Demographics of Ontario

Population Density of Ontario in 2016

Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.

## Vital statistics

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Birth Rate: 9.7/1,000 people (2021)[1]

Death Rate: 8.1/1,000 people (2021)[1]

Life Expectancy at birth: 81 years (2006 est)[2]

Infant Mortality rate: 5.2 (2007 est)[3]

## Age structure

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Age Groups  | Total  | Percentage  | Male  | Female

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0 to 4 years | 723,016 | 4.91% | 370,982 | 352,034
5 to 9 years | 762,654 | 5.18% | 389,331 | 373,323
10 to 14 years | 792,947 | 5.38% | 403,611 | 389,336
15 to 19 years | 852,405 | 5.79% | 436,529 | 415,876
20 to 24 years | 1,039,661 | 7.06% | 543,213 | 496,448
25 to 29 years | 1,077,433 | 7.31% | 555,954 | 521,479
30 to 34 years | 1,041,952 | 7.07% | 527,137 | 514,815
35 to 39 years | 992,844 | 6.74% | 493,399 | 499,445
40 to 44 years | 921,378 | 6.25% | 446,692 | 474,686
45 to 49 years | 932,058 | 6.33% | 454,915 | 477,143
50 to 54 years | 968,546 | 6.57% | 478,610 | 489,936
55 to 59 years | 1,073,519 | 7.29% | 532,834 | 540,685
60 to 64 years | 961,243 | 6.52% | 469,926 | 491,317
65 to 69 years | 803,962 | 5.46% | 383,637 | 420,325
70 to 74 years | 673,546 | 4.57% | 316,777 | 356,769
75 to 79 years | 461,015 | 3.13% | 212,100 | 248,915
80 to 84 years | 319,548 | 2.17% | 140,109 | 179,439
85 to 89 years | 204,227 | 1.39% | 81,946 | 122,281
90 to 94 years | 98,638 | 0.67% | 33,530 | 65,108
95 to 99 years | 29,527 | 0.20% | 7,515 | 22,012
100 years and over | 3,895 | 0.03% | 701 | 3,194
Total | 14,734,014 | 100% | 7,279,448 | 7,454,566

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## Population history

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Year  | Population  | 5 year
% change  | 10 year
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1824 | 150,066 | - | - | n/a
1830 | 213,156 | - | - | n/a
1840 | 432,159 | - | 102.7% | 39.93%[a]
1851 | 952,004 | - | - | 51.32%[a]
1861 | 1,396,091 | - | 46.6% | 55.58%[a]
1871 | 1,620,851 | - | 16.1% | 43.9%
1881 | 1,926,922 | - | 18.8% | 45.4%
1891 | 2,114,321 | - | 9.7% | 48.9%
1901 | 2,182,947 | - | 3.2% | 40.6%
1911 | 2,527,292 | - | 15.8% | 35.1%
1921 | 2,933,662 | - | 16.1% | 33.4%
1931 | 3,431,683 | - | 17.0% | 33.1%
1941 | 3,787,655 | - | 10.4% | 32.9%
1951 | 4,597,542 | - | 21.3% | 32.8%
1956 | 5,404,933 | 17.6% | - | 33.6%
1961 | 6,236,092 | 15.4% | 35.6% | 34.2%
1966 | 6,960,870 | 11.6% | 28.8% | 34.9%
1971 | 7,703,105 | 10.7% | 23.5% | 35.7%
1976 | 8,264,465 | 7.3% | 18.7% | 35.9%
1981 | 8,625,107 | 4.4% | 12.0% | 35.4%
1986 | 9,101,695 | 5.5% | 10.1% | 36.0%
1991 | 10,084,885 | 10.8% | 16.9% | 36.9%
1996 | 10,753,573 | 10.7% | 18.2% | 37.3%
2001 | 11,410,046 | 6.1% | 13.2% | 38.0%
2006 | 12,160,282 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 38.4%
2011 | 12,851,821 | 5.7% | 12.6% | 38.4%
2016 | 13,448,494 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 38.3%
2021 | 14,223,942 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 38.5%

Source: Statistics Canada[5]

* a  % Province of Canada population[6]

## Population geography

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### Census Metropolitan Areas

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City  | 2021[7] | 2016[8] | 2011[9] | 2006[10] | 2001[11] | 1996[12] | 1991[12]

