Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Density 2016

Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. The province has an area of 405,212 square kilometres (100,130,000 acres) and a population in 2024 of 545,880, with approximately 95% of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), with more than half of the population residing on the Avalon Peninsula. People from Newfoundland and Labrador are called "Newfoundlanders," "Labradorians" (as appropriate), or "Newfoundlanders and Labradorians".

## Population history

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Since entering confederation, Newfoundland and Labrador has always been ranked 9th among provinces in population.

Historical populationsYear| Pop.| ±%

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1825 | 55,719| —
1836 | 73,705| +32.3%
1845 | 96,295| +30.6%
1851 | 101,600| +5.5%
1857 | 124,288| +22.3%
1869 | 146,536| +17.9%
1874 | 161,374| +10.1%
1884 | 197,335| +22.3%
1891 | 202,040| +2.4%
1901 | 220,984| +9.4%
1911 | 242,619| +9.8%
1921 | 263,033| +8.4%
1935 | 289,588| +10.1%
1951| 361,416| +24.8%
1956| 415,074| +14.8%
1961| 457,853| +10.3%
1966| 493,396| +7.8%
1971| 522,100| +5.8%
1976| 557,720| +6.8%
1981| 567,681| +1.8%
1986| 568,350| +0.1%
1991| 568,475| +0.0%
1996| 551,790| −2.9%
2001| 512,930| −7.0%
2006| 505,469| −1.5%
2011| 514,536| +1.8%
2016| 519,716| +1.0%
2021| 510,550| −1.8%
Source:[1][2] and Statistics Canada

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Source: Statistics Canada[3][4]

## Population geography

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### Cities and towns

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Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations in the province by population[5]

Urban Area  | 2016

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St. John's (CMA) | 205,955
Corner Brook (CA) | 31,917
Grand Falls-Windsor (CA) | 14,171
Gander (CA) | 13,234
Bay Roberts (CA) | 11,083

### Municipalities by population

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Municipalities in the province by population are  Rank  | Municipality  | 2016

