Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ontario [Province] and Quebec [Province]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Ontario

[Province] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Ontario [Province]  Map : Ontario [Province]
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Quebec [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 13,448,494 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 12,851,821 ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.6 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,598,391 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 5,169,174 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 14.8 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 908,699.33 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 697,360 357,300 340,055 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 756,085 387,320 368,765 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 754,530 387,000 367,530 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 811,670 416,730 394,945 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 894,390 457,815 436,570 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 874,350 436,345 438,010 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 864,765 420,800 443,965 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 842,485 402,900 439,585 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 871,875 418,465 453,415 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 937,385 453,105 484,275 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 1,056,345 517,170 539,175 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 989,460 482,280 507,180 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 846,145 406,505 439,640 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 737,745 352,475 385,270 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 528,645 250,455 278,185 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 393,010 179,810 213,195 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 291,185 126,825 164,360 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 301,075 106,090 194,985 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 188,470 73,045 115,425 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 88,390 27,400 60,990 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 21,210 5,150 16,060 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 3,005 495 2,520 1,850 255 1,600
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.4 17.3 15.6 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 66.8 67.3 66.4 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 16.7 15.5 17.9 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 41.0 40.0 41.9 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 41.3 40.2 42.4 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Ontario [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Data quality: Quebec [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ontario [Province] and Quebec [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 5, 2024).

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