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Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada Land area (square kilometres), population density per square kilometre, population and private dwellings from the 2021 Census, as published, with the share of private dwellings occupied by usual residents (derived by Quadranac). Dwellings not occupied by usual residents include vacant homes, seasonal cottages and homes of temporary residents.
Reference period 2021 Licence Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01. 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). Chart (5 options): Land area (km²) Population, 2021 Private dwellings Population density per km² Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived)
Land area (km²) Population, 2021 Private dwellings Population density per km² Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived)
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Land area (km²) 13 areas ranked by Land area (km²). Highest: Nunavut (1.84M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (5,681). Nunavut Nunavut: 1.84M 1.84M Quebec Quebec: 1.30M 1.30M Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 1.13M 1.13M British Columbia British Columbia: 921k 921k Ontario Ontario: 892k 892k Alberta Alberta: 635k 635k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 577k 577k Manitoba Manitoba: 540k 540k Yukon Yukon: 472k 472k Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 358k 358k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 71k 71k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 53k 53k Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 5,681 5,681
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Land area (km²) 13 areas ranked by Land area (km²). Highest: Nunavut (1.84M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (5,681). Nunavut Nunavut: 1.84M 1.84M Quebec Quebec: 1.30M 1.30M Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 1.13M 1.13M British Columbia British Columbia: 921k 921k Ontario Ontario: 892k 892k Alberta Alberta: 635k 635k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 577k 577k Manitoba Manitoba: 540k 540k Yukon Yukon: 472k 472k Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 358k 358k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 71k 71k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 53k 53k Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 5,681 5,681
Land area (km²), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Land area (km²). Highest: Nunavut (1.84M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (5,681). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Population, 2021 13 areas ranked by Population, 2021. Highest: Ontario (14.22M); lowest: Nunavut (37k). Ontario Ontario: 14.22M 14.22M Quebec Quebec: 8.50M 8.50M British Columbia British Columbia: 5.00M 5.00M Alberta Alberta: 4.26M 4.26M Manitoba Manitoba: 1.34M 1.34M Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1.13M 1.13M Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 969k 969k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 776k 776k Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 511k 511k Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 154k 154k Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 41k 41k Yukon Yukon: 40k 40k Nunavut Nunavut: 37k 37k
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Population, 2021 13 areas ranked by Population, 2021. Highest: Ontario (14.22M); lowest: Nunavut (37k). Ontario Ontario: 14.22M 14.22M Quebec Quebec: 8.50M 8.50M British Columbia British Columbia: 5.00M 5.00M Alberta Alberta: 4.26M 4.26M Manitoba Manitoba: 1.34M 1.34M Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1.13M 1.13M Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 969k 969k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 776k 776k Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 511k 511k Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 154k 154k Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 41k 41k Yukon Yukon: 40k 40k Nunavut Nunavut: 37k 37k
Population, 2021, 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Population, 2021. Highest: Ontario (14.22M); lowest: Nunavut (37k). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Private dwellings 13 areas ranked by Private dwellings. Highest: Ontario (5.93M); lowest: Nunavut (12k). Ontario Ontario: 5.93M 5.93M Quebec Quebec: 4.05M 4.05M British Columbia British Columbia: 2.21M 2.21M Alberta Alberta: 1.77M 1.77M Manitoba Manitoba: 572k 572k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 514k 514k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 476k 476k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 366k 366k Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 269k 269k Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 75k 75k Yukon Yukon: 20k 20k Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 18k 18k Nunavut Nunavut: 12k 12k
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Private dwellings 13 areas ranked by Private dwellings. Highest: Ontario (5.93M); lowest: Nunavut (12k). Ontario Ontario: 5.93M 5.93M Quebec Quebec: 4.05M 4.05M British Columbia British Columbia: 2.21M 2.21M Alberta Alberta: 1.77M 1.77M Manitoba Manitoba: 572k 572k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 514k 514k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 476k 476k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 366k 366k Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 269k 269k Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 75k 75k Yukon Yukon: 20k 20k Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 18k 18k Nunavut Nunavut: 12k 12k