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Toronto | 6,202,225 | 5,928,040 | 5,583,064 | 5,113,149 | 4,682,897 | 4,263,757 | 3,898,933
Ottawa-Gatineau | 1,488,307 | 1,323,783 | 1,236,324 | 1,130,761 | 1,063,664 | 1,010,498 | 941,814
Hamilton | 785,184 | 747,545 | 721,053 | 692,911 | 662,401 | 624,360 | 599,760
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 575,847 | 523,894 | 477,160 | 451,235 | 414,284 | 382,940 | 356,421
London | 543,551 | 494,069 | 474,786 | 457,720 | 432,451 | 398,616 | 381,522
St. Catharines-Niagara | 433,604 | 406,074 | 392,184 | 390,317 | 377,009 | 372,406 | 364,552
Windsor | 422,630 | 329,144 | 319,246 | 323,342 | 307,877 | 278,685 | 262,075
Oshawa | 415,311 | 379,848 | 356,177 | 330,594 | 296,298 | 268,773 | 240,104
Barrie | 212,856 | 197,059 | 187,013 | 177,061 | 148,480 | 118,695 | 97,150
Kingston | 172,546 | 161,175 | 159,561 | 152,358 | 146,838 | 143,416 | 136,401
Greater Sudbury | 170,605 | 164,689 | 160,770 | 158,258 | 155,601 | 160,488 | 157,613
Guelph | 165,588 | 151,984 | 141,097 | 127,009 | 117,344 | 105,420 | 97,667
Brantford | 144,162 | 134,203 | 135,501 | 124,607 | 86,417 | 100,238 | 97,106
Peterborough | 128,624 | 121,721 | 118,975 | |102,423 | 100,193 | 98,060 | \-
Thunder Bay | 123,258 | 121,621 | 121,596 | 122,907 | 121,986 | 125,562 | 124,925
Belleville | 111,184 | 103,472 | 101,668 | 91,518 | 87,395 | 87,871 | \-
Chatham-Kent | 104,316 | 102,042 | 104,075 | 108,589 | 107,709 | - | \-

## Ethnic origins

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As of 2016 census.[13]

Ethnic group  | Responses  | %

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Canadian | 3,109,770 | 23.48
English | 2,808,810 | 21.21
Scottish | 2,107,290 | 15.91
Irish | 2,095,465 | 15.82
French | 1,349,255 | 10.19
German | 1,189,670 | 8.98
Italian | 931,805 | 7.04
Chinese | 849,340 | 6.41
East Indian | 774,495 | 5.85
Dutch (Netherlands) | 527,750 | 3.99
Polish | 523,490 | 3.95
First Nations | 385,505 | 2.91
Ukrainian | 376,440 | 2.84
Filipino | 337,760 | 2.55
Portuguese | 324,930 | 2.45
British, not included
elsewhere | 323,180 | 2.44
Jamaican | 257,055 | 1.94
Russian | 220,850 | 1.67
Welsh | 198,470 | 1.50
Spanish | 171,145 | 1.29
Hungarian (Magyar) | 163,500 | 1.23
Pakistani | 149,060 | 1.13
Greek | 148,555 | 1.12
American (USA) | 140,165 | 1.06
Métis | 137,485 | 1.04

Note: The table takes dual responses (for example if someone is French-Canadian they would be added to both French and Canadian). Some places of one's ethnic origin do not refer to a single specified country of origin, i.e. Spanish refers to people from Spanish speaking countries such as Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Cuba and others; or East Indian where the respondents origin could be from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.; and the list contains about 200 nationalities known to reside in the province. However, there are options for the respondent to identify the country alone.

As regards ethnic origins and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of highest concentration (minimum: 1%):

