1991 Canadian census

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1991 Canadian census

  1986 June 4, 1991 1996  

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General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population27,296,859 (Increase2.svg 7.9%)
Most populous province/territory Ontario (10,084,885)
Least populous province/territory Yukon (27,797)

The 1991 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 4, 1991. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 27,296,859. [1] This was a 7.9% increase over the 1986 census of 25,309,331. [1]

Contents

The previous census was the 1986 census and the following census was in 1996 census.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population27,296,859
Dwellings10,018,270 [2]
Men13,454,580
Women13,842,280
Average earnings$24,329

Population by province

RankProvince or territoryPopulation as of
1991 census
Population as of
1986 census
ChangePercent
change
1 Ontario 10,084,8859,101,694983,191 Increase2.svg10.8 Increase2.svg
2 Quebec 6,895,9636,532,461363,502 Increase2.svg5.6 Increase2.svg
3 British Columbia 3,282,0612,883,367398,694 Increase2.svg13.8 Increase2.svg
4 Alberta 2,545,5532,365,825179,728 Increase2.svg7.6 Increase2.svg
5 Manitoba 1,091,9421,063,01628,926 Increase2.svg2.7 Increase2.svg
6 Saskatchewan 988,9281,009,613-20,685 Decrease2.svg-2.0 Decrease2.svg
7 Nova Scotia 899,942873,17626,766 Increase2.svg3.1 Increase2.svg
8 New Brunswick 723,900709,44214,458 Increase2.svg2.0 Increase2.svg
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 568,474568,349125 Increase2.svg0.0 Increase2.svg
10 Prince Edward Island 129,765126,6463,119 Increase2.svg2.5 Increase2.svg
11 Northwest Territories 57,64952,2385,411 Increase2.svg10.4 Increase2.svg
12 Yukon 27,79723,5044,293 Increase2.svg18.3 Increase2.svg
Canada27,296,85925,309,3311,987,528 Increase2.svg7.9 Increase2.svg

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References

  1. 1 2 "1991 Census Highlights" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1994. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. "1991 Census Area Profiles". Statistics Canada. 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-30.