Population Density, 1996

The majority of the Canadian population, about 60% is concentrated within a thin belt of land representing 2.2% of the land between Windsor, Ontario and Quebec City. Even though Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area, it only ranks 33rd in terms of population. The agricultural areas in the Prairies and eastern Canada have higher population densities than the sparsely populated North, but not as high as southern Ontario or southern Quebec.

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Last Updated January 16, 2026, 21:05 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 21:05 (UTC)
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criticality_level Élevé
data_formats JP2; ZIP; other
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Québec
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/e7ba9651-8893-11e0-8d01-6cf049291510
subject society_and_culture
update_frequency as_needed
year_most_recent 2022-03-14 19:40:54.376000
year_start 2016-09-26 15:44:21.172000