Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. The province has an area of {{convert|405212|km2|acres}} and a population in 2024 of 545,880, with approximately 95% of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), with more than half of the population residing on the Avalon Peninsula. People from Newfoundland and Labrador are called "Newfoundlanders," "Labradorians" (as appropriate), or "Newfoundlanders and Labradorians".
Population history
Since entering confederation, Newfoundland and Labrador has always been ranked 9th among provinces in population.
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|1825 |55719
|1836 |73705
|1845 |96295
|1851 |101600
|1857 |124288
|1869 |146536
|1874 |161374
|1884 |197335
|1891 |202040
|1901 |220984
|1911 |242619
|1921 |263033
|1935 |289588
|1951|361416
|1956|415074
|1961|457853
|1966|493396
|1971|522100
|1976|557720
|1981|567681
|1986|568350
|1991|568475
|1996|551790
|2001|512930
|2006|505469
|2011|514536
|2016|519716
|2021|510550
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Source: Statistics Canada[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62b.htm StatCan 2001 Census] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231030858/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62b.htm |date=2006-12-31 }} - population{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101|title=Population and dwelling counts (2006 Census)|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=2011-01-10|archive-date=2008-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213160312/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101|url-status=dead}}
Population geography
=Cities and towns=
Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations in the province by population{{Cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=801&S=1&O=A |title=Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data |access-date=2007-10-09 |archive-date=2007-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401200106/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=801&S=1&O=A |url-status=dead }}
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|+ !align=left|Urban Area !2016 |
| align=left|St. John's (CMA)
|align=right|205,955 |
| align=left|Corner Brook (CA)
|align=right|31,917 |
| align=left|Grand Falls-Windsor (CA)
|align=right|14,171 |
| align=left|Gander (CA)
|align=right|13,234 |
| align=left|Bay Roberts (CA)
|align=right|11,083 |
=Municipalities by population=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Municipalities in the province by population are !Rank !Municipality !2016 |
| 1
|110,525 |
| 2
|27,168 |
| 3
|22,957 |
| 4
|22,477 |
| 5
|19,333 |
| 6
|13,853 |
| 7
|11,880 |
| 8
|8,415 |
| 9
|8,040 |
| 10
|7,852 |
| 11
|7,220 |
| 12
|6,540 |
| 13
|6,704 |
| 14
|5,974 |
| 15
|5,974 |
| 16
|4,864 |
| 17
|4,696 |
| 18
|3,547 |
| 19
|3,524 |
| 20
|3,289 |
| 21
|3,190 |
| 22
|3,288 |
| 23
|3,156 |
| 24
|2,995 |
| 25
|2,971 |
| 26
|2,875 |
| 27
|2,653 |
| 28
|2,463 |
| 29
|2,315 |
| 30
|2,310 |
| 31
|2,258 |
| 32
|2,244 |
| 33
|Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove |2,221 |
| 34
|2,196 |
| 35
|2,172 |
| 36
|2,146 |
| 37
|2,083 |
| 38
|2,069 |
| 39
|2,008 |
| 40
|1,978 |
| 41
|1,906 |
| 42
|1,819 |
| 43
|1,800 |
| 44
|1,719 |
| 45
|1,683 |
| 46
|1,634 |
| 47
|1,632 |
| 48
|1,619 |
| 49
|1,599 |
| 50
|1,561 |
| 51
|1,558 |
| 52
|1,500 |
| 53
|1,418 |
| 54
|1,401 |
| 55
|1,313 |
| 56
|1,307 |
| 57
|1,203 |
| 58
|1,192 |
| 59
|1,186 |
| 60
|1,147 |
| 61
|Nain |1,125 |
| 62
|Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview |1,067 |
| 63
|1,023 |
| 64
|999 |
| 65
|990 |
| 66
|983 |
| 67
|969 |
| 68
|960 |
| 69
|956 |
| 70
