Understanding the historical population trends of Prince Edward Island offers valuable insights for researchers, economists, and anyone curious about how the region evolved over time. Let’s dive into the detailed quarterly population estimates from 1952 to 2025 and see how Prince Edward Island’s population steadily grew during this period.

Why This Data Matters

For researchers and data enthusiasts, these population estimates provide a historical baseline to understand demographic changes in Prince Edward Island. By analyzing this data, one can correlate it with economic growth, policy changes, and migration patterns during the early post-World War II era.

Quarterly Population Estimates for Prince Edward Island: 1952-2025

Statistics Canada’s table 17-10-0009-01 (formerly CANSIM 051-0005) provides a robust dataset that reveals Prince Edward Island’s population estimates on a quarterly basis. Here’s a snapshot of this data:

QuarterPrince Edward Island Population
Q1 1952100,000
Q2 1952100,000
Q3 1952100,000
Q4 1952101,000
Q1 1953101,000
Q2 1953101,000
Q3 1953101,000
Q4 1953101,000
Q1 1954101,000
Q2 1954101,000
Q3 1954101,000
Q4 1954101,000
Q1 1955100,000
Q2 1955100,000
Q3 1955100,000
Q4 1955100,000
Q1 1956100,000
Q2 195699,000
Q3 195699,000
Q4 195699,000
Q1 195799,000
Q2 195799,000
Q3 195799,000
Q4 195799,000
Q1 195899,000
Q2 1958100,000
Q3 1958100,000
Q4 1958101,000
Q1 1959101,000
Q2 1959101,000
Q3 1959102,000
Q4 1959102,000
Q1 1960103,000
Q2 1960103,000
Q3 1960103,000
Q4 1960104,000
Q1 1961104,000
Q2 1961104,000
Q3 1961105,000
Q4 1961106,000
Q1 1962107,000
Q2 1962107,000
Q3 1962107,000
Q4 1962107,000
Q1 1963107,000
Q2 1963108,000
Q3 1963108,000
Q4 1963109,000
Q1 1964109,000
Q2 1964109,000
Q3 1964109,000
Q4 1964109,000
Q1 1965109,000
Q2 1965109,000
Q3 1965109,000
Q4 1965109,000
Q1 1966108,000
Q2 1966108,000
Q3 1966109,000
Q4 1966109,000
Q1 1967109,000
Q2 1967109,000
Q3 1967109,000
Q4 1967109,000
Q1 1968110,000
Q2 1968110,000
Q3 1968110,000
Q4 1968111,000
Q1 1969111,000
Q2 1969111,000
Q3 1969111,000
Q4 1969111,000
Q1 1970110,000
Q2 1970110,000
Q3 1970110,000
Q4 1970111,000
Q1 1971111,000
Q2 1971111,000
Q3 1971112,591
Q4 1971112,874
Q1 1972112,964
Q2 1972113,314
Q3 1972113,460
Q4 1972113,960
Q1 1973114,276
Q2 1973114,437
Q3 1973114,620
Q4 1973114,944
Q1 1974115,189
Q2 1974115,566
Q3 1974115,962
Q4 1974116,401
Q1 1975117,031
Q2 1975117,316
Q3 1975117,724
Q4 1975118,009
Q1 1976118,264
Q2 1976118,298
Q3 1976118,648
Q4 1976118,925
Q1 1977119,121
Q2 1977119,297
Q3 1977119,902
Q4 1977120,459
Q1 1978120,764
Q2 1978121,014
Q3 1978121,684
Q4 1978121,952
Q1 1979122,104
Q2 1979122,277
Q3 1979122,885
Q4 1979123,002
Q1 1980123,109
Q2 1980123,275
Q3 1980123,735
Q4 1980123,445
Q1 1981123,315
Q2 1981123,285
Q3 1981123,551
Q4 1981123,496
Q1 1982123,335
Q2 1982123,225
Q3 1982123,588
Q4 1982123,919
