Ottawa Population 2024 January 26, 2024 by Babji Ottawa is the city in Ontario province and capital city of Canada, located on the south bank of the Ottawa River, and its confluence of three major rivers of the Ottawa River, the Gatineau River and the Rideau River. Ottawa population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.08 million, covers city area of 2,790.30 sq km (1,077.34 sq mi), fourth largest city in Canada. According to statcan data Ottawa population in 2020 estimates are 1,111,773 people. Ottawa refers from Ottawa River, from the Algonquin language Odawa, means trade. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area is the census metropolitan area, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region is the city of Ottawa, and the neighboring city of Gatineau, Quebec. The Greater area can also increase its support to emerging or new economic clusters covers 6767.41 sq km (2612.79 sq mi) forms the metropolitan region.
Ottawa city UN Urban Agglomeration Population Prospects - 1950 to 2035
Year Ottawa Population
1950 282,326 1955 329,307 1960 399,176 1965 468,623 1970 558,557 1975 656,938 1980 719,978 1985 786,674 1990 892,600 1995 976,800 2000 1,041,385 2005 1,108,515 2010 1,197,003 2011 1,218,013 2015 1,290,572 2020* 1,378,151 2025* 1,451,571 2035* 1,588,536
Source: population.un.org/wpp/ , 1950 to 2035 Ottawa city Population(UA)
Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area
The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau Area is defined as the City of Ottawa, the City of Gatineau, and the surrounding municipalities to the two cities. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau population will soon reach 1.5 million people by 2025 and will likely reach 2 to 3 million by the end of this century. By 2021 population density of Greater area is 196 per square kilometre. The Greater Ottawa-Gatineau population in 2016 is 1,323,783, as compared to 1,254,919 in 2011 with the percent change of 5.5. Total private dwellings are 571,146.
Ottawa City(2021) Greater Ottawa-Gatineau(2020) Population 1.15 million 1,461,494 Area 2,790.30 sq km (1,077.34 sq mi) 6767 sq km (2612.79 sq mi) Rank 4(Canada)
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Ottawa Language demographics According to 2016 census of Greater Ottawa area, English and French as co-official languages, 37.6% of the population can speak both languages as of 2016, making it the largest city in Canada with both spoken languages. English constitute 62.4 percent, while French make up 14.2 percent.
Languages Population
English 768,215 French 353,425 Non-official languages 115,545 Aboriginal languages 405 Algonquian languages 265 Cree-Montagnais languages 250 Armenian 250 Niger-Congo languages 250 Wu (Shanghainese) 250 Karenic languages 250 Moose Cree 5 Naskapi 5 Southern East Cree 5 Woods Cree 5 Eastern Algonquian languages 5 Mi'kmaq 5 Carrier 5 Michif 5 Maltese 5 Austro-Asiatic languages; n.i.e 5 Scottish Gaelic 5 Icelandic 5 Kashmiri 5 Italic (Romance) languages 5 Kartvelian languages 5 Georgian 5 Chinese languages 5 Northern East Cree 30 Bilen 30 Belarusan 