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Population 2026: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Population 2026. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Population and growth by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2026.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

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National value: 41,798,407 (Canada).

Lowest: 43,091 to 50,356
Group 2: 50,356 to 883,522
Group 3: 883,522 to 1,278,402
Group 4: 1,278,402 to 5,710,598
Highest: 5,710,598 to 16,262,121

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	16,262,121
2	Quebec	9,067,114
3	British Columbia	5,710,598
4	Alberta	5,101,050
5	Manitoba	1,517,379
6	Saskatchewan	1,278,402
7	Nova Scotia	1,103,419
8	New Brunswick	883,522
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	552,462
10	Prince Edward Island	182,989
11	Yukon	50,356
12	Northwest Territories	45,904
13	Nunavut	43,091

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by population 2026 (2026). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-population-2026/

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