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This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by population, based on Statistics Canada estimates as of July 1, 2007.

Canada has ten provinces and three territories. The three territories of Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories account for over a third of Canada's area but have very few people, which can make the population density column somewhat misleading. The territories have a smaller combined population than the smallest province, Prince Edward Island. Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the U.S. border. As a result, most Canadians live in areas with densities higher than the national average of 3.61 persons per square kilometer.

All territories and provinces excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Yukon Territory increased in population from July 2006 to July 2007. In terms of percentage change, the fastest-growing province or territory was Alberta with an increase of 3.1% from July 2006 to July 2007, followed by Nunavut with 2.3% growth. The fastest-shrinking provinces or territories were Newfoundland and Labrador and Yukon Territory with a loss of 0.7% for both from July 2006 to July 2007. These different rates of change are caused by birth and death rates, as well as interprovincial migration and immigration from outside Canada. As a whole, Canada's population grew by 1.0% from July 2006 to July 2007. Canada's population has increased every year in the 2002-2007 period.

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Percentage of total national population is given to the nearest tenth of a percent. Land area statistics exclude freshwater area and are current as of April 1, 2007. Population density is given to two decimal places in persons per square kilometre (except for the territories, whose population density is given to three decimal places).

Rank	Name and flag	Abbreviation	Population	Percentage of national pop.	Land area (km²)	Population density	Seats in House of Commons
1	Ontario	ON	&&&&&&&012803861.&&&&&012,803,861	38.8%	&&&&&&&&&0917741.&&&&&0917,741	13.90	106
2	Quebec	QC	&&&&&&&&07700807.&&&&&07,700,807	23.4%	&&&&&&&&01365128.&&&&&01,365,128	5.63	75
3	British Columbia	BC	&&&&&&&&04380256.&&&&&04,380,256	13.2%	&&&&&&&&&0925186.&&&&&0925,186	4.70	36
4	Alberta	AB	&&&&&&&&03473984.&&&&&03,473,984	10.5%	&&&&&&&&&0642317.&&&&&0642,317	5.38	28
5	Manitoba	MB	&&&&&&&&01186679.&&&&&01,186,679	3.6%	&&&&&&&&&0553556.&&&&&0553,556	2.14	14
6	Saskatchewan	SK	&&&&&&&&&0996869.&&&&&0996,869	3.0%	&&&&&&&&&0591670.&&&&&0591,670	1.67	14
7	Nova Scotia	NS	&&&&&&&&&0934147.&&&&&0934,147	2.8%	&&&&&&&&&&053338.&&&&&053,338	17.49	11
8	New Brunswick	NB	&&&&&&&&&0749782.&&&&&0749,782	2.3%	&&&&&&&&&&071450.&&&&&071,450	10.48	10
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	NL	&&&&&&&&&0506275.&&&&&0506,275	1.5%	&&&&&&&&&0373872.&&&&&0373,872	1.35	7
10	Prince Edward Island	PE	&&&&&&&&&0138627.&&&&&0138,627	0.4%	&&&&&&&&&&&05660.&&&&&05,660	24.41	4
11	Northwest Territories	NT	&&&&&&&&&&042637.&&&&&042,637	0.1%	&&&&&&&&01183085.&&&&&01,183,085	0.037	1
12	Nunavut	NU	&&&&&&&&&&031113.&&&&&031,113	0.1%	&&&&&&&&01936113.&&&&&01,936,113	0.016	1
13	Yukon	YT	&&&&&&&&&&030989.&&&&&030,989	0.1%	&&&&&&&&&0474391.&&&&&0474,391	0.065	1
Total	Canada		&&&&&&&032976026.&&&&&032,976,026	100%	&&&&&&&&09093507.&&&&&09,093,507	3.61	308

[edit] See also

• Demographics of Canada
  • Demographics of Alberta
  • Demographics of British Columbia
  • Demographics of Ontario
  • Demographics of Quebec

[edit] References

v • d • e Lists relating to the provinces and territories of Canada
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Political	Current premiers · Current lieutenant-governors · Capitals · Elections
Historical	Territorial evolution of Canada · Proposals for new provinces
Other	Symbols · Name etymologies · Regions
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