Population & Dwellings

Total population, population change, density, and dwelling counts. — 2011 Census of Population

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Total Population

Total population count (2021)

Distribution by riding

Population by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 109,827 persons; range 26,728 (Labrador) to 228,997 (Oak Ridges—Markham); half of ridings between 93,272 and 124,527.

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Median riding 109,827

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Vertical axis: Population (persons)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (109,827). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Population by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (109,827).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: population, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Oak Ridges—MarkhamON	228,997
2	Brampton WestON	204,146
3	HaltonON	203,437
4	VaughanON	196,068
5	Bramalea—Gore—MaltonON	192,020
6	Mississauga—ErindaleON	160,663
7	Fleetwood—Port KellsBC	160,129
8	Nepean—CarletonON	159,032
9	Calgary SoutheastAB	152,929
10	Calgary—Nose HillAB	152,363

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: population, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	LabradorNL	26,728
307	NunavutNU	31,906
306	YukonYT	33,897
305	CharlottetownPE	34,562
304	EgmontPE	34,598
303	MalpequePE	35,039
302	CardiganPE	36,005
301	Western ArcticNT	41,462
300	MiramichiNB	51,996
299	KenoraON	55,977

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by population, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	228,997
2	Brampton West	Ontario	204,146
3	Halton	Ontario	203,437
4	Vaughan	Ontario	196,068
5	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	192,020
6	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	160,663
7	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	160,129
8	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	159,032
9	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	152,929
10	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	152,363
11	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	151,389
12	Peace River	Alberta	150,925
13	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	150,234
14	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	150,003
15	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	149,769
16	Calgary West	Alberta	149,593
17	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	149,130
18	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	147,096
19	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	146,307
20	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	144,733
21	Montcalm	Quebec	144,141
22	Willowdale	Ontario	140,456
23	Thornhill	Ontario	140,265
24	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	139,353
25	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	139,039
26	Wild Rose	Alberta	138,617
27	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	137,269
28	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	137,228
29	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	137,217
30	Brant	Ontario	137,102
31	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	136,897
32	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	136,857
33	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	136,688
34	Cambridge	Ontario	136,082
35	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	136,011
36	Barrie	Ontario	135,711
37	Edmonton East	Alberta	135,254
38	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	135,102
39	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	134,732
40	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	134,530
41	Red Deer	Alberta	134,312
42	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	133,910
43	Abbotsford	British Columbia	133,765
44	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	133,181
45	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	132,637
46	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	132,300
47	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	131,917
48	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	131,746
49	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	131,118
50	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	130,937
51	Toronto Centre	Ontario	130,323
52	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	130,162
53	Langley	British Columbia	129,824
54	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	129,706
55	Richmond Hill	Ontario	129,609
56	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	129,315
57	York—Simcoe	Ontario	128,703
58	Niagara Falls	Ontario	128,357
59	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	128,001
60	London West	Ontario	127,985
61	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	127,954
62	Calgary Centre	Alberta	127,891
63	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	127,729
64	North Vancouver	British Columbia	127,330
65	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	127,275
66	Durham	Ontario	126,833
67	Surrey North	British Columbia	125,963
68	Essex	Ontario	125,878
69	Richmond	British Columbia	125,710
70	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	125,586
71	Lethbridge	Alberta	125,561
72	Crowfoot	Alberta	125,481
73	Oshawa	Ontario	125,322
74	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	125,261
75	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	125,227
76	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	124,938
77	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	124,527
78	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	124,180
79	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	124,117
80	Macleod	Alberta	123,778
81	Vancouver South	British Columbia	123,679
82	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	123,275
83	Don Valley West	Ontario	123,200
84	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	122,999
85	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	122,899
86	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	122,822
87	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	122,134
88	Ottawa South	Ontario	121,921
89	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	121,865
90	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	121,737
91	Guelph	Ontario	121,688
92	Simcoe North	Ontario	121,119
93	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	121,095
94	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	121,062
95	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	120,218
96	Repentigny	Quebec	119,855
97	Medicine Hat	Alberta	119,670
98	Oakville	Ontario	119,649
99	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	119,617
100	Burlington	Ontario	119,615
101	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	119,287
102	Windsor West	Ontario	118,973
103	Peterborough	Ontario	118,938
104	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	118,374
105	York Centre	Ontario	118,358
106	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	117,950
107	London North Centre	Ontario	117,899
108	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	117,721
109	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	117,576
110	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	117,230
111	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	117,057
112	Gatineau	Quebec	116,780
113	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	116,749
114	York South—Weston	Ontario	116,606
115	St. Paul's	Ontario	116,463
116	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	116,398
117	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	116,357
118	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	116,341
119	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	115,880
120	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	115,821
121	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	115,528
122	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	115,372
123	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	115,283
124	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	115,180
125	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	114,784
126	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	114,294
127	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	114,043
128	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	113,836
129	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	113,780
130	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	113,606
131	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	113,459
132	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	113,150
133	Joliette	Quebec	113,140
134	Welland	Ontario	112,727
135	Mississauga South	Ontario	112,583
136	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	112,385
137	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	112,341
138	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	112,212
139	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	112,048
140	St. Catharines	Ontario	112,015
141	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	111,911
142	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	111,457
143	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	111,411
144	Don Valley East	Ontario	111,363
145	Etobicoke North	Ontario	111,343
146	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	111,342