Ethnic origin  | CMA  | % of population

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Chinese  | Toronto | 12.0
East Indian  | Toronto | 11.0
Filipino  | Toronto | 4.7
Jamaican  | Toronto | 3.4
Russian  | Toronto | 2.4
Pakistani  | Toronto | 2.1
Sri Lankan  | Toronto | 2.0
Spanish  | Toronto | 1.8
Greek  | Toronto | 1.7
Iranian  | Toronto | 1.7
Korean  | Toronto | 1.3
Other African origins, n.i.e | Toronto | 1.1
Jewish  | Toronto | 1.0
Haitian  | Ottawa-Gatineau | 1.1
Croatian  | Hamilton | 1.9
German  | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 21.8
Portuguese  | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 4.1
Romanian  | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 1.9
Swiss  | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 1.5
Belgian  | London | 1.1
Lebanese  | Windsor | 3.3
Iraqi  | Windsor | 2.2
American  | Windsor | 1.7
Serbian  | Windsor | 1.4
Arab, n.o.s. | Windsor | 1.0
British Isles origins, n.i.e.  | Barrie | 3.7
Canadian  | Greater Sudbury | 45.6
French  | Greater Sudbury | 37.7
Vietnamese  | Guelph | 1.6
Dutch  | Brantford | 8.0
Hungarian  | Brantford | 3.2
English  | Peterborough | 39.1
Irish  | Peterborough | 32.5
Scottish  | Peterborough | 26.3
Welsh  | Peterborough | 2.6
Italian  | Thunder Bay | 14.0
Ukrainian  | Thunder Bay | 13.5
Finnish  | Thunder Bay | 11.4
First Nations  | Thunder Bay | 10.5
Polish  | Thunder Bay | 7.1
Swedish  | Thunder Bay | 4.5
Métis  | Thunder Bay | 2.9
Norwegian  | Thunder Bay | 2.8
Slovak  | Thunder Bay | 2.0
Danish  | Thunder Bay | 1.1

### Future projections

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Panethnic origin projections in Ontario (2031–2041)[14][15][16][17] Panethnic group  | 2031  | 2036  | 2041

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
European[a] | 9,335,000  | 53.62%  | 9,215,000  | 50.02%  | 9,044,000  | 46.89%
South Asian | 2,562,000  | 14.71%  | 2,992,000  | 16.24%  | 3,371,000  | 17.48%
East Asian[b] | 1,444,000  | 8.29%  | 1,583,000  | 8.59%  | 1,706,000  | 8.84%
African | 1,133,000  | 6.51%  | 1,288,000  | 6.99%  | 1,433,000  | 7.43%
Middle Eastern[c] | 858,000  | 4.93%  | 1,018,000  | 5.53%  | 1,168,000  | 6.06%
Southeast Asian[d] | 784,000  | 4.5%  | 897,000  | 4.87%  | 1,006,000  | 5.22%
Indigenous | 576,000  | 3.31%  | 623,000  | 3.38%  | 666,000  | 3.45%
Latin American | 355,000  | 2.04%  | 398,000  | 2.16%  | 438,000  | 2.27%
Other/multiracial[e] | 364,000  | 2.09%  | 410,000  | 2.23%  | 456,000  | 2.36%
Projected Ontario population  | 17,411,000  | 100%  | 18,424,000  | 100%  | 19,288,000  | 100%

## Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

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* Indigenous identity in Ontario, 2021

* Visible minority population in Ontario, 2021

* Largest panethnic groups in Ontario by percentage of total population by census division, 2021 census

Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census)  | 2016 Census | 2011 NHS  | 2006 Census  | 2001 Census  | 1996 Census  | 1991 census[18] | 1986 census[18]

