Ontario Profile

Ontario's population is 14,223,942, up 5.8% since 2016. The largest cities are Toronto (2,794,356), Ottawa (1,017,449), and Mississauga (717,961).

Income, age, households, education, commute, occupation, industry, and a full population-by-city list for Ontario are below.

National Rank:1 of 10

Level:Province

Consumer Price Index

Ontario

All-items index for September 2026, up 2.5% from September 2025, calculated from the published index (2002=100). This is the Statistics Canada series for Ontario.

All-items: 170.3
12-month change: +2.5%
Food: 204.1+2.1% in 12 months

Source: Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01, reference month September 2026 (2002=100). Compare consumer prices across Canada. Data sources.

Ontario Population

Total Population (2021)

14,223,942

Total Population (2016)

13,448,494

Population Growth

+5.8% (+775,448)

Growth Rank

#3 of 10Same geo level

Male

49.0%6,970,855

Female

51.0%7,253,085

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.961

Average Age

41.8

Median Age

41.6

Age Rank

#4 of 10Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

683,515(4.8%)

5–9

764,430(5.4%)

10–14

803,850(5.7%)

15–19

801,455(5.6%)

20–24

895,600(6.3%)

25–29

975,400(6.9%)

30–34

981,210(6.9%)

35–39

948,030(6.7%)

40–44

890,160(6.3%)

45–49

894,580(6.3%)

50–54

941,270(6.6%)

55–59

1,040,160(7.3%)

60–64

966,575(6.8%)

65–69

813,215(5.7%)

70–74

691,280(4.9%)

75–79

469,485(3.3%)

80–84

325,110(2.3%)

85+

338,620(2.4%)

Ontario Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

5,929,250

Occupied Private Dwellings

5,491,201

Size Distribution

1 Person

1,452,540 (26.5%)

2 Persons

1,798,040 (32.7%)

3 Persons

872,480 (15.9%)

4 Persons

825,445 (15.0%)

5+ Persons

542,700 (9.9%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

1,517,365(27.6%)

Couples without children

1,324,295(24.1%)

One-parent families

505,535(9.2%)

One-person households

1,452,540(26.5%)

Multigenerational

221,120(4.0%)

Multiple-family

45,215(0.8%)

Ontario Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$95,300After tax

Median Household Income

$79,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$46,280After tax

Median Individual Income

$37,200After tax

Income Rank

#2 of 10Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.8%

Employment Income

67.4%

Government Transfers

17.1%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

977,950(8.7%)

$10k–$20k

1,383,475(12.2%)

$20k–$30k

1,752,040(15.5%)

$30k–$40k

1,388,215(12.3%)

$40k–$50k

1,190,885(10.5%)

$50k–$60k

985,270(8.7%)

$60k–$70k

782,980(6.9%)

$70k–$80k

612,620(5.4%)

$80k–$90k

477,445(4.2%)

$90k–$100k

385,830(3.4%)

$100k+

1,358,115(12.0%)

Ontario Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

55.1%

Unemployment Rate

12.2%

Total Labour Force

7,399,200

Employed

6,492,895

Unemployed

906,310

Not in Labour Force

4,383,620

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

10.1%

Children (0–17)

11.5%

Adults (18–64)

9.1%

Seniors (65+)

12.1%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3570 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.308

Ontario Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

11,782,820

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,799,890 (15.3%)

High school diploma or equivalency

3,204,170 (27.2%)

Postsecondary credential

6,778,765 (57.5%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

2,307,685 (19.6%)65.4% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

786,440 (6.7%)22.3% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

90,530 (0.8%)2.6% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,799,890(15.3%)

High school diploma or equivalency

3,204,170(27.2%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

592,485(5.0%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

2,389,205(20.3%)

University certificate below bachelor

268,480(2.3%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

3,528,600(29.9%)

Ontario Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

29.7%

1,929,760 people

Share of 6,492,895 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

1,929,760(29.7%)

Usual place of work

3,768,210(58.0%)

No fixed workplace address

765,180(11.8%)

Worked outside Canada

29,740(0.5%)

Ontario Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

7,399,205

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

95,240(1.3%)

Business, finance and administration

1,328,155(17.9%)

Natural and applied sciences

685,390(9.3%)

Health

543,565(7.3%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

871,260(11.8%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

232,200(3.1%)

