Population and dwelling counts |
Population, 2016 |
35,151,728 |
Population and dwelling counts |
2011 to 2016 population change (%) |
5.0 |
Population and dwelling counts |
Population density per square kilometre |
3.9 |
Population and dwelling counts |
Total private dwellings |
15,412,443 |
Population and dwelling counts |
Population share (%) |
100.0 |
Age and sex |
Proportion (%) 65 years and over |
16.9 |
Age and sex |
% change 65 years and over (2011 to 2016) |
20.0 |
Age and sex |
Proportion (%) less than 15 years |
16.6 |
Age and sex |
Proportion (%) 15 to 64 years |
66.5 |
Age and sex |
Male/female ratio (number of males per 100 females) |
96.5 |
Age and sex |
Average age |
41.0 |
Type of dwelling |
% of occupied private dwellings that are single-detached houses |
53.6 |
Type of dwelling |
Number of persons living in collective dwellings |
685,480 |
Type of dwelling |
% of people aged 85 and over living in collective dwellings |
32.0 |
Type of dwelling |
% of occupied private dwellings in buildings with five or more storeys |
9.9 |
Families, households and marital status |
One-person households (%) |
28.2 |
Families, households and marital status |
Common-law couples (%) |
21.3 |
Families, households and marital status |
Couples with children (%) |
51.1 |
Families, households and marital status |
Young adults 20 to 34 living with their parents (%) |
34.7 |
Language |
English-French bilingualism rate (%) |
17.9 |
Language |
Population with more than one language spoken at home (%) |
19.4 |
Language |
Official language minority (%) |
22.8 |
Language |
Population with a mother tongue other than English or French |
7,974,370 |
Income |
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) |
70,336 |
Income |
Median employment income in 2015 of persons 25 to 54 ($) |
43,349 |
Income |
Proportion (%) of total income from government transfers in 2015 |
11.7 |
Income |
Proportion (%) of population in low income in 2015 |
14.2 |
Income |
% change in median total income of households (2005 to 2015) |
10.8 |
Income |
% change in median employment income of persons 25 to 54 (2005 to 2015) |
6.4 |
Income |
Difference in the proportion of total income from government transfers (2005 to 2015) |
0.7 |
Income |
Difference in the proportion of the population in low income (2005 to 2015) |
0.2 |
Income |
Proportion (%) of persons younger than 18 in low income in 2015 |
17.0 |
Income |
Difference in the proportion of persons younger than 18 in low income (2005 to 2015) |
- 0.1 |
Income |
Proportion (%) of seniors in low income in 2015 |
14.5 |
Income |
Difference in the proportion of seniors in low income (2005 to 2015) |
2.5 |
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Immigrants (%) |
21.9 |
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Second generation population (%) |
17.7 |
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Visible minority population (%) |
22.3 |
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Number of recent immigrants (landed between 2011 and 2016) |
1,212,075 |
Housing |
Homeownership rate (%) |
67.8 |
Housing |
% of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs (shelter-cost-to-income-ratio) |
24.1 |
Housing |
Households in unsuitable housing (rate) |
4.9 |
Housing |
Households living in dwellings in need of major repairs (rate) |
6.5 |
Aboriginal peoples |
Aboriginal population, 2016 |
1,673,785 |
Aboriginal peoples |
2006 to 2016 Aboriginal population change (%) |
42.5 |
Aboriginal peoples |
Average age of the Aboriginal population |
32.1 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma |
10.8 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma |
22.4 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher |
28.5 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma who studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) |
16.7 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher who studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) |
24.7 |
Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 who obtained their highest postsecondary qualification in their province or territory of residence |
72.7 |
Labour |
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year, full time in 2015 |
49.8 |
Labour |
Number of workers employed in the manufacturing sector |
1,508,870 |
Labour |
Number of workers employed in the Public administration |
1,088,855 |
Labour |
Number of employed women who are family physicians |
26,525 |
Labour |
Number of employed women who are police officers |
17,775 |
Journey to work |
% using public transit to get to work, 2016 |
12.4 |
Journey to work |
Average commuting duration, in minutes, 2016 |
26.2 |
Language of work |
% of workers using English or French at work |
99.2 |
Language of work |
% of workers using more than one language at work |
15.4 |