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1  | St. John's | 110,525
2  | Conception Bay South | 27,168
3  | Paradise | 22,957
4  | Mount Pearl | 22,477
5  | Corner Brook | 19,333
6  | Grand Falls-Windsor | 13,853
7  | Gander | 11,880
8  | Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 8,415
9  | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | 8,040
10  | Torbay | 7,852
11  | Labrador City | 7,220
12  | Stephenville | 6,540
13  | Clarenville | 6,704
14  | Bay Roberts | 5,974
15  | Marystown | 5,974
16  | Deer Lake | 4,864
17  | Carbonear | 4,696
18  | Channel-Port aux Basques | 3,547
19  | Pasadena | 3,524
20  | Placentia | 3,289
21  | Bonavista | 3,190
22  | Lewisporte | 3,288
23  | Bishop's Falls | 3,156
24  | Harbour Grace | 2,995
25  | Springdale | 2,971
26  | Botwood | 2,875
27  | Spaniard's Bay | 2,653
28  | Holyrood | 2,463
29  | Burin | 2,315
30  | Grand Bank | 2,310
31  | St. Anthony | 2,258
32  | Fogo Island | 2,244
33  | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,221
34  | Twillingate | 2,196
35  | New-Wes-Valley | 2,172
36  | Wabana | 2,146
37  | Glovertown | 2,083
38  | Pouch Cove | 2,069
39  | Kippens | 2,008
40  | Gambo | 1,978
41  | Wabush | 1,906
42  | Trinity Bay North | 1,819
43  | Victoria | 1,800
44  | Stephenville Crossing | 1,719
45  | Flatrock | 1,683
46  | Harbour Breton | 1,634
47  | Massey Drive | 1,632
48  | Witless Bay | 1,619
49  | Humber Arm South | 1,599
50  | Upper Island Cove | 1,561
51  | Clarke's Beach | 1,558
52  | Bay Bulls | 1,500
53  | Irishtown-Summerside | 1,418
54  | Fortune | 1,401
55  | Baie Verte | 1,313
56  | Burgeo | 1,307
57  | St. George's | 1,203
58  | St. Lawrence | 1,192
59  | St. Alban's | 1,186
60  | Centreville-Wareham-Trinity | 1,147
61  | Nain | 1,125
62  | Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview | 1,067
63  | Sheshatshiu | 1,023
64  | Roddickton-Bide Arm | 999
65  | Musgrave Harbour | 990
66  | Triton | 983
67  | Hare Bay | 969
68  | Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove | 960
69  | Samiajij Miawpukek | 956
70  | Arnold's Cove | 949
71  | Rocky Harbour | 947
72  | Natuashish | 936
73  | Summerford | 906
74  | Whitbourne | 890
75  | LaScie | 872
76  | Cape St. George | 853
77  | Peterview | 828
78  | Robert's Arm | 805
79  | Port aux Choix | 789
80  | Glenwood | 778
81  | Milltown-Head of Bay D'Espoir | 749
82  | Mount Moriah | 746
83  | Cupids | 743
84  | Carmanville | 740
85  | Norris Arm | 737
86  | Brigus | 723
87  | Badger | 704
88  | Embree | 701
89  | Cox's Cove | 688
90  | Conception Harbour | 685
91  | Salmon Cove | 680
92  | Heart's Delight-Islington | 674
93  | Port Saunders | 674
94  | Norris Point | 670
95  | Norman's Cove-Long Cove | 666
96  | Isle aux Morts | 664
97  | Dover | 662
98  | King's Point | 659
99  | Colliers | 654
100  | South River | 647
101  | Buchans | 642
102  | Avondale | 641
103  | Old Perlican | 633
104  | Meadows | 626
105  | Lawn | 624
106  | Burnt Islands | 622
107  | St. Lunaire-Griquet | 604
108  | Port Blandford | 601
109  | Cormack | 597
110  | Point Leamington | 591
111  | St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove | 588
112  | Port au Port East | 579
113  | Appleton | 574
114  | Hopedale | 574
115  | North River | 570
116  | Garnish | 568
117  | Musgravetown | 564
118  | L'Anse au Loup | 558
119  | Trout River | 552
120  | Birchy Bay | 550
121  | North West River | 547
122  | Lewin's Cove | 544
123  | McIvers | 538
124  | Englee | 527
125  | Lark Harbour | 522
126  | Reidville | 509
127  | Eastport | 501
128  | Lumsden | 501
129  | Cape Broyle | 489
130  | South Brook | 482
131  | Terrenceville | 482
132  | Trepassey | 481
133  | Middle Arm | 474
134  | Lourdes | 465
135  | Chapel Arm | 457
136  | Bauline | 452
137  | Campbellton | 452
138  | Winterton | 450
139  | Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove | 449
140  | Ramea | 447
