Ottawa Population 2024

January 26, 2024 by Babji

Ottawa is the city in Ontario province and capital city of Canada, located on the south bank of the Ottawa River, and its confluence of three major rivers of the Ottawa River, the Gatineau River and the Rideau River. Ottawa population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.08 million, covers city area of 2,790.30 sq km (1,077.34 sq mi), fourth largest city in Canada. According to statcan data Ottawa population in 2020 estimates are 1,111,773 people. Ottawa refers from Ottawa River, from the Algonquin language Odawa, means trade. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area is the census metropolitan area, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region is the city of Ottawa, and the neighboring city of Gatineau, Quebec. The Greater area can also increase its support to emerging or new economic clusters covers 6767.41 sq km (2612.79 sq mi) forms the metropolitan region.

Contents
Languages
Population by Race
Nativity by Place of Birth
Housing

Ottawa city UN Urban Agglomeration Population Prospects - 1950 to 2035

Year	Ottawa Population
1950	282,326
1955	329,307
1960	399,176
1965	468,623
1970	558,557
1975	656,938
1980	719,978
1985	786,674
1990	892,600
1995	976,800
2000	1,041,385
2005	1,108,515
2010	1,197,003
2011	1,218,013
2015	1,290,572
2020*	1,378,151
2025*	1,451,571
2035*	1,588,536

Source: population.un.org/wpp/, 1950 to 2035 Ottawa city Population(UA)

Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area

The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area is defined as the City of Ottawa, the City of Gatineau, and the surrounding municipalities to the two cities. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau population will soon reach 1.5 million people by 2025 and will likely reach 2 to 3 million by the end of this century. By 2021 population density of Greater area is 196 per square kilometre. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau population in 2016 is 1,323,783, as compared to 1,254,919 in 2011 with the percent change of 5.5. Total private dwellings are 571,146.

	Ottawa City(2021)	Greater Ottawa-Gatineau(2020)
Population	1.15 million	1,461,494
Area	2,790.30 sq km (1,077.34 sq mi)	6767 sq km (2612.79 sq mi)
Rank	4(Canada)

Reference: statcan

Ottawa Language demographics

According to 2016 census of Greater Ottawa area, English and French as co-official languages, 37.6% of the population can speak both languages as of 2016, making it the largest city in Canada with both spoken languages. English constitute 62.4 percent, while French make up 14.2 percent.

