1981 Canadian census

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1981 Canadian census

  1976 June 3, 1981 1986  

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General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population24,343,181 (Increase2.svg 5.9%)
Most populous province/territory Ontario (8,625,107)
Least populous province/territory Yukon (23,153)

The 1981 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 3, 1981. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 24,343,181. This was a 5.9% increase over the 1976 census of 22,992,604. [1]

Contents

The previous census was the 1976 census and the following census was in 1991 census.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population24,343,181
Dwellings8,281,530
Men12,068,290
Women12,274,890


Population by province

RankProvince or territoryPopulation as of
1981 census
Population as of
1976 census
ChangePercent
change
1 Ontario 8,625,1078,264,465360,642 Increase2.svg4.4 Increase2.svg
2 Quebec 6,438,4036,234,445203,958 Increase2.svg3.3 Increase2.svg
3 British Columbia 2,744,4672,466,608277,859 Increase2.svg11.3 Increase2.svg
4 Alberta 2,237,7241,838,037399,687 Increase2.svg21.7 Increase2.svg
5 Manitoba 1,026,2411,021,5064,735 Increase2.svg0.5 Increase2.svg
6 Saskatchewan 968,313921,32346,990 Increase2.svg5.1 Increase2.svg
7 Nova Scotia 847,442828,57118,871 Increase2.svg2.3 Increase2.svg
8 New Brunswick 696,403677,25019,153 Increase2.svg2.8 Increase2.svg
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 567,681557,7259,956 Increase2.svg1.8 Increase2.svg
10 Prince Edward Island 122,506118,2294,277 Increase2.svg3.6 Increase2.svg
11 Northwest Territories 45,74142,6093,132 Increase2.svg7.4 Increase2.svg
12 Yukon 23,15321,8361,317 Increase2.svg6.0 Increase2.svg
Canada24,343,18122,992,6041,350,577 Increase2.svg5.9 Increase2.svg

Largest municipalities

RankMunicipalityProvincePopulation [2]
1 Montreal Quebec 980,354
2 Toronto Ontario 599,217
3 Calgary Alberta 592,743
4 Winnipeg Manitoba 564,473
5 North York Ontario559,521
6 Edmonton Alberta532,246
7 Scarborough Ontario443,353
8 Vancouver British Columbia 414,281
9 Mississauga Ontario315,056
10 Hamilton Ontario306,434
11 Etobicoke Ontario298,713
12 Ottawa Ontario295,163
13 Laval Quebec268,335
14 London Ontario254,280
15 Windsor Ontario192,083
16 Quebec Quebec166,474
17 Regina Saskatchewan 162,613
18 Saskatoon Saskatchewan152,210
19 Brampton Ontario149,030
20 Surrey British Columbia147,138
21 Kitchener Ontario139,734
22 Burnaby British Columbia136,494
23 York Ontario134,617
24 Longueuil Quebec124,320
25 St. Catharines Ontario124,018

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References

  1. "Data tables, 1981 Census". 97-570-X1981004. Statistics Canada. 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. "Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1981. Retrieved 9 June 2024.