Ontario Population 2024

Ontario is a province in east-central Canada, borders Quebec province to the east, United States to the south, and Manitoba to the west. Ontario is divided into two larger regions, Northern and Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is divided into Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario. Southern Ontario is further divided into Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, and Southwestern Ontario, essentially creating 5 distinct regions. Ontario province is most populous in Canada and home to more than one-third of total population. According to Statcan, Ontario population in 2024 is estimated to be 15.85 million, second largest province of Canada in area, after Quebec. Toronto is the provincial capital city, and Ottawa is the national capital, Other largest cities are Hamilton, Mississauga, Brampton and Kitchener. Most of Ontario's population lives within municipal boundaries, Population is growing but at a slower rate than the rest of Canada, however, population growth in unincorporated territories slightly outpaced that of municipalities. On aggregate, smaller municipalities are getting smaller or are stagnant and the larger urban municipalities are showing more rapid growth. Ontario's population change is lower than projections for most census divisions.

Ethnic groups in Ontario

Becoming a Canadian citizen is very easy. You need to first be a permanent resident and have lived in Canada for three out of the last five years, pass a citizenship test, prove your language skills. It is cheaper to live in a metropolitan city in Canada than in the United States, roughly it takes 12 months for the Citizenship process. Canada is the top tenth most powerful passport on the planet, including with Australia.

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:

The Ontario state officially categorizes its population into six groups, they are Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, African American, European Whites, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. Below table is the Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Recent immigrants by selected places of birth

30.6% of the Ontario population are First Generation immigrants, The persons who were born outside Canada, followed by 22.6% are Second Generation immigrants, The Children of First Generation who are born in Canada and 45.13% are the Third Generation Immigrants, Third generation or more refers to people who are born in Canada with both parents born in Canada, Grand Children of First Generation.

Aboriginal Canadian identity, sometimes known as Aboriginality, is the perception of oneself as Aboriginal Canadian, or the recognition by others of that identity. This includes those who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit and/or those who Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Minority population in Canada includes 3.8 million Canadians identified as a member of a visible minority group in the 2016 Census, accounting for 28.9% of the total population. People of South Asian origin are Canada's largest visible minority group, with a population of 1.1 million followed by Chinese with 754,550, Black with 627,715, and Filipinos with 311,675.

Population by Ethnic origin at the 2016 census, the racial and ethnic composition of Ontario was 60.6% are European Origin, Whites, 3.85% are Aboriginal origins, 2.4% are Latin, Central and South American origins, 3% are African origins, 23% are Asian origins and 0.15% are Oceania origins.

Languages in Ontario

English is the official and most spoken language in Ontario, 85.1% speak English and 0.3% speak French.

According to 2016 census, the population of Canada is 13,448,494 and the population in 2011 is 12,851,821, Population change from 2011 to 2016 is 4.6%. The population of age group from 0 to 14 years is 2,207,970(Male:1,131,615,Female:1,076,350), 15 to 64 years is 8,988,865(Male:4,412,115, Female:4,576,750), 65 years and over is 2,251,655 (Male:1,015,655, Female:4,1,236,000), 85 years and over is 301,075 (Male:106,090, Female:4,194,985). Ontario population in 2023 is estimated to be 14.53 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 14.37 million, Population of Ontario population in 2021 is estimated to be 14.22 million.

Income Distribution

History

Paleo Indians are the native Indians used to stay in the region of Ontario for thousands of years. The History of Ontario covers the period from the arrival of Europeans in 1791, Upper Canada is named as Ontario. The settlement of York became Toronto in 1796. Between 1785 and 1806, The Upper Canada's population increased from 6,000 to 46,000 between 1785 to 1806.