Sales and service

1,735,930(23.5%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,175,410(15.9%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

148,055(2.0%)

Manufacturing and utilities

371,490(5.0%)

Ontario Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

7,399,205

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

104,895(1.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

34,360(0.5%)

Utilities

55,230(0.7%)

Construction

538,340(7.3%)

Manufacturing

655,935(8.9%)

Wholesale trade

244,910(3.3%)

Retail trade

798,090(10.8%)

Transportation and warehousing

379,485(5.1%)

Information and cultural industries

169,120(2.3%)

Finance and insurance

399,030(5.4%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

152,050(2.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

681,235(9.2%)

Management of companies and enterprises

26,240(0.4%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

324,285(4.4%)

Educational services

531,260(7.2%)

Health care and social assistance

859,910(11.6%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

130,490(1.8%)

Accommodation and food services

390,675(5.3%)

Other services (except public administration)

283,115(3.8%)

Public administration

428,030(5.8%)

Ontario Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

12,196,575 (86.5%)

French Only

39,310 (0.3%)

English & French

1,519,365 (10.8%)

Neither

344,545 (2.4%)

Mother Tongue

English

9,179,655 (65.1%)

French

463,120 (3.3%)

Non-official languages

3,787,835 (26.9%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

9,179,655(65.1%)

French

463,120(3.3%)

Mandarin

327,470(2.3%)

Cantonese

267,425(1.9%)

Punjabi

260,075(1.8%)

Spanish

217,245(1.5%)

Arabic

214,230(1.5%)

Italian

194,125(1.4%)

Urdu

170,955(1.2%)

Tagalog

168,845(1.2%)

Ontario Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,942,990(53.6%)

Semi-detached

303,260(5.5%)

Row house

505,265(9.2%)

Duplex

181,030(3.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

548,785(10.0%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

984,665(17.9%)

Other attached

10,220(0.2%)

Movable

14,985(0.3%)

Ontario housing

Tenure and monthly shelter costs for Ontario from the 2021 Census (reference period 2021), tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts.

Tenure

Private households

5,440,255

Owner households

3,718,255 (68.3%)

Renter households

1,722,000 (31.7%)

Owners with a mortgage

2,218,715 (59.7%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

1,499,540 (40.3%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

236,735 (13.7%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

1,485,270 (86.3%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$1,370All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$1,608All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,440

Renters, median

$1,300

Owners with a mortgage, median

$2,120

Owners without a mortgage, median

$680

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

1,312,095 (24.1%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

656,545 (17.7%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

655,555 (38.1%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

24,835 (0.5%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

434,650(8.0%)

$500 to $749

789,935(14.5%)

$750 to $999

654,680(12.0%)

$1,000 to $1,249

571,145(10.5%)

$1,250 to $1,499

508,565(9.3%)

$1,500 to $1,999

911,405(16.8%)

$2,000 to $2,499

645,215(11.9%)

$2,500 to $2,999

396,400(7.3%)

$3,000 and over

528,265(9.7%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Population by city

230 municipalities in Ontario, largest first. Each name links to its full profile.

Population by city in Ontario
Name	Population	Growth
Toronto	2,794,356	+2.3%
Ottawa	1,017,449	+8.9%
Mississauga	717,961	-0.5%
Brampton	656,480	+10.6%
Hamilton	569,353	+6.0%
London	422,324	+10.0%
Markham	338,503	+2.9%
Vaughan	323,103	+5.5%
Kitchener	256,885	+10.1%
Windsor	229,660	+5.7%
Oakville	213,759	+10.3%
Richmond Hill	202,022	+3.6%
Burlington	186,948	+2.0%
Oshawa	175,383	+10.0%
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	166,004	+2.8%
Barrie	147,829	+4.5%
Guelph	143,740	+9.1%
Whitby	138,501	+7.9%
Cambridge	138,479	+6.6%
St. Catharines	136,803	+2.8%
Milton	132,979	+20.7%
Kingston	132,485	+7.0%
Ajax	126,666	+5.8%
Waterloo	121,436	+15.7%
Thunder Bay	108,843	+0.9%

