List of cities in Canada
The List of Cities in Canada provides an overview of the population development in the larger cities and towns of the State of Canada in North America since 1991. With a population density of 3.4 people per km², Canada is one of the ten most sparsely populated countries in the world . Of its 33.5 million inhabitants, 82% are concentrated in urban settlements. Around 35% of the total population live in the three largest cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver).
Metropolitan regions by population
According to an estimate dated July 1, 2017, the largest metropolitan areas in Canada are:
rank | Metropolitan area | Residents | rank | Metropolitan area | Residents | |
1. | Toronto | 6,346,088 | 6th | Ottawa - Gatineau | 1,377,016 | |
2. | Montreal | 4,138,254 | 7th | Winnipeg | 825.713 | |
3. | Vancouver | 2,571,262 | 8th. | Quebec | 812.205 | |
4th | Calgary | 1,488,841 | 9. | Hamilton | 787.195 | |
5. | Edmonton | 1,411,945 | 10. | Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 527.765 |
Population centers by number of inhabitants
The following table contains the population centers over 50,000 inhabitants, as well as the results of the population censuses carried out by Statistics Canada (VZ) on June 4, 1991, May 14, 1996, May 15, 2001, May 16, 2006, May 10 2011 and 2016. The higher-level administrative unit ( province and territory ) to which the center belongs is also listed. The population figures do not refer to the city or municipality in the political sense.
rank | Surname | VZ 1991 | VZ 1996 | VZ 2001 | VZ 2006 | VZ 2011 | VZ 2016 | Administrative unit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Toronto | 3,622,416 | 3,921,897 | 4,375,899 | 4,753,120 | 5,144,412 | 5,429,524 | Ontario |
2. | Montreal | 2,921,048 | 3,000,408 | 3,161,967 | 3,316,615 | 3,387,653 | 3,519,595 | Quebec |
3. | Vancouver | 1,419,277 | 1,617,633 | 1,834,849 | 1,953,252 | 2,124,443 | 2,264,823 | British Columbia |
4th | Calgary | 710.795 | 768.082 | 879.252 | 988.079 | 1,094,379 | 1,237,656 | Alberta |
5. | Edmonton | 708.129 | 716.014 | 782.163 | 862,544 | 935.361 | 1,062,643 | Alberta |
6th | Ottawa - Gatineau | 751.228 | 787.636 | 834.799 | 860.928 | 945.592 | 989.567 | Ontario |
7th | Winnipeg | 619.031 | 621.887 | 626.956 | 641.483 | 670.025 | 711.925 | Manitoba |
8th. | Quebec | 588.830 | 609.353 | 635,512 | 659,545 | 681,804 | 705.103 | Quebec |
9. | Hamilton | 556.340 | 576.998 | 620.232 | 647.634 | 671.008 | 693,645 | Ontario |
10. | Kitchener | 332.235 | 357,798 | 387.319 | 422,514 | 446.295 | 470.015 | Ontario |
11. | London | 310,862 | 324,690 | 337.866 | 353.069 | 365.715 | 383,437 | Ontario |
12. | Victoria | 265.194 | 279.138 | 288,697 | 304,683 | 314,596 | 335,696 | British Columbia |
13. | Halifax | 257.790 | 265.610 | 276.412 | 282.924 | 304,979 | 316.701 | Nova Scotia |
14th | Oshawa | 195.044 | 214,867 | 242.831 | 269.734 | 290.704 | 308.875 | Ontario |
15th | Windsor | 226,829 | 241.130 | 265,540 | 278.765 | 277.970 | 287,069 | Ontario |
16. | Saskatoon | 186.067 | 193,647 | 196.811 | 202.425 | 220,546 | 245.181 | Saskatchewan |
17th | Saint Catharines - Niagara | 220.616 | 229.246 | Ontario | ||||
18th | Regina | 179.183 | 180,400 | 178.225 | 179,246 | 192.079 | 214,631 | Saskatchewan |
19th | Saint John's | 124,748 | 124.175 | 147,378 | 151,322 | 172.312 | 178,427 | Newfoundland and Labrador |
20th | Kelowna | 77,159 | 85,649 | 116,673 | 126.384 | 140.131 | 151,957 | British Columbia |
