Prince Edward Island Population 2024
Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.), also called the Island, one of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, Northumberland Strait to the south and west separates the island from the mainland provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island is one of eastern Canada's maritime provinces, off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. According to statcan, Prince Edward Island population in 2024 is estimated to be 178,453 people, ranks tenth populous province, It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, covers 5,660 sq.km (2,190 sq mi), with area rank of thirteen in Canada. PEI also sometimes referred to as Spud Island because of its significant potato production. The large island is marked by red-sand beaches, lighthouses, and fertile farmland, and is renowned for seafood like lobster and mussels. Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island, Named after Queen Charlotte, population estimated to be 40,500 people.
According to 2016 census, the population is 142,907, an increase of 2703 from the 2011 census of 140,204 people with the percent change of 1.9. Average size of census families is 2.8 and the population age group of 0 to 14 years is 22,685, 15 to 64 years is 92510, 65 years and over is 27715, 85 years and over is 3080. Regarding the knowledge of Official Language, 121,815 people speak English only, 120 people speak French only, 17,835 speak both English and French and 1,250 speak neither English nor French. Median total income of economic families in 2015 is $76,607.
Age Group | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
0 to 4 years | 7005 | 3,645 | 3,360 |
5 to 9 years | 7905 | 3,985 | 3,920 |
10 to 14 years | 7775 | 3,945 | 3,830 |
15 to 19 years | 8650 | 4,435 | 4,215 |
20 to 24 years | 8615 | 4,390 | 4,230 |
25 to 29 years | 7650 | 3,705 | 3,945 |
30 to 34 years | 7760 | 3,740 | 4,025 |
35 to 39 years | 8175 | 3,885 | 4,295 |
40 to 44 years | 8820 | 4,235 | 4,585 |
45 to 49 years | 9560 | 4,650 | 4,915 |
50 to 54 years | 11250 | 5,430 | 5,825 |
55 to 59 years | 11335 | 5,415 | 5,915 |
60 to 64 years | 10690 | 5,215 | 5,475 |
65 to 69 years | 9940 | 4,830 | 5,110 |
70 to 74 years | 6625 | 3,170 | 3,455 |
75 to 79 years | 4695 | 2,180 | 2,515 |
80 to 84 years | 3370 | 1,440 | 1,930 |
85 to 89 years | 1895 | 715 | 1,180 |
90 to 94 years | 905 | 260 | 645 |
95 to 99 years | 250 | 40 | 205 |
100 years and over | 30 | 5 | 25 |
Ethnic groups in Prince Edward Island
Out of total visible minority population of 6,640, 2565 people are Chinese, 825 are Blacks, 670 are Filipinos, 255 are Latin Americans, 585 are Arabs, 150 are from Southeast Asians, 215 are West Asian, 210 are Korean and 110 are Japanese.
Residents | Population | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
Canadian citizens | 133,650 | 64,805 | 68,845 |
Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 26415 | 13,440 | 12,975 |
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 107240 | 51,365 | 55,875 |
Not Canadian citizens | 6035 | 3,090 | 2,940 |
Immigrants | Population | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
Residents Type | Population | Male | Female |
Non-immigrants | 129,405 | 62,795 | 66,610 |
Immigrants | 8940 | 4,375 | 4,565 |
Before 1981 | 2465 | 1,190 | 1,275 |
1981 to 1990 | 560 | 240 | 325 |
1991 to 2000 | 665 | 325 | 340 |
2001 to 2010 | 1890 | 950 | 935 |
2001 to 2005 | 555 | 300 | 255 |
2006 to 2010 | 1335 | 655 | 680 |
2011 to 2016 | 3360 | 1,670 | 1,690 |
Non-permanent residents | 1340 | 730 | 610 |
Age at Immigration | Population |
---|---|
Under 5 years | 1065 |
5 to 14 years | 1895 |
15 to 24 years | 1410 |
25 to 44 years | 3655 |
45 years and over | 915 |
Place of Birth | Population |
---|---|
Americas | 1,545 |
Brazil | 20 |
Colombia | 55 |
El Salvador | 0 |
Guyana | 0 |
Haiti | 25 |
Jamaica | 25 |
Mexico | 20 |
Peru | 20 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 20 |
United States | 1,200 |
Other places of birth in Americas | 150 |
Europe | 3020 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 |
Croatia | 20 |
France | 55 |
Germany | 260 |
Greece | 15 |
Hungary | 60 |
Ireland | 50 |
Italy | 60 |
Netherlands | 470 |
Poland | 55 |
Portugal | 70 |
Romania | 15 |
Russian Federation | 80 |
Serbia | 30 |
Ukraine | 45 |
United Kingdom | 1370 |
Other places of birth in Europe | 335 |
Africa | 340 |
Algeria | 0 |
Egypt | 70 |
Ethiopia | 0 |
Kenya | 0 |
Morocco | 15 |
Nigeria | 70 |
Somalia | 10 |
South Africa, Republic of | 65 |
Other places of birth in Africa | 110 |
Asia | 4010 |
Afghanistan | 0 |
Bangladesh | 15 |
China | 1830 |
Hong Kong | 100 |