30 Bamanankan 30 Dinka 30 Swampy Cree 10 Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 Ojibway 10 Pangasinan 10 Waray-Waray 10 Dravidian languages 10 Slavic languages 10 Celtic languages 10 Norwegian 10 Oriya (Odia) 10 Ga 10 Uyghur 10 Cree 190 Inuit languages 135 Inuktitut 115 Marathi 115 Tibeto-Burman languages 115 Inuit languages 15 Yiddish 15 Mongolic languages 15 Min Dong 15 Non-Aboriginal languages 115,140 Afro-Asiatic languages 28,965 Berber languages 475 Kabyle 385 Berber languages 90 Nilo-Saharan languages 90 Cushitic languages 4,005 Oromo 130 Akan (Twi) 130 Somali 3,785 Cushitic languages 55 Latvian 55 Igbo 55 Semitic languages 24,470 Amharic 870 Arabic 22,950 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 Konkani 35 Ewe 35 Ganda 35 Harari 20 Semitic languages 20 Afro-Asiatic languages 20 Macedonian 20 Catalan 20 Mongolian 20 Shona 20 Estonian 20 Hebrew 145 Tigrigna 430 Croatian 430 Austro-Asiatic languages 4,530 Khmer (Cambodian) 590 Vietnamese 3,935 Austronesian languages 3,395 Cebuano 125 Hiligaynon 45 Austronesian languages 45 Uzbek 45 Other languages 45 Ilocano 230 Malagasy 25 Slovene (Slovenian) 25 Danish 25 Indo-Iranian languages 25 Turkic languages 25 Malay 120 American Sign Language 120 Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino) 2,780 Creole languages 2,235 Haitian Creole 205 Creole 1,960 Creole languages 75 Dravidian languages 1,880 Kannada 80 Malayalam 285 Tamil 1,310 Hindi 1,310 Telugu 200 Indo-European languages 45,425 Albanian 320 Balto-Slavic languages 10,880 Baltic languages 110 Lingala 110 Lithuanian 50 Hakka 50 Azerbaijani 50 Slavic languages 10,765 Bosnian 425 Bulgarian 560 Swahili 560 Czech 235 Polish 2,165 Russian 4,125 Serbian 1,490 Serbo-Croatian 465 Slovak 210 Ukrainian 575 Germanic languages 1,140 Afrikaans 40 Quebec Sign Language 40 Finnish 40 Dutch 195 German 780 Swedish 70 Tibetan 70 Greek 670 Indo-Iranian languages 15,305 Indo-Aryan languages 9,795 Bengali 1,985 Gujarati 620 Nepali 735 Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,225 Sindhi 65 Sinhala (Sinhalese) 400 Sign languages 400 Urdu 2,285 Iranian languages 5,480 Kurdish 435 Pashto 655 Persian (Farsi) 4,385 Italic (Romance) languages 16,850 Italian 2,580 Portuguese 3,020 Romanian 1,865 Spanish 9,365 Japanese 440 Korean 1,215 Niger-Congo languages 2,275 Fulah (Pular; Pulaar; Fulfulde) 60 Yoruba 60 Nilo-Saharan languages 60 Rundi (Kirundi) 480 Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 330 Wolof 100 Sign languages; n.i.e 240 Sino-Tibetan languages 22,425 Chinese languages 21,840 Cantonese 5,985 Mandarin 14,600 Min Nan (Chaochow; Teochow; Fukien; Taiwanese) 305 Chinese 635 Tibeto-Burman languages 580 Burmese 150 Tai-Kadai languages 335 Lao 225 Thai 105 Turkic languages 925 Turkish 800 Uralic languages 555 Hungarian 490
Ottawa Population by Race Immigrants by selected place of birth:
Nationality Population Male Female