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Population group | Population | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | Population
European[nb 1] | 8,807,805 | 62.8% | 8,982,180 | 67.8% | 8,930,835 | 70.6% | 8,879,900 | 73.8% | 8,944,190 | 79.3% | 8,714,680 | 81.9% | –  | –
Visible minority group
Source:[19] | South Asian | 1,515,295 | 10.8%  | 1,150,415  | 8.7%  | 965,990  | 7.6%  | 794,170  | 6.6%  | 554,870  | 4.9%  | 390,055  | 3.7%  | –  | –
Chinese | 820,245 | 5.8%  | 754,550  | 5.7%  | 629,140  | 5.0%  | 576,980  | 4.8%  | 481,505  | 4.3%  | 391,090  | 3.7%  | –  | –
Black | 768,740 | 5.5%  | 627,715  | 4.7%  | 539,205  | 4.3%  | 473,765  | 3.9%  | 411,095  | 3.6%  | 356,215  | 3.3%  | 215,775  | 158,140
Filipino | 363,650 | 2.6%  | 311,675  | 2.4%  | 275,380  | 2.2%  | 203,220  | 1.7%  | 156,515  | 1.4%  | 117,365  | 1.1%  | –  | –
Arab | 284,215 | 2.0%  | 210,435  | 1.6%  | 151,645  | 1.2%  | 111,405  | 0.9%  | 88,540  | 0.8%  |  |  | –  | –
Latin American | 249,190 | 1.8%  | 195,950  | 1.5%  | 172,560  | 1.4%  | 147,135  | 1.2%  | 106,835  | 0.9%  | 85,745  | 0.8%  | –  | –
West Asian | 212,185 | 1.5%  | 154,670  | 1.2%  | 122,530  | 1.0%  | 96,615  | 0.8%  | 67,100  | 0.6%  |  |  | –  | –
Southeast Asian | 167,845 | 1.2%  | 133,855  | 1%  | 137,875  | 1.1%  | 110,045  | 0.9%  | 86,410  | 0.8%  | 75,910  | 0.7%  | –  | –
Korean | 99,425 | 0.7%  | 88,935  | 0.7%  | 78,295  | 0.6%  | 69,540  | 0.6%  | 53,955  | 0.5%  | 35,400  | 0.3%  | –  | –
Japanese | 31,420 | 0.2%  | 30,830  | 0.2%  | 29,085  | 0.2%  | 28,080  | 0.2%  | 24,925  | 0.2%  | 24,275  | 0.2%  | –  | –
Arab/West Asian  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118,655  | 1.1%  | –  | –
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 124,120 | 0.9%  | 81,130  | 0.6%  | 81,130  | 0.6%  | 56,845  | 0.5%  | 78,915  | 0.7%  | 52,170  | 0.5%  | –  | –
Multiple visible minority | 181,025 | 1.3%  | 97,970  | 0.7%  | 96,735  | 0.8%  | 77,405  | 0.6%  | 42,375  | 0.4%  | 35,160  | 0.3%  | –  | –
Total visible minority population | 4,817,360 | 34.3% | 3,885,585 | 29.3% | 3,279,565 | 25.9% | 2,745,205 | 22.8% | 2,153,045 | 19.1% | 1,682,045 | 15.8% | –  | –
Indigenous group
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 251,030 | 1.8%  | 236,680  | 1.8%  | 338,480  | 2.7%  | 311,830  | 2.5%  | 131,560  | 1.2%  |  |  | –  | –
Métis | 134,615 | 1.0%  | 120,585  | 0.9%  | 89,975  | 0.7%  | 81,320  | 0.7%  | 48,340  | 0.4%  |  |  | –  | –
Inuk (Inuit) | 4,310 | 0.0%  | 3,860  | 0%  | 5,310  | 0.0%  | 4,250  | 0.0%  | 1,380  | 0.0%  |  |  | –  | –
Multiple Indigenous responses | 7,115 | 0.1%  | 5,730  | 0%  | 7,630  | 0.1%  | 6,395  | 0.1%  | 1,690  | 0.0%  |  |  | –  | –
Indigenous responses n.i.e. | 9,515 | 0.1%  | 7,540  | 0.1%  |  |  |  |  | 5,345  | 0.0%  |  |  | –  | –
Total Indigenous population | 406,585 | 2.9% | 374,395 | 2.8% | 441,395[20] | 3.5% | 403,790 | 3.4% | 188,315 | 1.7% | 246,065 | 2.3% | –  | –
Total population | 14,031,750 | 100.0% | 13,242,160 | 100.0% | 12,651,795 | 100.0% | 12,028,895 | 100.0% | 11,285,550 | 100.0% | 10,642,790 | 100.0% | –  | –

There is a striking difference between the Toronto CMA[citation needed] (5,862,850) and the rest of Ontario (7,379,310); in particular, in the Toronto CMA visible minorities account for 51.4% of the population (3,011,900), whereas in the rest of Ontario the percentage of visible minorities in the overall population is much lower, at 11.8% (873,685). Back in 1996,1,338,095 of 4,232,905 Toronto CMA residents belonged to a visible minority,[21] i.e. 31.6% of its population; regarding the rest of Ontario, only 343,950 of its 6,409,885 residents, i.e. 5.4%, were visible minorities.[22]

## Language

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The following figures are from the 2016 census.[4] The tables includes languages that were selected by at least 0.99 per cent of respondents. Respondents to the census are able to provide multiple responses for questions relating to knowledge of languages, and mother tongue.

