1981 Canadian census

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]

1981 Canadian census
June 3, 1981
General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population24,343,181 ( 5.9%)
Most populous ​province/territoryOntario (8,625,107)
Least populous ​province/territoryYukon (23,153)

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
Rank Province or territory Population as of
1981 census		 Population as of
1976 census		 Change Percent
change
1  Ontario 8,625,107 8,264,465 360,642 4.4
2  Quebec 6,438,403 6,234,445 203,958 3.3
3  British Columbia 2,744,467 2,466,608 277,859 11.3
4  Alberta 2,237,724 1,838,037 399,687 21.7
5  Manitoba 1,026,241 1,021,506 4,735 0.5
6  Saskatchewan 968,313 921,323 46,990 5.1
7  Nova Scotia 847,442 828,571 18,871 2.3
8  New Brunswick 696,403 677,250 19,153 2.8
9  Newfoundland and Labrador 567,681 557,725 9,956 1.8
10  Prince Edward Island 122,506 118,229 4,277 3.6
11  Northwest Territories 45,741 42,609 3,132 7.4
12  Yukon 23,153 21,836 1,317 6.0
 Canada 24,343,181 22,992,604 1,350,577 5.9

Largest municipalities
RankMunicipalityProvincePopulation[2]
1MontrealQuebec980,354
2TorontoOntario599,217
3CalgaryAlberta592,743
4WinnipegManitoba564,473
5North YorkOntario559,521
6EdmontonAlberta532,246
7ScarboroughOntario443,353
8VancouverBritish Columbia414,281
9MississaugaOntario315,056
10HamiltonOntario306,434
11EtobicokeOntario298,713
12OttawaOntario295,163
13LavalQuebec268,335
14LondonOntario254,280
15WindsorOntario192,083
16QuebecQuebec166,474
17ReginaSaskatchewan162,613
18SaskatoonSaskatchewan152,210
19BramptonOntario149,030
20SurreyBritish Columbia147,138
21KitchenerOntario139,734
22BurnabyBritish Columbia136,494
23YorkOntario134,617
24LongueuilQuebec124,320
25St. CatharinesOntario124,018

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.


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