The population of the province is given for reference purposes and comparison
for the period 1941-98, in the following table.
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| YEAR |
POPULATION |
YEAR |
POPULATION |
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|
| 1941 |
578,000 |
1975 |
821,000 |
| 1951 |
643,000 |
1976 |
829,000 |
| 1952 |
653,000 |
1977 |
836,000 |
| 1953 |
663,000 |
1978 |
844,000 |
| 1954 |
674,000 |
1979 |
852,000 |
| 1955 |
684,000 |
1980 |
849,000 |
| 1956 |
695,000 |
1981 |
847,000 |
| 1957 |
703,000 |
1982 |
851,000 |
| 1958 |
712,000 |
1983 |
855,000 |
| 1959 |
720,000 |
1984 |
858,000 |
| 1960 |
729,000 |
1985 |
863,000 |
| 1961 |
737,000 |
1986 |
873,000 |
| 1962 |
741,000 |
1987 |
878,000 |
| 1963 |
745,000 |
1988 |
883,000 |
| 1964 |
749,000 |
1989 |
889,000 |
| 1965 |
753,000 |
1990 |
894,000 |
| 1966 |
756,000 |
1991 |
890,000 |
| 1967 |
763,000 |
1992 |
905,000 |
| 1968 |
770,000 |
1993 |
911,000 |
| 1969 |
777,000 |
1994 |
916,000 |
| 1970 |
784,000 |
1995 |
922,000 |
| 1971 |
789,000 |
1996 |
927,000 |
| 1972 |
797,000 |
1997 |
935,000 |
| 1973 |
805,000 |
1998 |
935,000 |
| 1974 |
813,000 |
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Statistics Canada census figures. Population figures for intercensal years are estimated to the
nearest thousand.
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