Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

=== Population ===
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|footnote = Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/52178|title=Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1935, vol. 1 : population by districts and settlements :: NL Books – Reference Sources, Directories, Etc.|website=collections.mun.ca|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805051811/http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/52178|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62b.htm|title=Population urban and rural, by province and territory – Newfoundland and Labrador|date=May 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321032756/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62b.htm|archive-date=March 21, 2008|access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> and [[Statistics Canada]]
{{cite web |url=https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Publications/Historical/PDF/Historical_Statistics_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_V2_N7_1994.pdf |title=Historical Statistics of Newfoundland and Labrador |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |date=November 1994 |access-date=January 9, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223004526/https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Publications/Historical/PDF/Historical_Statistics_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_V2_N7_1994.pdf |archive-date=Feb 23, 2022 }}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/economics/eb-population/ |title=Population stood at 521,758 as of October, 2021 – Finance |publisher=Gov.nl.ca |access-date=February 27, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209133916/https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/economics/eb-population/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1825 |55719
|1836 |75094
|1845 |96295
|1851 |101600
|1857 |124288
|1869 |146536
|1874 |161374
|1884 |197335
|1891 |202040
|1901 |220984
|1911 |242619
|[[1921 census of Newfoundland|1921]] |263033
|1935 |289588
|[[1945 census of Newfoundland|1945]] |321819
|[[1951 Canadian census|1951]] |361416
|[[1956 Canadian census|1956]] |415074
|[[1961 Canadian census|1961]] |457853
|[[1966 Canadian census|1966]] |493396
|[[1971 Canadian census|1971]] |522100
|[[1976 Canadian census|1976]] |557720
|[[1981 Canadian census|1981]] |567681
|[[1986 Canadian census|1986]] |568350
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]] |568475
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]] |551790
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]] |512930
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]] |505469
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]] |514536
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]] |519716
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]] |510550
|2023 (Est.) |540418
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As of October 1, 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador had a population of 521,758.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population stood at 521,758 as of October, 2021|url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/economics/eb-population/|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=Finance|language=en-CA|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209133916/https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/economics/eb-population/|url-status=live}}</ref> More than half the population lives on the [[Avalon Peninsula]] of Newfoundland, site of the capital and historical early settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-214-x/91-214-x2008000-eng.pdf|title=Annual Demographic Estimates:Subprovincial Areas|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=January 10, 2011|archive-date=July 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714035629/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-214-x/91-214-x2008000-eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2006, the population of the province has started to increase for the first time since the early 1990s. In the 2006 census, the population of the province decreased by 1.5% compared to 2001 and stood at 505,469.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101|title=Population and dwelling counts (2006 Census)|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=January 10, 2011|archive-date=February 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213160312/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101|url-status=dead}}</ref> But, by the 2011 census, the population had risen by 1.8%.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 30, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2013 | archive-date=March 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324223623/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A |url-status=live}}</ref>

At the beginning of 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador started accepting applications for a Priority Skills immigration program.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 30, 2020|title=Newfoundland and Labrador to open new immigration program for skilled workers {{!}} Canada Immigration News|url=https://www.cicnews.com/2020/12/newfoundland-and-labrador-to-open-new-immigration-program-for-skilled-workers-1216648.html|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=cicnews.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729054102/https://www.cicnews.com/2020/12/newfoundland-and-labrador-to-open-new-immigration-program-for-skilled-workers-1216648.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Focusing on highly educated, highly skilled newcomers with specialized experience in areas where demand has outpaced local training and recruitment, such as technology and ocean sciences occupations, the government hopes the program will attract 2,500 new permanent residents annually.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 31, 2020|title=Newfoundland and Labrador eyeing up to 350 Invitations to Apply annually under Priority Skills NL|url=https://www.immigration.ca/newfoundland-and-labrador-eyeing-up-to-350-invitations-to-apply-annually-under-priority-skills-nl|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=Canada Immigration and Visa Information. Canadian Immigration Services and Free Online Evaluation.|language=en-US|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611115837/https://www.immigration.ca/newfoundland-and-labrador-eyeing-up-to-350-invitations-to-apply-annually-under-priority-skills-nl|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Municipality
! 2006
! 2011
! 2016
! 2021
|-
|[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]
|100,646
|106,172
|108,860
|110,525
|-
|[[Conception Bay South]]
|21,966
|24,848
|26,199
|27,168
|-
|[[Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador|Paradise]]
|12,584
|17,695
|21,389
|22,957
|-
|[[Mount Pearl]]
|24,671
|24,284
|22,957
|22,477
|-
|[[Corner Brook]]
|20,083
|19,886
|19,806
|19,333
|-
|[[Grand Falls-Windsor]]
|13,558
|13,725
|14,171
|13,853
|-
|[[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]]
|9,951
|11,054
|11,688
|11,880
|-
|[[Portugal Cove-St. Philip's]]
|6,575
|7,366
|8,147
|8,415
|-
|[[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]]
|7,519
|7,572
|8,109
|8,040
|-
|[[Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Torbay]]
|6,281
|7,397
|7,899
|7,852
|-
| Colspan="4"| ''Table source: [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E Statistics Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134619/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |date=February 9, 2022 }}''
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