Ranking Newfoundland and Labrador

Largest & Smallest Cities & Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador (2026)

Name: Largest & Smallest Cities & Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador (2026) — 2021 Census Population Ranking
Creator: Statistics Canada
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14 of Newfoundland and Labrador's 61 largest municipalities grew between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, while 47 shrank. Paradise grew fastest, at +7.3%. The St. John's metro area alone holds 212,579 of the province's roughly 510,550 residents — 42% of the total.

Data source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population — View the official Newfoundland and Labrador dataset on Statistics Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador Boundary

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Largest

Largest by Metro Area

This list uses the metro-area basis: the combined population of a core municipality and its surrounding CMA/CA communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, as delineated by Statistics Canada based on commuting patterns rather than legal city limits, limited to areas of 1,000+ residents.

#	Name
1	St. John's (CMA)	208,418	212,579	+4,161 (+2.0%)	216,823	931.56	228.2
2	Corner Brook (CA)	30,969	29,762	-1,207 (-3.9%)	—	1,122.58	26.5
3	Grand Falls-Windsor (CA)	14,171	13,853	-318 (-2.2%)	—	54.84	252.6
4	Gander (CA)	13,234	13,414	+180 (+1.4%)	13,596	2,412.67	5.6

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CMA = Census Metropolitan Area (urban core plus commuting-integrated suburbs, total population 100,000+).
CA = Census Agglomeration (the same idea, at a smaller scale — urban core population of at least 10,000).

Largest by Municipality

This list uses the municipality basis: population counted strictly within each area's incorporated city, town, or township limits, as set by the province. A city with a small legal footprint can rank far lower here than its everyday reputation would suggest. It's limited to places of 1,000+ residents, and excludes villages, rural municipalities, unorganized "Subd." county subdivisions, and Indian reserves.