|949 |
| 71
|947 |
| 72
|936 |
| 73
|906 |
| 74
|890 |
| 75
|872 |
| 76
|853 |
| 77
|828 |
| 78
|805 |
| 79
|789 |
| 80
|778 |
| 81
|Milltown-Head of Bay D'Espoir |749 |
| 82
|746 |
| 83
|743 |
| 84
|740 |
| 85
|737 |
| 86
|723 |
| 87
|704 |
| 88
|701 |
| 89
|688 |
| 90
|685 |
| 91
|680 |
| 92
|674 |
| 93
|674 |
| 94
|670 |
| 95
|666 |
| 96
|664 |
| 97
|662 |
| 98
|659 |
| 99
|654 |
| 100
|647 |
| 101
|642 |
| 102
|641 |
| 103
|633 |
| 104
|626 |
| 105
|Lawn |624 |
| 106
|622 |
| 107
|604 |
| 108
|601 |
| 109
|597 |
| 110
|591 |
| 111
|588 |
| 112
|579 |
| 113
|574 |
| 114
|574 |
| 115
|570 |
| 116
|568 |
| 117
|564 |
| 118
|558 |
| 119
|552 |
| 120
|550 |
| 121
|547 |
| 122
|544 |
| 123
|538 |
| 124
|527 |
| 125
|522 |
| 126
|509 |
| 127
|501 |
| 128
|501 |
| 129
|489 |
| 130
|482 |
| 131
|482 |
| 132
|481 |
| 133
|474 |
| 134
|465 |
| 135
|457 |
| 136
|452 |
| 137
|452 |
| 138
|450 |
| 139
|Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove |449 |
| 140
|447 |
| 141
|444 |
| 142
|St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine |433 |
| 143
|429 |
| 144
|428 |
| 145
|427 |
| 146
|426 |
| 147
|422 |
| 148
|414 |
| 149
|412 |
| 150
|410 |
| 151
|409 |
| 152
|407 |
| 153
|396 |
| 154
|395 |
| 155
|394 |
| 156
|392 |
| 157
|390 |
| 158
|Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove |387 |
| 159
|377 |
| 160
|374 |
| 161
|373 |
| 162
|369 |
| 163
|Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catharine's |349 |
| 164
|347 |
| 165
|345 |
| 166
|344 |
| 167
|341 |
| 168
|340 |
| 169
|340 |
| 170
|329 |
| 171
|325 |
| 172
|319 |
| 173
|315 |
| 174
|314 |
| 175
|314 |
| 176
|St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River |313 |
| 177
|308 |
| 178
|305 |
| 179
|303 |
| 180
|301 |
| 181
|295 |
| 182
|Pilley's Cove |294 |
| 183
|292 |
| 184
|290 |
| 185
|287 |
| 186
|284 |
| 187
|282 |
| 188
|281 |
| 189
|271 |
| 190
|270 |
| 191
|267 |
| 192
|267 |
| 193
|266 |
| 194
|262 |
| 195
|256 |
| 196
|255 |
| 197
|253 |
| 198
|252 |
| 199
|252 |
| 200
|248 |
| 201
|245 |
| 202
|244 |
| 203
|243 |
| 204
|242 |
| 205
|241 |
| 206
|238 |
| 207
|235 |
| 208
|232 |
| 209
|231 |
| 210
|229 |
| 211
|228 |
| 212
|228 |
| 213
|Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook |224 |
| 214
|216 |
| 215
|215 |
| 216
|213 |
| 217
|208 |
| 218
|205 |
| 219
|200 |
| 220
|195 |
| 221
|194 |
| 222
|193 |
| 223
|190 |
| 224
|189 |
| 225
|188 |
| 226
|186 |
| 227
|Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights |185 |
| 228
|185 |
| 229
|179 |
| 230
|177 |
| 231
|177 |
| 232
|177 |
| 233
|175 |
| 234
|174 |
| 235
|170 |
| 236
|169 |
| 237
|169 |
| 238
|169 |
| 239
|Lushes Bight-Beaumount-Beaumont North |168 |
| 240
|164 |
| 241
|162 |
| 242
|157 |
| 243
|154 |
| 244
|150 |
| 245
|145 |
| 246
|139 |
| 247
|139 |
| 248
|136 |
| 249
|135 |
| 250
|132 |
| 251
|Point Anson |130 |
| 252
|127 |
| 253
|124 |
| 254
|124 |
| 255
|123 |
| 256
|122 |
| 257
|115 |
| 258
|111 |
| 259
|105 |
| 260
|105 |
| 261
|104 |
| 262
|102 |
| 263
|101 |
| 264
|90 |
| 265
|88 |
| 266
|88 |
| 267
|85 |
| 268
|81 |
| 269
|80 |
| 270
|80 |
| 271
|73 |
| 272
|71 |
| 273
|66 |
| 274
|53 |
| 275
|52 |
| 276
|51 |
| 278
|50 |
| 279
|30 |
| 280
|20 |
| 281
|5 |
Ethnicity
More than half the population identified their ethnocultural ancestry as Canadian, while two-fifths identified English ancestry, and one-fifth identified Irish ancestry. However Canadian is written on the census first, and many people write in other ethnic groups after it which are listed in another section, so numbers do not represent accurate responses to ethnicity. Canadian is a citizenship almost no one identifies with culturally outside of forced census questions.
