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The Canada 1996 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 Census of 27,296,859.
The next census was the 2001 Census.
[edit] Canada by the numbers
A summary of information about Canada.
| Total Population |
28,846,761 |
| Dwellings |
10,899,427 |
| Men |
14,170,025 |
| Women |
14,676,735 |
| Median age |
35.3 years |
| Average earnings |
$26,474 |
[edit] Population by province
| Province |
1996 Census |
1991 Census |
% Change |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
551,792 |
568,474 |
-2.9 |
| Prince Edward Island |
134,557 |
129,765 |
3.7 |
| Nova Scotia |
909,282 |
899,942 |
1.0 |
| New Brunswick |
738,133 |
723,900 |
2.0 |
| Quebec |
7,138,795 |
6,895,963 |
3.5 |
| Ontario |
10,753,573 |
10,084,885 |
6.6 |
| Manitoba |
1,113,898 |
1,091,942 |
2.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
990,237 |
988,928 |
0.1 |
| Alberta |
2,696,826 |
2,545,553 |
5.9 |
| British Columbia |
3,724,500 |
3,282,061 |
13.5 |
| Yukon Territory |
30,766 |
27,797 |
10.7 |
| Northwest Territories |
64,402 |
57,649 |
11.7 |
[edit] Demographics
Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:
Population of first people in Canada:
Population by age:
| Age |
Population |
| Under 15 years |
5,901,275 |
| 15-24 years |
3,857,175 |
| 25-44 years |
9,360,615 |
| 45-64 years |
6,199,855 |
| 65-74 years |
2,061,935 |
| 75 years and over |
1,465,910 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- [1] - Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 Census.