### Knowledge of languages

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The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of official languages of Canada in Ontario (2016)

Language |  | Percentage
English only |

| 86.05%
French only |

| 0.30%
English and French |

| 11.19%
Neither English nor French |

| 2.46%

Knowledge of languages in Ontario  Language  | 2021[23] | 2016

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Pop. | % | Pop.  | %
English | 13,650,230  | 97.28%  | 12,879,045  | 97.26%
French | 1,550,545  | 11.05%  | 1,521,020  | 11.49%
Mandarin | 467,420  | 3.33%  | 385,452  | 2.91%
Hindi | 436,125  | 3.11%  | 250,095  | 1.89%
Spanish | 401,205  | 2.86%  | 337,615  | 2.55%
Punjabi | 397,865  | 2.84%  | 282,065  | 2.13%
Cantonese | 352,135  | 2.51%  | 341,875  | 2.58%
Arabic | 342,860  | 2.44%  | 246,015  | 1.86%
Italian | 312,800  | 2.23%  | 333,645  | 2.52%
Urdu | 295,175  | 2.1%  | 231,500  | 1.75%
Tagalog | 271,445  | 1.93%  | 232,935  | 1.76%
Portuguese | 208,575  | 1.49%  | 193,520  | 1.46%
Tamil | 192,890  | 1.37%  | 157,700  | 1.19%
German | 158,115  | 1.13%  | 189,035  | 1.43%
Russian | 155,340  | 1.11%  | N/A  | <1%
Gujarati | 143,240  | 1.02%  | N/A  | <1%
Iranian Persian | 138,910[note 1] | 0.99%[note 2] | 145,465[note 3] | 1.10%[note 4]
Polish | 134,985  | 0.96%  | 142,985  | 1.08%

### Mother tongue

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Language  | Responses  | %[note 5]

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Single responses
English | 8,902,320 | 66.87
French | 490,715 | 3.68
Mandarin | 283,735 | 2.13
Cantonese | 275,315 | 2.07
Italian | 231,040 | 1.74
Punjabi | 197,060 | 1.48
Spanish | 191,025 | 1.43
Arabic | 171,370 | 1.29
Urdu | 152,385 | 1.14
Portuguese | 150,000 | 1.13
Tagalog | 163,415 | 1.23
German | 131,525 | 0.99
Multiple responses
English and French | 54,045 | 0.51
English and non-official language | 288,285 | 2.17
French and non-official language | 12,565 | 0.09
English, French, and non-official language | 11,010 | 0.08

## Religion

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Religion in Ontario in 2011, Statscan National Household Survey [1] Christian denominations in Canada

Canadian interchurch

* Canadian Council of Churches
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America
* North Am. Presbyterian and Reformed Council

Anabaptist and Friends

* Canadian Mennonite Brethren Churches
* Canadian Yearly Meeting (Quakers)
* Mennonite Church Canada

Baptist and Stone-Campbell

* Association of Regular Baptist Churches
* Baptist General Conference of Canada
* Canadian Baptist Ministries
* Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists
* Fellowship of Evgcl. Baptist Churches, Canada
* North American Baptist Conference
* Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
* Evangelical Christian Church in Canada

Anglican and Catholic

* Anglican Church of Canada
* Anglican Church in North America
* Polish National Catholic Church
* Catholic Church in Canada
* Ukrainian Catholic, Winnipeg

Holiness and Pietist

* Christian and Missionary Alliance, Canada
* Church of the Nazarene
* Evangelical Free Church of Canada
* Baptist General Conference of Canada
* The Salvation Army
* Wesleyan Church

Lutheran

* Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
* Lutheran Church–Canada
* Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Methodist

* British Methodist Episcopal Church
* Free Methodist Church in Canada
* United Church of Canada

Eastern and Oriental Orthodox

* Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese, N.Am.
* Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
* Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada
* Orthodox Church in America
* American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese
* Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
* Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
* Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Am.
* Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada

Pentecostal

* Apostolic Church of Pentecost
* Canadian Assemblies of God
* Church of God of Prophecy
* Intl. Foursquare Gospel, Canada
* Intl. Pentecostal Holiness Church
* Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
* Pentecostal Church of God

* United Pentecostal Church Intl.

