Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [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 Toronto
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area] 		Ontario

[Province]
Data quality , Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario  Map : Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Ontario [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 5,928,040 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,583,064 ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.2 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,235,145 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,135,909 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,003.8 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,905.84 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,928,040 2,876,755 3,051,290 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 985,615 505,690 479,920 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 310,070 158,835 151,235 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 338,320 173,665 164,660 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 337,220 173,190 164,035 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 4,083,850 1,988,910 2,094,935 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 366,525 188,790 177,735 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 411,945 210,445 201,500 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 424,345 209,785 214,560 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 419,845 201,620 218,220 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 406,175 190,620 215,555 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 414,490 195,580 218,910 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 440,145 210,225 229,920 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 460,465 225,115 235,350 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 407,175 198,170 209,005 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 332,740 158,560 174,175 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 858,580 382,150 476,435 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 280,910 132,275 148,635 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 197,490 91,745 105,745 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 151,925 68,045 83,880 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 113,220 49,005 64,215 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 115,030 41,080 73,955 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 72,340 28,160 44,175 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 33,400 10,570 22,835 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 8,030 2,115 5,915 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 1,270 230 1,040 3,005 495 2,520
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 16.6 17.6 15.7 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 68.9 69.1 68.7 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 14.5 13.3 15.6 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 39.7 38.7 40.6 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 39.4 38.2 40.4 41.3 40.2 42.4

Data quality: Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.2%

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%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [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 18, 2024).

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