Languages	Population
English	768,215
French	353,425
Non-official languages	115,545
Aboriginal languages	405
Algonquian languages	265
Cree-Montagnais languages	250
Armenian	250
Niger-Congo languages	250
Wu (Shanghainese)	250
Karenic languages	250
Moose Cree	5
Naskapi	5
Southern East Cree	5
Woods Cree	5
Eastern Algonquian languages	5
Mi'kmaq	5
Carrier	5
Michif	5
Maltese	5
Austro-Asiatic languages; n.i.e	5
Scottish Gaelic	5
Icelandic	5
Kashmiri	5
Italic (Romance) languages	5
Kartvelian languages	5
Georgian	5
Chinese languages	5
Northern East Cree	30
Bilen	30
Belarusan	30
Bamanankan	30
Dinka	30
Swampy Cree	10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	10
Ojibway	10
Pangasinan	10
Waray-Waray	10
Dravidian languages	10
Slavic languages	10
Celtic languages	10
Norwegian	10
Oriya (Odia)	10
Ga	10
Uyghur	10
Cree	190
Inuit languages	135
Inuktitut	115
Marathi	115
Tibeto-Burman languages	115
Inuit languages	15
Yiddish	15
Mongolic languages	15
Min Dong	15
Non-Aboriginal languages	115,140
Afro-Asiatic languages	28,965
Berber languages	475
Kabyle	385
Berber languages	90
Nilo-Saharan languages	90
Cushitic languages	4,005
Oromo	130
Akan (Twi)	130
Somali	3,785
Cushitic languages	55
Latvian	55
Igbo	55
Semitic languages	24,470
Amharic	870
Arabic	22,950
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	35
Konkani	35
Ewe	35
Ganda	35
Harari	20
Semitic languages	20
Afro-Asiatic languages	20
Macedonian	20
Catalan	20
Mongolian	20
Shona	20
Estonian	20
Hebrew	145
Tigrigna	430
Croatian	430
Austro-Asiatic languages	4,530
Khmer (Cambodian)	590
Vietnamese	3,935
Austronesian languages	3,395
Cebuano	125
Hiligaynon	45
Austronesian languages	45
Uzbek	45
Other languages	45
Ilocano	230
Malagasy	25
Slovene (Slovenian)	25
Danish	25
Indo-Iranian languages	25
Turkic languages	25
Malay	120
American Sign Language	120
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)	2,780
Creole languages	2,235
Haitian Creole	205
Creole	1,960
Creole languages	75
Dravidian languages	1,880
Kannada	80
Malayalam	285
Tamil	1,310
Hindi	1,310
Telugu	200
Indo-European languages	45,425
Albanian	320
Balto-Slavic languages	10,880
Baltic languages	110
Lingala	110
Lithuanian	50
Hakka	50
Azerbaijani	50
Slavic languages	10,765
Bosnian	425
Bulgarian	560
Swahili	560
Czech	235
Polish	2,165
Russian	4,125
Serbian	1,490
Serbo-Croatian	465
Slovak	210
Ukrainian	575
Germanic languages	1,140
Afrikaans	40
Quebec Sign Language	40
Finnish	40
Dutch	195
German	780
Swedish	70
Tibetan	70
Greek	670
Indo-Iranian languages	15,305
Indo-Aryan languages	9,795
Bengali	1,985
Gujarati	620
Nepali	735
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,225
Sindhi	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	400
Sign languages	400
Urdu	2,285
Iranian languages	5,480
Kurdish	435
Pashto	655
Persian (Farsi)	4,385
Italic (Romance) languages	16,850
Italian	2,580
Portuguese	3,020
Romanian	1,865
Spanish	9,365
Japanese	440
Korean	1,215
Niger-Congo languages	2,275
Fulah (Pular; Pulaar; Fulfulde)	60
Yoruba	60
Nilo-Saharan languages	60
Rundi (Kirundi)	480
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	330
Wolof	100
Sign languages; n.i.e	240
Sino-Tibetan languages	22,425
Chinese languages	21,840
Cantonese	5,985
Mandarin	14,600
Min Nan (Chaochow; Teochow; Fukien; Taiwanese)	305
Chinese	635
Tibeto-Burman languages	580
Burmese	150
Tai-Kadai languages	335
Lao	225
Thai	105
Turkic languages	925
Turkish	800
Uralic languages	555
Hungarian	490

Ottawa Population by Race

Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Nationality	Population	Male	Female
Americas	41,155	18,270	22,885
Brazil	1,290	600	695
Colombia	2,745	1,125	1,620
El Salvador	2,165	1,030	1,135
Guyana	1,420	665	755
Haiti	8,515	3,650	4,865
Jamaica	3,175	1,385	1,790
Mexico	1,825	725	1,100
Peru	1,165	550	615
Trinidad and Tobago	1,360	525	830
United States	9,530	4,375	5,160
Other places of birth in Americas	7,960	3,645	4,315
Europe	66,815	32,050	34,760
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,345	1,150	1,195
Croatia	1,020	500	520
France	4,470	2,105	2,370
Germany	4,560	1,965	2,595
Greece	990	530	460
Hungary	885	465	430
Ireland	920	435	475
Italy	5,675	2,960	2,715
Netherlands	2,280	1,165	1,115
Poland	4,530	2,025	2,500
Portugal	3,435	1,675	1,760
Romania	3,370	1,610	1,760
Russian Federation	3,195	1,335	1,850
Serbia	1,070	520	550
Ukraine	2,005	940	1,065
United Kingdom	17,230	8,660	8,565
Other places of birth in Europe	8,840	4,010	4,825
Africa	41,490	19,790	21,700
Algeria	2,245	1,150	1,090
Egypt	3,745	1,990	1,755
Ethiopia	2,320	1,085	1,245
Kenya	1,160	580	580
Morocco	2,775	1,370	1,405
Nigeria	1,385	655	735
Somalia	3,985	1,530	2,455
South Africa; Republic of	965	515	450
Other places of birth in Africa	22,900	10,925	11,980
Asia	105,415	50,115	55,300
Afghanistan	2,510	1,265	1,240
Bangladesh	2,700	1,405	1,300
China	18,900	8,150	10,755
Hong Kong	3,095	1,545	1,550
India	10,685	5,350	5,330
Iran	4,900	2,465	2,430
Iraq	3,870	2,070	1,800
Japan	775	190	585
Korea; South	1,855	805	1,050
Lebanon	13,560	7,115	6,440
Pakistan	3,980	1,980	1,995
Philippines	9,305	3,465	5,835
Sri Lanka	2,400	1,145	1,245
Syria	3,615	1,840	1,775
Taiwan	880	370	515
Viet Nam	5,980	2,745	3,235
Other places of birth in Asia	16,410	8,195	8,215
Oceania and other places of birth	930	495	430