Private dwellings, 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Private dwellings. Highest: Ontario (5.93M); lowest: Nunavut (12k). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Population density per km² 13 areas ranked by Population density per km². Highest: Prince Edward Island (27.2); lowest: Northwest Territories (0.0); national value 4.2. Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 27.2 27.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 18.4 18.4 Ontario Ontario: 15.9 15.9 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 10.9 10.9 Alberta Alberta: 6.7 6.7 Quebec Quebec: 6.5 6.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.4 5.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 2.5 2.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.0 2.0 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.4 1.4 Yukon Yukon: 0.1 0.1 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 0.0 0.0 Nunavut Nunavut: 0.0 0.0 National 4.2
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Population density per km² 13 areas ranked by Population density per km². Highest: Prince Edward Island (27.2); lowest: Northwest Territories (0.0); national value 4.2. Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 27.2 27.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 18.4 18.4 Ontario Ontario: 15.9 15.9 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 10.9 10.9 Alberta Alberta: 6.7 6.7 Quebec Quebec: 6.5 6.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.4 5.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 2.5 2.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.0 2.0 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.4 1.4 Yukon Yukon: 0.1 0.1 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 0.0 0.0 Nunavut Nunavut: 0.0 0.0 National 4.2
Population density per km², 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Population density per km². Highest: Prince Edward Island (27.2); lowest: Northwest Territories (0.0); national value 4.2. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived) 13 areas ranked by Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived). Highest: Quebec (92.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (82.9); national value 92.0. Quebec Quebec: 92.6 92.6 Ontario Ontario: 92.6 92.6 British Columbia British Columbia: 92.3 92.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 92.2 92.2 Alberta Alberta: 92.1 92.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.6 90.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 90.0 90.0 Yukon Yukon: 87.6 87.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 87.5 87.5 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 86.4 86.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 86.2 86.2 Nunavut Nunavut: 84.7 84.7 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 82.9 82.9 National 92.0
Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada: Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived) 13 areas ranked by Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived). Highest: Quebec (92.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (82.9); national value 92.0. Quebec Quebec: 92.6 92.6 Ontario Ontario: 92.6 92.6 British Columbia British Columbia: 92.3 92.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 92.2 92.2 Alberta Alberta: 92.1 92.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.6 90.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 90.0 90.0 Yukon Yukon: 87.6 87.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 87.5 87.5 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 86.4 86.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 86.2 86.2 Nunavut Nunavut: 84.7 84.7 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 82.9 82.9 National 92.0
Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived). Highest: Quebec (92.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (82.9); national value 92.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province/territory Land area (km²) Population density per km² Population, 2021 Private dwellings Occupied by usual residents (% of private dwellings, derived) Canada 8,788,702.8 4.2 36,991,981 16,284,235 92 Newfoundland and Labrador 358,170.4 1.4 510,550 269,184 82.9 Prince Edward Island 5,681.2 27.2 154,331 74,934 86.2 Nova Scotia 52,824.7 18.4 969,383 476,007 90 New Brunswick 71,248.5 10.9 775,610 366,146 92.2 Quebec 1,298,599.8 6.5 8,501,833 4,050,164 92.6 Ontario 892,411.8 15.9 14,223,942 5,929,250 92.6 Manitoba 540,310.2 2.5 1,342,153 571,528 90.6 Saskatchewan 577,060.4 2 1,132,505 513,725 87.5 Alberta 634,658.3 6.7 4,262,635 1,772,670 92.1 British Columbia 920,686.6 5.4 5,000,879 2,211,694 92.3 Yukon 472,345.4 0.1 40,232 19,610 87.6 Northwest Territories 1,127,711.9 0 41,070 17,603 86.4 Nunavut 1,836,993.8 0 36,858 11,720 84.7
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census subdivisions and dissemination areas . Reference period: 2021.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 98-10-0015-01 Table Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada Data last updated 2026-11-10 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-land-area-density/ Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada (Canada, 2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01. Retrieved 2026-11-10 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-land-area-density/
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