1981 Canadian census

1981 Canadian census

June 3, 1981

General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population24,343,181 ( 5.9%)
Most populous province/territoryOntario (8,625,107)
Least populous province/territoryYukon (23,153)

The 1981 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 3, 1981. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 24,343,181. This was a 5.9% increase over the 1976 census of 22,992,604.

The previous census was the 1976 census and the following census was in 1991 census.