141  | Steady Brook | 444
142  | St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine | 433
143  | Hampden | 429
144  | Cow Head | 428
145  | Cartwright | 427
146  | Northern Arm | 426
147  | Hermitage-Sandyville | 422
148  | Ferryland | 414
149  | Port Hope Simpson | 412
150  | Gillams | 410
151  | Forteau | 409
152  | Comfort Cove-Newstead | 407
153  | Sunnyside | 396
154  | Bryant's Cove | 395
155  | Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou | 394
156  | Bay de Verde | 392
157  | Winterland | 390
158  | Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove | 387
159  | Makkovik | 377
160  | Belleoram | 374
161  | Whiteway | 373
162  | Southern Harbour | 369
163  | Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catharine's | 349
164  | St. Mary's | 347
165  | Parson's Pond | 345
166  | York Harbour | 344
167  | Mary's Harbour | 341
168  | Heart's Content | 340
169  | Port Rexton | 340
170  | Hant's Harbour | 329
171  | Fermeuse | 325
172  | Ming's Bight | 319
173  | Hawke's Bay | 315
174  | Anchor Point | 314
175  | Burlington | 314
176  | St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River | 313
177  | Elliston | 308
178  | Rigolet | 305
179  | Seal Cove (White Bay) | 303
180  | Renews-Cappahayden | 301
181  | Fox Cove-Mortier | 295
182  | Pilley's Cove  | 294
183  | Leading Tickles | 292
184  | Charlottetown | 290
185  | Bishop's Cove | 287
186  | Jackson's Arm | 284
187  | Woody Point | 282
188  | Little Burnt Bay | 281
189  | Cottlesville | 271
190  | Flower's Cove | 270
191  | Lamaline | 267
192  | Traytown | 267
193  | Greenspond | 266
194  | Baytona | 262
195  | Chance Cove | 256
196  | Hughes Brook | 255
197  | Daniel's Harbour | 253
198  | Fox Harbour | 252
199  | St. Bride's | 252
200  | Parkers Cove | 248
201  | Rushoon | 245
202  | Fleur de Lys | 244
203  | Main Brook | 243
204  | Seal Cove (Fortune Bay) | 242
205  | Bay L'Argent | 241
206  | St. Pauls | 238
207  | Grand le Pierre | 235
208  | Gaskiers-Point La Haye | 232
209  | Point May | 231
210  | Sandringham | 229
211  | Branch | 228
212  | Come By Chance | 228
213  | Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook | 224
214  | L'Anse-au-Clair | 216
215  | River of Ponds | 215
216  | Heart's Desire | 213
217  | Change Islands | 208
218  | Howley | 205
219  | Happy Adventure | 200
220  | Westport | 195
221  | St. Lewis | 194
222  | Pool's Cove | 193
223  | Woodstock | 190
224  | Red Harbour | 189
225  | Brighton | 188
226  | New Perlican | 186
227  | Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights | 185
228  | Riverhead | 185
229  | Bird Cove | 179
230  | Crow Head | 177
231  | Postville | 177
232  | Raleigh | 177
233  | Indian Bay | 175
234  | Goose Cove East | 174
235  | Conche | 170
236  | Frenchman's Cove | 169
237  | Red Bay | 169
238  | Trinity | 169
239  | Lushes Bight-Beaumount-Beaumont North | 168
240  | Pacquet | 164
241  | Lord's Cove | 162
242  | Brent's Cove | 157
243  | Point of Bay | 154
244  | Portugal Cove South | 150
245  | St. Brendan's | 145
246  | English Harbour East | 139
247  | Recontre East | 139
248  | Gaultois | 136
249  | Admirals Beach | 135
250  | Beachside | 132
251  | Point Anson  | 130
252  | Little Bay East | 127
253  | Baine Harbour | 124
254  | Salvage | 124
255  | Cook's Harbour | 123
256  | Sandy Cove | 122
257  | St. Joseph's | 115
258  | West St. Modeste | 111
259  | Coachman's Cove | 105
260  | Little Bay | 105
261  | Miles Cove | 104
262  | Point Lance | 102
263  | Morrisville | 101
264  | King's Cove | 90
265  | Pinware | 88
266  | Point au Gaul | 88
267  | Nippers Harbour | 85
268  | Millertown | 81
269  | Aquaforte | 80
270  | Colinet | 80
271  | Terra Nova | 73
272  | Little Bay Islands | 71
273  | St. Shott's | 66
274  | Bellburns | 53
275  | Port Kirwan | 52
276  | Keels | 51
278  | Gallants | 50
279  | Duntara | 30
280  | Sally's Cove | 20
281  | Tilt Cove | 5

