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
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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