Data / Population at the start of the quarter / Ontario

Population at the start of the quarter in Ontario

Population at the start of the quarter in Ontario was 16.26 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.3% from Q3 2025.

Q3 2026, persons16,262,121
Change on Q3 2025+0.3%
Series high16,262,121Q3 2026
Series low4,615,000Q3 1951

Population at the start of the quarter in Ontario, Q3 1951 to Q3 2026

2.5M5M7.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M1951-Q31962-Q21973-Q11983-Q41994-Q32005-Q22016-Q12026-Q31951-Q3: 4,615,000 persons1951-Q4: 4,665,000 persons1952-Q1: 4,717,000 persons1952-Q2: 4,757,000 persons1952-Q3: 4,802,000 persons1952-Q4: 4,841,000 persons1953-Q1: 4,876,000 persons1953-Q2: 4,907,000 persons1953-Q3: 4,956,000 persons1953-Q4: 5,002,000 persons1954-Q1: 5,047,000 persons1954-Q2: 5,082,000 persons1954-Q3: 5,130,000 persons1954-Q4: 5,174,000 persons1955-Q1: 5,208,000 persons1955-Q2: 5,236,000 persons1955-Q3: 5,278,000 persons1955-Q4: 5,311,000 persons1956-Q1: 5,344,000 persons1956-Q2: 5,375,000 persons1956-Q3: 5,423,000 persons1956-Q4: 5,470,000 persons1957-Q1: 5,529,000 persons1957-Q2: 5,580,000 persons1957-Q3: 5,668,000 persons1957-Q4: 5,722,000 persons1958-Q1: 5,759,000 persons1958-Q2: 5,789,000 persons1958-Q3: 5,835,000 persons1958-Q4: 5,874,000 persons1959-Q1: 5,907,000 persons1959-Q2: 5,938,000 persons1959-Q3: 5,985,000 persons1959-Q4: 6,020,000 persons1960-Q1: 6,054,000 persons1960-Q2: 6,083,000 persons1960-Q3: 6,127,000 persons1960-Q4: 6,158,000 persons1961-Q1: 6,187,000 persons1961-Q2: 6,214,000 persons1961-Q3: 6,248,000 persons1961-Q4: 6,275,000 persons1962-Q1: 6,303,000 persons1962-Q2: 6,330,000 persons1962-Q3: 6,362,000 persons1962-Q4: 6,395,000 persons1963-Q1: 6,427,000 persons1963-Q2: 6,455,000 persons1963-Q3: 6,497,000 persons1963-Q4: 6,535,000 persons1964-Q1: 6,572,000 persons1964-Q2: 6,602,000 persons1964-Q3: 6,646,000 persons1964-Q4: 6,687,000 persons1965-Q1: 6,723,000 persons1965-Q2: 6,758,000 persons1965-Q3: 6,803,000 persons1965-Q4: 6,849,000 persons1966-Q1: 6,888,000 persons1966-Q2: 6,926,000 persons1966-Q3: 6,977,000 persons1966-Q4: 7,025,000 persons1967-Q1: 7,063,000 persons1967-Q2: 7,096,000 persons1967-Q3: 7,142,000 persons1967-Q4: 7,186,000 persons1968-Q1: 7,213,000 persons1968-Q2: 7,238,000 persons1968-Q3: 7,275,000 persons1968-Q4: 7,305,000 persons1969-Q1: 7,338,000 persons1969-Q2: 7,362,000 persons1969-Q3: 7,399,000 persons1969-Q4: 7,442,000 persons1970-Q1: 7,488,000 persons1970-Q2: 7,528,000 persons1970-Q3: 7,566,000 persons1970-Q4: 7,613,000 persons1971-Q1: 7,656,000 persons1971-Q2: 7,683,000 persons1971-Q3: 7,849,027 persons1971-Q4: 7,882,241 persons1972-Q1: 7,906,337 persons1972-Q2: 7,927,220 persons1972-Q3: 7,963,117 persons1972-Q4: 7,992,037 persons1973-Q1: 8,013,391 persons1973-Q2: 8,035,129 persons1973-Q3: 8,075,547 persons1973-Q4: 8,107,108 persons1974-Q1: 8,139,808 persons1974-Q2: 8,172,562 persons1974-Q3: 8,204,275 persons1974-Q4: 8,240,114 persons1975-Q1: 8,260,161 persons1975-Q2: 8,284,503 persons1975-Q3: 8,319,795 persons1975-Q4: 8,352,911 persons1976-Q1: 8,366,498 persons1976-Q2: 