Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country]

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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] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Ontario [Province]  Map : Ontario [Province]
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  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 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 12,851,821 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.6 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,598,391 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 5,169,174 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 14.8 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 908,699.33 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
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 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 697,360 357,300 340,055 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 756,085 387,320 368,765 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 754,530 387,000 367,530 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 811,670 416,730 394,945 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 894,390 457,815 436,570 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 874,350 436,345 438,010 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 864,765 420,800 443,965 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 842,485 402,900 439,585 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 871,875 418,465 453,415 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 937,385 453,105 484,275 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 1,056,345 517,170 539,175 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 989,460 482,280 507,180 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 846,145 406,505 439,640 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 737,745 352,475 385,270 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 528,645 250,455 278,185 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 393,010 179,810 213,195 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 291,185 126,825 164,360 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 301,075 106,090 194,985 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 188,470 73,045 115,425 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 88,390 27,400 60,990 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 21,210 5,150 16,060 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 3,005 495 2,520 8,230 1,340 6,890
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 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 66.8 67.3 66.4 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 16.7 15.5 17.9 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 41.0 40.0 41.9 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 41.3 40.2 42.4 41.2 40.2 42.2

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%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country] (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 May 14, 2024).

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