Recent immigrants by selected places of birth

Ethnic	Population	Male	Female
Americas	5,595	2,615	2,975
Brazil	200	115	80
Colombia	515	235	280
Cuba	220	105	115
Haiti	1,780	795	990
Jamaica	145	85	60
Mexico	320	125	195
United States	1,360	715	645
Venezuela	170	60	110
Other places of birth in Americas	885	385	495
Europe	3,695	1,780	1,920
France	655	335	315
Germany	175	75	100
Ireland	95	65	30
Moldova	75	35	45
Romania	240	110	130
Russian Federation	420	160	260
Ukraine	275	135	140
United Kingdom	665	340	320
Other places of birth in Europe	1,095	530	570
Africa	9,800	4,635	5,170
Algeria	390	170	220
Cameroon	755	410	350
Congo; Democratic Republic of the	1,085	470	615
CÃ´te d'Ivoire	425	180	240
Egypt	850	460	385
Eritrea	245	115	130
Ethiopia	335	125	215
Morocco	485	230	250
Nigeria	440	200	235
Somalia	370	155	215
South Africa; Republic of	110	55	55
Tunisia	215	105	105
Other places of birth in Africa	4,095	1,955	2,135
Asia	18,645	9,035	9,610
Afghanistan	550	280	270
Bangladesh	540	270	270
China	2,855	1,220	1,635
Hong Kong	85	45	35
India	1,950	1,070	875
Iran	880	415	465
Iraq	1,155	600	555
Israel	205	110	90
Japan	115	25	85
Korea; South	255	90	165
Lebanon	1,115	585	530
Nepal	290	160	125
Pakistan	695	380	310
Philippines	2,740	1,105	1,640
Saudi Arabia	375	220	155
Sri Lanka	220	95	130
Syria	2,130	1,145	990
Taiwan	50	25	30
Turkey	195	100	95
United Arab Emirates	355	220	135
Viet Nam	210	80	130
Other places of birth in Asia	1,685	795	890
Oceania and other	150	80	70
Australia	135	85	55
Other places of birth	20	0	15

Aboriginal population

Aboriginal	Population	Male	Female
Aboriginal identity	38,120	18,150	19,965
Single Aboriginal	36,225	17,310	18,915
First Nations (North American Indian)	17,790	8,400	9,385
MÃ©tis	17,155	8,325	8,825
Inuk (Inuit)	1,280	580	700
Multiple Aboriginal	765	335	440
Non-Aboriginal identity	1,262,615	617,450	645,165

