Demographics of Ontario
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Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.
Vital statistics
Birth Rate: 9.7/1,000 people (2021)[1]
Death Rate: 8.1/1,000 people (2021)[1]
Life Expectancy at birth: 81 years (2006 est)[2]
Infant Mortality rate: 5.2 (2007 est)[3]
Age structure
| Age Groups | Total | Percentage | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 years | 723,016 | 4.91% | 370,982 | 352,034 |
| 5 to 9 years | 762,654 | 5.18% | 389,331 | 373,323 |
| 10 to 14 years | 792,947 | 5.38% | 403,611 | 389,336 |
| 15 to 19 years | 852,405 | 5.79% | 436,529 | 415,876 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,039,661 | 7.06% | 543,213 | 496,448 |
| 25 to 29 years | 1,077,433 | 7.31% | 555,954 | 521,479 |
| 30 to 34 years | 1,041,952 | 7.07% | 527,137 | 514,815 |
| 35 to 39 years | 992,844 | 6.74% | 493,399 | 499,445 |
| 40 to 44 years | 921,378 | 6.25% | 446,692 | 474,686 |
| 45 to 49 years | 932,058 | 6.33% | 454,915 | 477,143 |
| 50 to 54 years | 968,546 | 6.57% | 478,610 | 489,936 |
| 55 to 59 years | 1,073,519 | 7.29% | 532,834 | 540,685 |
| 60 to 64 years | 961,243 | 6.52% | 469,926 | 491,317 |
| 65 to 69 years | 803,962 | 5.46% | 383,637 | 420,325 |
| 70 to 74 years | 673,546 | 4.57% | 316,777 | 356,769 |
| 75 to 79 years | 461,015 | 3.13% | 212,100 | 248,915 |
| 80 to 84 years | 319,548 | 2.17% | 140,109 | 179,439 |
| 85 to 89 years | 204,227 | 1.39% | 81,946 | 122,281 |
| 90 to 94 years | 98,638 | 0.67% | 33,530 | 65,108 |
| 95 to 99 years | 29,527 | 0.20% | 7,515 | 22,012 |
| 100 years and over | 3,895 | 0.03% | 701 | 3,194 |
| Total | 14,734,014 | 100% | 7,279,448 | 7,454,566 |
Population history
| Year | Population | 5 year % change |
10 year % change |
% Canadian population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 | 150,066 | - | - | n/a |
| 1830 | 213,156 | - | - | n/a |
| 1840 | 432,159 | - | 102.7% | 39.93%<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] |
| 1851 | 952,004 | - | - | 51.32%<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] |
| 1861 | 1,396,091 | - | 46.6% | 55.58%<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] |
| 1871 | 1,620,851 | - | 16.1% | 43.9% |
| 1881 | 1,926,922 | - | 18.8% | 45.4% |
| 1891 | 2,114,321 | - | 9.7% | 48.9% |
| 1901 | 2,182,947 | - | 3.2% | 40.6% |
| 1911 | 2,527,292 | - | 15.8% | 35.1% |
| 1921 | 2,933,662 | - | 16.1% | 33.4% |
| 1931 | 3,431,683 | - | 17.0% | 33.1% |
| 1941 | 3,787,655 | - | 10.4% | 32.9% |
| 1951 | 4,597,542 | - | 21.3% | 32.8% |
| 1956 | 5,404,933 | 17.6% | - | 33.6% |
| 1961 | 6,236,092 | 15.4% | 35.6% | 34.2% |
| 1966 | 6,960,870 | 11.6% | 28.8% | 34.9% |
| 1971 | 7,703,105 | 10.7% | 23.5% | 35.7% |
| 1976 | 8,264,465 | 7.3% | 18.7% | 35.9% |
| 1981 | 8,625,107 | 4.4% | 12.0% | 35.4% |
| 1986 | 9,101,695 | 5.5% | 10.1% | 36.0% |
| 1991 | 10,084,885 | 10.8% | 16.9% | 36.9% |
| 1996 | 10,753,573 | 10.7% | 18.2% | 37.3% |
| 2001 | 11,410,046 | 6.1% | 13.2% | 38.0% |
| 2006 | 12,160,282 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 38.4% |
| 2011 | 12,851,821 | 5.7% | 12.6% | 38.4% |
| 2016 | 13,448,494 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 38.3% |
| 2021 | 14,223,942 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 38.5% |
Source: Statistics Canada[5]