21st | Barrie | 79,922 | 99,463 | 129,963 | 157.501 | 140.383 | 145.614 | Ontario |
22nd | Sherbrooke | 115,627 | 119.257 | 127,573 | 134,610 | 133,673 | 139,565 | Quebec |
23. | Guelph | 88,718 | 96.231 | 106,920 | 115,635 | 122,457 | 132.397 | Ontario |
24. | Abbotsford | 115.011 | 121,279 | British Columbia | ||||
25th | Kingston | 103.021 | 107.229 | 108,664 | 109,431 | 114,928 | 117,660 | Ontario |
26th | Kanata | 43,624 | 56,247 | 70.904 | 85.112 | 104,559 | 117,304 | Ontario |
27. | Trois-Rivières | 112,626 | 114.203 | Quebec | ||||
28. | Moncton | 82,396 | 86,541 | 90,431 | 97.065 | 103,926 | 108,620 | New Brunswick |
29 | Chicoutimi - Jonquière | 112,891 | 112.118 | 108,409 | 106.103 | 104,589 | 104,222 | Quebec |
30th | Milton | 45,089 | 75,880 | 101,715 | Ontario | |||
31. | Red deer | 58,145 | 60,075 | 67,829 | 82,772 | 89,715 | 99,718 | Alberta |
32. | Brantford | 81.997 | 84,764 | 86,417 | 90.192 | 94,269 | 98.179 | Ontario |
33. | Thunder Bay | 109,333 | 108.132 | 103.215 | 103.247 | 95.251 | 93,952 | Ontario |
34. | White rock | 53,187 | 58,223 | 66,391 | 73.006 | 85,062 | 93,729 | British Columbia |
35. | Nanaimo | 62,731 | 72,675 | 77,842 | 83,751 | 85.357 | 92.004 | British Columbia |
36. | Sudbury | 87,950 | 88.054 | Ontario | ||||
37. | Lethbridge | 60,974 | 63,053 | 67,532 | 74,822 | 79,364 | 87,572 | Alberta |
38. | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 63,469 | 65,887 | 70,550 | 78,519 | 81,802 | 84,685 | Quebec |
39. | Peterborough | 69,538 | 70,646 | 73,303 | 76,925 | 79,863 | 82.094 | Ontario |
40. | Kamloops | 59,087 | 66,776 | 67,952 | 70.117 | 72,755 | 78.026 | British Columbia |
41. | Saint-Jerome | 44,751 | 48,315 | 54,337 | 57,920 | 69,598 | 77,146 | Quebec |
42. | Chilliwack | 39,020 | 49.126 | 53,335 | 59,453 | 67,374 | 73.161 | British Columbia |
43. | Sarnia | 80,524 | 79.204 | 78,577 | 78,827 | 73.044 | 72.125 | Ontario |
44. | Chateauguay | 60,492 | 63,315 | 63,258 | 66.204 | 66,445 | 71.164 | Quebec |
45. | Drummondville | 50,826 | 54,215 | 58,552 | 62,659 | 65,341 | 68,601 | Quebec |
46. | Belleville | 62,687 | 62,243 | 61,886 | 64,071 | 66,331 | 67,666 | Ontario |
49. | Fort McMurray | 47,705 | 61,374 | 66,573 | Alberta | |||
50. | Sault Ste. Marie | 73.217 | 71,952 | 67,679 | 68.084 | 68.143 | 66,313 | Ontario |
51. | Prince George | 62,713 | 66,314 | 66,871 | 65,082 | 62,623 | 65,510 | British Columbia |
52. | Medicine Hat | 47,456 | 50,978 | 55,724 | 62.183 | 59,624 | 62,935 | Alberta |
53. | Welland | 60,540 | 62,388 | Ontario | ||||
54. | Grande Prairie | 36,735 | 46,850 | 55,236 | 62,320 | Alberta | ||
55. | Airdrie | 42,844 | 61,082 | Alberta | ||||
56. | Granby | 49,803 | 50,749 | 53,126 | 56,984 | 57,351 | 59,691 | Quebec |
57. | Fredericton | 47,811 | 48,233 | 54,068 | 56,245 | 56,663 | 59,405 | New Brunswick |
58. | Saint John | 60,459 | 58,341 | New Brunswick | ||||
59. | Belœil | 42,320 | 45,299 | 48,688 | 50,845 | Quebec | ||
60. | North Bay | 54,396 | 53,422 | 51,900 | 53,100 | 52,405 | 50,396 | Ontario |
61. | Saint-Hyacinthe | 47,289 | 50.032 | Quebec |
Municipalities by population
The following table contains the municipalities (census subdivisions (municipalities)) over 100,000 inhabitants, as well as the results of the censuses (VZ) of June 4, 1991, May 14, 1996, May 15, 2001, May 16, 2006 and May 10, 2011 The higher-level administrative unit ( province and territory ) to which the municipality belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the municipality within its political limits, without politically independent suburbs.
