Urban agglomeration
6.1M
Growth (20 yrs)
+37%
Peak population
7.1M
Foreign-born / foreign
46.6%
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,068,305 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 1,744,328 | +63% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 2,534,788 | +45% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
Foreign-born / foreign
46.6%
Immigrants as % of City of Toronto census subdivision. Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021 — immigrant status, Toronto CSD.
Coordinates 43.65, -79.38 · map tiles © OpenStreetMap / CARTO
Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 3,008,032 |
| +19% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 3,355,459 | +12% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 3,806,957 | +13% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 4,607,142 | +21% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 5,499,233 | +19% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 5,867,292 | +7% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 6,082,425 | +4% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 6,491,286 | +7% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 7,087,519 | +9% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Toronto’s urban agglomeration grew from 3.8M to 6.1M (+60%). The UN projects 7.1M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
