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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by population 2025

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

National value: 41,608,982 (Canada).

Lowest: 42,108 to 49,150
Group 2: 49,150 to 874,711
Group 3: 874,711 to 1,266,289
Group 4: 1,266,289 to 5,702,544
Highest: 5,702,544 to 16,216,961

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	16,216,961
2	Quebec	9,051,022
3	British Columbia	5,702,544
4	Alberta	5,024,631
5	Manitoba	1,508,582
6	Saskatchewan	1,266,289
7	Nova Scotia	1,095,157
8	New Brunswick	874,711
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	550,202
10	Prince Edward Island	181,594
11	Yukon	49,150
12	Northwest Territories	46,031
13	Nunavut	42,108

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 2025 (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-2025/

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