## Ethnicity

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More than half the population identified their ethnocultural ancestry as Canadian, while two-fifths identified English ancestry, and one-fifth identified Irish ancestry. However Canadian is written on the census first, and many people write in other ethnic groups after it which are listed in another section, so numbers do not represent accurate responses to ethnicity. Canadian is a citizenship almost no one identifies with culturally outside of forced census questions.

More than 100,000 Newfoundlanders have applied for membership in the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band, equivalent to one-fifth of the total population.[6]

Ethnicity  | 2001  | %

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Canadian | 271,345  | 43.41%
English | 200,120  | 39.39%
Irish | 100,260  | 19.73%
Scottish | 30,295  | 5.96%
French | 27,785  | 5.47%
Indigenous | 16,030  | 3.16%
Inuit | 7,445  | 1.47%
German | 6,275  | 1.24%
Métis | 6,120  | 1.20%
Newfoundlander | 3,585  | 0.71%
Welsh | 2,790  | 0.55%
Dutch (Netherlands) | 1,385  | 0.27%
Italian | 1,180  | 0.23%
Norwegian | 1,180  | 0.23%
Chinese | 1,110  | 0.22%
American (USA) | 1,065  | 0.21%
East Indian | 940  | 0.19%
British | 925  | 0.18%
Spanish | 765  | 0.15%
Portuguese | 735  | 0.14%
Polish | 665  | 0.13%
Swedish | 655  | 0.13%
Ukrainian | 580  | 0.11%
Lebanese | 515  | 0.10%
Danish | 455  | 0.09%
Jewish | 370  | 0.07%
Filipino | 340  | 0.07%
Russian | 285  | 0.06%
Greek | 245  | 0.05%
Hungarian (Magyar) | 245  | 0.05%
Austrian | 225  | 0.04%
African (Black), n.i.e. | 180  | 0.04%
Egyptian | 165  | 0.03%
Finnish | 145  | 0.03%
Black | 120  | 0.02%
Jamaican | 120  | 0.02%
Acadian | 115  | 0.02%
Arab, n.i.e. | 115  | 0.02%
Belgian | 115  | 0.02%
Czech | 115  | 0.02%
Romanian | 115  | 0.02%
South African | 105  | 0.02%

The same data on ethnocultural ancestry, grouped more geographically by Statistics Canada, are shown below:

Origins  | 2001  | %

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North American  | 274,755  | 54.08%
British Isles  | 266,010  | 52.36%
Aboriginal  | 28,065  | 5.52%
French  | 27,835  | 5.48%
Western European  | 7,705  | 1.52%
Southern European  | 3,285  | 0.65%
Northern European  | 2,510  | 0.49%
Eastern European  | 2,050  | 0.40%
East and Southeast Asian  | 1,685  | 0.33%
Origins  | 2001  | %

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South Asian  | 1,110  | 0.22%
Arab  | 915  | 0.18%
Other European  | 520  | 0.10%
African  | 465  | 0.09%
Caribbean  | 270  | 0.05%
West Asian  | 130  | 0.03%
Latin, Central and
South American  | 75  | 0.01%
Oceania  | 45  | 0.01%

Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents (508,075) and may total more than 100% due to dual responses.
Only groups of more than 0.02% are shown[7]

## Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

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Indigenous and visible minority identity (2021):[8]

1. European Canadian (87.4%)
2. Visible minority (3.4%)
3. First Nations (5.7%)
4. Métis (1.5%)
5. Inuit (1.5%)
6. Other Indigenous (0.7%)

Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census)[9]

Population group | Population | %
European[a] | 438,700 | 87.4%
Visible minority group
| South Asian | 4,545 | 0.9%
Chinese | 2,005 | 0.4%
Black | 3,590 | 0.7%
Filipino | 2,270 | 0.5%
Arab | 1,740 | 0.3%
Latin American | 755 | 0.2%
Southeast Asian | 505 | 0.1%
West Asian | 550 | 0.1%
Korean | 220 | 0.0%
Japanese | 85 | 0.0%
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 205 | 0.0%
Multiple visible minorities | 395 | 0.1%
Total visible minority population | 16,855 | 3.4%
Indigenous group
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 28,435 | 5.7%
Métis | 7,335 | 1.5%
Inuk (Inuit) | 7,330 | 1.5%
Multiple Indigenous responses | 685 | 0.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e. | 2,765 | 0.6%
Total Indigenous population | 46,545 | 9.3%
Total population | 502,100 | 100.0%

## Languages

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### Knowledge of languages

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The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 0.2 per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of languages in Newfoundland and Labrador  Language  | 2021[10]

