Indicators, data and detailed analysis related to Canadian demographics, from a wide set of data sources including population estimates and projections, and the census.
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Canada's population clock (real-time model)
This population clock models, in real time, changes to the size of the Canadian population and the provinces and territories.
Consult "Differences between Statistics Canada's census counts and population estimates" to learn more about this topic.
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Publications by the Centre for Demography
Population growth, age and gender structure
- Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories
- Quarterly Demographic Estimates
- Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas
Fertility
- Fertility indicators, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard
- Baby names observatory: Interactive dashboard
- To have kids or not to have kids: That is the question!
- A new addition to the family? It depends!
- Changes in fertility intentions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mortality
- Mortality: Overview, 2014 to 2016
- Life Tables, Canada, Provinces and Territories
- Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territoriess
International migration
- Permanent and temporary immigration to Canada from 2012 to 2014
Internal migration
- Internal migration: Overview, 2016/2017 to 2018/2019
- Internal Migration: Overview, 2015/2016
Families, households and marital status
- Families, households and marital status statistics
- The Daily — Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type
- The Daily — State of the union: Canada leads the G7 with nearly one-quarter of couples living common law, driven by Quebec
- A portrait of Canada’s families in 2021
- Family matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The Daily — A fifty-year look at divorces in Canada, 1970 to 2020
- The Daily — "I don't": Historic decline in new marriages during the first year of the pandemic
- How many children in Canada have experienced the separation or divorce of their parents? Results from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth
- Living alone in Canada
Population projections
- Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories
- Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories: Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
- Projections of the Indigenous populations and households in Canada, 2016 to 2041
- Projections of the Indigenous populations and households in Canada, 2016 to 2041: Overview of data sources, methods, assumptions and scenarios
- Population projections on immigration and diversity for Canada and its regions, 2016 to 2041: Overview of projection assumptions and scenarios
- Canada in 2041: A larger, more diverse population, with greater differences between regions
- Language Projections for Canada, 2011 to 2036
- The labour force in Canada and its regions: Projections to 2036
Other products
- Canadian Demographics at a Glance
- Demographic Documents
- Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada
- Canadian Megatrends
Key tables
- Population estimates, quarterly
- Population estimates on July 1st, by age and gender
- Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries
- Estimations du nombre de résidents non permanents par type, trimestrielles
- Estimates of the number of non-permanent residents by type, quarterly
- Projected population, by projection scenario, age and sex, as of July 1
- Life expectancy and other elements of the life table, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island
Demographic data visualization products
Our Demographic data visualization products are interactive dashboards that allow users to navigate data in an innovative, customizable environment.
Key indicators
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Quarterly population estimate - British Columbia
(January 1, 2024)5,609,870
0.5%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - British Columbia
(July 1, 2023)13.5%
-0.3 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - British Columbia
(July 1, 2023)19.7%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - British Columbia
(July 1, 2023)41.1 years
-0.4 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - British Columbia
(July 1, 2023)42.5 years
0.0 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Saskatchewan
(January 1, 2024)1,225,493
0.5%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Saskatchewan
(July 1, 2023)19.1%
-0.2 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Saskatchewan
(July 1, 2023)17.5%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Saskatchewan
(July 1, 2023)38.4 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Saskatchewan
(July 1, 2023)39.7 years
0.0 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Manitoba
(January 1, 2024)1,474,439
0.6%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Manitoba
(July 1, 2023)18.2%
-0.3 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Manitoba
(July 1, 2023)16.8%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Manitoba
(July 1, 2023)37.5 years
-0.3 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Manitoba
(July 1, 2023)39.3 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Ontario
(January 1, 2024)15,911,285
0.7%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Ontario
(July 1, 2023)14.9%
-0.3 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Ontario
(July 1, 2023)18.3%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Ontario
(July 1, 2023)40.0 years
-0.4 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Ontario
