The Canada 1931 census was a detailed enumeration of Canada's population. The census count was taken as at June 1, 1931. The total population count was 10,376,379 representing a 17.9% increase over the 1911 census population count of 8,800,249. The 1931 census was the seventh comprehensive decennial census since Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867.
The previous census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1926 census and the following census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1936 census.
This census was released to the public on June 1, 2023, 92 years after the census data was collected.
Population by province Province1931 census1921 censusDifference% change Prince Edward Island88,03888,615 -577 -0.7%Nova Scotia512,846523,837 -10,991 -2.1%New Brunswick408,219387,87620,3435.2%Quebec2,874,6622,361,199514,15221.8%Ontario3,431,6832,933,622498,02117.0%Manitoba700,139610,11890,02114.8%Saskatchewan921,785757,510164,27521.7%Alberta731,605588,454143,15124.3%British Columbia694,263524,582169,68132.3%Yukon Territory4,2304,157731.8%Northwest Territories9,3167,9881,17314.4%Royal Canadian Navy0485N/AN/ATotal10,376,7868,788,4831,588,83718.1% This was the first census in which Canada had more than 10 million people. The highest growth rate was in British Columbia, while Quebec added the largest number of new residents. Only Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia experienced a decline in population.
See also Population and housing censuses by country References