61 of 61 places

#	Name	Type
1	St. John's	City	108,860	110,525	+1,665 (+1.5%)	112,215	446.02	247.8
2	Conception Bay South	Town	26,199	27,168	+969 (+3.7%)	28,173	59.72	454.9
3	Paradise	Town	21,389	22,957	+1,568 (+7.3%)	24,640	29.67	773.8
4	Mount Pearl	City	23,120	22,477	-643 (-2.8%)	—	15.65	1,436.2
5	Corner Brook	City	19,806	19,333	-473 (-2.4%)	—	147.88	130.7
6	Grand Falls-Windsor	Town	14,171	13,853	-318 (-2.2%)	—	54.84	252.6
7	Gander	Town	11,688	11,880	+192 (+1.6%)	12,075	104.53	113.7
8	Portugal Cove-St. Philip's	Town	8,147	8,415	+268 (+3.3%)	8,692	57.61	146.1
9	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Town	8,109	8,040	-69 (-0.9%)	—	304.52	26.4
10	Torbay	Town	7,899	7,852	-47 (-0.6%)	—	34.89	225.0
11	Labrador City	Town	7,220	7,412	+192 (+2.7%)	7,609	34.11	217.3
12	Clarenville	Town	6,291	6,704	+413 (+6.6%)	7,144	139.91	47.9
13	Stephenville	Town	6,623	6,540	-83 (-1.3%)	—	35.27	185.4
14	Bay Roberts	Town	6,012	5,974	-38 (-0.6%)	—	24.51	243.7
15	Marystown	Town	5,316	5,204	-112 (-2.1%)	—	62.23	83.6
16	Deer Lake	Town	5,249	4,864	-385 (-7.3%)	—	73.26	66.4
17	Carbonear	Town	4,858	4,696	-162 (-3.3%)	—	12.44	377.4
18	Channel-Port aux Basques	Town	4,067	3,547	-520 (-12.8%)	—	38.84	91.3
19	Pasadena	Town	3,620	3,524	-96 (-2.7%)	—	49.17	71.7
20	Placentia	Town	3,496	3,289	-207 (-5.9%)	—	57.80	56.9
21	Lewisporte	Town	3,409	3,288	-121 (-3.5%)	—	36.02	91.3
22	Bonavista	Town	3,448	3,190	-258 (-7.5%)	—	31.56	101.1
23	Bishop's Falls	Town	3,156	3,082	-74 (-2.3%)	—	26.38	116.8
24	Springdale	Town	2,971	2,965	-6 (-0.2%)	—	17.46	169.8
25	Harbour Grace	Town	2,995	2,796	-199 (-6.6%)	—	33.71	82.9
26	Botwood	Town	2,875	2,778	-97 (-3.4%)	—	14.56	190.8
27	Spaniard's Bay	Town	2,653	2,630	-23 (-0.9%)	—	66.09	39.8
28	Holyrood	Town	2,463	2,471	+8 (+0.3%)	2,479	126.02	19.6
29	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Town	2,221	2,364	+143 (+6.4%)	2,516	16.99	139.1
30	Burin	Town	2,315	2,237	-78 (-3.4%)	—	34.49	64.9
31	St. Anthony	Town	2,258	2,180	-78 (-3.5%)	—	37.46	58.2
32	Grand Bank	Town	2,310	2,152	-158 (-6.8%)	—	16.82	127.9
33	Twillingate	Town	2,196	2,121	-75 (-3.4%)	—	25.60	82.8
34	Fogo Island	Town	2,244	2,117	-127 (-5.7%)	—	238.25	8.9
35	Pouch Cove	Town	2,069	2,063	-6 (-0.3%)	—	58.24	35.4
36	New-Wes-Valley	Town	2,172	2,044	-128 (-5.9%)	—	132.70	15.4
37	Wabush	Town	1,906	1,964	+58 (+3.0%)	2,024	42.42	46.3
38	Glovertown	Town	2,083	1,948	-135 (-6.5%)	—	69.85	27.9
39	Kippens	Town	2,008	1,842	-166 (-8.3%)	—	14.24	129.4
40	Gambo	Town	1,978	1,816	-162 (-8.2%)	—	93.03	19.5
41	Wabana	Town	2,146	1,815	-331 (-15.4%)	—	14.49	125.3
42	Flatrock	Town	1,683	1,722	+39 (+2.3%)	1,762	18.10	95.1
43	Victoria	Town	1,800	1,658	-142 (-7.9%)	—	17.96	92.3
44	Trinity Bay North	Town	1,819	1,649	-170 (-9.3%)	—	26.19	63.0
45	Witless Bay	Town	1,619	1,640	+21 (+1.3%)	1,661	17.61	93.1
46	Stephenville Crossing	Town	1,719	1,634	-85 (-4.9%)	—	31.07	52.6
47	Massey Drive	Town	1,632	1,606	-26 (-1.6%)	—	2.45	655.1
48	Bay Bulls	Town	1,500	1,566	+66 (+4.4%)	1,635	30.60	51.2
49	Humber Arm South	Town	1,599	1,537	-62 (-3.9%)	—	65.14	23.6
50	Harbour Breton	Town	1,634	1,477	-157 (-9.6%)	—	13.82	106.9
51	Upper Island Cove	Town	1,561	1,401	-160 (-10.2%)	—	7.82	179.2
52	Clarke's Beach	Town	1,558	1,400	-158 (-10.1%)	—	12.64	110.7
53	Baie Verte	Town	1,313	1,311	-2 (-0.2%)	—	371.37	3.5
54	Fortune	Town	1,401	1,285	-116 (-8.3%)	—	54.77	23.5
55	Irishtown-Summerside	Town	1,418	1,260	-158 (-11.1%)	—	11.88	106.0
56	St. Alban's	Town	1,186	1,189	+3 (+0.3%)	1,192	20.48	58.0
57	Burgeo	Town	1,307	1,176	-131 (-10.0%)	—	29.51	39.9
58	St. George's	Town	1,203	1,139	-64 (-5.3%)	—	25.71	44.3
59	Centreville-Wareham-Trinity	Town	1,147	1,116	-31 (-2.7%)	—	37.04	30.1
60	St. Lawrence	Town	1,192	1,115	-77 (-6.5%)	—	34.86	32.0
61	Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview	Town	1,067	1,065	-2 (-0.2%)	—	21.19	50.3

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Smallest

Smallest by Metro Area

This list ranks Newfoundland and Labrador's tiniest metro areas, using StatCan's combined CMA/CA boundary rather than any one municipality's population on its own.

#	Name
1	Gander (CA)	13,234	13,414	+180 (+1.4%)	13,596	2,412.67	5.6
2	Grand Falls-Windsor (CA)	14,171	13,853	-318 (-2.2%)	—	54.84	252.6
3	Corner Brook (CA)	30,969	29,762	-1,207 (-3.9%)	—	1,122.58	26.5
4	St. John's (CMA)	208,418	212,579	+4,161 (+2.0%)	216,823	931.56	228.2

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Smallest by Municipality

This list ranks Newfoundland and Labrador's tiniest legally incorporated cities, towns, and townships, smallest population first, within each municipality's own limits. Very small counts (under 100) are excluded, since Statistics Canada rounds or suppresses them for privacy; villages, rural municipalities, unorganized "Subd." county subdivisions, and Indian reserves aren't part of this list.

