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The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions. [1] This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census.
A city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area , where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east ...
A collection of four maps showing the distribution of population for 1851 (Newfoundland 1857), 1871 (Newfoundland 1869), 1901 and 1921 by historical region. This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census.
In mid-2006, 11.9% of Edmonton's population were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.7% in Canada. [27] The median age was 35.3 years of age, compared to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada. Also, according to the 2006 census, 50.5% of the population within the City of Edmonton were female, while 49.5% were male.
As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city [19] [20] and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] It is the northernmost city and metropolitan area in North America to have a population of over one million. [ 23 ]
Canada's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.4 children born per woman in 2020, [32] below the population replacement level, which stands at 2.1 births per woman. In 2020, Canada also experienced the country's lowest number of births in 15 years, [ 32 ] also seeing the largest annual drop in childbirths (−3.6%) in a quarter of a century. [ 32 ]
Canada ranks 36th by population among countries of the world, comprising about 0.5% of the world's total, [2] with more than 40 million Canadians as of 2024. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Despite being the second-largest country by total area (fourth-largest by land area), the vast majority of the country is sparsely inhabited, with most of its population south ...
The CRGP includes a population and employment forecast for the Capital Region. With a base population of 1.12 million in 2009, the CRB has forecasted the population of the Capital Region to reach 1.31 million by 2019. [26] However, the 2019 population estimate was reached and exceeded by 2014. [27]