Editing Demographics of Canada (section)

=== Historical population ===
{{Historical populations
|title=Historical population (since Confederation)
|align=centre
|[[1871 Canadian census|1871]]|3689257
|[[1881 Canadian census|1881]]|4324810
|[[1891 Canadian census|1891]]|4833239
|[[1901 Canadian census|1901]]|5371315
|[[1911 Canadian census|1911]]|7206643
|[[1921 Canadian census|1921]]|8787949
|[[1931 Canadian census|1931]]|10374196
|[[1941 Canadian census|1941]]|11506655
|[[1951 Canadian census|1951]]|14009429
|[[1956 Canadian census|1956]]|16080791
|[[1961 Canadian census|1961]]|18238247
|[[1971 Canadian census|1971]]|21568311
|[[1976 Canadian census|1976]]|22992604
|[[1981 Canadian census|1981]]|24343181
|[[1986 Canadian census|1986]]|25309331
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|27296859
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|28846761
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|30007094
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|31612897
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|33476688
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|35151728
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|36991981
}}{{Clear}}