50 of 50 places

#	Name	Type
1	Gaultois	Town	136	100	-36 (-26.5%)	—	4.23	23.7
2	Little Bay	Town	105	100	-5 (-4.8%)	—	1.66	60.4
3	Seal Cove [Fortune Bay]	Town	242	100	-142 (-58.7%)	—	2.03	49.3
4	West St. Modeste	Town	111	102	-9 (-8.1%)	—	7.60	13.4
5	Colinet	Town	80	103	+23 (+28.8%)	133	6.01	17.1
6	Salvage	Town	124	108	-16 (-12.9%)	—	15.85	6.8
7	Coachman's Cove	Town	105	111	+6 (+5.7%)	117	18.99	5.8
8	Rencontre East	Town	139	115	-24 (-17.3%)	—	2.56	44.9
9	English Harbour East	Town	139	117	-22 (-15.8%)	—	2.81	41.7
10	Cook's Harbour	Town	123	118	-5 (-4.1%)	—	1.94	61.0
11	Happy Adventure	Town	200	118	-82 (-41.0%)	—	9.62	12.3
12	Brent's Cove	Town	157	119	-38 (-24.2%)	—	1.02	116.4
13	Sandy Cove	Town	122	120	-2 (-1.6%)	—	8.99	13.4
14	St. Brendan's	Town	145	125	-20 (-13.8%)	—	9.76	12.8
15	Baine Harbour	Town	124	126	+2 (+1.6%)	128	4.15	30.4
16	Point of Bay	Town	154	137	-17 (-11.0%)	—	21.62	6.3
17	Red Bay	Town	169	142	-27 (-16.0%)	—	2.31	61.3
18	Pool's Cove	Town	193	143	-50 (-25.9%)	—	2.65	54.1
19	Pacquet	Town	164	145	-19 (-11.6%)	—	14.44	10.0
20	Conche	Town	170	149	-21 (-12.4%)	—	10.03	14.9
21	Raleigh	Town	177	150	-27 (-15.3%)	—	11.27	13.3
22	Lord's Cove	Town	162	155	-7 (-4.3%)	—	29.91	5.2
23	Crow Head	Town	177	156	-21 (-11.9%)	—	3.03	51.5
24	Frenchman's Cove	Town	169	159	-10 (-5.9%)	—	69.07	2.3
25	Brighton	Town	188	163	-25 (-13.3%)	—	2.26	72.2
26	Riverhead	Town	185	165	-20 (-10.8%)	—	101.84	1.6
27	Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North	Town	168	169	+1 (+0.6%)	170	34.52	4.9
28	Goose Cove East	Town	174	172	-2 (-1.1%)	—	2.71	63.5
29	Indian Bay	Town	175	172	-3 (-1.7%)	—	86.49	2.0
30	River of Ponds	Town	215	173	-42 (-19.5%)	—	4.46	38.8
31	Bird Cove	Town	179	175	-4 (-2.2%)	—	7.69	22.8
32	Grand Le Pierre	Town	235	176	-59 (-25.1%)	—	142.81	1.2
33	Branch	Town	228	177	-51 (-22.4%)	—	16.18	10.9
34	Red Harbour	Town	189	177	-12 (-6.3%)	—	11.19	15.8
35	Howley	Town	205	179	-26 (-12.7%)	—	19.91	9.0
36	St. Lewis	Town	194	181	-13 (-6.7%)	—	10.04	18.0
37	Change Islands	Town	208	184	-24 (-11.5%)	—	5.36	34.3
38	Heart's Desire	Town	213	184	-29 (-13.6%)	—	17.02	10.8
39	Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights	Town	250	185	-65 (-26.0%)	—	18.33	10.1
40	Westport	Town	195	185	-10 (-5.1%)	—	5.23	35.4
41	Postville	Town	177	188	+11 (+6.2%)	200	2.39	78.7
42	Gaskiers-Point La Haye	Town	232	189	-43 (-18.5%)	—	23.29	8.1
43	Woodstock	Town	190	195	+5 (+2.6%)	200	10.05	19.4
44	New Perlican	Town	186	200	+14 (+7.5%)	215	24.45	8.2
45	St. Pauls	Town	238	202	-36 (-15.1%)	—	6.34	31.9
46	Sandringham	Town	229	205	-24 (-10.5%)	—	9.57	21.4
47	Fleur de Lys	Town	244	207	-37 (-15.2%)	—	39.54	5.2
48	Come By Chance	Town	228	208	-20 (-8.8%)	—	39.55	5.3
49	Chance Cove	Town	256	213	-43 (-16.8%)	—	18.14	11.7
50	Lamaline	Town	267	218	-49 (-18.4%)	—	79.75	2.7

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Population (2021)

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Population Change, 2016–2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does Newfoundland and Labrador have?

As of the 2021 Census, Newfoundland and Labrador has 3 legally designated cities under Statistics Canada's "city" area type. Towns and townships are a separate legal designation and aren't included in this count.

What is the largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador?

St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city, with a population of 110,525 as of the 2021 Census.

What's the difference between a CMA and a municipality?

A municipality is a legal city, town, or township boundary set by the province and governed by its own local council. A CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) is a Statistics Canada geographic boundary that groups a core municipality together with every surrounding community that's economically and socially integrated with it through commuting — so a CMA's population is usually larger than its core municipality's alone, sometimes considerably so.