Manitoba Population 2024

January 21, 2024 by Babji

Manitoba is a province of Canada, lying midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. borders Nunavut territory to the north, Hudson Bay to the northeast, Ontario to the east, to the south by the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Manitoba population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.47 million, covers area of 649,950 sq. km (250,900 sq mi). Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. Manitoba province is one of Canada's strongest economies, with a low of cost of living and plenty of opportunities for careers, education and business. Manitoba cost of living is 30 to 40% lesser compared to British Columbia and Ontario. The easiest way to immigrate to Manitoba is through the Canada Express Entry immigration system. Manitoba's capital and largest city is Winnipeg, the seventh most populous municipality in Canada. Other important cities and towns include Brandon, Thompson, Dauphin, Churchill, Swan River, The Pas, Selkirk, Gimli, Portage la Prairie, Flin Flon, Steinbach, Morden, Emerson, Virden, Minnedosa, Lockport, Neepawa, and Winkler.

Population of Alberta as per 2016 census is 1,278,365, increase of 70,097 people from the last 2011 census of Population with 1,208,268. Population of Age group of 0 to 14 years is 243,820, 15 to 64 years is 835,580, 65 years and over is 198,965, 85 years and over is 29,210.

Age Group	Total	Male	Female
0 to 4 years	81,065	41,710	39,355
5 to 9 years	83,375	42,565	40,805
10 to 14 years	79,380	40,835	38,545
15 to 19 years	82,440	42,555	39,890
20 to 24 years	86,760	44,465	42,295
25 to 29 years	86,695	43,570	43,125
30 to 34 years	85,185	42,210	42,975
35 to 39 years	81,105	39,885	41,215
40 to 44 years	79,325	39,530	39,795
45 to 49 years	79,350	39,220	40,130
50 to 54 years	89,840	44,485	45,355
55 to 59 years	87,765	43,555	44,210
60 to 64 years	77,110	37,780	39,325
65 to 69 years	64,905	31,280	33,625
70 to 74 years	45,980	21,940	24,040
75 to 79 years	33,555	15,250	18,305
80 to 84 years	25,315	10,740	14,575
85 to 89 years	17,335	6,460	10,875
90 to 94 years	8,945	2,710	6,230
95 to 99 years	2,520	580	1,940
100 years and over	415	60	350

Ethnic groups in Manitoba

Manitoba is noted for its ethnic diversity. There are many ethnic enclaves within the city of Winnipeg. Although more than forty percent of the Manitoba population is of British descent, significant ethnic minorities include Germans, French, Italians, Ukrainians, South Asians, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Poles.

Residents	Population	Male	Female
Canadian citizens	1,133,080	560,165	572,920
Canadian citizens aged under 18	266,225	136,640	129,585
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	866,855	423,520	443,335
Not Canadian citizens	107,620	54,280	53,340

People up to third generation are officially termed as non-immigrants and thereon the people inflow is termed as immigrants. Below table indicates Ontario immigration numbers per year:

Immigrants	Population	Male	Female
Non-immigrants	996,860	494,285	502,570
Immigrants	227,465	111,095	116,365
Before 1981	50,025	23,340	26,680
1981 to 1990	20,205	10,190	10,010
1991 to 2000	23,040	11,165	11,875
2001 to 2010	70,985	35,305	35,680
2001 to 2005	22,570	11,195	11,370
2006 to 2010	48,415	24,110	24,305
2011 to 2016	63,210	31,095	32,120
Non-permanent residents	16,375	9,055	7,320

Immigrants by selected place of birth: Immigrants by selected place of birth : The place of birth of father and place of birth of mother questions in the Census of Population help to determine the country in which each of the immigrant parents was born.