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Pop. | %
English | 501,135  | 99.81%
French | 26,130  | 5.2%
Arabic | 2,195  | 0.44%
Spanish | 2,085  | 0.42%
Innu (Montagnais) | 1,925  | 0.38%
Tagalog | 1,810  | 0.36%
Hindi | 1,565  | 0.31%
Mandarin | 1,170  | 0.23%
German | 1,075  | 0.21%
Punjabi | 1,040  | 0.21%
Bengali | 875  | 0.17%
American Sign Language | 875  | 0.17%

### Mother tongue

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Languages of Newfoundland and Labrador (2016):[11]

1. English (96.9%)
2. French (0.5%)
3. Other language (2.3%)
4. Multiple (0.3%)

The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 505,469.
Of the 499,830 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

|  | 2006  | %  | 2001  | %

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1\.  | English | 488,405  | 97.71%  | 499,750  | 98.49%
2\.  | French | 1,885  | 0.38%  | 2,180  | 0.43%
3\.  | Algonquian languages | 1,625  | 0.33%  | 1,510  | 0.30%
| Montagnais–Naskapi | 1,585  | 0.32%  | 1,495  | 0.29%
4\.  | Chinese | 1,080  | 0.22%  | 525  | 0.10%
| Cantonese | 185  | 0.04%  | 55  | 0.01%
| Mandarin | 120  | 0.02%  | 25  | ~
5\.  | Spanish | 670  | 0.13%  | 50  | 0.01%
6\.  | German | 655  | 0.13%  | 340  | 0.07%
7\.  | Inuktitut | 595  | 0.12%  | 550  | 0.11%
8\.  | Urdu | 550  | 0.11%  | 90  | 0.02%
9\.  | Arabic | 540  | 0.11%  | 210  | 0.04%
10\.  | Dutch | 300  | 0.06%  | 95  | 0.02%
11\.  | Russian | 225  | 0.05%  | 75  | 0.01%
12\.  | Scandinavian languages | 220  | 0.04%  | 125  | 0.02%
| Norwegian | 85  | 0.02%  | 40  | 0.01%
| Danish | 65  | 0.01%  | 55  | 0.01%
| Swedish | 65  | 0.01%  | 25  | ~
13\.  | Italian | 195  | 0.04%  | 115  | 0.02%
14\.  | Germanic languages n.i.e.  | 180  | 0.04%  | 75  | 0.01%
15\.  | Tagalog (Filipino) | 180  | 0.04%  | 130  | 0.03%
16\.  | Serbo-Croatian (all)  | 170  | 0.03%  | 130  | 0.03%
| Serbian | 135  | 0.03%  | 15  | ~
| Croatian | 35  | 0.01%  | 40  | 0.01%
| Serbo-Croatian | 0  | ~  | 75  | 0.01%
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17\.  | Bengali | 165  | 0.03%  | 55  | 0.01%
18\.  | Portuguese | 150  | 0.03%  | 105  | 0.02%
19\.  | Hungarian | 140  | 0.03%  | 45  | 0.01%
20\.  | Panjabi (Punjabi) | 120  | 0.02%  | 95  | 0.02%
21\.  | African languages n.i.e.  | 100  | 0.02%  | 10  | ~
21\.  | Non-verbal languages | 100  | 0.02%  | N  | N
23\.  | Bantu languages | 95  | 0.02%  | 0  | ~
23\.  | Bulgarian | 95  | 0.02%  | 75  | 0.01%
25\.  | Niger–Congo languages n.i.e.  | 85  | 0.13%  | 40  | 0.1%
26\.  | Romanian | 75  | 0.02%  | 15  | ~
27\.  | Greek | 70  | 0.01%  | 40  | 0.01%
27\.  | Japanese | 70  | 0.01%  | 45  | 0.01%
29\.  | Telugu | 65  | 0.01%  | 45  | 0.01%
30\.  | Persian | 60  | 0.01%  | 70  | 0.01%
30\.  | Ukrainian | 60  | 0.01%  | 20  | ~
32\.  | Czech | 50  | 0.01%  | 15  | ~
32\.  | Gujarati | 50  | 0.01%  | 50  | 0.01%
32\.  | Hindi | 50  | 0.01%  | 55  | 0.01%
32\.  | Korean | 50  | 0.01%  | 50  | 0.01%
36\.  | Malayalam | 40  | 0.01%  | 10  | ~
37\.  | Turkish | 40  | 0.01%  | 25  | ~
38\.  | Welsh | 35  | 0.01%  | 20  | ~
39\.  | Gaelic languages | 30  | 0.01%  | 10  | ~
40\.

