Comparing Population and

Land Area

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Population, Land Area and Population Density, for:

 Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 Census 

Name Population, 2001 Land area in
km2  2001

Population density
per km2  2001
Canada  30,007,094 9,012,112.20 3.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 512,930 370,501.69 1.4
Prince Edward Island 135,294 5,684.39 23.8
Nova Scotia 908,007 52,917.43 17.2
New Brunswick 729,498 71,355.67 10.2
Quebec  7,237,479 1,357,743.08 5.3
Ontario  11,410,046 907,655.59 12.6
Manitoba  1,119,583 551,937.87 2.0
Saskatchewan 978,933 586,561.35 1.7
Alberta 2,974,807 639,987.12 4.6
British Columbia 3,907,738 926,492.48 4.2
Yukon Territory 28,674 474,706.97 0.1
Northwest Territories 37,360 1,141,108.37 0.0
Nunavut 26,745 1,925,460.18 0.0


Chart by Statistics Canada  

Land area means Land; total area includes fresh water. Canada's total area is 9,984,670±. The numbers seem to vary even within StatsCanada

 

 

 

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