Americas 41,155 18,270 22,885 Brazil 1,290 600 695 Colombia 2,745 1,125 1,620 El Salvador 2,165 1,030 1,135 Guyana 1,420 665 755 Haiti 8,515 3,650 4,865 Jamaica 3,175 1,385 1,790 Mexico 1,825 725 1,100 Peru 1,165 550 615 Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 525 830 United States 9,530 4,375 5,160 Other places of birth in Americas 7,960 3,645 4,315 Europe 66,815 32,050 34,760 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,345 1,150 1,195 Croatia 1,020 500 520 France 4,470 2,105 2,370 Germany 4,560 1,965 2,595 Greece 990 530 460 Hungary 885 465 430 Ireland 920 435 475 Italy 5,675 2,960 2,715 Netherlands 2,280 1,165 1,115 Poland 4,530 2,025 2,500 Portugal 3,435 1,675 1,760 Romania 3,370 1,610 1,760 Russian Federation 3,195 1,335 1,850 Serbia 1,070 520 550 Ukraine 2,005 940 1,065 United Kingdom 17,230 8,660 8,565 Other places of birth in Europe 8,840 4,010 4,825 Africa 41,490 19,790 21,700 Algeria 2,245 1,150 1,090 Egypt 3,745 1,990 1,755 Ethiopia 2,320 1,085 1,245 Kenya 1,160 580 580 Morocco 2,775 1,370 1,405 Nigeria 1,385 655 735 Somalia 3,985 1,530 2,455 South Africa; Republic of 965 515 450 Other places of birth in Africa 22,900 10,925 11,980 Asia 105,415 50,115 55,300 Afghanistan 2,510 1,265 1,240 Bangladesh 2,700 1,405 1,300 China 18,900 8,150 10,755 Hong Kong 3,095 1,545 1,550 India 10,685 5,350 5,330 Iran 4,900 2,465 2,430 Iraq 3,870 2,070 1,800 Japan 775 190 585 Korea; South 1,855 805 1,050 Lebanon 13,560 7,115 6,440 Pakistan 3,980 1,980 1,995 Philippines 9,305 3,465 5,835 Sri Lanka 2,400 1,145 1,245 Syria 3,615 1,840 1,775 Taiwan 880 370 515 Viet Nam 5,980 2,745 3,235 Other places of birth in Asia 16,410 8,195 8,215 Oceania and other places of birth 930 495 430
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Ethnic Population Male Female
Americas 5,595 2,615 2,975 Brazil 200 115 80 Colombia 515 235 280 Cuba 220 105 115 Haiti 1,780 795 990 Jamaica 145 85 60 Mexico 320 125 195 United States 1,360 715 645 Venezuela 170 60 110 Other places of birth in Americas 885 385 495 Europe 3,695 1,780 1,920 France 655 335 315 Germany 175 75 100 Ireland 95 65 30 Moldova 75 35 45 Romania 240 110 130 Russian Federation 420 160 260 Ukraine 275 135 140 United Kingdom 665 340 320 Other places of birth in Europe 1,095 530 570 Africa 9,800 4,635 5,170 Algeria 390 170 220 Cameroon 755 410 350 Congo; Democratic Republic of the 1,085 470 615 Côte d'Ivoire 425 180 240 Egypt 850 460 385 Eritrea 245 115 130 Ethiopia 335 125 215 Morocco 485 230 250 Nigeria 440 200 235 Somalia 370 155 215 South Africa; Republic of 110 55 55 Tunisia 215 105 105 Other places of birth in Africa 4,095 1,955 2,135 Asia 18,645 9,035 9,610 Afghanistan 550 280 270 Bangladesh 540 270 270 China 2,855 1,220 1,635 Hong Kong 85 45 35 India 1,950 1,070 875 Iran 880 415 465 Iraq 1,155 600 555 Israel 205 110 90 Japan 115 25 85 Korea; South 255 90 165 Lebanon 1,115 585 530 Nepal 290 160 125 Pakistan 695 380 310 Philippines 2,740 1,105 1,640 Saudi Arabia 375 220 155 Sri Lanka 220 95 130 Syria 2,130 1,145 990 Taiwan 50 25 30 Turkey 195 100 95 United Arab Emirates 355 220 135 Viet Nam 210 80 130 Other places of birth in Asia 1,685 795 890 Oceania and other 150 80 70 Australia 135 85 55 Other places of birth 20 0 15
Aboriginal population
Aboriginal Population Male Female
