none 

Statements about this table:
there be no population value with a rank among province under 5 and a five - year percentage change of 3.6
1921 have the highest ranked population
2012 be the highest year have a ten - year percentage change of 7.9
year
population
five year % change
ten year % change
rank among provinces
1871
25228
n / a
n / a
6
1881
62260
n / a
146.8
6
1891
152506
n / a
145
5
1901
255211
n / a
67.3
5
1911
461394
n / a
80.8
5
1921
610118
n / a
32.2
4
1931
700139
n / a
14.8
5
year
population
five year % change
ten year % change
rank among provinces
1941
729744
n / a
4.2
6
1951
776541
n / a
6.4
6
1956
850040
9.5
n / a
6
1961
921686
8.4
18.7
6
1966
963066
4.5
13.3
5
1971
988245
2.3
7.2
5
1976
1021505
3.4
6.1
5
year
population
five year % change
ten year % change
rank among provinces
1981
1026241
0.4
3.8
5
1986
1063015
3.6
4.1
5
1991
1091942
2.7
6.4
5
1996
1113898
2.0
4.8
5
2001
1119583
0.5
2.5
5
2006
1148401
2.6
3.1
5
2011
1208268
5.2
7.9
5