Place of Birth	Population
Americas	31,980
Brazil	435
Colombia	1,050
El Salvador	2,480
Guyana	1,135
Haiti	155
Jamaica	1,810
Mexico	6,655
Peru	235
Trinidad and Tobago	1,505
United States	7,100
Other places of birth in Americas	9,425
Europe	56,705
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,055
Croatia	975
France	795
Germany	10,390
Greece	820
Hungary	815
Ireland	650
Italy	2,755
Netherlands	2,250
Poland	5,280
Portugal	4,380
Romania	720
Russian Federation	4,245
Serbia	355
Ukraine	4,765
United Kingdom	11,665
Other places of birth in Europe	4,790
Africa	17,975
Algeria	115
Egypt	980
Ethiopia	2,525
Kenya	935
Morocco	250
Nigeria	3,820
Somalia	755
South Africa, Republic of	975
Other places of birth in Africa	7,630
Asia	120,230
Afghanistan	615
Bangladesh	880
China	9,250
Hong Kong	1,460
India	21,990
Iran	1,180
Iraq	860
Japan	225
Korea, South	2,880
Lebanon	265
Pakistan	3,125
Philippines	61,950
Sri Lanka	1,015
Syria	805
Taiwan	215
Viet Nam	4,225
Other places of birth in Asia	9,285
Oceania and other places of birth	575

Recent immigrants by selected places of birth

Place of Birth	Population
Americas	4,130
Brazil	100
Colombia	185
Cuba	75
Haiti	15
Jamaica	340
Mexico	875
United States	970
Venezuela	75
Other places of birth in Americas	1,490
Europe	5,155
France	135
Germany	580
Ireland	135
Moldova	160
Romania	70
Russian Federation	1,145
Ukraine	1,320
United Kingdom	550
Other places of birth in Europe	1,060
Africa	7,860
Algeria	20
Cameroon	65
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	740
CÃ´te d'Ivoire	95
Egypt	415
Eritrea	795
Ethiopia	810
Morocco	70
Nigeria	2,630
Somalia	385
South Africa, Republic of	225
Tunisia	65
Other places of birth in Africa	1,555
Asia	45,915
Afghanistan	60
Bangladesh	360
China
Census data footnote
59"	3,390
Hong Kong	185
India	10,915
Iran	425
Iraq	330
Israel	595
Japan	45
Korea, South	1,300
Lebanon	140
Nepal	210
Pakistan	1,535
Philippines	22,885
Saudi Arabia	325
Sri Lanka	250
Syria	635
Taiwan	20
Turkey	40
United Arab Emirates	110
Viet Nam	495
Other places of birth in Asia	1,650
Oceania and other	150
Australia	80
Other places of birth	65

Immigrants by Generation	Population	Male	Female
First generation	249,625	123,035	126,585
Second generation	197,530	97,135	100,395
Third generation or more	793,545	394,265	399,280

Immigrants Type	Population	Male	Female
Economic immigrants	119,845	60,680	59,165
Principal applicants	44,415	27,435	16,980
Secondary applicants	75,430	33,250	42,185
Immigrants sponsored by family	39,875	17,355	22,525
Refugees	20,550	11,155	9,395
Other immigrants	540	195	345

Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 as including the Indian, Inuit and MÃ©tis peoples of Canada.

Residents	Population
Aboriginal identity	223,310
Single Aboriginal responses	220,470
First Nations (North American Indian)	130,510
MÃ©tis	89,355
Inuk (Inuit)	610
Multiple Aboriginal responses	2,020
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere	820
Non-Aboriginal identity	1,017,385

Total visible minority population:

Immigrants	Population
Total visible minority population	216,850
South Asian	42,060
Chinese	22,540
Black	30,335
Filipino	79,815
Latin American	9,895
Arab	5,030
Southeast Asian	8,565
West Asian	2,695
Korean	4,375
Japanese	1,850
Visible minority,Â n.i.e.	3,195
Multiple visible minorities	6,485
Not a visible minority	1,023,850

Ethnic origin population:

Ethnic groups	Population
North American Aboriginal origins	225,230
First Nations (North American Indian)	142,820
Inuit	955
MÃ©tis	91,120
Other North American origins	247,670
Acadian	645
American	9,220
Canadian	240,835
New Brunswicker	10
Newfoundlander	215
Nova Scotian	20
Ontarian	20
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	280
Other North American origins,Â n.i.e.	30
European origins	826,210
British Isles origins	421,515
Channel Islander	45
Cornish	85
English	245,960
Irish	156,145
Manx	200
Scottish	208,065
Welsh	17,760
British Isles origins,Â n.i.e.	19,610
French origins	148,810
Alsatian	20
Breton	120
Corsican	0
French	148,740
Western European origins (except French origins)	286,985
Austrian	12,325
Bavarian	15
Belgian	21,510
Dutch	55,525
Flemish	965
Frisian	140
German	220,735
Luxembourger	155
Swiss	5,475
Western European origins,Â n.i.e.	140
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	80,295
Danish	7,895
Finnish	4,000
Icelandic	31,090
Norwegian	19,600
Swedish	22,470
Northern European origins,Â n.i.e.	2,540
Eastern European origins	287,695
Bulgarian	330
Byelorussian	885
Czech	4,590
Czechoslovakian,Â n.o.s.	2,155
Estonian	190
Hungarian	10,120
Latvian	1,365
Lithuanian	1,455
Moldovan	325
Polish	88,090
Romanian	5,835
Russian	58,225
Slovak	2,190
Ukrainian	180,055
Eastern European origins,Â n.i.e.	895
Southern European origins	59,915
Albanian	415
Bosnian	1,030
Catalan	15
Croatian	2,930
Cypriot	45
Greek	4,130
Italian	23,210
Kosovar	45
Macedonian	225
Maltese	360
Montenegrin	40
Portuguese	14,540
Serbian	1,240
Sicilian	235
Slovenian	1,005
Spanish	12,625
Yugoslavian,Â n.o.s.	1,060
Southern European origins,Â n.i.e.	65
Other European origins	10,950
Basque	100
Jewish	8,455
Roma (Gypsy)	155
Slavic,Â n.o.s.	185
Other European origins,Â n.i.e.	2,130
Caribbean origins	10,805
Antiguan	60
Bahamian	60
Barbadian	740
Bermudan	40
Carib	65
Cuban	340
Dominican	275
Grenadian	160
Guadeloupean	0
Haitian	235
Jamaican	4,585
Kittitian/Nevisian	10
Martinican	0
Montserratan	0
Puerto Rican	70
St. Lucian	30
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,395
Vincentian/Grenadinian	190
West Indian,Â n.o.s.	1,465
Caribbean origins,Â n.i.e.	665
Latin, Central and South American origins	23,115
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	650
Arawak	10
Argentinian	475
Belizean	200
Bolivian	300
Brazilian	830
Chilean	1,520
Colombian	1,400
Costa Rican	65
Ecuadorian	125
Guatemalan	505
Guyanese	1,485
Hispanic	425
Honduran	520
Maya	220
Mexican	8,790
Nicaraguan	370
Panamanian	50
Paraguayan	2,080