rank | Surname | VZ 1991 | VZ 1996 | VZ 2001 | VZ 2006 | VZ 2011 | VZ 2016 | Administrative unit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Toronto | 2,275,771 | 2,385,421 | 2,481,494 | 2,503,281 | 2,615,060 | 2,731,571 | Ontario |
2. | Montreal | 1,548,389 | 1,545,630 | 1,583,590 | 1,620,693 | 1,649,519 | 1,704,694 | Quebec |
3. | Calgary | 710.677 | 768.082 | 879.003 | 988.193 | 1,096,833 | 1,239,220 | Alberta |
4th | Ottawa | 678.137 | 721.136 | 774.072 | 812.129 | 883.391 | 934.243 | Ontario |
5. | Edmonton | 616.741 | 616.306 | 666.104 | 730.372 | 812.201 | 932,546 | Alberta |
6th | Mississauga | 463,388 | 544,382 | 612.925 | 668,549 | 713.443 | 721.599 | Ontario |
7th | Winnipeg | 616.790 | 618.477 | 619,544 | 633.451 | 663.617 | 705.244 | Manitoba |
8th. | Vancouver | 471,844 | 514.008 | 545,671 | 578.041 | 603.502 | 631.486 | British Columbia |
9. | Brampton | 234,445 | 268.251 | 325,428 | 433,806 | 523.911 | 593,638 | Ontario |
10. | Hamilton | 451.665 | 467.799 | 490.268 | 504,559 | 519.949 | 536.917 | Ontario |
11. | Quebec | 461.894 | 473,569 | 476.330 | 491.142 | 516,622 | 531.902 | Quebec |
12. | Surrey | 245.173 | 304,477 | 347,820 | 394.976 | 468.251 | 517.887 | British Columbia |
13. | Laval | 314,398 | 330.343 | 343.005 | 368,709 | 401,553 | 422.993 | Quebec |
14th | Halifax | 114,455 | 342.851 | 359.111 | 372,679 | 390.096 | 403.131 | Nova Scotia |
15th | London | 311,620 | 325,669 | 336,539 | 352.395 | 366.151 | 383,822 | Ontario |
16. | Markham | 153,811 | 173.383 | 208,615 | 261,573 | 301,709 | 328,966 | Ontario |
17th | Vaughan | 111,359 | 132,549 | 182.022 | 238,866 | 288,301 | 306.233 | Ontario |
18th | Gatineau | 201,536 | 217,609 | 226,696 | 242.124 | 265,349 | 276.245 | Quebec |
19th | Saskatoon | 186.067 | 193,653 | 196.861 | 202.340 | 222.189 | 246.376 | Saskatchewan |
20th | Longueuil | 226.965 | 227,408 | 225,761 | 229.330 | 231,409 | 239,700 | Quebec |
21st | Kitchener | 168.282 | 178,420 | 190.399 | 204,668 | 219.153 | 233.222 | Ontario |
22nd | Burnaby | 158.858 | 179.209 | 193,954 | 202,799 | 223.218 | 232.755 | British Columbia |
23. | Windsor | 191,435 | 197,694 | 209.218 | 216.473 | 210.891 | 217.188 | Ontario |
24. | Regina | 179.183 | 180.404 | 178.225 | 179,246 | 193,100 | 215.106 | Saskatchewan |
25th | Richmond | 126,624 | 148,867 | 164,345 | 174,461 | 190.473 | 198,309 | British Columbia |
26th | Richmond Hill | 80.142 | 101,725 | 132.030 | 162,704 | 185,541 | 195.022 | Ontario |
27. | Oakville | 114,670 | 128.405 | 144,738 | 165.613 | 182,520 | 193,832 | Ontario |
28. | Burlington | 129,575 | 136.976 | 150,836 | 164.415 | 175,779 | 183.314 | Ontario |
29 | Greater Sudbury | 161.210 | 165.336 | 155.219 | 157.857 | 160.274 | 161,531 | Ontario |
30th | Sherbrooke | 128,406 | 134,524 | 138,785 | 147,427 | 154,601 | 161,323 | Quebec |