Note: "n.i.e.": not included elsewhere

There were also about 25 single-language responses for Amharic, 25 for Bisayan languages, 20 for Sinhala and 20 for Slovak. In addition, there were also 435 responses of English and a non-official language; 30 of French and a non-official language; 295 of English and French; and 10 of English, French, and a non-official language. (Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.)[12]

## Religion

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The Dominion of Newfoundland's final census of religion, 1945.

A 93.2% majority of Newfoundlanders identify as Christian. Among this group, Roman Catholics form a plurality of 38.4%. As Newfoundland and Labrador has received less recent immigration than the rest of Canada, a relatively small number of Christian denominations are represented in the province.

One well-established feature of Newfoundland's religious landscape is the Salvation Army, whose members are more widespread in Newfoundland and Labrador than any other province. Also notable are missionaries of the Moravian Church, who have a long history with the Labrador Inuit of Nunatsiavut, although they were not active in other regions of the province.

Religious groups in Newfoundland and Labrador (1981−2021)  Religious group  | 2021[13] | 2011[14] | 2001[15] | 1991[16] | 1981[17]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Christianity | 413,915  | 82.44%  | 472,720  | 93.19%  | 493,485  | 97.13%  | 553,230  | 98.1%  | 557,225  | 98.84%
Irreligion | 80,330  | 16%  | 31,330  | 6.18%  | 12,865  | 2.53%  | 9,270  | 1.64%  | 5,605  | 0.99%
Islam | 3,995  | 0.8%  | 1,200  | 0.24%  | 625  | 0.12%  | 300  | 0.05%  | 100  | 0.02%
Hinduism | 1,200  | 0.24%  | 635  | 0.13%  | 400  | 0.08%  | 445  | 0.08%  | 315  | 0.06%
Sikhism | 855  | 0.17%  | 100  | 0.02%  | 130  | 0.03%  | 130  | 0.02%  | 65  | 0.01%
Buddhism | 490  | 0.1%  | 400  | 0.08%  | 180  | 0.04%  | 105  | 0.02%  | 135  | 0.02%
Judaism | 240  | 0.05%  | 175  | 0.03%  | 140  | 0.03%  | 125  | 0.02%  | 220  | 0.04%
Indigenous spirituality | 105  | 0.02%  | 30  | 0.01%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Other | 965  | 0.19%  | 685  | 0.14%  | 250  | 0.05%  | 335  | 0.06%  | 65  | 0.01%
Total responses  | 502,100  | 98.34%  | 507,270  | 98.59%  | 508,075  | 99.05%  | 563,940  | 99.2%  | 563,750  | 99.31%
Total population  | 510,550  | 100%  | 514,536  | 100%  | 512,930  | 100%  | 568,475  | 100%  | 567,681  | 100%

## Migration

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### Immigration

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Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration Statistics[18]: 247 [19]: 75 [20]: 108 Year  | Immigrant percentage  | Immigrant population  | Total population

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1857  | 12.4%  | 15,239  | 122,638
1869  | 6.9%  | 10,158  | 146,536
1951  | 1.1%  | 3,829  | 361,416
1961  | 1.4%  | 6,269  | 457,853
1971  | 1.7%  | 8,945  | 522,105

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 14,250 persons or 2.8 percent of the total population of Newfoundland and Labrador.[21]