Q1 1983124,181
Q2 1983124,479
Q3 1983125,102
Q4 1983125,634
Q1 1984125,906
Q2 1984126,184
Q3 1984126,563
Q4 1984126,877
Q1 1985127,330
Q2 1985127,486
Q3 1985127,619
Q4 1985127,864
Q1 1986128,256
Q2 1986128,403
Q3 1986128,436
Q4 1986128,281
Q1 1987128,429
Q2 1987128,645
Q3 1987128,641
Q4 1987128,758
Q1 1988129,152
Q2 1988129,242
Q3 1988129,289
Q4 1988129,327
Q1 1989129,984
Q2 1989130,192
Q3 1989130,153
Q4 1989129,900
Q1 1990130,336
Q2 1990130,468
Q3 1990130,404
Q4 1990130,367
Q1 1991130,477
Q2 1991130,453
Q3 1991130,369
Q4 1991130,360
Q1 1992130,604
Q2 1992130,812
Q3 1992130,827
Q4 1992131,201
Q1 1993131,564
Q2 1993131,833
Q3 1993132,177
Q4 1993132,467
Q1 1994132,752
Q2 1994133,030
Q3 1994133,437
Q4 1994133,800
Q1 1995134,060
Q2 1995134,175
Q3 1995134,415
Q4 1995134,971
Q1 1996135,119
Q2 1996135,311
Q3 1996135,737
Q4 1996136,004
Q1 1997135,935
Q2 1997135,931
Q3 1997136,095
Q4 1997136,165
Q1 1998135,938
Q2 1998135,635
Q3 1998135,804
Q4 1998135,908
Q1 1999135,994
Q2 1999136,025
Q3 1999136,281
Q4 1999136,424
Q1 2000136,442
Q2 2000136,289
Q3 2000136,470
Q4 2000136,400
Q1 2001136,377
Q2 2001136,499
Q3 2001136,667
Q4 2001136,876
Q1 2002136,858
Q2 2002136,893
Q3 2002136,882
Q4 2002137,082
Q1 2003137,079
Q2 2003137,124
Q3 2003137,231
Q4 2003137,430
Q1 2004137,512
Q2 2004137,631
Q3 2004137,682
Q4 2004137,697
Q1 2005137,691
Q2 2005137,790
Q3 2005138,067
Q4 2005138,133
Q1 2006137,908
Q2 2006137,847
Q3 2006137,869
Q4 2006137,898
Q1 2007137,777
Q2 2007137,707
Q3 2007137,709
Q4 2007138,020
Q1 2008137,990
Q2 2008138,175
Q3 2008138,736
Q4 2008139,448
Q1 2009139,114
Q2 2009139,190
Q3 2009139,873
Q4 2009140,596
Q1 2010140,598
Q2 2010140,978
Q3 2010141,644
Q4 2010142,725
Q1 2011143,016
Q2 2011143,265
Q3 2011143,918
Q4 2011144,283
Q1 2012144,208
Q2 2012144,365
Q3 2012144,415
Q4 2012144,396
Q1 2013144,041
Q2 2013143,807
Q3 2013143,942
Q4 2013143,943
Q1 2014143,828
Q2 2014143,810
Q3 2014144,095
Q4 2014144,342
Q1 2015144,162
Q2 2015144,046
Q3 2015144,636
Q4 2015144,949
Q1 2016145,238
Q2 2016145,792
Q3 2016146,891
Q4 2016147,699
Q1 2017147,811
Q2 2017148,354
Q3 2017149,740
Q4 2017150,595
Q1 2018150,619
Q2 2018151,008
Q3 2018152,259
Q4 2018153,906
Q1 2019153,881
Q2 2019154,409
Q3 2019155,792
Q4 2019157,025
Q1 2020157,494
Q2 2020158,401
Q3 2020159,193
Q4 2020159,179
Q1 2021159,240
Q2 2021160,334
Q3 2021162,133
Q4 2021163,728
Q1 2022164,164
Q2 2022165,574
Q3 2022167,213
Q4 2022169,032
Q1 2023170,077
Q2 2023171,856
Q3 2023173,713
Q4 2023175,871
Q1 2024176,318
Q2 2024177,318
Q3 2024178,550
Q4 2024179,301
Q1 2025179,280

Components of Population Growth: An Overview

The population growth, used to calculate population estimates, consists of natural growth, international migration, and interprovincial migration.

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

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