Demographics of Toronto
The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural and multiracial cities in the world. In 2021, 57.0 percent of the residents of the metropolitan area belonged to a visible minority group, compared with 51.4 percent in 2016, and 13.6 percent in 1981. Toronto also has established ethnic neighbourhoods such as the multiple Chinatowns, Corso Italia, Little Italy, Little India, Greektown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Jamaica, Little Portugal, Little Malta, Roncesvalles, and Bloor West Village, all of which celebrate the city's multiculturalism. Data from the suburban municipalities are also included for some metrics as most of these municipalities are part of the Toronto CMA.
Population
The last complete census by Statistics Canada, which was taken in 2021, counted 2,794,356 living in Toronto, making it the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous municipality in North America.Toronto's population grew by 2.3 percent from 2016 to 2021, with an annual growth rate of 0.46 percent.
2011 Census population data for the City of Toronto are found readily aggregated at a finer level than the city as a whole at i. the electoral district level and ii. the neighbourhood level. The three ridings with the largest increase in population between 2006 and 2011 in the City of Toronto have been
- Trinity-Spadina,
- Etobicoke-Lakeshore, and
- Toronto Centre.
Age structure
As of 2016 census| Age Groups | Total | Male | Female |
| 0 to 14 years | 398,135 | 204,190 | 193,933 |
| 0 to 4 years | 136,000 | 69,895 | 66,105 |
| 5 to 9 years | 135,025 | 69,345 | 65,680 |
| 10 to 14 years | 127,105 | 64,940 | 62,165 |
| 15 to 64 years | 1,906,495 | 925,070 | 981,420 |
| 15 to 19 years | 145,525 | 74,240 | 71,280 |
| 20 to 24 years | 194,750 | 97,415 | 97,330 |
| 25 to 29 years | 232,945 | 113,905 | 119,035 |
| 30 to 34 years | 224,580 | 108,895 | 115,680 |
| 35 to 39 years | 196,310 | 94,065 | 102,240 |
| 40 to 44 years | 182,390 | 86,535 | 95,860 |
| 45 to 49 years | 190,925 | 90,860 | 100,065 |
| 50 to 54 years | 202,405 | 98,735 | 103,670 |
| 55 to 59 years | 182,805 | 88,145 | 94,655 |
| 60 to 64 years | 153,865 | 72,265 | 81,600 |
| 65 to 85 years | 426,945 | 184,325 | 242,615 |
| 65 to 69 years | 130,540 | 60,360 | 70,185 |
| 70 to 74 years | 93,600 | 42,315 | 51,285 |
| 75 to 79 years | 76,160 | 32,730 | 43,430 |
| 80 to 84 years | 60,630 | 25,670 | 34,965 |
| 85 years and over | 66,005 | 23,245 | 42,750 |
| 85 to 89 years | 40,800 | 15,665 | 25,135 |
| 90 to 94 years | 19,680 | 6,180 | 13,500 |
| 95 to 99 years | 4,750 | 1,275 | 3,470 |
| 100 years and over | 770 | 120 | 650 |
Ethnic diversity
City of Toronto
The 2021 Census indicates that 55.7 per cent of Toronto's population is composed of visible minorities, compared with 51.5 per cent in 2016. According to the 2021 Canadian census, 1,537,285, or approximately 10.7 percent of Canada's visible minority population, live in the city of Toronto; of this, roughly 67 percent are of Asian ancestry. Approximately 34.81 per cent of the city's population, or 961,325 individuals in the City of Toronto are Asian Canadians as of 2021. This makes for the second largest Asian population for a core North American city after New York City, as well as one of the highest ratios for a large city. Annually, almost half of all immigrants to Canada settle in the Greater Toronto Area. A study released by the Toronto District School Board in December 2012 found that 66 percent of students ages 4 through 18 came from visible minorities, with over 61 percent of students in 2012 identifying as Asian. East Asians made up the largest panethnicity, with South Asians coming in second of the city of Toronto's overall population. 46,315 Aboriginals live in Toronto. There is a Hungarian Roma community in Toronto. Many Romani refugees live in Toronto. 61,000 Mexicans live in Toronto.Change between 2011 and 2016:
Increase:
- Filipino: +20,270
- Black: +21,690
- Chinese: +21,070
- South Asian: +21,865
- Multiple visible minorities: +9,755