India | 220 |
Iran | 230 |
Iraq | 20 |
Japan | 45 |
Korea, South | 100 |
Lebanon | 95 |
Pakistan | 50 |
Philippines | 480 |
Sri Lanka | 40 |
Syria | 205 |
Taiwan | 80 |
Viet Nam | 55 |
Other places of birth in Asia | 430 |
Oceania and other places of birth | 30 |
Languages in Prince Edward Island
Language spoken at Home:
Language Spoken at Home | Population |
---|---|
English | 132,670 |
French | 2,260 |
Non-official languages | 4570 |
Aboriginal languages | 5 |
Algonquian languages | 5 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 5 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 4,565 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 435 |
Cushitic languages | 30 |
Somali | 30 |
Semitic languages | 405 |
Arabic | 395 |
Hebrew | 15 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 100 |
Vietnamese | 95 |
Austronesian languages | 235 |
Cebuano | 5 |
Ilocano | 5 |
Malay | 5 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 230 |
Dravidian languages | 65 |
Kannada | 10 |
Malayalam | 45 |
Tamil | 5 |
Telugu | 5 |
Indo-European languages | 1,115 |
Albanian | 45 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 180 |
Slavic languages | 180 |
Bosnian | 25 |
Bulgarian | 5 |
Croatian | 5 |
Polish | 20 |
Russian | 85 |
Serbian | 10 |
Serbo-Croatian | 10 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 5 |
Ukrainian | 20 |
Celtic languages | 5 |
Scottish Gaelic | 5 |
Welsh | 5 |
Germanic languages | 205 |
Afrikaans | 5 |
Danish | 5 |
Dutch | 75 |
Frisian | 10 |
German | 95 |
Swedish | 5 |
Greek | 5 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 460 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 320 |
Bengali | 25 |
Gujarati | 5 |
Hindi | 15 |
Nepali | 170 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 60 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 25 |
Urdu | 20 |
Iranian languages | 140 |
Persian (Farsi) | 140 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 210 |
Italian | 15 |
Portuguese | 25 |
Romanian | 10 |
Spanish | 165 |
Japanese | 40 |
Korean | 80 |
Niger-Congo languages | 15 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 5 |
Shona | 5 |
Swahili | 5 |
Sign languages | 15 |
American Sign Language | 5 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 15 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 2,395 |
Chinese languages | 2,370 |
Cantonese | 115 |
Mandarin | 1,925 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 15 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 40 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 270 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 25 |
Burmese | 20 |
Karenic languages | 10 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 10 |
Thai | 10 |
Turkic languages | 10 |
Turkish | 15 |
Uralic languages | 40 |
Estonian | 5 |
Hungarian | 35 |
Population projection
Prince Edward Island population in 2023 is estimated to be 158,901 people, Island population in 2022 is estimated to be 156,616 people, Population of Prince Edward Island in 2021 is estimated to be 154,331 people.
Income Distribution
Income Range | Population |
---|---|
Under $10,000 | 14,850 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 22520 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 23180 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 19995 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 13485 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 8060 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 4975 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 2435 |
$80,000 and over | 3990 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 1355 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 825 |
$100,000 and over | 1810 |
Reference Canada Stats
History
Mi'kmaq First Nations (Native Americans or Indians) continue to inhabit Prince Edward Island. More than three-fourths of current Islanders population are descendants of early settlers from the British. The most common family name remains MacDonald. Many original settlement patterns can still be traced in place-names and family names. Other ancestral strains include several hundred British loyalists, who settled on the island after the American Revolution, and about 30 Acadian families, recorded in the census of 1765, who were the originates of several thousand French speaking residents. A wave of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants settled on the island in the late 19th century. Since 1945 a number of Dutch farming families, looking for fertile but inexpensive land, as well as a sprinkling of other western Europeans, Americans, and Latin Americans, have settled on Prince Edward Island.