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| Census year | Canada | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | Y.T. | N.W.T. | Nvt. |
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| Number of males for 100 females | ||||||||||||||
| … not applicable Note: In this table, Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories until 1986. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1956 to 2006. |
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| 1956 | 102.8 | 106.3 | 103.5 | 103.4 | 101.7 | 100.3 | 101.4 | 103.6 | 108.6 | 109.1 | 106.3 | 130.2 | 138.3 | … |
| 1961 | 102.2 | 105.4 | 104.1 | 103.2 | 102.3 | 100.2 | 101.1 | 103.4 | 107.6 | 107.3 | 103.6 | 126.8 | 126.0 | … |
| 1966 | 100.9 | 104.5 | 102.6 | 101.3 | 101.1 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 101.1 | 104.9 | 104.1 | 102.5 | 118.7 | 118.2 | … |
| 1971 | 100.2 | 103.9 | 101.5 | 101.0 | 101.4 | 98.7 | 99.4 | 100.2 | 103.3 | 103.5 | 101.5 | 117.1 | 110.6 | … |
| 1976 | 99.2 | 103.3 | 100.7 | 99.9 | 100.4 | 97.9 | 98.3 | 98.9 | 101.8 | 102.9 | 99.9 | 115.5 | 111.3 | … |
| 1981 | 98.3 | 101.3 | 99.0 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 97.5 | 100.8 | 104.5 | 99.0 | 110.9 | 110.0 | … |
| 1986 | 97.4 | 100.1 | 98.7 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 96.1 | 96.4 | 97.1 | 99.8 | 101.6 | 98.1 | 110.3 | 110.4 | … |
| 1991 | 97.2 | 99.7 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 97.4 | 96.0 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 98.5 | 100.7 | 98.2 | 108.8 | 109.3 | 108.3 |
| 1996 | 96.5 | 97.6 | 96.4 | 94.7 | 96.7 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 100.0 | 97.7 | 106.7 | 106.2 | 109.9 |
| 2001 | 96.1 | 95.8 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 99.9 | 96.5 | 101.5 | 104.8 | 107.2 |
| 2006 | 95.9 | 94.6 | 93.4 | 92.9 | 94.9 | 95.6 | 95.2 | 96.3 | 96.4 | 100.2 | 95.9 | 101.3 | 104.9 | 105.2 |