General Demographics Report: Ontario, Canada | |||||
Population Estimates and Population Growth Projections | |||||
| Population by Age | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 13,113,076 | 100.0% | 4.8% | 13,635,970 | 4.0% |
| 0 - 19 | 3,046,326 | 23.2% | -1.7% | 2,969,017 | -2.5% |
| 20 - 24 | 916,462 | 7.0% | 7.6% | 912,018 | -0.5% |
| 25 - 34 | 1,776,537 | 13.5% | 5.4% | 1,939,492 | 9.2% |
| 35 - 54 | 3,969,116 | 30.3% | 2.5% | 3,897,946 | -1.8% |
| 55 - 64 | 1,578,975 | 12.0% | 20.4% | 1,789,475 | 13.3% |
| 65 - 74 | 963,884 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 1,194,711 | 23.9% |
| 75 + | 861,776 | 6.6% | 3.1% | 933,311 | 8.3% |
| Population by Origin | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total * | 12,929,597 | 100.0% | 4.9% | 13,445,684 | 4.0% |
| Born in Canada (Non Immigrant) | 9,028,633 | 69.8% | 2.9% | 9,236,311 | 2.3% |
| Born Outside Canada (Immigrant) | 3,783,331 | 29.3% | 10.0% | 4,092,283 | 8.2% |
| * The total excludes persons on Indian reserves and settlements but includes non permanent residents, not shown separately. | |||||
| Population by Mother Tongue | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 13,113,076 | 100.0% | 4.8% | 13,635,970 | 4.0% |
| Multiple Languages | 212,920 | 1.6% | 27.1% | 274,882 | 29.1% |
| Single Languages (Top 15 in the Region) | 11,568,651 | 88.2% | 4.6% | 13,170,802 | 13.8% |
| English | 8,709,213 | 66.4% | 2.2% | 8,815,276 | 1.2% |
| Arabic | 133,234 | 1.0% | 16.2% | 150,227 | 12.8% |
| Chinese * | 547,192 | 4.2% | 15.9% | 603,143 | 10.2% |
| French | 515,431 | 3.9% | 3.4% | 535,811 | 4.0% |
| German | 153,455 | 1.2% | -4.7% | 146,688 | -4.4% |
| Greek | 58,428 | 0.4% | -7.3% | 52,501 | -10.1% |
| Italian | 274,497 | 2.1% | -7.1% | 258,280 | -5.9% |
| Polish | 137,370 | 1.0% | -4.7% | 126,523 | -7.9% |
| Portuguese | 152,416 | 1.2% | -4.7% | 139,177 | -8.7% |
| Punjabi | 197,825 | 1.5% | 33.2% | 247,348 | 25.0% |
| Russian | 93,360 | 0.7% | 19.5% | 107,591 | 15.2% |
| Spanish | 190,345 | 1.5% | 20.7% | 225,294 | 18.4% |
| Tagalog | 139,527 | 1.1% | 20.9% | 159,124 | 14.0% |
| Tamil | 119,785 | 0.9% | 22.3% | 139,006 | 16.0% |
| Urdu | 146,573 | 1.1% | 30.0% | 177,696 | 21.2% |
| Other Single Languages | 1,331,505 | 10.2% | 63.7% | 1,752,285 | 31.6% |
| * Includes Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages, and census responses of 'Chinese'. | |||||
| Households by Size | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 4,992,516 | 100.0% | 7.5% | 5,301,760 | 6.2% |
| 1 Person | 1,198,204 | 24.0% | 5.9% | 1,255,327 | 4.8% |
| 2 Persons | 1,585,320 | 31.8% | 7.2% | 1,683,020 | 6.2% |
| 3 Persons | 830,148 | 16.6% | 7.9% | 883,271 | 6.4% |
| 4 to 5 Persons | 1,198,676 | 24.0% | 8.9% | 1,285,142 | 7.2% |
| 6 or More Persons | 180,168 | 3.6% | 10.9% | 195,000 | 8.2% |
| Average Household Size | 2.6 | 2.5 | |||
| Households by Income * | 2010 | % of Total | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) | |
| Total | 4,992,516 | 100.0% | 5,301,760 | 6.2% | |
| 0 - 19,999 | 592,378 | 11.9% | 452,681 | -23.6% | |
| 20,000 - 49,999 | 1,255,859 | 25.2% | 1,040,389 | -17.2% | |
| 50,000 - 99,999 | 1,739,188 | 34.8% | 1,703,622 | -2.0% | |
| 100,000 plus | 1,405,091 | 28.1% | 2,105,068 | 49.8% | |
| Average Household Income | $88,293 | $113,794 | |||
| Median Household Income | $71,229 | $82,849 | |||
| * Canadian dollars | |||||
| Daytime Population | 2007 | 2010 | |||
| Total | 12,569,900 | 12,913,883 | |||
| Note: 'Daytime' population is a estimate of the number of persons working in an area plus those based at home during the day | |||||
| Sources: Environics Analytics, Demographic Estimates and Projections, 2010 | |||||
| Environics Analytics, Daytime Population, 2010 | |||||
| See Notes Page for definitions, more specific sources, use restrictions and other important information. | |||||