Table 5 Population Estimates, Canada and Provinces, 1992-2002

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

Canada⁴

31,260,388

31,081,887

30,750,087

30,491,294

30,381,109

30,286,268

29,963,631

29,615,325

29,255,599

28,946,768

28,542,213

BC

4,118,141

4,095,934

4,063,760

4,023,100

4,016,940

3,933,273

3,855,140

3,762,859

3,670,825

3,574,601

3,476,868

AB

3,101,561

3,064,249

2,997,236

2,964,689

2,933,716

2,847,006

2,789,528

2,752,058

2,715,554

2,685,972

2,646,752

SK

1,011,224

1,015,783

1,023,636

1,027,780

1,026,709

1,023,483

1,022,537

1,016,600

1,012,156

1,010,807

1,008,004

MB

1,150,038

1,150,034

1,147,880

1,143,509

1,139,880

1,145,242

1,143,524

1,136,796

1,129,486

1,124,096

1,117,563

ON

11,977,360

11,874,436

11,669,344

11,513,808

11,455,050

11,407,501

11,252,425

11,097,450

10,937,058

10,815,393

10,646,359

QC

7,432,005

7,410,504

7,372,448

7,345,390

7,342,219

7,419,752

7,389,137

7,343,240

7,288,815

7,238,551

7,161,244

ATLANTIC⁵

2,371,420

2,372,043

2,375,345

2,373,740

2,367,849

2,410,851

2,413,320

2,410,207

2,407,314

2,403,244

2,392,598

¹ Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM II, table 051-0001.

² On July 1 of each year.

³ 2002 population estimates are for April 1, 2002 and based on the 1996 Census.

⁴ Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut included in Canada's population number.

⁵ Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are included in the Atlantic Provinces.

Source: Canadian Organ Replacement Register,Canadian Institute for Health Information (2003)