 91-520-XDescription: This report presents the results of the population projections by age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and territories. These projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
The detailed data tables are available in CODR: tables 1710005701 and 1710005801.
Release date: 2024-06-24 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241764039Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-06-24
- Journals and periodicals: 91-214-XDescription: This publication presents annual estimates of population for subprovincial areas of Canada, such as census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs), economic regions (ERs) and census divisions (CDs). The following components of population change are also presented: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial and intraprovincial migration. The estimates are based on the most recent census of population results available at the time of publication, which have been adjusted for census net undercoverage (including adjustment for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves). This publication also contains highlights and an analysis of the most recent demographic trends, as well as a description of the concepts, methods and data quality of the estimates.Release date: 2024-05-22
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Reference (60)
Reference (60) (10 to 20 of 60 results)
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021001Description: This fact sheet provides the context for the addition of the gender question on the 2021 Census, as well as the definitions related to gender and sex at birth. It also explains what gender-related information will be available in the April 27th, 2022 Census release.Release date: 2022-04-06
- 12. GeoSearchGeographic files and documentation: 92-142-XDescription: This interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic data for those places. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom in on a map of Canada or they can search by place name, postal code, street address, street intersection or geographic code. GeoSearch will display the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically shows, for the selected places, the types of geographic area and its relationship to other geographic areas. A thematic mapping option is also available for selected census topics (for selected levels of geography). GeoSearch includes links to census reference maps and various census products.Release date: 2022-02-09
- Geographic files and documentation: 92-151-XDescription:
The Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the Geographic Attribute File.
Release date: 2022-02-09 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021001Description: This video is the first one of a series of videos related to census geography, concepts and products in the context of the activities of the 2021 Census and previous censuses. The objective of this first video is to describe the role of geography. The remaining videos from this series, that will be released at later dates, will aim to provide an overview on the geographic regions of Canada, some of the products offered by Statistics Canada, and the census data visualization tools.Release date: 2021-11-17
- 15. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Family and demographic concepts, and activities of daily living ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020001Description:
This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of family and demographic concepts, and activities of daily living, which includes the following topics: demographic concepts, sex at birth and gender, and activities of daily living. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.
Release date: 2020-07-20 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-011-XDescription:
This topic presents data on the Aboriginal peoples of Canada and their demographic characteristics. Depending on the application, estimates using any of the following concepts may be appropriate for the Aboriginal population: (1) Aboriginal identity, (2) Aboriginal ancestry, (3) Registered or Treaty Indian status and (4) Membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Data from the 2011 National Household Survey are available for the geographical locations where these populations reside, including 'on reserve' census subdivisions and Inuit communities of Inuit Nunangat as well as other geographic areas such as the national (Canada), provincial and territorial levels.
Analytical products
The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complimented with the short articles found in NHS in Brief and the NHS Focus on Geography Series.
Data products
The NHS Profile is one data product that provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on several detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include data tables which represent a series of cross tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.
Release date: 2019-10-29 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016014Description:
The Mobility and migration Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Mobility and migration release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-10-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016002Description:
The Age and sex Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population age and sex release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-03-15 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016001Description:
The Population and dwelling counts Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population and dwelling counts release including geography terminology, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2016-12-19 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201700014726Description:
Internal migration is one of the components of population growth estimated at Statistics Canada. It is estimated by comparing individuals’ addresses at the beginning and end of a given period. The Canada Child Tax Benefit and T1 Family File are the primary data sources used. Address quality and coverage of more mobile subpopulations are crucial to producing high-quality estimates. The purpose of this article is to present the results of evaluations of these elements using access to more tax data sources at Statistics Canada.
Release date: 2016-03-24
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