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Who lives in Windsor.

422,630 people lived in the Windsor census metropolitan area in 2021. 23.3% were immigrants, ranking 10 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 23.6% belonged to a visible minority group.

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

Population, 2021422,630+6% since 2016
Immigrants23.3%3.8% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority23.6%
Median household income (2020)$82,000rent $980/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 Windsor, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
Arab6.2%25,885
South Asian5.0%20,585
Black3.9%16,325
Chinese2.1%8,790
Latin American1.6%6,565
Southeast Asian1.3%5,310
Filipino1.1%4,610
West Asian1.1%4,575
Multiple visible minorities0.8%3,390
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.3%1,205
Korean0.2%690
Japanese0.1%280

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Arabic2.7%11,295
Mandarin0.8%3,390
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.8%3,365
Spanish0.8%3,355
Italian0.5%2,190
Urdu0.5%2,055
German0.4%1,640
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.4%1,475
Vietnamese0.3%1,360
Polish0.3%1,230

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
French18.2%75,480
English17.5%72,610
Irish14.2%59,060
Canadian12.9%53,725
Scottish12.2%50,570
German9.4%39,100
Italian9.1%37,665
Polish3.6%14,810
Lebanese2.9%11,925
French Canadian2.7%11,210
Ukrainian2.6%10,800
Dutch2.5%10,590
Indian (India)2.4%10,120
British Isles2.4%9,935
Chinese2.2%9,035

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
Iraq9.6%9,325
United States of America6.9%6,730
India6.5%6,330
Italy5.8%5,600
Lebanon5.1%4,910
United Kingdom5.0%4,805
China4.2%4,105
Syria4.1%3,955
Mexico3.8%3,705
Philippines3.3%3,150
Pakistan2.8%2,710
Poland2.6%2,515

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Iraq16.8%2,665
Syria16.8%2,665
India13.5%2,140
United States of America6.0%955
China4.7%740
Philippines2.7%435
Pakistan2.7%430
Lebanon2.7%425
Mexico2.7%420
Nigeria2.5%390

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19805.6%
1980 to 19902.5%
1991 to 20004.3%
2001 to 20104.4%
2011 to 20152.7%
2016 to 20213.8%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants32.1%
Immigrants sponsored by family29.0%
Refugees36.6%
Other immigrants2.3%

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.