Table 4
Canadian population over time by selected characteristics, province or territory, 2001, 2011 and 2016


Table 4
Canadian population over time by selected characteristics, province or territory, 2001, 2011 and 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadian population over time by selected characteristics. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Indigenous, Visible Minority, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Other non-Christian, 2011, 2016 and 2001, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Indigenous Visible minority Jewish Muslim Christian Other non-Christian
2011 2016 2011 2016 2001 2011 2001 2011 2001 2011 2001 2011
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 7.1 8.9 1.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 97.1 93.2 0.2 0.4
Prince Edward Island 1.6 2.0 3.1 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 92.8 84.2 0.3 0.9
Nova Scotia 3.7 5.7 5.2 6.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 87.0 76.2 0.6 0.9
New Brunswick 3.1 4.0 2.3 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 91.4 83.8 0.3 0.6
Quebec 1.8 2.3 11.0 13.0 1.3 1.1 1.5 3.1 90.3 82.2 1.1 1.4
Ontario 2.4 2.8 25.9 29.3 1.7 1.5 3.1 4.6 74.6 64.6 4.3 6.2
Manitoba 16.7 18.0 13.1 17.5 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.1 77.8 68.4 1.9 3.1
Saskatchewan 15.6 16.3 6.3 10.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 82.6 72.1 1.3 2.4
Alberta 6.2 6.5 18.4 23.5 0.4 0.3 1.7 3.2 71.4 60.3 1.8 4.6
British Columbia 5.4 5.9 27.3 30.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.8 54.9 44.6 7.2 8.9
Yukon 23.1 23.3 6.1 8.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 58.4 46.2 2.7 3.7
Northwest Territories 51.9 50.7 6.7 9.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 79.9 66.3 1.7 2.4
Nunavut 86.3 85.9 1.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 93.2 86.0 0.5 0.9
Canada 4.3 4.9 19.1 22.3 1.1 1.0 2.0 3.2 77.1 67.3 3.3 4.6
Note: Data on Indigenous and visible minority identity is collected via the Census of Population every 5 years, while religious affiliation is collected every 10 years (prior to 2011, information on religion was collected through the Census of Population, beginning in 2011 information on religion is collected through the National Household Survey). Therefore, year over year data availability differs for the characteristics in the table.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey. Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population.
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