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Who lives in Toronto.

6,202,225 people lived in the Toronto census metropolitan area in 2021. 46.6% were immigrants, ranking 1 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 57.0% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 20216,202,225+4.6% since 2016
Immigrants46.6%6.4% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority57.0%
Median household income (2020)$97,000rent $1,540/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Toronto, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian19.2%1,182,485
Chinese11.1%679,725
Black7.9%488,155
Filipino4.6%281,150
West Asian2.6%160,330
Latin American2.5%156,455
Multiple visible minorities2.1%131,560
Arab2.1%129,310
Southeast Asian1.7%102,325
Visible minority, n.i.e.1.6%95,350
Korean1.2%74,210
Japanese0.3%20,210

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Mandarin3.3%204,415
Yue (Cantonese)2.9%177,950
Punjabi (Panjabi)2.6%161,965
Urdu1.4%89,120
Tamil1.4%83,220
Spanish1.3%78,275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)1.3%77,925
Iranian Persian0.9%57,085
Arabic0.9%54,360
Portuguese0.9%52,740

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
Chinese10.9%668,700
Indian (India)9.4%578,090
English8.8%538,095
Irish7.5%461,660
Italian7.2%444,755
Scottish7.2%439,565
Canadian6.8%414,980
Filipino4.4%272,475
German3.5%216,880
Polish3.0%181,380
Portuguese2.9%180,820
French2.7%167,140
Pakistani2.6%162,710
Jamaican2.3%140,870
British Isles2.2%138,210

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
India13.8%394,620
China10.4%296,625
Philippines7.4%212,655
Pakistan4.5%128,305
Hong Kong3.5%99,515
Sri Lanka3.5%99,280
Jamaica3.3%95,900
Italy3.1%87,875
Iran3.0%87,105
United Kingdom3.0%85,895
Guyana2.3%64,885
Portugal2.2%63,460

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India26.6%104,245
China11.4%44,765
Philippines8.8%34,345
Pakistan4.6%18,110
Syria2.8%11,150
Iran2.8%11,055
United States of America2.5%9,805
Nigeria2.4%9,475
Jamaica1.7%6,815
Iraq1.6%6,430

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19807.7%
1980 to 19905.7%
1991 to 200010.3%
2001 to 201011.2%
2011 to 20155.3%
2016 to 20216.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants51.9%
Immigrants sponsored by family31.5%
Refugees15.0%
Other immigrants1.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.