List of Canadian provinces and territories by population

A geopolitical map of Canada depicting the provinces and territories and their capitals, and the national capital Ottawa.

This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by population, based on Statistics Canada estimates as of July 1, 2011.

Canada has ten provinces and three territories. The three territories of Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories account for over a third of Canada's area but have very few people, negatively skewing the national population density value. Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the U.S. border. As a result, most Canadians live in areas with densities higher than the national average of 3.731 persons per square kilometre.

All territories and provinces excluding the Northwest Territories increased in population from January 2008 to January 2009. In terms of percentage change, the fastest-growing province or territory was Alberta with an increase of 2.56% from January 2008 to January 2009, followed by Yukon with 2.09% growth. The only province or territory shrinking in population was the Northwest Territories with a loss of 1.14% from January 2008 to January 2009. These different rates of change are caused by birth and death rates, as well as interprovincial migration and immigration from outside Canada. As a whole, Canada's population grew by 1.21% from January 2008 to January 2009. Canada's population has increased every year since Confederation in 1867 (see List of population of Canada by years).

Listing

Percentage of total national population is given to the nearest tenth of a percent. Land area statistics exclude freshwater area and are current as of July 1, 2011. Population density is given to two decimal places in persons per square kilometre (except for the territories, whose population density is given to three decimal places).

Rank	Name and flag	Abbreviation	Population (2011)	Percentage of national pop.	Land area (km²)	Population density (/km2)	Seats in House of Commons	Percentage of Seats in House of Commons
1	Ontario	ON	&1000000001285182100000012,851,821	38.4%	&10000000000917741000000917,741	14.00	106	34.4%
2	Quebec	QC	&100000000079030010000007,903,001	23.6%	&100000000013651280000001,365,128	5.79	75	24.4%
3	British Columbia	BC	&100000000044000570000004,400,057	13.1%	&10000000000925186000000925,186	4.76	36	11.7%
4	Alberta	AB	&100000000036452570000003,645,257	10.9%	&10000000000642317000000642,317	5.68	28	9.1%
5	Manitoba	MB	&100000000012082680000001,208,268	3.6%	&10000000000553556000000553,556	2.18	14	4.5%
6	Saskatchewan	SK	&100000000010333810000001,033,381	3.1%	&10000000000591670000000591,670	1.75	14	4.5%
7	Nova Scotia	NS	&10000000000921727000000921,727	2.8%	&1000000000005333800000053,338	17.29	11	3.6%
8	New Brunswick	NB	&10000000000751171000000751,171	2.2%	&1000000000007145000000071,450	10.51	10	3.2%
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	NL	&10000000000514536000000514,536	1.5%	&10000000000373872000000373,872	1.38	7	2.3%
10	Prince Edward Island	PE	&10000000000140204000000140,204	0.4%	&100000000000056600000005,660	24.77	4	1.3%
11	Northwest Territories	NT	&1000000000004146200000041,462	0.1%	&100000000011830850000001,183,085	0.035	1	0.3%
12	Yukon	YT	&1000000000003389700000033,897	0.1%	&10000000000474391000000474,391	0.071	1	0.3%
13	Nunavut	NU	&1000000000003190600000031,906	0.1%	&100000000019361130000001,936,113	0.016	1	0.3%
Total	Canada		&1000000003347668800000033,476,688	100%	&100000000090935070000009,093,507	3.681	308	100%

See also

• List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by area and by population
• List of the 100 largest urban areas in Canada by population
• List of largest Canadian cities by census
• Population of Canada by year

References

3. "Table 1-1 — Quarterly population estimates, national perspective — Population". Statistics Canada. 2009-03-26. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-002-x/2008004/t002-eng.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 

4. "Table 1-2 — Quarterly population estimates, national perspective — Quarterly variation". Statistics Canada. 2009-03-26. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-002-x/2008004/t009-eng.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-04.