Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Ottawa, CV
Ontario
[Census subdivision] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Ottawa, City [Census subdivision], Ontario  Map : Ottawa, City [Census subdivision], Ontario
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 1 934,243 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 883,391 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.8 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 395,985 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 373,756 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 334.8 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,790.30 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 934,245 453,875 480,365 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 155,680 79,185 76,490 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 48,870 24,800 24,070 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 53,715 27,365 26,350 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 53,095 27,020 26,075 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 634,425 310,390 324,035 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 57,190 28,990 28,200 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 68,645 34,575 34,070 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 63,695 31,675 32,025 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 61,670 30,105 31,565 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 59,575 28,330 31,250 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 62,710 29,880 32,830 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 65,960 31,980 33,980 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 73,210 36,005 37,210 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 66,765 32,370 34,395 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 54,990 26,475 28,510 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 144,140 64,300 79,840 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 48,130 22,870 25,265 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 33,875 15,790 18,085 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 24,600 11,135 13,465 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 17,950 7,765 10,185 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 19,580 6,740 12,840 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 11,720 4,480 7,245 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 5,995 1,845 4,145 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 1,640 385 1,255 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 225 30 200 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 16.7 17.4 15.9 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 67.9 68.4 67.5 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 15.4 14.2 16.6 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 2.1 1.5 2.7 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.1 39.2 41.0 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 40.1 39.0 41.0 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Ottawa, City [Census subdivision], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.0%

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. Ottawa, CV [Census subdivision], Ontario 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 March 30, 2023).

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