Table 8.2-2
Provincial labour force estimates — Population

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Population: Part 1
Year Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
v1 v2 v8 v9 v10 v11
  thousands
1946 12,316 .. .. .. .. ..
1947 12,576 .. .. .. .. ..
1948 12,852 .. .. .. .. ..
1949 13,475 .. .. .. .. ..
1950 13,737 .. .. .. .. ..
1951 14,050 362 99 643 517 4,066
1952 14,496 375 100 654 527 4,183
1953 14,886 384 101 664 533 4,281
1954 15,330 396 101 674 541 4,402
1955 15,736 407 100 684 548 4,529
1956 16,123 416 99 695 556 4,641
1957 16,677 425 99 701 563 4,786
1958 17,120 433 100 710 572 4,915
1959 17,522 441 102 720 583 5,035
1960 17,909 449 103 728 589 5,152
1961 18,271 459 105 738 599 5,268
1962 18,614 469 107 746 605 5,381
1963 18,964 477 108 751 609 5,489
1964 19,325 484 109 755 612 5,593
1965 19,678 488 109 756 615 5,694
1966 20,048 494 109 757 617 5,787
1967 20,412 500 109 761 621 5,870
1968 20,729 507 110 768 626 5,931
1969 21,028 515 111 777 628 5,987
1970 21,324 518 110 783 628 6,015
1971 21,962 531 113 797 642 6,137
1972 22,218 539 113 802 649 6,174
1973 22,492 546 115 812 657 6,213
1974 22,808 550 116 819 665 6,269
1975 23,143 556 118 827 677 6,330
1976 23,450 563 119 835 689 6,397
1977 23,726 565 120 840 696 6,433
1978 23,963 568 122 845 700 6,440
1979 24,202 570 123 849 703 6,466
1980 24,516 573 124 853 706 6,506
1981 24,820 575 124 855 706 6,547
1982 25,117 574 124 859 707 6,581
1983 25,366 579 125 868 715 6,603
1984 25,607 580 127 877 720 6,631
1985 25,842 579 128 886 723 6,666
1986 26,100 576 128 889 725 6,708
1987 26,447 575 129 894 728 6,782
1988 26,792 575 129 897 730 6,837
1989 27,277 577 130 904 735 6,925
1990 27,691 577 130 910 740 6,997
1991 28,037 580 130 915 746 7,067
1992 28,371 580 131 919 748 7,110
1993 28,685 580 132 924 749 7,157
1994 29,001 574 133 927 750 7,192
1995 29,302 567 134 928 751 7,219
1996 29,610 560 136 931 752 7,247
1997 29,906 551 136 932 753 7,275
1998 30,155 540 136 932 751 7,296
1999 30,401 533 136 934 751 7,323
2000 30,686 528 136 934 751 7,357
2001 31,019 522 137 932 750 7,396
2002 31,354 520 137 935 749 7,441
2003 31,640 519 137 937 749 7,486
2004 31,941 517 138 939 749 7,536
2005 32,245 514 138 938 748 7,582
2006 32,576 510 138 938 746 7,632
2007 32,930 506 138 936 746 7,687
2008 33,316 506 140 937 747 7,751
2009 33,720 508 141 939 749 7,828
2010 34,109 510 142 943 752 7,907
Population: Part 2
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
v12 v13 v14 v15 v3
  thousands
1946 .. .. .. .. ..
1947 .. .. .. .. ..
1948 .. .. .. .. ..
1949 .. .. .. .. ..
1950 .. .. .. .. ..
1951 4,615 778 834 943 1,168
1952 4,802 799 845 977 1,209
1953 4,956 810 863 1,016 1,253
1954 5,130 825 874 1,061 1,299
1955 5,278 841 879 1,094 1,347
1956 5,423 850 881 1,126 1,405
1957 5,668 863 882 1,169 1,490
1958 5,835 877 894 1,211 1,540
1959 5,985 892 908 1,252 1,570
1960 6,127 908 916 1,296 1,605
1961 6,248 923 926 1,335 1,632
1962 6,362 937 931 1,373 1,663
1963 6,497 950 933 1,407 1,702
1964 6,646 960 943 1,431 1,750
1965 6,803 965 951 1,451 1,804
1966 6,977 963 956 1,465 1,880
1967 7,142 964 958 1,493 1,950
1968 7,275 972 961 1,527 2,006
1969 7,399 979 958 1,562 2,065
1970 7,566 983 940 1,597 2,134
1971 7,849 999 932 1,666 2,240
1972 7,963 1,002 921 1,694 2,302
1973 8,076 1,007 912 1,725 2,367
1974 8,204 1,018 908 1,755 2,443
1975 8,320 1,025 917 1,809 2,500
1976 8,414 1,032 932 1,869 2,534
1977 8,504 1,037 945 1,948 2,570
1978 8,590 1,041 952 2,022 2,615
1979 8,662 1,037 960 2,097 2,665
1980 8,746 1,034 968 2,191 2,746
1981 8,812 1,036 976 2,291 2,827
1982 8,920 1,045 987 2,370 2,877
1983 9,040 1,060 1,001 2,394 2,908
1984 9,167 1,072 1,015 2,394 2,947
1985 9,295 1,082 1,025 2,404 2,975
1986 9,437 1,092 1,029 2,433 3,004
1987 9,638 1,098 1,033 2,441 3,049
1988 9,839 1,102 1,028 2,457 3,115
1989 10,103 1,104 1,019 2,498 3,197
1990 10,296 1,105 1,008 2,548 3,292
1991 10,431 1,110 1,003 2,592 3,374
1992 10,572 1,113 1,004 2,633 3,469
1993 10,690 1,118 1,007 2,667 3,568
1994 10,819 1,123 1,010 2,701 3,676
1995 10,950 1,129 1,014 2,735 3,777
1996 11,083 1,134 1,019 2,775 3,874
1997 11,228 1,136 1,018 2,830 3,949
1998 11,366 1,137 1,017 2,899 3,983
1999 11,505 1,142 1,015 2,953 4,011
2000 11,683 1,147 1,008 3,004 4,039
2001 11,897 1,151 1,000 3,058 4,076
2002 12,091 1,157 997 3,128 4,098
2003 12,242 1,164 996 3,183 4,122
2004 12,391 1,174 997 3,239 4,155
2005 12,528 1,178 994 3,322 4,197
2006 12,665 1,184 992 3,421 4,244
2007 12,793 1,194 1,000 3,513 4,310
2008 12,932 1,206 1,014 3,591 4,384
2009 13,065 1,220 1,029 3,671 4,460
2010 13,211 1,235 1,046 3,721 4,531
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