Peruvian	350
Salvadorean	2,735
Uruguayan	35
Venezuelan	240
Latin, Central and South American origins,Â n.i.e.	1,045
African origins	28,860
Central and West African origins	8,665
Akan	35
Angolan	10
Ashanti	25
Beninese	55
Burkinabe	20
Cameroonian	145
Chadian	10
Congolese	1,575
Edo	130
Ewe	15
Gabonese	25
Gambian	10
Ghanaian	380
Guinean	70
Ibo	435
Ivorian	120
Liberian	80
Malian	140
MalinkÃ©	35
Nigerian	3,860
Peulh	25
Senegalese	115
Sierra Leonean	320
Togolese	115
Wolof	25
Yoruba	1,050
Central and West African origins,Â n.i.e.	545
North African origins	3,690
Algerian	100
Berber	150
Coptic	85
Dinka	30
Egyptian	1,335
Libyan	360
Maure	100
Moroccan	350
Sudanese	1,075
Tunisian	130
North African origins,Â n.i.e.	75
Southern and East African origins	10,500
Afrikaner	65
Amhara	140
Bantu,Â n.o.s.	150
Burundian	235
Djiboutian	45
Eritrean	2,300
Ethiopian	2,900
Harari	0
Kenyan	335
Malagasy	25
Mauritian	245
Oromo	325
Rwandan	300
Seychellois	45
Somali	1,740
South African	730
Tanzanian	90
Tigrian	320
Ugandan	255
Zambian	200
Zimbabwean	310
Zulu	30
Southern and East African origins,Â n.i.e.	440
Other African origins	6,670
Black,Â n.o.s.	825
Other African origins,Â n.i.e.	5,925
Asian origins	178,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	11,850
Afghan	1,010
Arab,Â n.o.s.	1,755
Armenian	495
Assyrian	40
Azerbaijani	55
Georgian	110
Hazara	0
Iranian	1,885
Iraqi	925
Israeli	775
Jordanian	235
Kazakh	335
Kurd	305
Kuwaiti	40
Kyrgyz	45
Lebanese	1,375
Palestinian	620
Pashtun	65
Saudi Arabian	170
Syrian	1,115
Tajik	55
Tatar	310
Turk	655
Turkmen	10
Uighur	10
Uzbek	70
Yemeni	100
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins,Â n.i.e.	305
South Asian origins	43,155
Bangladeshi	880
Bengali	200
Bhutanese	140
East Indian	34,470
Goan	50
Gujarati	220
Kashmiri	30
Nepali	500
Pakistani	3,370
Punjabi	3,830
Sinhalese	280
Sri Lankan	1,090
Tamil	245
South Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	725
East and Southeast Asian origins	124,100
Burmese	260
Cambodian (Khmer)	525
Chinese	30,150
Filipino	83,530
Hmong	0
Indonesian	530
Japanese	2,675
Karen	455
Korean	4,545
Laotian	1,730
Malaysian	470
Mongolian	150
Singaporean	20
Taiwanese	150
Thai	750
Tibetan	15
Vietnamese	5,850
East and Southeast Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	145
Other Asian origins	575
Other Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	575
Oceania origins	1,525
Australian	910
New Zealander	315
Pacific Islands origins	345
Fijian	80
Hawaiian	60
Maori	55
Polynesian,Â n.o.s.	95
Samoan	25
Pacific Islands origins,Â n.i.e.	65

