Number of Immigrants in Prince Edward Island from 1946-2024

The number of immigrants arriving in Prince Edward Island has significantly evolved over the decades, reflecting changes in global migration trends, Canadian immigration policy, and the country’s economic and social development.

Quarterly Immigration Numbers for Prince Edward Island

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1946	73	194	222	97	586
1947	44	60	64	55	223
1948	27	66	108	68	269
1949	40	89	67	44	240
1950	41	52	44	27	164
1951	24	90	66	31	211
1952	64	124	88	30	306
1953	59	134	38	30	261
1954	28	44	22	13	107
1955	21	43	41	18	123
1956	28	42	30	15	115
1957	32	27	48	27	134
1958	17	32	17	12	78
1959	14	31	26	20	91
1960	12	29	24	18	83
1961	23	13	25	8	69
1962	10	23	24	20	77
1963	12	26	25	15	78
1964	4	27	30	18	79
1965	15	17	50	55	137
1966	23	40	37	41	141
1967	24	34	43	46	147
1968	36	36	64	40	176
1969	28	39	72	43	182
1970	20	40	81	44	185
1971	18	43	81	30	172
1972	24	39	61	51	175
1973	19	40	76	138	273
1974	72	91	92	56	311
1975	63	73	64	35	235
1976	51	72	57	55	235
1977	28	60	49	55	192
1978	26	44	48	27	145
1979	39	54	94	102	289
1980	47	57	42	44	190
1981	19	41	34	32	126
1982	45	37	42	41	165
1983	21	35	28	23	107
1984	17	35	32	25	109
1985	28	31	20	34	113
1986	26	49	36	57	168
1987	34	38	62	25	159
1988	33	45	35	39	152
1989	24	41	54	39	158
1990	28	60	51	37	176
1991	37	24	45	45	151
1992	31	44	48	28	151
1993	52	33	34	44	163
1994	11	50	62	39	162
1995	37	62	46	21	166
1996	25	35	47	47	154
1997	31	60	22	32	145
1998	40	29	45	22	136
1999	32	26	35	44	137
2000	21	42	64	61	188
2001	46	18	29	41	134
2002	31	44	7	25	107
2003	23	34	47	50	154
2004	82	89	53	86	310
2005	72	101	98	59	330
2006	60	135	200	170	565
2007	149	219	420	204	992
2008	333	325	605	191	1,454
2009	328	599	518	314	1,759
2010	388	572	1,166	467	2,593
2011	434	543	529	233	1,739
2012	284	330	307	181	1,102
2013	121	254	255	370	1,000
2014	364	411	511	344	1,630
2015	196	290	365	339	1,190
2016	560	751	694	308	2,313
2017	607	652	628	456	2,343
2018	480	525	685	437	2,127
2019	544	601	855	447	2,447
2020	494	283	256	259	1,292
2021	366	328	1,068	851	2,613
2022	652	868	835	313	2,668
2023	1,274	694	826	824	3,618
2024	1,330	1,169	977	505	3,981

Data Source:

Source Name:	Population estimates, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901
Published Date:	2025-03-19