- Arab: +7,110
- Latin American: +5,955
- Korean: +4,415
- Aboriginal: +3,800
- Visible minority, n.i.e.: 3,305
- Japanese: +1,095
- White: -9,615
- Southeast Asian: -5,180
| Top 20 Ethnic origins in the City of Toronto | Population | Percentage | Riding with Highest Concentration | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Community CouncilsThe top visible-minority groups per Community Council are as follows:Toronto & East York : White: 65.3%, Chinese: 8.9%, South Asian: 6.7%, Black: 5.6%North York : White: 47.4%, Chinese: 14.0%, South Asian: 8.5%, Filipino: 8.0%, West Asian: 5.3%, Black: 5.2%Scarborough : White: 26.5%, South Asian: 25.4%, Chinese: 19.0%, Black: 10.8%, Filipino: 8.4%Etobicoke York : White: 48.9%, Black: 15.7%, South Asian: 11.9%, Latin American: 5.6%The progression of the percentage of visible minorities in the aforementioned Community Councils has been far from uniform:
RidingsThe finest granularity of visible minority data in Toronto readily available by the 2016 Census is that of the federal electoral district. The per-riding data based on the 2003 redistribution was available for the 2001 and 2006 censuses and the 2011 NHS, thus enabling useful comparisons. For instance, visible minorities as a percentage of the population only marginally increased, or even decreased in the Old Toronto, East York and South Etobicoke ridings, while on the other hand increased significantly in Scarborough and North York. Since the 2016 Census used the then-new 2013 redistribution, such a direct comparison is no longer possible.Concentrations of ethnic groups per City of Toronto ridings are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic groups with 5 percent or more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities : TORONTO & EAST YORK NORTH YORK SCARBOROUGH ETOBICOKE & YORK For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic origin groups with 7 percent of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities : TORONTO & EAST YORK NORTH YORK SCARBOROUGH 'ETOBICOKE & YORK''''' WardsTop ethnic origin per Toronto ward English : Ward 32 - Beaches-East York, Ward 13 - Parkdale-High Park, Ward 22 - St. Paul's, Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest, Chinese : Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge Park, Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt, Ward 24 - Willowdale, Ward 40 - Scarborough-Agincourt East Indian : Ward 1 - Etobicoke North, Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge Park, Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre, Ward 2 - Etobicoke North Italian : Ward 9 - York Centre, Ward 12 - York South-Weston, Ward 7 - York West, Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre Portuguese : Ward 17 - Davenport, Ward 18 - Davenport Jewish : Ward 10 - York Centre, Ward 21 - St. Paul's Filipino : Ward 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence, Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest Canadian : Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre, Ward 11 - York South-WestonNeighbourhoodsTop ethnic origin per Toronto neighbourhood English : Leaside-Bennington, The Beaches, Rosedale-Moore Park, Kingsway South, Chinese : Steeles, Milliken, Agincourt North, Agincourt South-Malvern West, Italian : Maple Leaf, Humber Summit, Pelmo Park-Humberlea, Yorkdale-Glen Park, Indian : West Humber-Clairville, Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, Thorncliffe Park, Woburn, Jewish : Forest Hill North, Westminster-Branson, Forest Hill South, Bedford Park-Nortown, Portuguese : Little Portugal, Caledonia-Fairbank, Weston-Pellam Park, Keelesdale-Eglinton West, Filipino : North St. James Town, Ionview, Kennedy Park Jamaican : Beechborough-Greenbrook, Black Creek, Mount Dennis Canadian : New Toronto, Alderwood Greek : Broadview NorthThe neighbourhoods with the highest percentage of visible minorities are as follows:
Toronto CMA
The following are the twenty more common ethnic origins in the Toronto CMA:
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