Immigrants in Newfoundland and Labrador by country of birth  Country of Birth  | 2021[22][21] | 2016[23] | 2011[24][25] | 2006[26][27] | 2001[28][29]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
United Kingdom  | 2,300  | 16.1%  | 2,215  | 18.3%  | 2,490  | 27.2%  | 2,335  | 27.9%  | 2,595  | 32.3%
Philippines  | 1,650  | 11.6%  | 855  | 7.1%  | 155  | 1.7%  | 165  | 2%  | 175  | 2.2%
United States of America  | 1,390  | 9.8%  | 1,540  | 12.8%  | 1,575  | 17.2%  | 1,400  | 16.7%  | 1,600  | 19.9%
India  | 835  | 5.9%  | 635  | 5.3%  | 375  | 4.1%  | 435  | 5.2%  | 465  | 5.8%
China  | 630  | 4.4%  | 835  | 6.9%  | 515  | 5.6%  | 340  | 4.1%  | 240  | 3%
Syria  | 485  | 3.4%  | 315  | 2.6%  | 10  | 0.1%  | 10  | 0.1%  | 15  | 0.2%
Nigeria  | 455  | 3.2%  | 190  | 1.6%  | 105  | 1.1%  | 10  | 0.1%  | 20  | 0.2%
Ireland  | 290  | 2%  | 180  | 1.5%  | 180  | 2%  | 150  | 1.8%  | 135  | 1.7%
Germany  | 245  | 1.7%  | 365  | 3%  | 320  | 3.5%  | 385  | 4.6%  | 400  | 5%
Bangladesh  | 230  | 1.6%  | 160  | 1.3%  | 120  | 1.3%  | 45  | 0.5%  | 35  | 0.4%
Total immigrants  | 14,250  | 2.8%  | 12,075  | 2.4%  | 9,160  | 1.8%  | 8,380  | 1.7%  | 8,030  | 1.6%
Total responses  | 502,100  | 98.3%  | 512,255  | 98.6%  | 507,270  | 98.6%  | 500,605  | 99%  | 508,075  | 99.1%
Total population  | 510,550  | 100%  | 519,716  | 100%  | 514,536  | 100%  | 505,469  | 100%  | 512,930  | 100%

### Recent immigration

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The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 4,270 people who immigrated to Newfoundland and Labrador between 2016 and 2021.[21]

Recent immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador by Country of birth (2016 to 2021)[21]

Country of Birth  | Population  | % recent immigrants
Philippines  | 940  | 22%
Syria  | 400  | 9.4%
India  | 325  | 7.6%
Nigeria  | 300  | 7%
China  | 195  | 4.6%
United States of America  | 145  | 3.4%
Jamaica  | 140  | 3.3%
United Kingdom  | 125  | 2.9%
Pakistan  | 105  | 2.5%
Eritrea  | 100  | 2.3%
Total | 4,270 | 100%

### Interprovincial migration

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Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

Since it started being recorded in 1971, Newfoundland and Labrador is the province that has lost the biggest share of its population to interprovincial migration, which was especially high in the 1990s. Out-migration from the province was curtailed in 2008 and net migration stayed positive through 2014, when it again dropped due to bleak finances and rising unemployment (caused by falling oil prices).[citation needed] With the announcement of the 2016 provincial budget, St. John's Telegram American-born columnist Russell Wangersky published the column "Get out if you can", which urged young Newfoundlanders to leave the province to avoid future hardships which never occurred.[30]

Interprovincial migration in Newfoundland and Labrador  | In-migrants  | Out-migrants  | Net migration

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2008–09  | 10,262  | 8,385  | 1,877
2009–10  | 8,998  | 7,440  | 1,558
2010–11  | 7,785  | 7,755  | 30
2011–12  | 8,173  | 7,628  | 545
2012–13  | 7,283  | 6,788  | 495
2013–14  | 6,994  | 6,760  | 234
2014–15  | 7,012  | 6,851  | 161
2015–16  | 6,600  | 6,368  | 232
2016–17  | 5,400  | 6,830  | −1,430
2017–18  | 5,187  | 7,920  | −2,733
2018–19  | 5,207  | 9,706  | −4,501

Source: Statistics Canada

## See also

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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

* Demographics of Canada
* Population of Canada by province and territory

## Notes

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1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

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