Demography
According to the 2001 Canadian Census, the largest ethnic group consists of people of Scottish descent (38.0%), followed by English (28.7%), Irish (27.9%), French (21.3%), German (4.0%), and Dutch (3.1%) descent. Prince Edward Island is mostly a white community and there are few visible minorities. Almost half of respondents identified their ethnicity as "Canadian."
| Year | Population | Mean annual | 5-year | 10-year | Rank* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage change | |||||
| 1851 | 62,678 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1861 | 80,857 | 2.6 | – | 29.0 | |
| 1871 | 94,021 | 1.5 | – | 16.3 | |
| 1881 | 108,891 | 1.5 | – | 15.8 | |
| 1891 | 109,078 | 0.017 | – | 0.2 | 6 |
| 1901 | 103,259 | −0.55 | – | −5.3 | 7 |
| 1911 | 93,728 | −0.96 | – | −9.2 | 9 |
| 1921 | 88,615 | −0.56 | – | −5.4 | |
| 1931 | 88,038 | −0.065 | – | −0.7 | |
| 1941 | 95,047 | 0.77 | – | 8.0 | |
| 1951 | 98,429 | 0.35 | – | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1956 | 99,285 | 0.17 | 0.9 | – | |
| 1961 | 104,629 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 6.3 | |
| 1966 | 108,535 | 0.74 | 3.7 | 9.3 | |
| 1971 | 111,635 | 0.56 | 2.9 | 6.7 | |
| 1976 | 118,225 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 8.9 | |
| 1981 | 122,506 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 9.7 | |
| 1986 | 126,640 | 0.67 | 3.4 | 7.1 | |
| 1991 | 129,765 | 0.49 | 2.5 | 5.9 | |
| 1996 | 134,557 | 0.73 | 3.7 | 6.3 | |
| 2001 | 135,294 | 0.11 | 0.5 | 4.2 | |
| 2006 | 135,851 | 0.01 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| 2011 | 140,204 | 0.62 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |
* among provinces.
† Preliminary 2006 census estimate.
Source: Statistics Canada
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