
Ontario (Canada)
Province
The population development of Ontario.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
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Ontario | Province | 12,093,412 | 12,765,133 | 13,392,364 | 14,078,499 | 15,141,455 | 16,124,116 | → |
Canada | Country | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 38,935,934 | 41,288,599 |
Contents: Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations
The population development of the metropolitan areas and census agglomerations in Ontario.
Name | Status | Province(s) | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
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Barrie | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 161,594 | 186,496 | 194,593 | 206,896 | 230,022 | 245,586 | → |
Belleville | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 100,915 | 104,512 | 104,639 | 108,194 | 118,469 | 123,572 | → |
Brantford | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 129,635 | 136,306 | 139,770 | 146,115 | 161,442 | 173,530 | → |
Brockville | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 32,728 | 32,944 | 31,798 | 31,912 | 33,278 | 33,924 | → |
Centre Wellington (Fergus) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 25,488 | 26,910 | 27,547 | 29,463 | 33,147 | 34,312 | → |
Chatham-Kent | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 111,546 | 111,085 | 105,969 | 105,168 | 109,440 | 111,705 | → |
Cobourg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 17,959 | 18,702 | 19,324 | 20,178 | 20,978 | 21,115 | → |
Collingwood | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,947 | 18,116 | 20,373 | 22,710 | 26,273 | 27,167 | → |
Cornwall | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 60,079 | 60,263 | 60,530 | 61,645 | 64,435 | 68,046 | → |
Elliot Lake | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 12,109 | 11,671 | 11,212 | 11,083 | 11,917 | 11,917 | → |
Essa (Angus - Borden) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 17,527 | 17,800 | 19,504 | 22,123 | 24,615 | 25,103 | → |
Greater Sudbury (Grand Sudbury) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 165,164 | 168,485 | 169,572 | 171,705 | 180,100 | 191,902 | → |
Guelph | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 130,568 | 140,202 | 147,997 | 160,702 | 176,492 | 183,224 | → |
Hamilton | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 697,366 | 721,934 | 748,466 | 779,719 | 827,398 | 860,266 | → |
Hawkesbury | Census Agglomeration | Ontario / Québec | 12,055 | 12,351 | 12,242 | 12,173 | 12,434 | 12,629 | → |
Ingersoll | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 11,471 | 12,104 | 12,585 | 13,287 | 14,457 | 14,964 | → |
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 72,887 | 76,146 | 75,479 | 78,384 | 83,694 | 84,959 | → |
Kenora | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,319 | 15,505 | 15,599 | 15,660 | 15,568 | 15,289 | → |
Kingston | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 154,873 | 158,700 | 164,384 | 169,997 | 184,063 | 192,389 | → |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Tri-Cities) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 455,905 | 492,541 | 517,628 | 553,879 | 626,735 | 696,417 | → |
London | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 458,700 | 478,822 | 492,475 | 523,022 | 585,834 | 626,260 | → |
Midland | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 25,700 | 26,393 | 26,084 | 27,263 | 29,475 | 29,918 | → |
Norfolk (Simcoe) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 63,534 | 64,492 | 64,351 | 66,423 | 72,231 | 74,208 | → |
North Bay | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 73,225 | 74,049 | 74,045 | 73,118 | 76,774 | 84,076 | → |
Orillia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 30,481 | 31,261 | 31,711 | 32,501 | 35,467 | 36,837 | → |
Oshawa | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 315,315 | 347,944 | 372,501 | 398,669 | 447,764 | 482,359 | → |
Ottawa - Gatineau (National Capital Region; incl. Arnprior, Carleton Place) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario / Québec | 1,186,232 | 1,250,095 | 1,351,419 | 1,437,124 | 1,568,019 | 1,660,269 | → |
Owen Sound | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 32,893 | 33,121 | 32,593 | 32,715 | 34,359 | 35,016 | → |
Pembroke | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 23,175 | 24,156 | 24,859 | 24,110 | 24,816 | 24,963 | → |
Petawawa | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 14,993 | 15,612 | 16,570 | 17,742 | 19,304 | 20,039 | → |
Peterborough | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 116,685 | 120,596 | 122,554 | 127,603 | 136,963 | 148,027 | → |
Port Hope | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,269 | 16,764 | 16,492 | 17,424 | 18,354 | 18,722 | → |
Sarnia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 99,665 | 99,529 | 99,623 | 99,041 | 104,135 | 108,636 | → |
Sault Ste. Marie | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 82,226 | 82,792 | 82,201 | 80,145 | 81,955 | 88,012 | → |
St. Catharines - Niagara | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 394,752 | 402,926 | 404,937 | 425,266 | 462,037 | 492,480 | → |
Stratford | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 31,218 | 31,553 | 31,781 | 32,753 | 34,865 | 35,545 | → |
Thunder Bay | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 126,836 | 125,921 | 125,063 | 126,189 | 128,931 | 133,063 | → |
Tillsonburg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 14,645 | 15,253 | 16,041 | 16,786 | 19,049 | 20,039 | → |
Timmins | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 45,259 | 44,430 | 44,259 | 42,636 | 43,108 | 45,594 | → |
Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 5,004,342 | 5,418,316 | 5,852,887 | 6,202,798 | 6,582,012 | 7,106,379 | → |
Wasaga Beach | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 13,472 | 15,892 | 18,576 | 22,168 | 26,613 | 27,906 | → |
Windsor (incl. Leamington) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 397,124 | 406,874 | 400,460 | 416,871 | 452,394 | 483,556 | → |
Woodstock | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 35,516 | 37,443 | 40,105 | 43,280 | 50,054 | 52,476 | → |
Source: Statistics Canada.
Explanation: Metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to the 2021 definition. In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.