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Sex distribution of the population, by province and territory, census years 1871 to 1941
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| 1871 | 1881 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| number | ||||
| Canada | 1,869,261 | 1,819,993 | 2,188,851 | 2,135,956 |
| Prince Edward Island | 47,121 | 46,900 | 54,729 | 54,162 |
| Nova Scotia | 193,792 | 194,008 | 220,538 | 220,034 |
| New Brunswick | 145,888 | 139,706 | 164,119 | 157,114 |
| Quebec | 596,041 | 595,475 | 678,175 | 680,852 |
| Ontario | 828,590 | 792,261 | 978,554 | 948,368 |
| Manitoba | 12,864 | 12,364 | 35,123 | 27,137 |
| Saskatchewan | - | - | - | - |
| Alberta | - | - | - | - |
| British Columbia | 20,694 | 15,553 | 29,503 | 19,956 |
| Yukon | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Territories | 24,274 | 23,726 | 28,113 | 28,333 |
| 1891 | 1901 | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| number | ||||
| Canada | 2,160,171 | 2,372,768 | 2,751,708 | 2,619,607 |
| Prince Edward Island | 54,881 | 54,197 | 51,959 | 51,300 |
| Nova Scotia | 227,093 | 223,303 | 233,642 | 225,932 |
| New Brunswick | 163,739 | 157,524 | 168,639 | 162,481 |
| Quebec | 744,141 | 744,394 | 824,454 | 824,444 |
| Ontario | 1,069,487 | 1,044,834 | 1,096,640 | 1,086,307 |
| Manitoba | 84,342 | 68,164 | 138,504 | 116,707 |
| Saskatchewan | - | - | 49,431 | 41,848 |
| Alberta | - | - | 41,019 | 32,003 |
| British Columbia | 63,003 | 35,170 | 114,160 | 64,497 |
| Yukon | - | - | 23,084 | 4,135 |
| Northwest Territories | 53,785 | 45,182 | 10,176 | 9,953 |
| 1911 | 1921 | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| number | ||||
| Canada | 3,821,995 | 3,381,648 | 4,529,6431 | 1,258,306 |
| Prince Edward Island | 47,069 | 46,659 | 44,887 | 43,728 |
| Nova Scotia | 251,019 | 241,319 | 266,472 | 257,365 |
| New Brunswick | 179,867 | 172,022 | 197,351 | 190,525 |
| Quebec | 1,012,815 | 992,961 | 1,179,651 | 1,180,859 |
| Ontario | 1,301,272 | 1,226,020 | 1,481,890 | 1,451,772 |
| Manitoba | 252,954 | 208,440 | 320,567 | 289,551 |
| Saskatchewan | 291,730 | 200,702 | 413,700 | 343,810 |
| Alberta | 223,792 | 150,503 | 324,208 | 264,246 |
| British Columbia | 251,619 | 140,861 | 293,409 | 231,173 |
| Yukon | 6,508 | 2,004 | 2,819 | 1,338 |
| Northwest Territories | 3,350 | 3,157 | 4,204 | 3,939 |
| 1931 | 1941 | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| number | ||||
| Canada | 5,374,511 | 5,002,215 | 5,900,536 | 5,606,119 |
| Prince Edward Island | 45,392 | 42,646 | 49,228 | 45,819 |
| Nova Scotia | 263,104 | 249,742 | 296,044 | 281,918 |
| New Brunswick | 208,620 | 199,599 | 234,097 | 223,304 |
| Quebec | 1,447,326 | 1,427,336 | 1,672,982 | 1,658,900 |
| Ontario | 1,748,844 | 1,682,839 | 1,921,201 | 1,866,454 |
| Manitoba | 368,065 | 332,074 | 378,079 | 351,665 |
| Saskatchewan | 499,935 | 421,850 | 477,563 | 418,429 |
| Alberta | 400,199 | 331,406 | 426,458 | 369,711 |
| British Columbia | 385,219 | 309,044 | 435,031 | 382,830 |
| Yukon | 2,825 | 1,405 | 3,153 | 1,761 |
| Northwest Territories | 5,012 | 4,304 | 6,700 | 5,328 |
| 1. Includes 485 members of the Royal Canadian Navy, who were recorded separately in 1921. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||