31. | Oshawa | 129,344 | 134.364 | 139.051 | 141,590 | 149,607 | 159,458 | Ontario |
32. | Saguenay | 154,969 | 154,525 | 147.133 | 143,692 | 144,746 | 145.949 | Quebec |
33. | Lévis | 108,523 | 118.344 | 121,999 | 130.006 | 138,769 | 143.414 | Quebec |
34. | Langley | 85,805 | 102,702 | 110,539 | 117,332 | 129,258 | 143.173 | British Columbia |
35. | Barrie | 62,728 | 79.191 | 103.710 | 128,430 | 135.711 | 141,434 | Ontario |
36. | Abbotsford | 86,928 | 105.403 | 115.494 | 123.864 | 133,497 | 141,397 | British Columbia |
37. | Coquitlam | 84.021 | 101,820 | 112,890 | 114,565 | 126,456 | 139.284 | British Columbia |
38. | Trois-Rivières | 109.016 | 110,893 | 122,395 | 126,323 | 131,338 | 134,413 | Quebec |
39. | St. Catharines | 129,300 | 130.926 | 129,170 | 131,989 | 131,400 | 133.113 | Ontario |
40. | Guelph | 88,444 | 95,821 | 106.170 | 114,943 | 121,688 | 131,794 | Ontario |
41. | Cambridge | 92,772 | 101,429 | 110,372 | 120,371 | 126,748 | 129,920 | Ontario |
42. | Whitby | 61,281 | 73.794 | 87,413 | 111.184 | 122.022 | 128,377 | Ontario |
43. | Kelowna | 75,950 | 89,442 | 96,288 | 106,707 | 117,312 | 127,380 | British Columbia |
44. | Kingston | 107,835 | 112.605 | 114.195 | 117.207 | 123.363 | 123,798 | Ontario |
45. | Ajax | 64,430 | 73,753 | 90.167 | 109,600 | 119,677 | Ontario | |
46. | Saanich | 95,583 | 101,388 | 103,654 | 108,265 | 109,752 | 114.148 | British Columbia |
47. | Terrebonne | 43,149 | 42.214 | 94,703 | 106,322 | 111,575 | Quebec | |
48. | Milton | 32,075 | 32,104 | 31,471 | 53,889 | 84,362 | 110.128 | Ontario |
49. | St. John's | 104,659 | 101,936 | 99.182 | 100,646 | 106.172 | 108,860 | Newfoundland and Labrador |
50. | Thunder Bay | 113,946 | 113,662 | 109.016 | 109,140 | 108,359 | 107.909 | Ontario |
51. | Waterloo | 71.181 | 77,949 | 86,543 | 97,475 | 98,780 | 104,986 | Ontario |
52. | delta | 88,978 | 95,411 | 96,950 | 96,635 | 99,863 | 102,238 | British Columbia |
53. | Chatham-Kent | 109,943 | 109,350 | 107,341 | 108.177 | 103,671 | 101,647 | Ontario |
54. | Red deer | 58,145 | 60,080 | 67,829 | 83.154 | 90,564 | 100,418 | Alberta |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Canadian Population in 2011: Population Counts and Growth. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2001 census. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for population centers, 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 . With the 2016 census, the population figures from the 2011 census were revised. Revised figures in brackets.
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centers, 2016 and 2011 censuses. In: Statistics Canada . February 8, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2001 and 1996 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2016 and 2011 censuses. In: Statistics Canada . February 8, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 .