Aboriginal identity 38,120 18,150 19,965 Single Aboriginal 36,225 17,310 18,915 First Nations (North American Indian) 17,790 8,400 9,385 Métis 17,155 8,325 8,825 Inuk (Inuit) 1,280 580 700 Multiple Aboriginal 765 335 440 Non-Aboriginal identity 1,262,615 617,450 645,165
Visible minority population
Region Population Male Female
South Asian 39,980 20,320 19,655 Chinese 43,775 20,665 23,105 Black 77,995 37,060 40,935 Filipino 12,715 5,085 7,630 Latin American 15,630 7,180 8,460 Arab 49,520 25,960 23,565 Southeast Asian 13,725 6,495 7,230 West Asian 9,925 5,075 4,855 Korean 3,260 1,470 1,800 Japanese 2,625 1,085 1,540 Visible minority; n.i.e. 3,095 1,400 1,690 Multiple visible minorities 8,720 4,140 4,580 Not a visible minority 1,019,750 499,655 520,090
Ethnic origin population
Ethnic Population
North American Aboriginal origins 74,120 First Nations (North American Indian) 54,090 Inuit 1,850 Métis 20,035 Other North American origins 501,820 Acadian 5,515 American 14,165 Canadian 484,255 New Brunswicker 80 Newfoundlander 780 Nova Scotian 120 Ontarian 650 Québécois 6,590 Other North American origins 30 European origins 772,545 British Isles origins 468,015 Channel Islander 115 Cornish 85 English 224,680 Irish 244,575 Manx 185 Scottish 197,645 Welsh 18,780 British Isles origins 37,045 French origins 300,550 Alsatian 100 Breton 485 Corsican 95 French 300,290 Western European origins (except French origins) 136,795 Austrian 6,485 Bavarian 70 Belgian 6,555 Dutch 33,515 Flemish 545 Frisian 75 German 94,385 Luxembourger 170 Swiss 5,640 Western European origins 150 Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 26,295 Danish 5,950 Finnish 4,265 Icelandic 1,600 Norwegian 7,180 Swedish 7,640 Northern European origins 1,660 Eastern European origins 98,045 Bulgarian 1,795 Byelorussian 985 Czech 3,930 Czechoslovakian 810 Estonian 985 Hungarian 9,650 Latvian 1,180 Lithuanian 2,600 Moldovan 520 Polish 36,975 Romanian 7,895 Russian 17,230 Slovak 2,810 Ukrainian 28,150 Eastern European origins 1,055 Southern European origins 100,355 Albanian 1,190 Bosnian 1,665 Catalan 20 Croatian 4,130 Cypriot 165 Greek 8,005 Italian 53,825 Kosovar 60 Macedonian 625 Maltese 705 Montenegrin 195 Portuguese 14,625 Serbian 3,635 Sicilian 310 Slovenian 1,350 Spanish 15,605 Yugoslavian; n.o.s. 1,190 Southern European origins 85 Other European origins 9,230 Basque 395 Jewish 6,220 Roma (Gypsy) 95 Slavic 250 Other European origins 2,340 Caribbean origins 31,680 Antiguan 275 Bahamian 175 Barbadian 1,390 Bermudan 105 Carib 135 Cuban 1,560 Dominican 960 Grenadian 320 Guadeloupean 20 Haitian 13,790 Jamaican 8,640 Kittitian/Nevisian 65 Martinican 50 Montserratan 45 Puerto Rican 140 St. Lucian 815 Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,245 Vincentian/Grenadinian 255 West Indian 1,730 Caribbean origins 1,190 Latin; Central and South American origins 24,005 Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,130 Arawak 75 Argentinian 800 Belizean 95 Bolivian 220 Brazilian 1,445 Chilean 1,395 Colombian 3,755 Costa Rican 205 Ecuadorian 280 Guatemalan 580 Guyanese 2,090 Hispanic 420 Honduran 350 Maya 435 Mexican 4,000 Nicaraguan 1,260 Panamanian 130 Paraguayan 45 