Economic History of Canada - Population History

Population History

The population has grown steadily from a few thousand in the 1660s, to one million in the 1820s, 10 million in the 1920s, and 30 million in 2001. Accurate census data begins in 1851; the older numbers are estimates by historians.


Year Population in thousands Net growth rate immigration
1668 4
1685 10 5.4%
1713 19 2.3%
1763 65 2.5%
1790 192 4.0%
1806 473 5.6%
1831 1,124 3.5%
1851 2,436 3.9%
1861 3,230 2.8% 152
1871 3,689 1.3% -191
1881 4,325 1.6% -87
1891 4,883 1.2% -206
1901 5,371 1.0% -180
1911 7,207 2.9% 716
1921 8,788 2.0% 351
1931 10,377 1.7% 229
1941 11,507 1.0% -92
1951 14,009 2.0% 169
1961 18,238 2.6% 1081
1971 21,568 1.7% 724
1981 24,343 1.2% 853
1991 28,120 1.4%
2001 30,007 0.6%
2005 32,500 2.0%

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