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[Country]
Counts
Total Men＋ Women＋
Population and dwellings
Population, 20211 36,991,981 ... ...
Population, 20161 35,151,728 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 5.2 ... ...
Total private dwellings2 16,284,235 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 14,978,941 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 4.2 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8,788,702.80 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data 36,991,980 18,226,240 18,765,740
0 to 14 years 6,012,795 3,086,510 2,926,285
0 to 4 years 1,831,195 938,790 892,405
5 to 9 years 2,054,900 1,054,240 1,000,655
10 to 14 years 2,126,705 1,093,480 1,033,225
15 to 64 years 23,957,760 11,915,050 12,042,710
15 to 19 years 2,012,975 1,036,730 976,240
20 to 24 years 2,202,255 1,138,825 1,063,430
25 to 29 years 2,421,510 1,228,135 1,193,370
30 to 34 years 2,518,835 1,252,795 1,266,040
35 to 39 years 2,511,345 1,238,515 1,272,835
40 to 44 years 2,399,405 1,175,875 1,223,530
45 to 49 years 2,304,170 1,129,185 1,174,985
50 to 54 years 2,368,350 1,161,665 1,206,685
55 to 59 years 2,647,330 1,299,975 1,347,350
60 to 64 years 2,571,580 1,253,335 1,318,245
65 years and over 7,021,430 3,224,680 3,796,750
65 to 69 years 2,210,970 1,065,305 1,145,665
70 to 74 years 1,847,585 879,850 967,735
75 to 79 years 1,260,930 589,090 671,845
80 to 84 years 840,545 370,905 469,645
85 years and over 861,395 319,540 541,860
85 to 89 years 525,445 212,735 312,705
90 to 94 years 258,035 87,300 170,735
95 to 99 years 68,380 17,670 50,715
100 years and over 9,535 1,830 7,710
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.3 16.9 15.6
15 to 64 years 64.8 65.4 64.2
65 years and over 19.0 17.7 20.2
85 years and over 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 41.9 41.0 42.8
Median age of the population 41.6 40.4 42.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 14,978,940 ... ...
Single-detached house 7,872,310 ... ...
Semi-detached house 746,560 ... ...
Row house 980,110 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 821,490 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,738,020 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,596,155 ... ...
Other single-attached house 34,880 ... ...
Movable dwelling4 189,420 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data 14,978,940 ... ...
1 person 4,396,015 ... ...
2 persons 5,124,800 ... ...
3 persons 2,194,825 ... ...
4 persons 2,002,455 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,260,850 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 36,328,475 17,937,230 18,391,245
Average household size 2.4 ... ...

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Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men and boys, as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women and girls, as well as some non-binary persons.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2022. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released April 27, 2022.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 20, 2022).

Note(s):

Footnote 1

2021 and 2016 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

The adjustment to counts of the total population for any dissemination block is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

Private dwelling refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.

Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A private dwelling occupied by usual residents refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on May 11, 2021.

Footnote 4

The category 'Movable dwelling' includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats, recreational vehicles and railroad cars.

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