Presbyterian and Reformed

* Canadian and American Reformed Churches
* Christian Reformed Church in North America
* L'Église réformée du Québec
* Presbyterian Church in Canada
* Presbyterian Church in America
* Reformed Church in America
* United Church of Canada

Other

* Evangelical Orthodox Church
* Messianic Jewish Alliance of America
* Plymouth Brethren
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
* LDS Church
* Vineyard Canada
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada

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Religious groups in Ontario (1981−2021)  Religious group  | 2021[24] | 2011[25] | 2001[26] | 1991[27] | 1981[28]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Christianity | 7,315,810  | 52.14%  | 8,167,295  | 64.55%  | 8,413,495  | 74.55%  | 8,160,730  | 81.79%  | 7,622,530  | 89.32%
Irreligion | 4,433,675  | 31.6%  | 2,927,790  | 23.14%  | 1,841,290  | 16.32%  | 1,247,640  | 12.51%  | 620,815  | 7.27%
Islam | 942,990  | 6.72%  | 581,950  | 4.6%  | 352,525  | 3.12%  | 145,560  | 1.46%  | 52,110  | 0.61%
Hinduism | 573,700  | 4.09%  | 366,720  | 2.9%  | 217,560  | 1.93%  | 106,705  | 1.07%  | 41,655  | 0.49%
Sikhism | 300,435  | 2.14%  | 179,765  | 1.42%  | 104,790  | 0.93%  | 50,085  | 0.5%  | 16,645  | 0.2%
Buddhism | 164,215  | 1.17%  | 163,750  | 1.29%  | 128,320  | 1.14%  | 65,325  | 0.65%  | 18,595  | 0.22%
Judaism | 196,100  | 1.4%  | 195,540  | 1.55%  | 190,795  | 1.69%  | 175,640  | 1.76%  | 148,255  | 1.74%
Indigenous spirituality | 15,985  | 0.11%  | 15,905  | 0.13%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Other | 88,845  | 0.63%  | 53,080  | 0.42%  | 36,770  | 0.33%  | 25,370  | 0.25%  | 8,805  | 0.1%
Total responses  | 14,031,750  | 98.65%  | 12,651,795  | 98.44%  | 11,285,545  | 98.91%  | 9,977,055  | 98.93%  | 8,534,260  | 98.95%
Total population  | 14,223,942  | 100%  | 12,851,821  | 100%  | 11,410,046  | 100%  | 10,084,885  | 100%  | 8,625,107  | 100%

## Migration

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### Immigration

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Ontario is a very diverse province. For example, 54.8% of the population of Toronto was born outside Canada,[29] which is the second-largest percentage of immigrants in a single city on Earth, after Miami. Hamilton is ranked the third-most diverse urbanized area in Canada (after Toronto and Vancouver).[citation needed]

Ontario immigration[30]: 36–37 [31]: 78 [32]: 239 [33]: 108  Year  | Immigrant percentage  | Immigrant population  | Total population

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1851  | 42%  | 399,494  | 952,004
1861  | 35.3%  | 493,212  | 1,396,091
1881  | 22.2%  | 427,508  | 1,926,922
1891  | 19.1%  | 403,389  | 2,114,321
1901  | 14.8%  | 324,160  | 2,182,947
1911  | 20.1%  | 507,846  | 2,527,292
1921  | 21.9%  | 641,683  | 2,933,662
1931  | 23.4%  | 804,285  | 3,431,683
1941  | 19.4%  | 733,282  | 3,787,655
1951  | 18.5%  | 849,965  | 4,597,542
1961  | 21.7%  | 1,353,157  | 6,236,092
1971  | 22.2%  | 1,707,400  | 7,703,110

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 4,206,585 persons or 30.0 percent of the total population of Ontario.[34]