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Population geography
Census Metropolitan Areas
| City | 2021[7] | 2016[8] | 2011[9] | 2006[10] | 2001[11] | 1996[12] | 1991[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 6,202,225 | 5,928,040 | 5,583,064 | 5,113,149 | 4,682,897 | 4,263,757 | 3,898,933 |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | 1,488,307 | 1,323,783 | 1,236,324 | 1,130,761 | 1,063,664 | 1,010,498 | 941,814 |
| Hamilton | 785,184 | 747,545 | 721,053 | 692,911 | 662,401 | 624,360 | 599,760 |
| Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 575,847 | 523,894 | 477,160 | 451,235 | 414,284 | 382,940 | 356,421 |
| London | 543,551 | 494,069 | 474,786 | 457,720 | 432,451 | 398,616 | 381,522 |
| St. Catharines-Niagara | 433,604 | 406,074 | 392,184 | 390,317 | 377,009 | 372,406 | 364,552 |
| Windsor | 422,630 | 329,144 | 319,246 | 323,342 | 307,877 | 278,685 | 262,075 |
| Oshawa | 415,311 | 379,848 | 356,177 | 330,594 | 296,298 | 268,773 | 240,104 |
| Barrie | 212,856 | 197,059 | 187,013 | 177,061 | 148,480 | 118,695 | 97,150 |
| Kingston | 172,546 | 161,175 | 159,561 | 152,358 | 146,838 | 143,416 | 136,401 |
| Greater Sudbury | 170,605 | 164,689 | 160,770 | 158,258 | 155,601 | 160,488 | 157,613 |
| Guelph | 165,588 | 151,984 | 141,097 | 127,009 | 117,344 | 105,420 | 97,667 |
| Brantford | 144,162 | 134,203 | 135,501 | 124,607 | 86,417 | 100,238 | 97,106 |
| Peterborough | 128,624 | 121,721 | 118,975 | |102,423 | 100,193 | 98,060 | - |
| Thunder Bay | 123,258 | 121,621 | 121,596 | 122,907 | 121,986 | 125,562 | 124,925 |
| Belleville | 111,184 | 103,472 | 101,668 | 91,518 | 87,395 | 87,871 | - |
| Chatham-Kent | 104,316 | 102,042 | 104,075 | 108,589 | 107,709 | - | - |
Ethnic origins
As of 2016 census.[13]
| Ethnic group | Responses | % |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,109,770 | 23.48 |
| English | 2,808,810 | 21.21 |
| Scottish | 2,107,290 | 15.91 |
| Irish | 2,095,465 | 15.82 |
| French | 1,349,255 | 10.19 |
| German | 1,189,670 | 8.98 |
| Italian | 931,805 | 7.04 |
| Chinese | 849,340 | 6.41 |
| East Indian | 774,495 | 5.85 |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 527,750 | 3.99 |
| Polish | 523,490 | 3.95 |
| First Nations | 385,505 | 2.91 |
| Ukrainian | 376,440 | 2.84 |
| Filipino | 337,760 | 2.55 |
| Portuguese | 324,930 | 2.45 |
| British, not included elsewhere |
323,180 | 2.44 |
| Jamaican | 257,055 | 1.94 |
| Russian | 220,850 | 1.67 |
| Welsh | 198,470 | 1.50 |
| Spanish | 171,145 | 1.29 |
| Hungarian (Magyar) | 163,500 | 1.23 |
| Pakistani | 149,060 | 1.13 |
| Greek | 148,555 | 1.12 |
| American (USA) | 140,165 | 1.06 |
| Métis | 137,485 | 1.04 |
Note: The table takes dual responses (for example if someone is French-Canadian they would be added to both French and Canadian). Some places of one's ethnic origin do not refer to a single specified country of origin, i.e. Spanish refers to people from Spanish speaking countries such as Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Cuba and others; or East Indian where the respondents origin could be from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.; and the list contains about 200 nationalities known to reside in the province. However, there are options for the respondent to identify the country alone.
