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Newfoundland and Labrador population 2026

Q: What is the population of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2026?

The latest official figure is 552,462, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Newfoundland and Labrador has 552,462 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2026, 2,260 more than a year earlier (+0.41%). It is 9th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories by population, home to 1.3% of Canada’s people.

Newfoundland and Labrador in numbers

Population: 552 thousand 1 July 2026
Change in a year: +0.41% +2,260 people
Change since 2021: +4.82% from 527 thousand
Share of Canada: 1.3% 9th of 13 provinces and territories
Population density: 1per km² 405,212 km²

That is about as many people as Malta (549 thousand).

Population of Newfoundland and Labrador by year

552k

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Year	Population
2000	527,966
2001	522,043
2002	519,411
2003	518,389
2004	517,375
2005	514,310
2006	510,593
2007	509,047
2008	511,569
2009	516,741
2010	522,002
2011	524,955
2012	526,235
2013	526,960
2014	527,970
2015	528,348
2016	529,586
2017	529,742
2018	528,402
2019	527,643
2020	526,884
2021	527,056
2022	531,061
2023	538,041
2024	545,080
2025	550,202
2026	552,462

Year	Population	Change	%
2026	552,462	+2,260	+0.41%
2025	550,202	+5,122	+0.94%
2024	545,080	+7,039	+1.31%
2023	538,041	+6,980	+1.31%
2022	531,061	+4,005	+0.76%
2021	527,056	+172	+0.03%
2020	526,884	−759	−0.14%
2019	527,643	−759	−0.14%
2018	528,402	−1,340	−0.25%
2017	529,742	+156	+0.03%
2016	529,586	+1,238	+0.23%
2015	528,348	+378	+0.07%
2014	527,970	+1,010	+0.19%
2013	526,960	+725	+0.14%
2012	526,235	+1,280	+0.24%

Newfoundland and Labrador among Canada’s provinces and territories

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Provinces and territories of Canada by population
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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 Newfoundland and Labrador

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

St. John's110,525
Conception Bay South27,168
Paradise22,957
Mount Pearl22,477
Corner Brook19,316

Questions

What is the population of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2026?

The latest official figure is 552,462, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Is Newfoundland and Labrador’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 2,260 people (+0.41%) in the latest year, and has changed +4.82% since 2021.

How does Newfoundland and Labrador rank in Canada?

Newfoundland and Labrador is 9th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, with 1.3% of the people. Ontario is the largest, with 16.3 million.

What is the population density of Newfoundland and Labrador?

About 1 people per km², on 405,212 km². Total area including inland water, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador?

St. John's, with about 111 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

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: Newfoundland and Labrador population, Statistics Canada, 1 July 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/

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