(July 1, 2023)41.4 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Nunavut
(January 1, 2024)40,721
-0.2%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Nunavut
(July 1, 2023)30.8%
-0.6 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Nunavut
(July 1, 2023)4.6%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Nunavut
(July 1, 2023)26.7 years
0.3 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Nunavut
(July 1, 2023)29.1 years
0.3 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Northwest Territories
(January 1, 2024)44,741
-0.0%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Northwest Territories
(July 1, 2023)19.2%
-0.5 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Northwest Territories
(July 1, 2023)10.5%
0.3 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Northwest Territories
(July 1, 2023)35.6 years
0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Northwest Territories
(July 1, 2023)36.9 years
0.3 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Yukon
(January 1, 2024)45,387
0.5%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Yukon
(July 1, 2023)15.9%
-0.4 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Yukon
(July 1, 2023) -
Median age (years) - Yukon
(July 1, 2023)38.5 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Yukon
(July 1, 2023)39.7 years
0.0 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - New Brunswick
(January 1, 2024)846,190
0.4%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - New Brunswick
(July 1, 2023)14.1%
-0.0 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - New Brunswick
(July 1, 2023)23.0%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - New Brunswick
(July 1, 2023)45.4 years
-0.6 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - New Brunswick
(July 1, 2023)44.4 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Nova Scotia
(January 1, 2024)1,069,364
0.3%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Nova Scotia
(July 1, 2023)13.7%
-0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Nova Scotia
(July 1, 2023)22.1%
0.0 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Nova Scotia
(July 1, 2023)43.8 years
-0.7 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Nova Scotia
(July 1, 2023)43.8 years
-0.2 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Prince Edward Island
(January 1, 2024)176,162
0.2%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Prince Edward Island
(July 1, 2023)14.4%
-0.4 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Prince Edward Island
(July 1, 2023)20.7%
0.0 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Prince Edward Island
(July 1, 2023)41.9 years
-0.7 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Prince Edward Island
(July 1, 2023)42.5 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Newfoundland and Labrador
(January 1, 2024)540,552
0.0%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Newfoundland and Labrador
(July 1, 2023)12.7%
-0.2 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Newfoundland and Labrador
(July 1, 2023)24.4%
0.4 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Newfoundland and Labrador
(July 1, 2023)48.0 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Newfoundland and Labrador
(July 1, 2023)45.7 years
0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Canada
(January 1, 2024)40,769,890
0.6%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Canada
(July 1, 2023)15.4%
-0.3 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Canada
(July 1, 2023)18.9%
0.1 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Canada
(July 1, 2023)40.6 years
-0.3 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Canada
(July 1, 2023)41.6 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Alberta
(January 1, 2024)4,800,768
0.9%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Alberta
(July 1, 2023)18.0%
-0.4 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Alberta
(July 1, 2023)15.1%
0.2 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Alberta
(July 1, 2023)38.1 years
0.0 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Alberta
(July 1, 2023)39.1 years
0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
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Quarterly population estimate - Quebec
(January 1, 2024)8,984,918
0.4%
(quarterly change)
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Proportion of people aged 0 to 14 years - Quebec
(July 1, 2023)15.6%
-0.2 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Proportion of people aged 65 years and older - Quebec
(July 1, 2023)20.8%
0.2 pts
(year-over-year change)
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Median age (years) - Quebec
(July 1, 2023)42.6 years
-0.2 year
(year-over-year change)
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Average age (years) - Quebec
(July 1, 2023)42.7 years
-0.1 year
(year-over-year change)
Census program
The Census program provides a statistical portrait of the country every five years. The Census Program includes the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture.
Statistics on gender, diversity and inclusion
The portal "Statistics on gender, diversity and inclusion" is a focal point for data produced by Statistics Canada's Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics.
Insights on Canadian Society
The publication "Insights on Canadian Society" brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
Contact the Centre for Demography
For more information on estimates, projections or on other products from the Statistics Canada Centre for Demography, contact us at statcan.demography-demographie.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.
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