Table 1
Population by sex, Canada, 1921 to 2061

Table 1
Population by sex, Canada, 1921 to 2061
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population by sex. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Females, Males and Total , calculated using thousands and as a percentage
of the total population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year	Females		Males	Total
Year	thousands	as a percentage of the total population	thousands
Estimates
1921	4,258.2	48.5	4,529.2	8,787.4
1931	5,002.2	48.2	5,374.5	10,376.7
1941	5,606.1	48.7	5,900.6	11,506.7
1951	6,920.6	49.4	7,088.8	14,009.4
1956	7,928.9	49.3	8,151.9	16,080.8
1961	9,019.4	49.5	9,218.9	18,238.2
1966	9,960.5	49.8	10,054.3	20,014.9
1971	10,935.6	49.8	11,026.5	21,962.0
1976	11,726.5	50.0	11,723.4	23,449.8
1981	12,468.7	50.2	12,351.2	24,819.9
1986	13,148.9	50.4	12,951.4	26,100.3
1991	14,133.0	50.4	13,904.4	28,037.4
1996	14,959.9	50.5	14,650.3	29,610.2
2001	15,654.2	50.5	15,366.4	31,020.6
2006	16,426.0	50.4	16,144.4	32,570.5
2011	17,326.8	50.5	17,016.0	34,342.8
2014	17,915.4	50.4	17,625.0	35,540.4
Projections
2016	18,260.8	50.4	17,968.3	36,229.1
2021	19,149.1	50.4	18,848.4	37,997.5
2026	20,024.7	50.4	19,702.4	39,727.1
2031	20,861.8	50.4	20,510.8	41,372.6
2036	21,641.7	50.4	21,261.7	42,903.4
2041	22,375.4	50.4	21,977.5	44,352.9
2046	23,082.5	50.4	22,685.6	45,768.1
2051	23,784.0	50.4	23,407.0	47,191.0
2056	24,507.4	50.3	24,168.5	48,675.9
2061	25,284.0	50.3	24,993.3	50,277.4
Notes: Estimates adjusted for net census undercoverage. 2014 data are preliminary estimates. Quebec excluded in 1921. Newfoundland and Labrador excluded in 1921, 1931 and 1941. Projections are based on medium-growth scenario (M1). Sources: Statistics Canada, Population Estimates Program, 1921 to 1966, Cansim table 051-0001, 1971 to 2014, Cansim table 052-0005, 2016 to 2061.

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