List of population of Canada by years

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A list the of population of Canada by year.

[edit] 1870s

Built during 1872-1878, Montreal City Hall was constructed for the rapidly growing population of Montreal, which was 107,225 in 1871.^[1]

1870 - 3,625,000

1871 - 3,689,000

1872 - 3,754,009

1873 - 3,826,000

1874 - 3,895,000

1875 - 3,954,000

1876 - 4,009,000

1877 - 4,064,000

1878 - 4,120,001

1879 - 4,185,488

[edit] 1880s

1880 - 4,255,000

1881 - 4,325,000

1882 - 4,375,000

1883 - 4,430,000

1884 - 4,487,000

1885 - 4,537,000

1886 - 4,580,000

1887 - 4,626,000

1888 - 4,678,000

1889 - 4,729,000

[edit] 1890s

The Klondike Gold Rush which began in 1896, brought the population of Dawson City from 1,400 in 1896 to 35,000 by 1898.

1890 - 4,779,000

1891 - 4,831,000

1892 - 4,883,000

1893 - 4,931,000

1894 - 4,979,000

1895 - 5,026,000

1896 - 5,074,000

1897 - 5,122,000

1898 - 5,175,000

1899 - 5,235,000

[edit] 1900s

1901 - 5,371,000

1902 - 5,494,000

1903 - 5,651,000

1904 - 5,827,000

1905 - 6,002,000

1906 - 6,097,000

1907 - 6,411,000

1908 - 6,625,000

1909 - 6,800,000

[edit] 1910s

Albertan farmers wearing masks for protection from the Spanish Flu, which by 1919 had killed 50,000 Canadians. However the population grew due to immigration from Europe.

1910 - 6,988,000

1911 - 7,207,000

1912 - 7,389,000

1913 - 7,632,000

1914 - 7,879,000

1915 - 7,981,000

1916 - 8,001,000

1917 - 8,060,000

1918 - 8,148,000

1919 - 8,311,000

[edit] 1920s

1920 - 8,434,786

1921 - 8,787,949

1922 - 8,919,000

1923 - 9,010,000

1924 - 9,143,000

1925 - 9,294,000

1926 - 9,451,000

1927 - 9,637,000

1928 - 9,835,000

1929 - 10,029,000

[edit] 1930s

During the Great Depression the population of Canada grew by only approximately 1 million people in 10 years. A population growth drop of 34% over the previous decade.

1930 - 10,208,000

1931 - 10,377,000

1932 - 10,510,000

1933 - 10,633,000

1934 - 10,741,000

1935 - 10,845,000

1936 - 10,950,000

1937 - 11,045,000

1938 - 11,152,000

1939 - 11,267,000

[edit] 1940s

1940 - 11,381,877

1941 - 11,507,000

1942 - 11,654,000

1943 - 11,795,000

1944 - 11,946,000

1945 - 12,072,000

1946 - 12,292,000

1947 - 12,551,000

1948 - 12,823,000

1949 - 13,447,000

[edit] 1950s

The third wave of European immigrants to Canada in 1957 was 282,000. At the same time Canada had its highest birthrate. In 1950s Canada's population grew by over 3.7 million.

1950 - 13,712,000

1951 - 14,009,000

1952 - 14,459,000

1953 - 14,845,000

1954 - 15,287,000

1955 - 15,698,000

1956 - 16,080,792

1957 - 16,610,000

1958 - 17,080,000

1959 - 17,483,000

[edit] 1960s

1960 - 17,870,000

1961 - 18,238,247

1962 - 18,583,000

1963 - 18,931,000

1964 - 19,291,000

1965 - 19,644,000

1966 - 20,015,000

1967 - 20,500,020

1968 - 20,701,000

1969 - 21,001,000

[edit] 1970s

In 1976 Toronto surpassed Montreal to become the most populated city in Canada with 2,124,295 residents.

1970 - 21,297,000

1971 - 21,962,082

1972 - 22,219,560

1973 - 22,493,842

1974 - 22,808,446

1975 - 23,142,275

1976 - 23,449,793

1977 - 23,726,345

1978 - 23,963,967

1979 - 24,202,205

[edit] 1980s

1980 - 24,516,278

1981 - 24,820,381

1982 - 25,117,424

1983 - 25,366,965

1984 - 25,607,555

1985 - 25,842,590

1986 - 26,100,587

1987 - 26,449,888

1988 - 26,798,303

1989 - 27,286,239

[edit] 1990s

1990 - 27,700,856

1991 - 28,030,864

1992 - 28,376,550

1993 - 28,681,676

1994 - 28,999,006

1995 - 29,302,091

1996 - 29,610,757

1997 - 29,907,172

1998 - 30,157,082

1999 - 30,403,878

[edit] 2000s

2000 - 31,000,005

2001 - 31,021,251

2002 - 31,372,587

2003 - 31,676,043

2004 - 32,299,496

2005 - 32,623,490

2006 - 32,987,532

2007 - 33,122,819

2008 - 33,506,421

2009 - 33,694,000 (June)^[2]

[edit] See also

Demographics of Canada

[edit] References

[0] ttp://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/MP-0000.1452.1&section=196?Lang=1&accessnumber=MP-0000.1452.1&section=196.htm

[1] ttp://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm

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