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Remaining municipalities in Ontario by population
Name	Population	Growth
Brantford	104,688	+6.2%
Chatham-Kent	103,988	+2.3%
Clarington	101,427	+10.2%
Pickering	99,186	+8.1%
Niagara Falls	94,415	+7.2%
Newmarket	87,942	+4.4%
Peterborough	83,651	+3.2%
Kawartha Lakes	79,247	+5.1%
Caledon	76,581	+15.2%
Sault Ste. Marie	72,051	-1.8%
Sarnia	72,047	+0.6%
Norfolk County	67,490	+5.4%
Halton Hills	62,951	+2.9%
Aurora	62,057	+11.9%
Welland	55,750	+6.6%
Belleville	55,071	+8.6%
North Bay	52,662	+2.2%
Whitchurch-Stouffville	49,864	+8.8%
Haldimand County	49,216	+7.9%
Cornwall	47,845	+2.7%
Georgina	47,642	+4.9%
Woodstock	46,705	+13.6%
Quinte West	46,560	+6.8%
New Tecumseth	43,948	+28.3%
Innisfil	43,326	+18.5%
Bradford West Gwillimbury	42,880	+21.4%
St. Thomas	42,840	+10.1%
Timmins	41,145	-1.5%
Lakeshore	40,410	+10.4%
Brant	39,474	+10.8%
East Gwillimbury	34,637	+44.4%
Orillia	33,411	+7.2%
Stratford	33,232	+5.6%
Fort Erie	32,901	+7.1%
LaSalle	32,721	+8.4%
Centre Wellington	31,093	+10.3%
Orangeville	30,167	+4.4%
Leamington	29,680	+7.6%
Grimsby	28,883	+5.7%
King	27,333	+11.5%
Woolwich	26,999	+8.0%
Clarence-Rockland	26,505	+8.1%
Lincoln	25,719	+8.1%
Prince Edward County	25,704	+3.9%
Wasaga Beach	24,862	+20.3%
Collingwood	24,811	+13.8%
Strathroy-Caradoc	23,871	+14.4%
Thorold	23,816	+26.7%
Amherstburg	23,524	+7.2%
Tecumseh	23,300	+0.3%
Oro-Medonte	23,017	+9.4%
Essa	22,970	+9.0%
Kingsville	22,119	+2.6%
Brockville	22,116	+2.5%
Springwater	21,701	+13.9%
Owen Sound	21,612	+1.3%
Scugog	21,581	-0.2%
Uxbridge	21,556	+1.8%
Wilmot	21,429	+4.3%
Essex	21,216	+3.9%
Huntsville	21,147	+6.7%
Cobourg	20,519	+5.6%
South Frontenac	20,188	+8.3%
Port Colborne	20,033	+9.4%
Russell	19,598	+18.6%
Niagara-on-the-Lake	19,088	+9.0%
Middlesex Centre	18,928	+9.7%
Selwyn	18,653	+9.3%
Tillsonburg	18,615	+17.3%
Pelham	18,192	+6.3%
Petawawa	18,160	+5.7%
North Grenville	17,964	+9.2%
Loyalist	17,943	+5.7%
Midland	17,817	+5.7%
Bracebridge	17,305	+8.1%
Port Hope	17,294	+3.2%
Greater Napanee	16,879	+6.2%
Saugeen Shores	15,908	+16.0%
North Perth	15,538	+18.3%
West Lincoln	15,454	+6.6%
Kenora	14,967	-0.9%
Clearview	14,814	+4.7%
Mississippi Mills	14,740	+12.0%
St. Clair	14,659	+4.1%
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest	14,583	+1.5%
Severn	14,576	+8.3%
Pembroke	14,364	+3.5%
Thames Centre	13,980	+6.0%
Guelph/Eramosa	13,904	+8.2%
Trent Hills	13,861	+7.4%
Central Elgin	13,746	+9.0%
Ingersoll	13,693	+7.3%
South Stormont	13,570	+3.5%
The Nation / La Nation	13,350	+4.2%
South Glengarry	13,330	+1.4%
Gravenhurst	13,157	+6.9%
West Grey	13,131	+4.9%
Tiny	12,966	+10.0%
Perth East	12,595	+2.6%
Brock	12,567	+7.9%
Carleton Place	12,517	+17.6%
Wellington North	12,431	+4.3%
Kincardine	12,268	+7.7%