147	Calgary East	Alberta	111,223
148	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	111,138
149	Victoria	British Columbia	110,942
150	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	110,650
151	Laval	Quebec	110,376
152	Vancouver East	British Columbia	110,097
153	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	109,915
154	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	109,827
155	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	109,381
156	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	108,840
157	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	108,811
158	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	108,740
159	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	108,693
160	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	108,518
161	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	108,436
162	Beauce	Quebec	108,268
163	Saint-Jean	Quebec	108,244
164	York West	Ontario	108,198
165	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	108,051
166	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	107,910
167	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	107,566
168	Shefford	Quebec	107,522
169	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	107,291
170	Beaches—East York	Ontario	107,084
171	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	106,805
172	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	106,475
173	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	106,434
174	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	106,293
175	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	105,813
176	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	105,782
177	Pontiac	Quebec	105,733
178	Oxford	Ontario	105,719
179	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	105,626
180	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	105,579
181	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	105,532
182	Yellowhead	Alberta	105,526
183	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	105,306
184	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	105,103
185	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	104,912
186	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	104,842
187	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	104,394
188	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	104,355
189	Sherbrooke	Quebec	104,308
190	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	104,211
191	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	104,060
192	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	104,017
193	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	103,887
194	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	103,687
195	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	103,610
196	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	103,556
197	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	103,263
198	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	102,906
199	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	102,537
200	Davenport	Ontario	102,360
201	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	102,342
202	Hochelaga	Quebec	102,114
203	Mont-Royal	Quebec	101,273
204	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	101,178
205	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	100,913
206	Ahuntsic	Quebec	100,840
207	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	100,559
208	Bourassa	Quebec	100,453
209	Papineau	Quebec	100,396
210	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	99,894
211	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	99,845
212	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	99,629
213	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	99,571
214	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	99,306
215	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	99,258
216	Drummond	Quebec	98,681
217	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	98,632
218	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	98,539
219	Provencher	Manitoba	98,463
220	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	97,952
221	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	97,710
222	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	97,261
223	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	96,880
224	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	96,857
225	Québec	Quebec	96,525
226	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	95,944
227	Outremont	Quebec	95,357
228	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	93,779
229	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	93,430
230	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	93,330
231	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	93,272
232	Fredericton	New Brunswick	93,181
233	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	92,863
234	Halifax	Nova Scotia	92,515
235	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	92,419
236	Nickel Belt	Ontario	92,391
237	Sudbury	Ontario	92,048
238	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	91,266
239	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	91,263
240	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	90,995
241	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	89,998
242	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	89,575
243	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	89,486
244	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	89,163
245	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	88,869
246	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	88,752
247	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	88,026
248	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	87,982
249	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	86,851
250	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	85,541
251	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	84,809
252	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	84,735
253	Saint John	New Brunswick	84,670
254	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	84,659
255	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	84,479
256	West Nova	Nova Scotia	83,654
257	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	83,306
258	Manicouagan	Quebec	83,220
259	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	83,002
260	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	82,984
261	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	82,851
262	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	82,743
263	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	82,553
264	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	82,254
265	Wascana	Saskatchewan	82,241
266	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	82,026
267	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	81,991
268	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	81,957
269	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	81,864
270	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	80,702
271	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	78,908
272	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	78,765
273	Churchill	Manitoba	78,485
274	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	78,076
275	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	77,871
276	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	77,792
277	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	76,295
278	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	74,828
279	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	74,800
280	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	74,228
281	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	73,484
282	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	73,328
283	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	72,893
284	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	72,114
285	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	71,563
286	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	71,389
287	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	71,376
288	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	71,219
289	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	70,276
290	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	69,192
291	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	68,709
292	Palliser	Saskatchewan	68,544
293	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	68,435
294	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	68,013
295	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	66,476
296	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	63,618
297	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	61,106
298	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	60,983
299	Kenora	Ontario	55,977
300	Miramichi	New Brunswick	51,996
301	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	41,462
302	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	36,005
303	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	35,039
304	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	34,598
305	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	34,562
306	Yukon	Yukon	33,897
307	Nunavut	Nunavut	31,906
308	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	26,728

Value: Total population count (2021). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.