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Manitoba population 2026
Manitoba has 1,517,379 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2026, 8,797 more than a year earlier (+0.58%). It is 5th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories by population, home to 3.6% of Canada’s people.
Manitoba in numbers
- Population
- 1.5 million 1 July 2026
- Change in a year
- +0.58% +8,797 people
- Change since 2021
- +9.01% from 1.4 million
- Share of Canada
- 3.6% 5th of 13 provinces and territories
- Population density
- 2per km² 647,797 km²
That is about as many people as Trinidad and Tobago (1.5 million).
Population of Manitoba by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,147,313 |
| 2001 | 1,151,451 |
| 2002 | 1,156,673 |
| 2003 | 1,163,585 |
| 2004 | 1,173,228 |
| 2005 | 1,178,262 |
| 2006 | 1,183,560 |
| 2007 | 1,189,446 |
| 2008 | 1,197,767 |
| 2009 | 1,208,555 |
| 2010 | 1,220,782 |
| 2011 | 1,233,353 |
| 2012 | 1,249,094 |
| 2013 | 1,263,393 |
| 2014 | 1,277,425 |
| 2015 | 1,293,598 |
| 2016 | 1,314,140 |
| 2017 | 1,334,734 |
| 2018 | 1,352,687 |
| 2019 | 1,370,033 |
| 2020 | 1,380,132 |
| 2021 | 1,391,924 |
| 2022 | 1,413,346 |
| 2023 | 1,452,054 |
| 2024 | 1,487,953 |
| 2025 | 1,508,582 |
| 2026 | 1,517,379 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,517,379 | +8,797 | +0.58% |
| 2025 | 1,508,582 | +20,629 | +1.39% |
| 2024 | 1,487,953 | +35,899 | +2.47% |
| 2023 | 1,452,054 | +38,708 | +2.74% |
| 2022 | 1,413,346 | +21,422 | +1.54% |
| 2021 | 1,391,924 | +11,792 | +0.85% |
| 2020 | 1,380,132 | +10,099 | +0.74% |
| 2019 | 1,370,033 | +17,346 | +1.28% |
| 2018 | 1,352,687 | +17,953 | +1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,334,734 | +20,594 | +1.57% |
| 2016 | 1,314,140 | +20,542 | +1.59% |
| 2015 | 1,293,598 | +16,173 | +1.27% |
| 2014 | 1,277,425 | +14,032 | +1.11% |
| 2013 | 1,263,393 | +14,299 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 1,249,094 | +15,741 | +1.28% |
Manitoba among Canada’s provinces and territories
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 16,262,121 | +0.28% | 38.9% | 15 |
| 2 | Quebec | 9,067,114 | +0.18% | 21.7% | 6 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 5,710,598 | +0.14% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Alberta | 5,101,050 | +1.52% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 1,517,379 | +0.58% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 1,278,402 | +0.96% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 1,103,419 | +0.75% | 2.6% | 20 |
| 8 | New Brunswick | 883,522 | +1.01% | 2.1% | 12 |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 552,462 | +0.41% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 182,989 | +0.77% | 0.4% | 33 |
| 11 | Yukon | 50,356 | +2.45% | 0.1% | 0 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 45,904 | −0.28% | 0.1% | 0 |
| 13 | Nunavut | 43,091 | +2.33% | 0.1% | 0 |
Largest cities in Manitoba
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Winnipeg749,607
- Brandon48,859
- Steinbach15,829
Air quality in Manitoba today
Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.
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Source and method
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009. Statistics Canada Open Licence. Total area including inland water, Wikidata. Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Canada, which uses a different method.
Cite this page: Manitoba population, Statistics Canada, 1 July 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/canada/manitoba/
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