Statistics Canada Reports II

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Originally Posted by zahav

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-Last musing before I pass out from exhaustion. Turning to NL, interesting to see the figures. It seems like for many years now we have been hearing of NL's popularity, its turnaround, its growth, etc. There are so many younger people now (Gen Z) who have only known the Atlantic Canada of the 2020 and later period, and not how it once was with the young people leaving. Really starts making you feel old realizing these periods you remember so well were long before the young adults of today were born lol! Anyways, when you zoom out on NL and look past the recent years, you will see the hemoragghing out they used to be known for. For example: NL had a net -122,310 loss in the 50 year period, which works out to 22% of current population, the highest in the county. MB and SK weren't too far behind, with -17% and -18% losses compared to population. So while I'm glad NL made a turnaround, but the numbers when taken over a longer period are still generally bleak

While being appreciative of your work, it's worth mentioning that Newfoundland's population today is about 547,607, of course that's only according to the population clock estimate, but it suggests a larger turnaround than your analysis. The official peak population, from the 1991 census, was 568,475, resulting in a total net loss of only 20,868; quite different from your figure.