Visible minority population

Region	Population	Male	Female
South Asian	39,980	20,320	19,655
Chinese	43,775	20,665	23,105
Black	77,995	37,060	40,935
Filipino	12,715	5,085	7,630
Latin American	15,630	7,180	8,460
Arab	49,520	25,960	23,565
Southeast Asian	13,725	6,495	7,230
West Asian	9,925	5,075	4,855
Korean	3,260	1,470	1,800
Japanese	2,625	1,085	1,540
Visible minority; n.i.e.	3,095	1,400	1,690
Multiple visible minorities	8,720	4,140	4,580
Not a visible minority	1,019,750	499,655	520,090

Ethnic origin population

Ethnic	Population
North American Aboriginal origins	74,120
First Nations (North American Indian)	54,090
Inuit	1,850
MÃ©tis	20,035
Other North American origins	501,820
Acadian	5,515
American	14,165
Canadian	484,255
New Brunswicker	80
Newfoundlander	780
Nova Scotian	120
Ontarian	650
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	6,590
Other North American origins	30
European origins	772,545
British Isles origins	468,015
Channel Islander	115
Cornish	85
English	224,680
Irish	244,575
Manx	185
Scottish	197,645
Welsh	18,780
British Isles origins	37,045
French origins	300,550
Alsatian	100
Breton	485
Corsican	95
French	300,290
Western European origins (except French origins)	136,795
Austrian	6,485
Bavarian	70
Belgian	6,555
Dutch	33,515
Flemish	545
Frisian	75
German	94,385
Luxembourger	170
Swiss	5,640
Western European origins	150
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	26,295
Danish	5,950
Finnish	4,265
Icelandic	1,600
Norwegian	7,180
Swedish	7,640
Northern European origins	1,660
Eastern European origins	98,045
Bulgarian	1,795
Byelorussian	985
Czech	3,930
Czechoslovakian	810
Estonian	985
Hungarian	9,650
Latvian	1,180
Lithuanian	2,600
Moldovan	520
Polish	36,975
Romanian	7,895
Russian	17,230
Slovak	2,810
Ukrainian	28,150
Eastern European origins	1,055
Southern European origins	100,355
Albanian	1,190
Bosnian	1,665
Catalan	20
Croatian	4,130
Cypriot	165
Greek	8,005
Italian	53,825
Kosovar	60
Macedonian	625
Maltese	705
Montenegrin	195
Portuguese	14,625
Serbian	3,635
Sicilian	310
Slovenian	1,350
Spanish	15,605
Yugoslavian; n.o.s.	1,190
Southern European origins	85
Other European origins	9,230
Basque	395
Jewish	6,220
Roma (Gypsy)	95
Slavic	250
Other European origins	2,340
Caribbean origins	31,680
Antiguan	275
Bahamian	175
Barbadian	1,390
Bermudan	105
Carib	135
Cuban	1,560
Dominican	960
Grenadian	320
Guadeloupean	20
Haitian	13,790
Jamaican	8,640
Kittitian/Nevisian	65
Martinican	50
Montserratan	45
Puerto Rican	140
St. Lucian	815
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,245
Vincentian/Grenadinian	255
West Indian	1,730
Caribbean origins	1,190
Latin; Central and South American origins	24,005
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	1,130
Arawak	75
Argentinian	800
Belizean	95
Bolivian	220
Brazilian	1,445
Chilean	1,395
Colombian	3,755
Costa Rican	205
Ecuadorian	280
Guatemalan	580
Guyanese	2,090
Hispanic	420
Honduran	350
Maya	435
Mexican	4,000
Nicaraguan	1,260
Panamanian	130
Paraguayan	45
Peruvian	1,760
Salvadorean	2,700
Uruguayan	140
Venezuelan	1,190
Latin; Central and South American origins	1,450
African origins	74,715
Central and West African origins	18,910
Akan	130
Angolan	250
Ashanti	20
Beninese	615
Burkinabe	505
Cameroonian	2,275
Chadian	225
Congolese	6,005
Edo	50
Ewe	70
Gabonese	250
Gambian	45
Ghanaian	1,550
Guinean	625
Ibo	115
Ivorian	1,160
Liberian	95
Malian	585
MalinkÃ©	125
Nigerian	2,305
Peulh	200
Senegalese	890
Sierra Leonean	95
Togolese	805
Wolof	65
Yoruba	440
Central and West African origins	1,540
North African origins	18,520
Algerian	2,590
Berber	1,825
Coptic	120
Dinka	50
Egyptian	6,555
Libyan	1,300
Maure	100
Moroccan	4,385
Sudanese	865
Tunisian	1,170
North African origins	650
Southern and East African origins	26,945
Afrikaner	50
Amhara	95
Bantu; n.o.s.	590
Burundian	3,180
Djiboutian	880
Eritrean	1,390
Ethiopian	3,025
Harari	10
Kenyan	665
Malagasy	405
Mauritian	385
Oromo	285
Rwandan	2,445
Seychellois	30
Somali	10,700
South African	1,285
Tanzanian	360
Tigrian	200
Ugandan	430
Zambian	150
Zimbabwean	335
Zulu	55
Southern and East African origins	1,485
Other African origins	12,325
Black	1,450
Other African origins	11,115
Asian origins	197,900
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	74,700
Afghan	4,115
Arab	8,620
Armenian	1,735
Assyrian	135
Azerbaijani	245
Georgian	190
Hazara	65
Iranian	7,620
Iraqi	5,070
Israeli	765
Jordanian	1,660
Kazakh	165
Kurd	890
Kuwaiti	980
Kyrgyz	40
Lebanese	31,785
Palestinian	4,265
Pashtun	230
Saudi Arabian	590
Syrian	5,230
Tajik	125
Tatar	160
Turk	3,250
Turkmen	130
Uighur	75
Uzbek	205
Yemeni	1,015
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	2,220
South Asian origins	42,310
Bangladeshi	2,305
Bengali	1,055
Bhutanese	315
East Indian	28,940
Goan	125
Gujarati	180
Kashmiri	55
Nepali	910
Pakistani	4,660
Punjabi	1,130
Sinhalese	290
Sri Lankan	2,750
Tamil	965
South Asian origins	2,235
East and Southeast Asian origins	82,815
Burmese	630
Cambodian (Khmer)	2,685
Chinese	49,925
Filipino	14,100
Hmong	0
Indonesian	700
Japanese	3,370
Karen	280
Korean	3,550
Laotian	885
Malaysian	520
Mongolian	355
Singaporean	45
Taiwanese	785
Thai	780
Tibetan	90
Vietnamese	9,650
East and Southeast Asian origins	285
Other Asian origins	385
Other Asian origins	380
Oceania origins	2,215
Australian	1,490
New Zealander	490
Pacific Islands origins	275
Fijian	55
Hawaiian	20
Maori	25
Polynesian	95
Samoan	40
Pacific Islands origins	55

