Table 1
Population indicators

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  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Population (number)1 31,021,251 31,372,587 31,676,077 31,989,454 32,299,496 32,623,490
Population (percentage change) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Population aged 65 and over (percent of total) 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.2
Urban population (percent of total) 79.7 .. .. .. .. 80.2
Population density (per square kilometre) 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6
1. Population data is based on the Estimates of Population program, except for data on urban population, which is based on the Census of Population.
Data source: Statistics Canada, n.d. (no date), CANSIM tables 051-0001 and 153-0037.