Population History
| Year | Population | Five Year % change |
Ten Year % change |
Percentage of Canadian Pop. |
Rank Among Provinces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 73,022 | n/a | n/a | 1.4 | 9 |
| 1911 | 374,295 | n/a | 412.6 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 1921 | 588,454 | n/a | 57.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 1931 | 731,605 | n/a | 24.3 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1941 | 796,169 | n/a | 8.8 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1951 | 939,501 | n/a | 18.0 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1956 | 1,123,116 | 19.5 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| 1961 | 1,331,944 | 18.6 | 41.8 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1966 | 1,463,203 | 9.9 | 30.3 | n/a | 4 |
| 1971 | 1,627,875 | 11.3 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 1976 | 1,838,035 | 12.9 | 25.6 | n/a | 4 |
| 1981 | 2,237,724 | 21.7 | 37.5 | 9.2 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2,365,830 | 5.7 | 28.7 | 9.3 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2,545,553 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2,696,826 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2,974,807 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3,290,350 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 10.4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3,645,257 | 10.8 | 22.5 | 10.9 | 4 |
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