As regards ethnic origins and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of highest concentration (minimum: 1%):
| Ethnic origin | CMA | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Toronto | 12.0 |
| East Indian | Toronto | 11.0 |
| Filipino | Toronto | 4.7 |
| Jamaican | Toronto | 3.4 |
| Russian | Toronto | 2.4 |
| Pakistani | Toronto | 2.1 |
| Sri Lankan | Toronto | 2.0 |
| Spanish | Toronto | 1.8 |
| Greek | Toronto | 1.7 |
| Iranian | Toronto | 1.7 |
| Korean | Toronto | 1.3 |
| Other African origins, n.i.e | Toronto | 1.1 |
| Jewish | Toronto | 1.0 |
| Haitian | Ottawa-Gatineau | 1.1 |
| Croatian | Hamilton | 1.9 |
| German | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 21.8 |
| Portuguese | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 4.1 |
| Romanian | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 1.9 |
| Swiss | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 1.5 |
| Belgian | London | 1.1 |
| Lebanese | Windsor | 3.3 |
| Iraqi | Windsor | 2.2 |
| American | Windsor | 1.7 |
| Serbian | Windsor | 1.4 |
| Arab, n.o.s. | Windsor | 1.0 |
| British Isles origins, n.i.e. | Barrie | 3.7 |
| Canadian | Greater Sudbury | 45.6 |
| French | Greater Sudbury | 37.7 |
| Vietnamese | Guelph | 1.6 |
| Dutch | Brantford | 8.0 |
| Hungarian | Brantford | 3.2 |
| English | Peterborough | 39.1 |
| Irish | Peterborough | 32.5 |
| Scottish | Peterborough | 26.3 |
| Welsh | Peterborough | 2.6 |
| Italian | Thunder Bay | 14.0 |
| Ukrainian | Thunder Bay | 13.5 |
| Finnish | Thunder Bay | 11.4 |
| First Nations | Thunder Bay | 10.5 |
| Polish | Thunder Bay | 7.1 |
| Swedish | Thunder Bay | 4.5 |
| Métis | Thunder Bay | 2.9 |
| Norwegian | Thunder Bay | 2.8 |
| Slovak | Thunder Bay | 2.0 |
| Danish | Thunder Bay | 1.1 |
Future projections
| Panethnic group | 2031 | 2036 | 2041 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| EuropeanTemplate:Efn | 9,335,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,215,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,044,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| South Asian | 2,562,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,992,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,371,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| East AsianTemplate:Efn | 1,444,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,583,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,706,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| African | 1,133,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,288,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,433,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Middle EasternTemplate:Efn | 858,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,018,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,168,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn | 784,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 897,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,006,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Indigenous | 576,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 623,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 666,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Latin American | 355,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 398,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 438,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn | 364,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 410,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 456,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Projected Ontario population | 17,411,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,424,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,288,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples
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Indigenous identity in Ontario, 2021
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Visible minority population in Ontario, 2021
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Largest panethnic groups in Ontario by percentage of total population by census division, 2021 census
| Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census) | 2016 Census | 2011 NHS | 2006 Census | 2001 Census | 1996 Census | 1991 census[18] | 1986 census[18] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | Population | |
| EuropeanTemplate:Refn | 8,807,805 | 62.8% | 8,982,180 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,930,835 | 70.6% | 8,879,900 | 73.8% | 8,944,190 | 79.3% | 8,714,680 | 81.9% | – | – | |