Languages in Manitoba

English is the main language of Manitoba Province, Both English and French are official languages, French is an official language for the purposes of the legislature.

Language	Population
English only	1,135,395
French only	1,485
English and French	108,460
Neither English nor French	16,285

Language Spoken at Home	Population
English	1,035,475
French	16,865
Non-official languages	144,800
Aboriginal languages	15,770
Algonquian languages	15,070
Cree-Montagnais languages	7,570
Northern East Cree	10
Plains Cree	10
Swampy Cree	120
Woods Cree	15
Cree,Â n.o.s.	7,415
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	7,495
Ojibway	2,505
Oji-Cree	4,990
Athabaskan languages	635
Northern Athabaskan languages	635
Dene	630
Inuit languages	15
Inuktitut	10
Inuit languages,Â n.i.e.	10
Iroquoian languages	5
Michif	10
Siouan languages	35
Dakota	35
Non-Aboriginal languages	129,035
Afro-Asiatic languages	6,875
Berber languages	20
Kabyle	15
Cushitic languages	1,185
Bilen	120
Oromo	210
Somali	845
Cushitic languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Semitic languages	5,650
Amharic	1,045
Arabic	3,105
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	5
Hebrew	355
Maltese	10
Tigrigna	1,135
Afro-Asiatic languages,Â n.i.e.	25
Austro-Asiatic languages	2,900
Khmer (Cambodian)	125
Vietnamese	2,775
Austronesian languages	27,215
Bikol	30
Cebuano	495
Fijian	15
Hiligaynon	125
Ilocano	390
Malay	55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	245
Pangasinan	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,790
Waray-Waray	10
Austronesian languages,Â n.i.e.	30
Creole languages	290
Haitian Creole	10
Creole,Â n.o.s.	165
Creole languages,Â n.i.e.	115
Dravidian languages	800
Kannada	45
Malayalam	405
Tamil	240
Telugu	110
Indo-European languages	70,820
Albanian	155
Armenian	20
Balto-Slavic languages	11,685
Baltic languages	25
Latvian	15
Lithuanian	10
Slavic languages	11,660
Bosnian	285
Bulgarian	65
Croatian	320
Czech	115
Macedonian	85
Polish	2,010
Russian	5,530
Serbian	335
Serbo-Croatian	90
Slovak	70
Slovene (Slovenian)	55
Ukrainian	2,690
Slavic languages,Â n.i.e.	10
Celtic languages	20
Scottish Gaelic	5
Welsh	10
Germanic languages	25,825
Afrikaans	200
Danish	10
Dutch	270
Frisian	10
German	24,795
Icelandic	35
Norwegian	10
Swedish	10
Vlaams (Flemish)	15
Yiddish	10
Germanic languages,Â n.i.e.	465
Greek	535
Indo-Iranian languages	22,810
Indo-Aryan languages	21,010
Bengali	690
Gujarati	2,100
Hindi	1,335
Konkani	10
Marathi	40
Nepali	540
Punjabi (Panjabi)	14,000
Sindhi	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	360
Urdu	1,895
Iranian languages	1,755
Kurdish	275
Pashto	165
Persian (Farsi)	1,315
Indo-Iranian languages,Â n.i.e.	50
Italic (Romance) languages	9,765
Italian	1,035
Portuguese	2,800
Romanian	235
Spanish	5,695
Japanese	175
Kartvelian languages	10
Georgian	10
Korean	2,915
Mongolic languages	5
Mongolian	5
Niger-Congo languages	1,410
Akan (Twi)	45
Bamanankan	15
Edo	5
Ewe	5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	35
Ga	5
Ganda	5
Igbo	75
Lingala	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	105
Shona	10
Swahili	500
Wolof	25
Yoruba	345
Niger-Congo languages,Â n.i.e.	125
Nilo-Saharan languages	130
Dinka	80
Nilo-Saharan languages,Â n.i.e.	55
Sign languages	560
American Sign Language	255
Sign languages,Â n.i.e	305
Sino-Tibetan languages	13,910
Chinese languages	13,445
Cantonese	4,455
Hakka	25
Mandarin	8,080
Min Dong	5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	135
Wu (Shanghainese)	65
Chinese,Â n.o.s.	675
Chinese languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Tibeto-Burman languages	465
Burmese	55
Karenic languages	370
Tibetan	5
Tibeto-Burman languages,Â n.i.e.	40
Tai-Kadai languages	535
Lao	430
Thai	105
Turkic languages	135
Azerbaijani	10
Turkish	65
Uzbek	35
Turkic languages,Â n.i.e.	25
Uralic languages	305
Finnish	35
Hungarian	270

Manitoba population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.36 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 1.35 million, Manitoba population in 2021 is to be 1.34 million.

Status	Total	Male	Female
Married or living common law	593,615	297,280	296,335
Married	503,390	252,210	251,175
Living common law	90,230	45,075	45,155
Not married and not living common law	440,925	209,000	231,930
Never married	300,415	162,440	137,980
Separated	24,845	11,080	13,765
Divorced	54,860	22,780	32,080
Widowed	60,805	12,700	48,100

Income Distribution

Income Range	Population
Under $10,000	137,700
$10,000 to $19,999	150,320
$20,000 to $29,999	136,510
$30,000 to $39,999	123,685
$40,000 to $49,999	109,710
$50,000 to $59,999	80,625
$60,000 to $69,999	58,785
$70,000 to $79,999	43,365
$80,000 to $89,999	34,000
$90,000 to $99,999	21,980
$100,000 and over	57,355
$100,000 to $149,999	40,870
$150,000 and over	16,490

History

The aboriginal peoples have been living in the Manitoba region for thousands of years, although historically there has been considerable population movement. The rapid occupation of the agricultural lands between 1870 and 1914 and expanded into rural dominance.