More than 100,000 Newfoundlanders have applied for membership in the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band, equivalent to one-fifth of the total population.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-moves-to-tighten-aboriginal-membership-criteria/article17954032/|title=Surge in Newfoundland native band has Ottawa stunned, skeptical|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=14 April 2014|last1=Friesen|first1=Joe}}
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!Ethnicity !2001 !% |
| Canadian
|271,345 |43.41% |
| English
|200,120 |39.39% |
| Irish
|100,260 |19.73% |
| Scottish
|30,295 |5.96% |
| French
|27,785 |5.47% |
| Indigenous
|16,030 |3.16% |
| Inuit
|7,445 |1.47% |
| German
|6,275 |1.24% |
| Métis
|6,120 |1.20% |
| Newfoundlander
|3,585 |0.71% |
| Welsh
|2,790 |0.55% |
| Dutch (Netherlands)
|1,385 |0.27% |
| Italian
|1,180 |0.23% |
| Norwegian
|1,180 |0.23% |
| Chinese
|1,110 |0.22% |
| American (USA)
|1,065 |0.21% |
| East Indian
|940 |0.19% |
| British
|925 |0.18% |
| Spanish
|765 |0.15% |
| Portuguese
|735 |0.14% |
| Polish
|665 |0.13% |
| Swedish
|655 |0.13% |
| Ukrainian
|580 |0.11% |
| Lebanese
|515 |0.10% |
| Danish
|455 |0.09% |
| Jewish
|370 |0.07% |
| Filipino
|340 |0.07% |
| Russian
|285 |0.06% |
| Greek
|245 |0.05% |
| Hungarian (Magyar)
|245 |0.05% |
| Austrian
|225 |0.04% |
| African (Black), n.i.e.
|180 |0.04% |
| Egyptian
|165 |0.03% |
| Finnish
|145 |0.03% |
| Black
|120 |0.02% |
| Jamaican
|120 |0.02% |
| Acadian
|115 |0.02% |
| Arab, n.i.e.
|115 |0.02% |
| Belgian
|115 |0.02% |
| Czech
|115 |0.02% |
| Romanian
|115 |0.02% |
| South African
|105 |0.02% |
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The same data on ethnocultural ancestry, grouped more geographically by Statistics Canada, are shown below:
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!Origins !2001 !% |
| North American
|274,755 |54.08% |
| British Isles
|266,010 |52.36% |
| Aboriginal
|28,065 |5.52% |
| French
|27,835 |5.48% |
| Western European
|7,705 |1.52% |
| Southern European
|3,285 |0.65% |
| Northern European
|2,510 |0.49% |
| Eastern European
|2,050 |0.40% |
| East and Southeast Asian
|1,685 |0.33% |
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!Origins !2001 !% |
| South Asian
|1,110 |0.22% |
| Arab
|915 |0.18% |
| Other European
|520 |0.10% |
| African
|465 |0.09% |
| Caribbean
|270 |0.05% |
| West Asian
|130 |0.03% |
| Latin, Central and South American |75 |0.01% |
| Oceania
|45 |0.01% |
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Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents (508,075) and may total more than 100% due to dual responses.
Only groups of more than 0.02% are shown[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=62911&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=44&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431516 Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) (2001 Census)]{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples
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|other =
|label1 = European Canadian|value1 = 87.4|color1 = #d8d8d8
|label2 = Visible minority|value2 = 3.4|color2 = #a0a0a0
|label3 = First Nations|value3 = 5.7|color3 = #a50f15
|label4 = Métis|value4 = 1.5|color4 = #3183d6
|label5 = Inuit|value5 = 1.5|color5 = #ead107
|label6 = Other Indigenous|value6 = 0.7|color6 = #000000
}}
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| colspan=4 | Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census){{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00051209034&SearchText=halifax |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" | Population group | Population | % | |
| colspan="2" | European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}} | 438,700 | 87.4% | |
| rowspan="12" | Visible minority group | South Asian | 4,545 | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 2,005 | 0.4% | |
| Black | 3,590 | 0.7% | |
| Filipino | 2,270 | 0.5% | |
| Arab | 1,740 | 0.3% | |
| Latin American | 755 | 0.2% | |
| Southeast Asian | 505 | 0.1% | |
| West Asian | 550 | 0.1% | |
| Korean | 220 | 0.0% | |
| Japanese | 85 | 0.0% | |
| Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}} | 205 | 0.0% | |
| Multiple visible minorities | 395 | 0.1% | |
| colspan="2" | Total visible minority population | 16,855 | 3.4% | |
| rowspan="5" | Indigenous group | First Nations (North American Indian) | 28,435 | 5.7% |
| Métis | 7,335 | 1.5% | |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 7,330 | 1.5% | |
| Multiple Indigenous responses | 685 | 0.1% | |
| Indigenous responses {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}} | 2,765 | 0.6% | |
| colspan="2" |Total Indigenous population | 46,545 | 9.3% | |
| colspan="2" |Total population | 502,100 | 100.0% |
Languages
= Knowledge of languages =
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 0.2 per cent of respondents.
