Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Guelph, Census metropolitan area
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
26
Provincial population rank: 12
National population rank: 26 of 152
9.0%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Guelph (CMA), was 165,588, which represents a change of 9.0% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 5.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
8.3%
In 2021, there were 64,175 private dwellings occupied in Guelph (CMA), which represent a change of 8.3% from 2016.
278.3
The land area of Guelph (CMA) is 595.08 square kilometres and the population density was 278.3 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 25 years, Guelph (CMA)
Population change in the last 25 years, Guelph (CMA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Guelph CMA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Guelph | CY | 143,740 | 131,794 | 9.1 |
Guelph/Eramosa | TP | 13,904 | 12,854 | 8.2 |
Puslinch | TP | 7,944 | 7,336 | 8.3 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Ontario
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Toronto | CMA | 6,202,225 | 5,928,040 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 |
Ottawa - Gatineau | CMA | 1,488,307 | 1,371,576 r | 8.5 | 4 | ... |
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) |
CMA part | 353,293 | 332,426 | 6.3 | ... | 3 |
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) |
CMA part | 1,135,014 | 1,039,150 | 9.2 | ... | 2 |
Hamilton | CMA | 785,184 | 747,545 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | CMA | 575,847 | 523,894 | 9.9 | 10 | 4 |
London | CMA | 543,551 | 494,069 | 10.0 | 11 | 5 |
St. Catharines - Niagara | CMA | 433,604 | 406,074 | 6.8 | 13 | 6 |
Windsor | CMA | 422,630 | 398,718 r | 6.0 | 14 | 7 |
Oshawa | CMA | 415,311 | 379,848 | 9.3 | 15 | 8 |
Barrie | CMA | 212,856 | 197,059 | 8.0 | 21 | 9 |
Kingston | CMA | 172,546 | 161,175 | 7.1 | 24 | 10 |
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | CMA | 170,605 | 165,958 r | 2.8 | 25 | 11 |
Guelph | CMA | 165,588 | 151,984 | 9.0 | 26 | 12 |
Brantford | CMA | 144,162 | 134,203 | 7.4 | 30 | 13 |
Peterborough | CMA | 128,624 | 121,721 | 5.7 | 32 | 14 |
Thunder Bay | CMA | 123,258 | 121,621 | 1.3 | 34 | 15 |
Belleville - Quinte West | CMA | 111,184 | 103,401 r | 7.5 | 38 | 16 |
Chatham-Kent | CA | 104,316 | 102,042 | 2.2 | 40 | 17 |
Sarnia | CA | 97,592 | 96,151 | 1.5 | 44 | 18 |
Kawartha Lakes | CA | 79,247 | 75,423 | 5.1 | 47 | 19 |
Sault Ste. Marie | CA | 76,731 | 78,159 | -1.8 | 49 | 20 |
North Bay | CA | 71,736 | 70,378 | 1.9 | 52 | 21 |
Norfolk | CA | 67,490 | 64,044 | 5.4 | 53 | 22 |
Cornwall | CA | 61,415 | 59,699 | 2.9 | 57 | 23 |
Woodstock | CA | 46,705 | 41,098 r | 13.6 | 66 | 24 |
Timmins | CA | 41,145 | 41,788 | -1.5 | 72 | 25 |
Orillia | CA | 33,411 | 31,166 | 7.2 | 79 | 26 |
Stratford | CA | 33,232 | 31,470 r | 5.6 | 80 | 27 |
Owen Sound | CA | 32,712 | 31,820 | 2.8 | 81 | 28 |
Brockville | CA | 31,661 | 31,200 r | 1.5 | 84 | 29 |
Centre Wellington | CA | 31,093 | 28,191 | 10.3 | 86 | 30 |
Midland | CA | 27,894 | 25,826 r | 8.0 | 94 | 31 |
Wasaga Beach | CA | 24,862 | 20,675 | 20.3 | 101 | 32 |
Collingwood | CA | 24,811 | 21,793 | 13.8 | 102 | 33 |
Pembroke | CA | 23,814 | 23,269 | 2.3 | 104 | 34 |
Essa | CA | 22,970 | 21,083 r | 9.0 | 107 | 35 |
Cobourg | CA | 20,519 | 19,440 | 5.6 | 109 | 36 |
Tillsonburg | CA | 18,615 | 15,872 | 17.3 | 120 | 37 |
Petawawa | CA | 18,160 | 17,187 | 5.7 | 122 | 38 |
Port Hope | CA | 17,294 | 16,753 | 3.2 | 127 | 39 |
Kenora | CA | 14,967 | 15,096 | -0.9 | 133 | 40 |
Ingersoll | CA | 13,693 | 12,757 | 7.3 | 140 | 41 |
Hawkesbury | CA | 12,010 | 11,974 | 0.3 | 151 | ... |
Hawkesbury (Quebec part) |
CA part | 1,816 | 1,711 | 6.1 | ... | 31 |
Hawkesbury (Ontario part) |
CA part | 10,194 | 10,263 | -0.7 | ... | 43 |
Elliot Lake | CA | 11,372 | 10,741 | 5.9 | 152 | 42 |
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