| Visible minority group Source:[19] |
South Asian | 1,515,295 | 10.8% | 1,150,415 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 965,990 | 7.6% | 794,170 | 6.6% | 554,870 | 4.9% | 390,055 | 3.7% | – | – |
| Chinese | 820,245 | 5.8% | 754,550 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 629,140 | 5.0% | 576,980 | 4.8% | 481,505 | 4.3% | 391,090 | 3.7% | – | – | |
| Black | 768,740 | 5.5% | 627,715 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 539,205 | 4.3% | 473,765 | 3.9% | 411,095 | 3.6% | 356,215 | 3.3% | 215,775 | 158,140 | |
| Filipino | 363,650 | 2.6% | 311,675 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 275,380 | 2.2% | 203,220 | 1.7% | 156,515 | 1.4% | 117,365 | 1.1% | – | – | |
| Arab | 284,215 | 2.0% | 210,435 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 151,645 | 1.2% | 111,405 | 0.9% | 88,540 | 0.8% | – | – | |||
| Latin American | 249,190 | 1.8% | 195,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 172,560 | 1.4% | 147,135 | 1.2% | 106,835 | 0.9% | 85,745 | 0.8% | – | – | |
| West Asian | 212,185 | 1.5% | 154,670 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 122,530 | 1.0% | 96,615 | 0.8% | 67,100 | 0.6% | – | – | |||
| Southeast Asian | 167,845 | 1.2% | 133,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 137,875 | 1.1% | 110,045 | 0.9% | 86,410 | 0.8% | 75,910 | 0.7% | – | – | |
| Korean | 99,425 | 0.7% | 88,935 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 78,295 | 0.6% | 69,540 | 0.6% | 53,955 | 0.5% | 35,400 | 0.3% | – | – | |
| Japanese | 31,420 | 0.2% | 30,830 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 29,085 | 0.2% | 28,080 | 0.2% | 24,925 | 0.2% | 24,275 | 0.2% | – | – | |
| Arab/West Asian | 118,655 | 1.1% | – | – | |||||||||||
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 124,120 | 0.9% | 81,130 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 81,130 | 0.6% | 56,845 | 0.5% | 78,915 | 0.7% | 52,170 | 0.5% | – | – | |
| Multiple visible minority | 181,025 | 1.3% | 97,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 96,735 | 0.8% | 77,405 | 0.6% | 42,375 | 0.4% | 35,160 | 0.3% | – | – | |
| Total visible minority population | 4,817,360 | 34.3% | 3,885,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,279,565 | 25.9% | 2,745,205 | 22.8% | 2,153,045 | 19.1% | 1,682,045 | 15.8% | – | – | |
| Indigenous group |
First Nations (North American Indian) | 251,030 | 1.8% | 236,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 338,480 | 2.7% | 311,830 | 2.5% | 131,560 | 1.2% | – | – | ||
| Métis | 134,615 | 1.0% | 120,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 89,975 | 0.7% | 81,320 | 0.7% | 48,340 | 0.4% | – | – | |||
| Inuk (Inuit) | 4,310 | 0.0% | 3,860 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,310 | 0.0% | 4,250 | 0.0% | 1,380 | 0.0% | – | – | |||
| Multiple Indigenous responses | 7,115 | 0.1% | 5,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,630 | 0.1% | 6,395 | 0.1% | 1,690 | 0.0% | – | – | |||
| Indigenous responses n.i.e. | 9,515 | 0.1% | 7,540 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,345 | 0.0% | – | – | |||||||
| Total Indigenous population | 406,585 | 2.9% | 374,395 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 441,395[20] | 3.5% | 403,790 | 3.4% | 188,315 | 1.7% | 246,065 | 2.3% | – | – | |
| Total population | 14,031,750 | 100.0% | 13,242,160 | 100.0% | 12,651,795 | 100.0% | 12,028,895 | 100.0% | 11,285,550 | 100.0% | 10,642,790 | 100.0% | – | – | |
There is a striking difference between the Toronto CMAScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (5,862,850) and the rest of Ontario (7,379,310); in particular, in the Toronto CMA visible minorities account for 51.4% of the population (3,011,900), whereas in the rest of Ontario the percentage of visible minorities in the overall population is much lower, at 11.8% (873,685). Back in 1996,1,338,095 of 4,232,905 Toronto CMA residents belonged to a visible minority,[21] i.e. 31.6% of its population; regarding the rest of Ontario, only 343,950 of its 6,409,885 residents, i.e. 5.4%, were visible minorities.[22]
Language
The following figures are from the 2016 census.[4] The tables includes languages that were selected by at least 0.99 per cent of respondents. Respondents to the census are able to provide multiple responses for questions relating to knowledge of languages, and mother tongue.
