Demographics of Winnipeg


The demographics of Winnipeg indicate a multicultural and multilingual city. Winnipeg is also prominent in the size and ratio of its First Nations population, which plays an important part in the city's makeup. About 12.4% of Winnipeggers are of Indigenous descent, which exceeds the national average of 5.0%.

Population

As of the Canada 2021 Census there were 749,607 people living in the City of Winnipeg, with 834,678 living in the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area. The median age of the population is 39 years old and the average is 40.

Ethnicity

City of Winnipeg

There is a large Indigenous community in Winnipeg. Per capita, Winnipeg has more Indigenous residents than any other major Canadian city. Despite being only the seventh-largest city in Canada, Winnipeg has the largest total population of urban and off-reserve Indigenous people in one city, including the largest total Métis population, and the largest total First Nations population. Per capita, Winnipeg is the Canadian city with the fourth-largest First Nations population and the largest Métis population.
Winnipeg also has the largest Filipino population of any major Canadian city, though the Toronto Filipino community is larger in absolute numbers. Winnipeg's Filipino population is largely concentrated in the West End and North End areas of the city. The neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Arlington Street is 45% Filipino, and the neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Wall Street is 47% Filipino.

Metro Winnipeg

  • Indicates not otherwise specified, for example, French may be French Canadian or from France. Additionally, First Nations are now broken down into ethnicity, i.e. Cree, Ojibway, or in this case they may not have specified.

Language

City of Winnipeg

In 2011, Tagalog was officially the second most common mother tongue in Winnipeg, accounting for about 5% of the population, followed by French which is the mother-tongue for about 4% of the population.

Metro Winnipeg

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Religion

City of Winnipeg

In 2001, 21% of Winnipeg was not religious. Ten years later, in 2011, 28.7% of the population was not religious. The trend continued into 2021, when 36.4% of residents reported no religion or secular perspectives. The largest religion was Christianity, at 50.4% of residents. 24.0% were Catholic, 12.9% were Protestant, 8.9% were Christians of unspecified denomination, 1.7% were Orthodox Christians, and 3.0% were Other Christian After Christianity, the next largest religion in Winnipeg was Sikhism, which grew from 1.5% to 4.4% of the population between 2011 and 2021. Muslims were 3.3% of the population, Hindus were 2.0%, Jewish People were 1.5%, Buddhists were 0.9% Adherents of Traditional spirituality were 0.4% and Other Religions/Spiritual Traditions were 0.7%
ReligionNumbers%
Christian371,345
Sikh32,510
Muslim24,170
Jewish10,835
Hindu14,745
Buddhist6,860
Other religions5,440
Traditional Spirituality2,805
No religious affiliation267,945
Total Population736,660100%

Immigration

City of Winnipeg

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, in the 10 year period 2001 to 2011, Winnipeg had 62,200 immigrants, which is just under 10% of the population. Most of these came in the last 5 years of that period.
RankCountryNumbers%
1Philippines21,36047.7%
2India5,62512.6%
3China2,4205.4%
4South Korea1,0652.4%
5Nigeria8651.9%
6Ukraine7351.6%
7United States of America6001.3%
8Ethiopia5801.3%
9Pakistan5601.3%
10Israel5051.1%

Metro Winnipeg

The 2021 census reported that immigrants comprise 207,950 persons or 25.4 percent of the total population of Metro Winnipeg. While this represents a numerical increase, it is a significant proportional decline compared with one century prior, when the 1921 census reported that immigrants comprised 85,233 persons or 47.6 percent of the total population of Winnipeg.

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 46,500 people who immigrated to Metro Winnipeg between 2016 and 2021.

Income

The 2011 National Household Survey data showed that Winnipeg's after-tax median household income was $50,537. This was slightly lower than the national average, and is in the bottom 10 of lowest median incomes in Canada. A study in 2013 showed that Winnipeg had two of the three poorest postal code areas in all of Canada in regards to family income; in fact these are the two poorest that are located in cities.
8,610 of Winnipeg's residents make and keep over $100,000 a year, which is 1.7% of the population. This ratio is higher nationally, at 2.6%.
The gender differences in income were less in Winnipeg by about 9% compared to the national medians. The median income for males in Winnipeg is $31,300, whereas for females the median is $23,739. This means a typical male makes about 31.9% more money than a typical female. This ratio is 40.5% nationwide.

Education

According to the 2011 National Household survey, for those aged 25 to 64;
  • 12.7% had no diploma, degree or certificate
  • 87.3% had a high school diploma
  • 62.1% had a post-secondary education
  • * 34.0% had a university education
  • * 28.1% had a non-university education