Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Ontario, Province
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Ontario, 2001 to 2021
English only
+6.5%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +6.5% (or +741,080 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +25.9% or +2,505,830 people.
French only
-1.8%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -1.8% (or -735 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was -7.1% or -2,995 people.
English and French
+1.9%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +1.9% (or +28,975 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +15.1% or +199,650 people.
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Ontario, 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Ontario, 2001 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Ontario, 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Ontario, 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Ontario, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 11,455,495 | 86.0 | 12,196,575 | 86.5 |
| French only | 40,045 | 0.3 | 39,310 | 0.3 |
| English and French | 1,490,390 | 11.2 | 1,519,365 | 10.8 |
| Neither English nor French | 326,935 | 2.5 | 344,540 | 2.4 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Ontario, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 8,902,325 | 66.9 | 9,179,655 | 65.1 |
| French | 490,720 | 3.7 | 463,120 | 3.3 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Ontario, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,112,780 | 83.5 | 11,606,740 | 82.3 |
| French | 348,275 | 2.6 | 333,255 | 2.4 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Ontario, 2016 and 2021
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