Knowledge of languages
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.
| Language | 2021[23] | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| English | 13,650,230 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,879,045 | 97.26% |
| French | 1,550,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,521,020 | 11.49% |
| Mandarin | 467,420 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 385,452 | 2.91% |
| Hindi | 436,125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 250,095 | 1.89% |
| Spanish | 401,205 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 337,615 | 2.55% |
| Punjabi | 397,865 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 282,065 | 2.13% |
| Cantonese | 352,135 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 341,875 | 2.58% |
| Arabic | 342,860 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 246,015 | 1.86% |
| Italian | 312,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 333,645 | 2.52% |
| Urdu | 295,175 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 231,500 | 1.75% |
| Tagalog | 271,445 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 232,935 | 1.76% |
| Portuguese | 208,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 193,520 | 1.46% |
| Tamil | 192,890 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 157,700 | 1.19% |
| German | 158,115 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 189,035 | 1.43% |
| Russian | 155,340 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <1% |
| Gujarati | 143,240 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <1% |
| Iranian Persian | 138,910Template:Notetag | Script error: No such module "Percentage".Template:Notetag | 145,465Template:Notetag | 1.10%Template:Notetag |
| Polish | 134,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 142,985 | 1.08% |
Mother tongue
| Language | Responses | %Template:Notetag |
|---|---|---|
| Single responses | ||
| English | 8,902,320 | 66.87 |
| French | 490,715 | 3.68 |
| Mandarin | 283,735 | 2.13 |
| Cantonese | 275,315 | 2.07 |
| Italian | 231,040 | 1.74 |
| Punjabi | 197,060 | 1.48 |
| Spanish | 191,025 | 1.43 |
| Arabic | 171,370 | 1.29 |
| Urdu | 152,385 | 1.14 |
| Portuguese | 150,000 | 1.13 |
| Tagalog | 163,415 | 1.23 |
| German | 131,525 | 0.99 |
| Multiple responses | ||
| English and French | 54,045 | 0.51 |
| English and non-official language | 288,285 | 2.17 |
| French and non-official language | 12,565 | 0.09 |
| English, French, and non-official language | 11,010 | 0.08 |
Religion
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| Religious group | 2021[24] | 2011[25] | 2001[26] | 1991[27] | 1981[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Christianity | 7,315,810 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,167,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,413,495 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,160,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,622,530 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Irreligion | 4,433,675 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,927,790 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,841,290 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,247,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 620,815 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Islam | 942,990 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 581,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 352,525 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 145,560 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 52,110 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism | 573,700 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 366,720 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 217,560 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 106,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 41,655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism | 300,435 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 179,765 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 104,790 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 50,085 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Buddhism | 164,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 163,750 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 128,320 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 65,325 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,595 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Judaism | 196,100 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 195,540 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 190,795 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 175,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 148,255 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Indigenous spirituality | 15,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 15,905 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 88,845 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 53,080 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 36,770 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,370 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,805 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total responses | 14,031,750 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,651,795 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,285,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,977,055 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,534,260 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population | 14,223,942 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,851,821 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,410,046 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,084,885 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,625,107 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Migration
Immigration
Ontario is a very diverse province. For example, 54.8% of the population of Toronto was born outside Canada,[29] which is the second-largest percentage of immigrants in a single city on Earth, after Miami. Hamilton is ranked the third-most diverse urbanized area in Canada (after Toronto and Vancouver).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
| Year | Immigrant percentage | Immigrant population | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 399,494 | 952,004 |
| 1861 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 493,212 | 1,396,091 |
| 1881 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 427,508 | 1,926,922 |
| 1891 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 403,389 | 2,114,321 |
| 1901 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 324,160 | 2,182,947 |
| 1911 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 507,846 | 2,527,292 |
| 1921 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 641,683 | 2,933,662 |
| 1931 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 804,285 | 3,431,683 |
| 1941 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 733,282 | 3,787,655 |
| 1951 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 849,965 | 4,597,542 |