Immigrants in Ontario by country of birth  Country of birth  | 2021[35][34] | 2016[36] | 2011[37][38] | 2006[39][40] | 2001[41][42]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
India  | 495,750  | 11.8%  | 360,545  | 9.4%  | 310,410  | 8.6%  | 258,530  | 7.6%  | 174,560  | 5.8%
China  | 355,955  | 8.5%  | 317,220  | 8.2%  | 267,780  | 7.4%  | 229,950  | 6.8%  | 164,885  | 5.4%
Philippines  | 268,575  | 6.4%  | 231,760  | 6%  | 204,035  | 5.6%  | 151,375  | 4.5%  | 119,215  | 3.9%
United Kingdom  | 239,485  | 5.7%  | 264,120  | 6.9%  | 291,935  | 8.1%  | 321,645  | 9.5%  | 342,900  | 11.3%
Pakistan  | 165,530  | 3.9%  | 142,265  | 3.7%  | 114,595  | 3.2%  | 100,940  | 3%  | 60,385  | 2%
Italy  | 135,640  | 3.2%  | 157,815  | 4.1%  | 170,710  | 4.7%  | 198,315  | 5.8%  | 210,540  | 6.9%
Jamaica  | 122,770  | 2.9%  | 119,840  | 3.1%  | 111,475  | 3.1%  | 109,360  | 3.2%  | 105,410  | 3.5%
Sri Lanka  | 112,730  | 2.7%  | 109,855  | 2.9%  | 110,800  | 3.1%  | 89,610  | 2.6%  | 72,990  | 2.4%
United States  | 111,390  | 2.6%  | 109,005  | 2.8%  | 115,045  | 3.2%  | 106,405  | 3.1%  | 98,190  | 3.2%
Hong Kong  | 108,480  | 2.6%  | 108,035  | 2.8%  | 105,855  | 2.9%  | 111,630  | 3.3%  | 119,615  | 3.9%
Total immigrants  | 4,206,585  | 30%  | 3,852,145  | 29.1%  | 3,611,365  | 28.5%  | 3,398,725  | 28.3%  | 3,030,075  | 26.8%
Total responses  | 14,031,750  | 98.6%  | 13,242,160  | 98.5%  | 12,651,795  | 98.4%  | 12,028,895  | 98.9%  | 11,285,545  | 98.9%
Total population  | 14,223,942  | 100%  | 13,448,494  | 100%  | 12,851,821  | 100%  | 12,160,282  | 100%  | 11,410,046  | 100%

### Recent immigration

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The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 584,680 people who immigrated to Ontario between 2016 and 2021.[34]

Recent immigrants to Ontario by country of birth (2016 to 2021)[34]

Country of birth  | Population  | % recent immigrants
India  | 139,655  | 23.9%
China  | 54,645  | 9.3%
Philippines  | 45,235  | 7.7%
Syria  | 30,180  | 5.2%
Pakistan  | 23,970  | 4.1%
United States  | 17,940  | 3.1%
Nigeria  | 16,575  | 2.8%
Iran  | 13,215  | 2.3%
Iraq  | 12,940  | 2.2%
Jamaica  | 9,975  | 1.7%
Total | 584,680 | 100%

### Interprovincial migration

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Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

Ontario's interprovincial migration rate have shifted over the years. It was negative in the 1970s, positive in the 1980s, but then negative again in the 1990s. It went back to the positive in around the time of the turn of the millennium for a few years, but has been in the negatives constantly from 2003 to 2015, and has been in the positives since then. Over the period from 1971 to 2015, Ontario was the province which experience the second lowest levels of interprovincial in-migration and out-migration, second only to Quebec.[43]

Interprovincial migration in Ontario  | In-migrants  | Out-migrants  | Net migration

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2008–09  | 57,458  | 73,059  | −15,601
2009–10  | 59,741  | 64,403  | −4,662
2010–11  | 58,317  | 62,324  | −4,007
2011–12  | 60,459  | 71,070  | −10,611
2012–13  | 54,678  | 68,579  | −13,901
2013–14  | 57,415  | 71,979  | −14,564
2014–15  | 62,874  | 71,569  | −8,695
2015–16  | 71,790  | 62,713  | 9,077
2016–17  | 71,717  | 58,335  | 13,382
2017–18  | 69,918  | 59,974  | 9,944
2018–19  | 77,281  | 65,550  | 11,731
2019–20  | 97,031  | 89,210  | 7,821

Source: Statistics Canada

## See also

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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

* Demographics of Canada
* List of municipalities in Ontario
* List of census divisions of Ontario
* Population of Canada by province and territory

## Notes

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1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

1. ^ 2021 census data differentiates between Persian registers (Dari, Farsi (Iranian Persian), and other. Number also includes Persian (Farsi) not otherwise specified
2. ^ 2021 census data differentiates between Persian registers (Dari, Farsi (Iranian Persian), and other. Number also includes Persian (Farsi) not otherwise specified
3. ^ Included all Persian registers, as 2016 census data did not differentiate between either.
4. ^ Included all Persian registers, as 2016 census data did not differentiate between either.
5. ^ The following is the total figure from all respondents, including single, and multi-answered respondents.

1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.

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