Related tables: Rural Canada, Population estimates and projections.
Population | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % of total population | ||||
N.L. | |||||
1951 | 361,416 | 154,795 | 206,621 | 43 | 57 |
1956 | 415,074 | 185,252 | 229,822 | 45 | 55 |
1961 | 457,853 | 232,020 | 225,833 | 51 | 49 |
1966 | 493,396 | 266,689 | 226,707 | 54 | 46 |
1971 | 522,100 | 298,800 | 223,300 | 57 | 43 |
1976 | 557,720 | 328,270 | 229,450 | 59 | 41 |
1981 | 567,681 | 332,898 | 234,783 | 59 | 41 |
1986 | 568,350 | 334,730 | 233,620 | 59 | 41 |
1991 | 568,475 | 304,455 | 264,023 | 54 | 46 |
1996 | 551,790 | 313,820 | 237,975 | 57 | 43 |
2001 | 512,930 | 296,196 | 216,734 | 58 | 42 |
2006 | 505,469 | 292,099 | 213,370 | 58 | 42 |
Note: The rural population for 1981 to 2006 refers to persons living outside centres with a population of 1,000 AND outside areas with 400 persons per square kilometre. Previous to 1981, the definitions differed slightly but consistently referred to populations outside centres of 1,000 population. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1851 to 2006. Last modified: 2009-09-22. |
For more statistical information, consult 2006 Census.
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