Brighton	12,108	+2.2%
Erin	11,981	+4.7%
Lambton Shores	11,876	+11.7%
Meaford	11,485	+4.5%
Elliot Lake	11,372	+5.9%
Wellesley	11,318	+0.5%
North Dundas	11,304	+0.2%
Norwich	11,151	+2.9%
Georgian Bluffs	11,100	+5.9%
Tay	11,091	+10.5%
Hamilton	11,059	+1.1%
South Dundas	11,044	+1.8%
Adjala-Tosorontio	10,989	+0.1%
Rideau Lakes	10,883	+5.4%
Mapleton	10,839	+3.0%
North Dumfries	10,619	+4.0%
Grey Highlands	10,424	+6.3%
Ramara	10,377	+9.4%
Hawkesbury	10,194	-0.7%
North Glengarry	10,144	+0.3%
Penetanguishene	10,077	+12.4%
South Huron	10,063	-0.3%
Cavan Monaghan	10,016	+13.4%
Alfred and Plantagenet	9,949	+2.8%
Leeds and the Thousand Islands	9,804	+3.6%
Brockton	9,784	+3.4%
Temiskaming Shores	9,634	-2.9%
Arnprior	9,629	+9.5%
Elizabethtown-Kitley	9,545	-0.9%
Huron East	9,512	+4.1%
Laurentian Valley	9,450	+0.7%
Mono	9,421	+9.4%
The Blue Mountains	9,390	+33.7%
Malahide	9,308	+0.2%
Smiths Falls	9,254	+5.4%
South Bruce Peninsula	9,137	+8.6%
Minto	9,094	+4.9%
West Perth	9,038	+2.0%
Beckwith	9,021	+18.0%
Shelburne	8,994	+10.7%
Southgate	8,716	+18.5%
Champlain	8,665	-0.5%
Zorra	8,628	+6.0%
Plympton-Wyoming	8,308	+6.6%
Renfrew	8,190	-0.4%
Drummond/North Elmsley	8,183	+5.3%
Kapuskasing	8,057	-2.8%
Hanover	7,967	+3.6%
Puslinch	7,944	+8.3%
Goderich	7,881	+3.3%
East Zorra-Tavistock	7,841	+10.2%
Stone Mills	7,826	+1.6%
Central Huron	7,799	+2.9%
Kirkland Lake	7,750	-2.9%
Huron-Kinloss	7,723	+9.3%
Aylmer	7,699	+2.8%
Muskoka Lakes	7,652	+16.2%
Douro-Dummer	7,632	+13.8%
McNab/Braeside	7,591	+5.8%
South-West Oxford	7,583	-0.7%
Blandford-Blenheim	7,565	+2.2%
Bluewater	7,540	+5.7%
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal	7,505	+6.1%
Kenora	7,475	+11.7%
Alnwick/Haldimand	7,473	+8.8%
Fort Frances	7,466	-3.5%
North Stormont	7,400	+7.7%
Dryden	7,388	-4.7%
St. Marys	7,386	+1.7%
Augusta	7,386	+0.4%
Whitewater Region	7,225	+3.1%
Dysart et al	7,182	+14.4%
Bayham	7,096	-4.1%
Otonabee-South Monaghan	7,087	+6.3%
Chatsworth	7,080	+6.8%
Minden Hills	6,971	+14.5%
Arran-Elderslie	6,913	+1.6%
Wainfleet	6,887	+8.1%
Parry Sound	6,879	+7.4%
Cramahe	6,509	+2.4%
Perth	6,469	+9.1%
Trent Lakes	6,439	+19.3%
North Middlesex	6,307	-0.7%
Thunder Bay	6,221	+6.0%
Tweed	6,067	+0.4%
Oliver Paipoonge	6,035	+1.9%
Petrolia	6,013	+4.7%
Tay Valley	5,925	+4.6%
Southwest Middlesex	5,893	+3.0%
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh	5,884	+8.5%
South Bruce	5,880	+4.3%
Sioux Lookout	5,839	+10.8%
Lanark Highlands	5,737	+7.5%
Lucan Biddulph	5,680	+20.9%
Cochrane	5,390	+1.3%
Gananoque	5,383	+4.3%
Seguin	5,280	+22.7%
Espanola	5,185	+2.7%
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen	5,083	+12.2%
West Elgin	5,060	+1.3%
North Huron	5,052	+2.4%
Stirling-Rawdon	5,015	+2.7%

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