Population Change 2011 - 2016

This map shows the relative population change between the 2011 and 2016 censuses in each area. Compare this to the map of absolute population change. The population grew in all provinces except in New Brunswick, where population dropped by half a percent. At the Census District level there is considerable variation, with strongest population gains in urban areas. Even within Census Metropolitan areas there are parts with population decline, as can be seen well e.g. in Vancouver, Toronto. Zoom, pan or use the search bar to explore areas of Canada that interest you. Inquiring minds trying to understand why population changed may want to head on to the components of population change map, that splits the population change into dwelling growth, change in rate of unoccupied dwellings and change in household size and maps their relative contributions. The map is a bit harder to read and has some regions with missing data, but it will probably answer your most pressing questions of why the population change in each particular region. For those wanting to see population change at finer geographies, we also have a map for that.

Author: CensusMapper Team

Dataset: CA16