| 1961 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,353,157 | 6,236,092 |
| 1971 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,707,400 | 7,703,110 |
The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 4,206,585 persons or 30.0 percent of the total population of Ontario.[34]
| Country of birth | 2021[35][34] | 2016[36] | 2011[37][38] | 2006[39][40] | 2001[41][42] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| India | 495,750 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 360,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 310,410 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 258,530 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 174,560 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| China | 355,955 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 317,220 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 267,780 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 229,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 164,885 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Philippines | 268,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 231,760 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 204,035 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 151,375 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 119,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| United Kingdom | 239,485 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 264,120 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 291,935 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 321,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 342,900 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Pakistan | 165,530 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 142,265 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 114,595 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 100,940 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 60,385 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Italy | 135,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 157,815 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 170,710 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 198,315 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 210,540 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jamaica | 122,770 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 119,840 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 111,475 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 109,360 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 105,410 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sri Lanka | 112,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 109,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 110,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 89,610 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 72,990 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| United States | 111,390 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 109,005 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 115,045 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 106,405 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 98,190 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hong Kong | 108,480 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 108,035 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 105,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 111,630 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 119,615 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total immigrants | 4,206,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,852,145 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,611,365 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,398,725 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,030,075 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total responses | 14,031,750 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,242,160 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,651,795 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,028,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,285,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population | 14,223,942 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,448,494 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,851,821 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,160,282 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,410,046 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Recent immigration
The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 584,680 people who immigrated to Ontario between 2016 and 2021.[34]
| Recent immigrants to Ontario by country of birth (2016 to 2021)[34] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country of birth | Population | % recent immigrants |
| India | 139,655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| China | 54,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Philippines | 45,235 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Syria | 30,180 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Pakistan | 23,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| United States | 17,940 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Nigeria | 16,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Iran | 13,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Iraq | 12,940 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jamaica | 9,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total | 584,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Interprovincial migration
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".Ontario's interprovincial migration rate have shifted over the years. It was negative in the 1970s, positive in the 1980s, but then negative again in the 1990s. It went back to the positive in around the time of the turn of the millennium for a few years, but has been in the negatives constantly from 2003 to 2015, and has been in the positives since then. Over the period from 1971 to 2015, Ontario was the province which experience the second lowest levels of interprovincial in-migration and out-migration, second only to Quebec.[43]
| In-migrants | Out-migrants | Net migration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 57,458 | 73,059 | −15,601 |
| 2009–10 | 59,741 | 64,403 | −4,662 |
| 2010–11 | 58,317 | 62,324 | −4,007 |
| 2011–12 | 60,459 | 71,070 | −10,611 |
| 2012–13 | 54,678 | 68,579 | −13,901 |
| 2013–14 | 57,415 | 71,979 | −14,564 |
| 2014–15 | 62,874 | 71,569 | −8,695 |
| 2015–16 | 71,790 | 62,713 | 9,077 |
| 2016–17 | 71,717 | 58,335 | 13,382 |
| 2017–18 | 69,918 | 59,974 | 9,944 |
| 2018–19 | 77,281 | 65,550 | 11,731 |
| 2019–20 | 97,031 | 89,210 | 7,821 |
Source: Statistics Canada
See also
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- Demographics of Canada
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- List of census divisions of Ontario
- Population of Canada by province and territory
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