List of Canadian provinces and territories by population

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This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by population, based on Statistics Canada estimates as of January 1, 2008.

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, which can make the population density column somewhat misleading. The territories have a smaller combined population than the smallest province, Prince Edward Island. 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 3.64 persons per square kilometer.

All territories and provinces excluding Newfoundland and Labrador increased in population from January 2007 to January 2008. In terms of percentage change, the fastest-growing province or territory was Nunavut with an increase of 2.0% from January 2007 to January 2008, followed by Alberta with 1.96% growth. The only province shrinking in population was Newfoundland and Labrador with a loss of 0.12% from January 2007 to January 2008. 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 1.05% from January 2007 to January 2008. Canada's population has increased every year in the 2003-2008 period.

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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 April 1, 2007. 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).

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SK
align="right" | nts|1,010,146
3.0%
align="right" | nts|591670
1.70
14
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7
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NS
align="right" | nts|935,962
2.8%
align="right" | nts|53338
17.53
11
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8
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NB
align="right" | nts|751,527
2.3%
align="right" | nts|71450
10.51
10
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9
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NL
align="right" | nts|508,270
1.5%
align="right" | nts|373872
1.36
7
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10
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PE
align="right" | nts|139,407
0.4%
align="right" | nts|5660
24.78
4
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11
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NT
align="right" | nts|42,514
0.1%
align="right" | nts|1183085
0.036
1
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12
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YK
align="right" | nts|31,530
0.1%
align="right" | nts|474391
0.066
1
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13
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NU
align="right" | nts|31,152
0.1%
align="right" | nts|1936113
0.016
1
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bgcolor="pink"| Total
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bgcolor="pink" align="right"| nts|33,223,840
bgcolor="pink"|100%
bgcolor="pink" align="right"| nts|9093507
bgcolor="pink"| 3.64
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ee also

Canada provinces map |AB =Demographics of Alberta|BC =Demographics of British Columbia|SK =Demographics of Saskatchewan|MB =Demographics of Manitoba|ON =Demographics of Ontario|PQ =Demographics of Quebec|NB =Demographics of New Brunswick|PE =Demographics of Prince Edward Island|NS =Demographics of Nova Scotia|NL =Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador|YU =Demographics of Yukon|NT =Demographics of Northwest Territories |NU =Demographics of Nunavut|width=250px
Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

* Demographics of Canada
** Demographics of Alberta
** Demographics of British Columbia
** Demographics of Ontario
** Demographics of Quebec
** Demographics of Saskatchewan

References

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