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|+Knowledge of languages in Newfoundland and Labrador ! rowspan="2" |Language ! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-08-17 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000210&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| English
| 501,135 | {{Percentage | 501135 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| French
| 26,130 | {{Percentage | 26130 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Arabic
| 2,195 | {{Percentage | 2195 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Spanish
| 2,085 | {{Percentage | 2085 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Innu (Montagnais)
| 1,925 | {{Percentage | 1925 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Tagalog
| 1,810 | {{Percentage | 1810 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Hindi
| 1,565 | {{Percentage | 1565 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Mandarin
| 1,170 | {{Percentage | 1170 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| German
| 1,075 | {{Percentage | 1075 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Punjabi
| 1,040 | {{Percentage | 1040 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| Bengali
| 875 | {{Percentage | 875 | 502095 | 2 }} |
| American Sign Language
| 875 | {{Percentage | 875 | 502095 | 2 }} |
= Mother tongue =
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Newfoundland and Labrador (2016):{{cite web| title=Language Highlight Tables | work=2016 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | year=2019 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/lang/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=11&Geo=00&SP=1&view=2&age=1 | access-date =July 16, 2019}}
|other =
|label1 = English|value1 = 96.9|color1 = #f90000
|label2 = French|value2 = 0.5|color2 = #3183d6
|label3 = Other language|value3 = 2.3|color3 = #a0a0a0
|label4 = Multiple|value4 = 0.3|color4 = #d8d8d8}}
The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 505,469.
Of the 499,830 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:
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! ! !2006 !% !2001 !% |
| 1.
|488,405 |97.71% |499,750 |98.49% |
| 2.
|1,885 |0.38% |2,180 |0.43% |
| 3.
|1,625 |0.33% |1,510 |0.30% |
| |Montagnais–Naskapi
|1,585 |0.32% |1,495 |0.29% |
| 4.
|1,080 |0.22% |525 |0.10% |
| |Cantonese
|185 |0.04% |55 |0.01% |
| |Mandarin
|120 |0.02% |25 |~ |
| 5.
|670 |0.13% |50 |0.01% |
| 6.
|655 |0.13% |340 |0.07% |
| 7.
|595 |0.12% |550 |0.11% |
| 8.
|Urdu |550 |0.11% |90 |0.02% |
| 9.
|540 |0.11% |210 |0.04% |
| 10.
|300 |0.06% |95 |0.02% |
| 11.
|225 |0.05% |75 |0.01% |
| 12.
|220 |0.04% |125 |0.02% |
| |Norwegian
|85 |0.02% |40 |0.01% |
| |Danish
|65 |0.01% |55 |0.01% |
| |Swedish
|65 |0.01% |25 |~ |
| 13.
|195 |0.04% |115 |0.02% |
| 14.
|Germanic languages n.i.e. |180 |0.04% |75 |0.01% |
| 15.
|180 |0.04% |130 |0.03% |
| 16.
|Serbo-Croatian (all) |170 |0.03% |130 |0.03% |
| |Serbian
|135 |0.03% |15 |~ |
| |Croatian
|35 |0.01% |40 |0.01% |
| |Serbo-Croatian
|0 |~ |75 |0.01% |
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! ! !2006 !% !2001 !% |
| 17.
|165 |0.03% |55 |0.01% |
| 18.
|150 |0.03% |105 |0.02% |
| 19.
|140 |0.03% |45 |0.01% |
| 20.
|120 |0.02% |95 |0.02% |
| 21.
|African languages n.i.e. |100 |0.02% |10 |~ |
| 21.