Nativity by Place of Birth

Type	Population	Male	Female
Canadian citizens	1,225,865	599,815	626,050
Canadian citizens aged under 18	260,450	132,740	127,705
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	965,415	467,070	498,345
Not Canadian citizens	74,865	35,785	39,080

Immigrant status and period of immigration

Type/Period	Population	Male	Female
Non-immigrants	1,027,730	506,010	521,720
Immigrants	255,800	120,725	135,075
Before 1981	60,785	29,340	31,445
1981 to 1990	33,985	16,505	17,480
1991 to 2000	57,145	26,170	30,975
2001 to 2010	66,000	30,565	35,435
2001 to 2005	30,955	14,270	16,680
2006 to 2010	35,045	16,290	18,750
2011 to 2016	37,890	18,150	19,740
Non-permanent residents	17,200	8,865	8,335

Ottawa Housing

According 2016 census of Greater Ottawa area, 240,120 homes are single-detached house, 75,230 are apartment in a building that has five or more storeys, 38,905 are semi-detached house, 88,160 are row houses, 15,630 are apartment or flat in a duplex, 75,475 are apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys, 1,185 are movable dwelling. 152,680 are with 1 person dwellings, 180,485 are 2 persons dwellings, 83,390 are 3 persons dwellings, 77,495 are 4 persons dwellings, 41,450 are 5 or more persons dwellings.