Peruvian 1,760 Salvadorean 2,700 Uruguayan 140 Venezuelan 1,190 Latin; Central and South American origins 1,450 African origins 74,715 Central and West African origins 18,910 Akan 130 Angolan 250 Ashanti 20 Beninese 615 Burkinabe 505 Cameroonian 2,275 Chadian 225 Congolese 6,005 Edo 50 Ewe 70 Gabonese 250 Gambian 45 Ghanaian 1,550 Guinean 625 Ibo 115 Ivorian 1,160 Liberian 95 Malian 585 Malinké 125 Nigerian 2,305 Peulh 200 Senegalese 890 Sierra Leonean 95 Togolese 805 Wolof 65 Yoruba 440 Central and West African origins 1,540 North African origins 18,520 Algerian 2,590 Berber 1,825 Coptic 120 Dinka 50 Egyptian 6,555 Libyan 1,300 Maure 100 Moroccan 4,385 Sudanese 865 Tunisian 1,170 North African origins 650 Southern and East African origins 26,945 Afrikaner 50 Amhara 95 Bantu; n.o.s. 590 Burundian 3,180 Djiboutian 880 Eritrean 1,390 Ethiopian 3,025 Harari 10 Kenyan 665 Malagasy 405 Mauritian 385 Oromo 285 Rwandan 2,445 Seychellois 30 Somali 10,700 South African 1,285 Tanzanian 360 Tigrian 200 Ugandan 430 Zambian 150 Zimbabwean 335 Zulu 55 Southern and East African origins 1,485 Other African origins 12,325 Black 1,450 Other African origins 11,115 Asian origins 197,900 West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 74,700 Afghan 4,115 Arab 8,620 Armenian 1,735 Assyrian 135 Azerbaijani 245 Georgian 190 Hazara 65 Iranian 7,620 Iraqi 5,070 Israeli 765 Jordanian 1,660 Kazakh 165 Kurd 890 Kuwaiti 980 Kyrgyz 40 Lebanese 31,785 Palestinian 4,265 Pashtun 230 Saudi Arabian 590 Syrian 5,230 Tajik 125 Tatar 160 Turk 3,250 Turkmen 130 Uighur 75 Uzbek 205 Yemeni 1,015 West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 2,220 South Asian origins 42,310 Bangladeshi 2,305 Bengali 1,055 Bhutanese 315 East Indian 28,940 Goan 125 Gujarati 180 Kashmiri 55 Nepali 910 Pakistani 4,660 Punjabi 1,130 Sinhalese 290 Sri Lankan 2,750 Tamil 965 South Asian origins 2,235 East and Southeast Asian origins 82,815 Burmese 630 Cambodian (Khmer) 2,685 Chinese 49,925 Filipino 14,100 Hmong 0 Indonesian 700 Japanese 3,370 Karen 280 Korean 3,550 Laotian 885 Malaysian 520 Mongolian 355 Singaporean 45 Taiwanese 785 Thai 780 Tibetan 90 Vietnamese 9,650 East and Southeast Asian origins 285 Other Asian origins 385 Other Asian origins 380 Oceania origins 2,215 Australian 1,490 New Zealander 490 Pacific Islands origins 275 Fijian 55 Hawaiian 20 Maori 25 Polynesian 95 Samoan 40 Pacific Islands origins 55
Nativity by Place of Birth
Type Population Male Female
Canadian citizens 1,225,865 599,815 626,050 Canadian citizens aged under 18 260,450 132,740 127,705 Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 965,415 467,070 498,345 Not Canadian citizens 74,865 35,785 39,080
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Type/Period Population Male Female
Non-immigrants 1,027,730 506,010 521,720 Immigrants 255,800 120,725 135,075 Before 1981 60,785 29,340 31,445 1981 to 1990 33,985 16,505 17,480 1991 to 2000 57,145 26,170 30,975 2001 to 2010 66,000 30,565 35,435 2001 to 2005 30,955 14,270 16,680 2006 to 2010 35,045 16,290 18,750 2011 to 2016 37,890 18,150 19,740 Non-permanent residents 17,200 8,865 8,335