|100 |0.02% |N |N |
| 23.
|95 |0.02% |0 |~ |
| 23.
|95 |0.02% |75 |0.01% |
| 25.
|Niger–Congo languages n.i.e. |85 |0.13% |40 |0.1% |
| 26.
|75 |0.02% |15 |~ |
| 27.
|70 |0.01% |40 |0.01% |
| 27.
|70 |0.01% |45 |0.01% |
| 29.
|65 |0.01% |45 |0.01% |
| 30.
|60 |0.01% |70 |0.01% |
| 30.
|60 |0.01% |20 |~ |
| 32.
|50 |0.01% |15 |~ |
| 32.
|50 |0.01% |50 |0.01% |
| 32.
|50 |0.01% |55 |0.01% |
| 32.
|50 |0.01% |50 |0.01% |
| 36.
|40 |0.01% |10 |~ |
| 37.
|40 |0.01% |25 |~ |
| 38.
|35 |0.01% |20 |~ |
| 39.
|30 |0.01% |10 |~ |
| 40. |
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There were also about 25 single-language responses for Amharic, 25 for Bisayan languages, 20 for Sinhala and 20 for Slovak. In addition, there were also 435 responses of English and a non-official language; 30 of French and a non-official language; 295 of English and French; and 10 of English, French, and a non-official language. (Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.){{Cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=837929 |title=Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) |access-date=2007-12-30 |archive-date=2009-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326022135/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=837929 |url-status=dead }}
Religion
File:Newfoundland Communities by Principal Religious Affiliation, 1945.png's final census of religion, 1945.]]
A 93.2% majority of Newfoundlanders identify as Christian. Among this group, Roman Catholics form a plurality of 38.4%. As Newfoundland and Labrador has received less recent immigration than the rest of Canada, a relatively small number of Christian denominations are represented in the province.
One well-established feature of Newfoundland's religious landscape is the Salvation Army, whose members are more widespread in Newfoundland and Labrador than any other province. Also notable are missionaries of the Moravian Church, who have a long history with the Labrador Inuit of Nunatsiavut, although they were not active in other regions of the province.
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|+ Religious groups in Newfoundland and Labrador (1981−2021) ! rowspan="2" |Religious group ! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&DGUIDlist=2021A000210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=10 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |2001{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=10 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |1991{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-03-29 |title= Data tables, 1991 Census R9101 - Population by Religion (29), Showing Age Groups (13) Education (20% Data) - Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=66&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=114&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| Christianity
| 413,915 | {{Percentage | 413915 | 502100 | 2 }} | 472,720 | {{Percentage | 472720 | 507270 | 2 }} | 493,485 | {{Percentage | 493485 | 508075 | 2 }} | 553,230 | {{Percentage | 553230 | 563940 | 2 }} | 557,225 | {{Percentage | 557225 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Irreligion
| 80,330 | {{Percentage | 80330 | 502100 | 2 }} | 31,330 | {{Percentage | 31330 | 507270 | 2 }} | 12,865 | {{Percentage | 12865 | 508075 | 2 }} | 9,270 | {{Percentage | 9270 | 563940 | 2 }} | 5,605 | {{Percentage | 5605 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Islam
| 3,995 | {{Percentage | 3995 | 502100 | 2 }} | 1,200 | {{Percentage | 1200 | 507270 | 2 }} | 625 | {{Percentage | 625 | 508075 | 2 }} | 300 | {{Percentage | 300 | 563940 | 2 }} | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Hinduism
| 1,200 | {{Percentage | 1200 | 502100 | 2 }} | 635 | {{Percentage | 635 | 507270 | 2 }} | 400 | {{Percentage | 400 | 508075 | 2 }} | 445 | {{Percentage | 445 | 563940 | 2 }} | 315 | {{Percentage | 315 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Sikhism
| 855 | {{Percentage | 855 | 502100 | 2 }} | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 507270 | 2 }} | 130 | {{Percentage | 130 | 508075 | 2 }} | 130 | {{Percentage | 130 | 563940 | 2 }} | 65 | {{Percentage | 65 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Buddhism
| 490 | {{Percentage | 490 | 502100 | 2 }} | 400 | {{Percentage | 400 | 507270 | 2 }} | 180 | {{Percentage | 180 | 508075 | 2 }} | 105 | {{Percentage | 105 | 563940 | 2 }} | 135 | {{Percentage | 135 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Judaism
