List of Canadian provinces and territories by population

Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories. The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the U.S. border. Its four largest provinces by area (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86% of the country's population. The territories (the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon) account for over a third of Canada's area but are home to only 0.3% of its population, which skews the national population density value.

Canada's population grew by 5.9% between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. All territories and provinces, excluding the Northwest Territories, increased in population from 2006 to 2011. In terms of percent change, the fastest-growing province or territory was Yukon with an increase of 11.6% between 2006 and 2011, followed by Alberta with 10.8% growth. The Northwest Territories experienced a net loss of two people between 2006 and 2011.

Canada's population has increased every year since Confederation in 1867 (see List of population of Canada by years).

Listing

Rank	Name	Population (2011 Census)	Percent of national population (2011)	% growth (2006–11)	Land area (km²)	Population density (/km2)	House of Commons seats	House of Commons seats (%)	2015 population (July est.)	Percent of national population (2015)
1	Ontario	7007128518210000000♠12,851,821	38.4%	5.7%	7005908607670000000♠908,607.67	14.1	121	35.8%	7007137920520000000♠13,792,052	38.5%
2	Quebec	7006790300100000000♠7,903,001	23.6%	4.7%	7006135654702000000♠1,356,547.02	5.8	78	23.1%	7006826360000000000♠8,263,600	23.0%
3	British Columbia	7006440005700000000♠4,400,057	13.1%	7.0%	7005922509290000000♠922,509.29	4.8	42	12.4%	7006468313900000000♠4,683,139	13.1%
4	Alberta	7006364525700000000♠3,645,257	10.9%	10.8%	7005640081870000000♠640,081.87	5.7	34	10.0%	7006419645700000000♠4,196,457	11.7%
5	Manitoba	7006120826800000000♠1,208,268	3.6%	5.2%	7005552329520000000♠552,329.52	2.2	14	4.1%	7006129337800000000♠1,293,378	3.6%
6	Saskatchewan	7006103338100000000♠1,033,381	3.1%	6.7%	7005588239210000000♠588,239.21	1.8	14	4.1%	7006113363700000000♠1,133,637	3.2%
7	Nova Scotia	7005921727000000000♠921,727	2.8%	0.9%	7004529394400000000♠52,939.44	17.4	11	3.3%	7005943002000000000♠943,002	2.6%
8	New Brunswick	7005751171000000000♠751,171	2.2%	2.9%	7004713771799999999♠71,377.18	10.5	10	3.0%	7005753871000000000♠753,871	2.1%
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	7005514536000000000♠514,536	1.5%	1.8%	7005370510760000000♠370,510.76	1.4	7	2.1%	7005527756000000000♠527,756	1.5%
10	Prince Edward Island	7005140204000000000♠140,204	0.4%	3.2%	7003568573000000000♠5,685.73	24.7	4	1.2%	7005146447000000000♠146,447	0.4%
11	Northwest Territories	7004414620000000000♠41,462	0.1%	0.0	7006114379347000000♠1,143,793.47	0.0	1	0.3%	7004440880000000000♠44,088	0.1%
12	Yukon	7004338970000000000♠33,897	0.1%	11.6%	7005474712640000000♠474,712.64	0.1	1	0.3%	7004374280000000000♠37,428	0.1%
13	Nunavut	7004319060000000000♠31,906	0.1%	8.3%	7006187778762000000♠1,877,787.62	0.0	1	0.3%	7004369190000000000♠36,919	0.1%
Total	Canada	7007334766880000000♠33,476,688	100%	5.9%	7006896512142000000♠8,965,121.42	3.7	338	100%	7007358517740000000♠35,851,774	100%

See also

• List of the 100 largest cities and towns in Canada by area
• List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population
• List of the 100 largest urban areas in Canada by population
• List of largest Canadian cities by census
• Population of Canada by year