| 240 | {{Percentage | 240 | 502100 | 2 }} | 175 | {{Percentage | 175 | 507270 | 2 }} | 140 | {{Percentage | 140 | 508075 | 2 }} | 125 | {{Percentage | 125 | 563940 | 2 }} | 220 | {{Percentage | 220 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Indigenous spirituality
| 105 | {{Percentage | 105 | 502100 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 507270 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |
| Other
| 965 | {{Percentage | 965 | 502100 | 2 }} | 685 | {{Percentage | 685 | 507270 | 2 }} | 250 | {{Percentage | 250 | 508075 | 2 }} | 335 | {{Percentage | 335 | 563940 | 2 }} | 65 | {{Percentage | 65 | 563750 | 2 }} |
| Total responses
! 502,100 ! {{Percentage | 502100 | 510550 | 2 }} ! 507,270 ! {{Percentage | 507270 | 514536 | 2 }} ! 508,075 ! {{Percentage | 508075 | 512930 | 2 }} ! 563,940 ! {{Percentage | 563940 | 568475 | 2 }} ! 563,750 ! {{Percentage | 563750 | 567681 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 510,550 ! {{Percentage | 510550 | 510550 | 2 }} ! 514,536 ! {{Percentage | 514536 | 514536 | 2 }} ! 512,930 ! {{Percentage | 512930 | 512930 | 2 }} ! 568,475 ! {{Percentage | 568475 | 568475 | 2 }} ! 567,681 ! {{Percentage | 567681 | 567681 | 2 }} |
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Migration
= Immigration =
The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 14,250 persons or 2.8 percent of the total population of Newfoundland and Labrador.
= Recent immigration =
The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 4,270 people who immigrated to Newfoundland and Labrador between 2016 and 2021.
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! colspan="4" | Recent immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador by Country of birth (2016 to 2021) |
| Country of Birth
!Population !% recent immigrants |
|---|
| Philippines
|940 |{{Percentage | 940 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Syria
|400 |{{Percentage | 400 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| India
|325 |{{Percentage | 325 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Nigeria
|300 |{{Percentage | 300 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| China
|195 |{{Percentage | 195 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| United States of America
|145 |{{Percentage | 145 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Jamaica
|140 |{{Percentage | 140 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| United Kingdom
|125 |{{Percentage | 125 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Pakistan
|105 |{{Percentage | 105 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Eritrea
|100 |{{Percentage | 100 | 4270 | 1 }} |
| Total
|4,270 |{{Percentage | 4270 | 4270 | 1 }} |
=Interprovincial migration=
File:Net_cumulative_interprovincial_migration,_1997_to_2017,_as_a_share_of_population,_2016.png
{{Main|Interprovincial migration in Canada}}Since it started being recorded in 1971, Newfoundland and Labrador is the province that has lost the biggest share of its population to interprovincial migration, which was especially high in the 1990s. Out-migration from the province was curtailed in 2008 and net migration stayed positive through 2014, when it again dropped due to bleak finances and rising unemployment (caused by falling oil prices).{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} With the announcement of the 2016 provincial budget, St. John's Telegram American-born columnist Russell Wangersky published the column "Get out if you can", which urged young Newfoundlanders to leave the province to avoid future hardships which never occurred.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/exodus-newfoundland-and-labrador-s-bleak-finances-fuel-angst-for-the-future-1.3543233|title=Exodus? Newfoundland and Labrador's bleak finances fuel angst for the future|last=Bailey|first=Sue|date=19 April 2016|publisher=CBC News|access-date=2018-12-28|agency=The Canadian Press}}
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|+Interprovincial migration in Newfoundland and Labrador ! !In-migrants !Out-migrants !Net migration |
| align="right"
|2008–09 |10,262 |8,385 |1,877 |
| align="right"
|2009–10 |8,998 |7,440 |1,558 |
| align="right"
|2010–11 |7,785 |7,755 |30 |
| align="right"
|2011–12 |8,173 |7,628 |545 |
| align="right"
|2012–13 |7,283 |6,788 |495 |
| align="right"
|2013–14 |6,994 |6,760 |234 |
| align="right"
|2014–15 |7,012 |6,851 |161 |
| align="right"
|2015–16 |6,600 |6,368 |232 |
| align="right"
|2016–17 |5,400 |6,830 |−1,430 |
| align="right"
|2017–18 |5,187 |7,920 |−2,733 |
| align="right"
|2018–19 |5,207 |9,706 |−4,501 |
Source: Statistics Canada
See also
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