8,387,985 persons1976-Q3: 8,413,779 persons1976-Q4: 8,438,765 persons1977-Q1: 8,458,617 persons1977-Q2: 8,481,322 persons1977-Q3: 8,504,080 persons1977-Q4: 8,530,102 persons1978-Q1: 8,548,453 persons1978-Q2: 8,569,298 persons1978-Q3: 8,590,144 persons1978-Q4: 8,604,263 persons1979-Q1: 8,619,239 persons1979-Q2: 8,638,099 persons1979-Q3: 8,662,088 persons1979-Q4: 8,674,941 persons1980-Q1: 8,693,157 persons1980-Q2: 8,715,218 persons1980-Q3: 8,746,013 persons1980-Q4: 8,757,388 persons1981-Q1: 8,770,591 persons1981-Q2: 8,787,156 persons1981-Q3: 8,812,286 persons1981-Q4: 8,846,005 persons1982-Q1: 8,865,774 persons1982-Q2: 8,892,646 persons1982-Q3: 8,920,288 persons1982-Q4: 8,957,042 persons1983-Q1: 8,982,933 persons1983-Q2: 9,010,994 persons1983-Q3: 9,039,564 persons1983-Q4: 9,074,145 persons1984-Q1: 9,100,590 persons1984-Q2: 9,129,833 persons1984-Q3: 9,167,484 persons1984-Q4: 9,210,346 persons1985-Q1: 9,230,294 persons1985-Q2: 9,256,175 persons1985-Q3: 9,294,657 persons1985-Q4: 9,338,435 persons1986-Q1: 9,362,036 persons1986-Q2: 9,391,784 persons1986-Q3: 9,437,359 persons1986-Q4: 9,493,289 persons1987-Q1: 9,531,478 persons1987-Q2: 9,577,947 persons1987-Q3: 9,637,945 persons1987-Q4: 9,702,789 persons1988-Q1: 9,735,171 persons1988-Q2: 9,774,964 persons1988-Q3: 9,838,620 persons1988-Q4: 9,917,210 persons1989-Q1: 9,969,308 persons1989-Q2: 10,031,922 persons1989-Q3: 10,103,305 persons1989-Q4: 10,167,642 persons1990-Q1: 10,189,985 persons1990-Q2: 10,238,884 persons1990-Q3: 10,295,832 persons1990-Q4: 10,344,678 persons1991-Q1: 10,355,101 persons1991-Q2: 10,385,937 persons1991-Q3: 10,431,316 persons1991-Q4: 10,465,562 persons1992-Q1: 10,488,022 persons1992-Q2: 10,528,346 persons1992-Q3: 10,572,205 persons1992-Q4: 10,610,665 persons1993-Q1: 10,629,994 persons1993-Q2: 10,656,924 persons1993-Q3: 10,690,038 persons1993-Q4: 10,728,737 persons1994-Q1: 10,744,762 persons1994-Q2: 10,776,819 persons1994-Q3: 10,819,146 persons1994-Q4: 10,860,406 persons1995-Q1: 10,875,308 persons1995-Q2: 10,906,895 persons1995-Q3: 10,950,119 persons1995-Q4: 10,993,416 persons1996-Q1: 11,009,307 persons1996-Q2: 11,037,392 persons1996-Q3: 11,082,903 persons1996-Q4: 11,130,574 persons1997-Q1: 11,146,270 persons1997-Q2: 11,179,959 persons1997-Q3: 11,227,651 persons1997-Q4: 11,278,893 persons1998-Q1: 11,292,059 persons1998-Q2: 11,322,038 persons1998-Q3: 11,365,901 persons1998-Q4: 11,408,804 persons1999-Q1: 11,419,589 persons1999-Q2: 11,452,857 persons1999-Q3: 11,504,759 persons1999-Q4: 11,559,464 persons2000-Q1: 11,576,994 persons2000-Q2: 11,621,255 persons2000-Q3: 11,683,290 persons2000-Q4: 11,748,348 persons2001-Q1: 11,771,945 persons2001-Q2: 11,827,345 persons2001-Q3: 11,897,473 persons2001-Q4: 11,961,546 persons2002-Q1: 11,979,906 persons2002-Q2: 12,029,818 persons2002-Q3: 12,093,412 persons2002-Q4: 12,145,100 persons2003-Q1: 12,155,691 persons2003-Q2: 12,194,269 persons2003-Q3: 12,243,641 persons2003-Q4: 12,290,116 persons2004-Q1: 12,303,516 persons2004-Q2: 12,339,813 persons2004-Q3: 12,389,641 persons2004-Q4: 12,435,931 persons2005-Q1: 12,444,755 persons2005-Q2: 12,476,560 persons2005-Q3: 12,527,581 persons2005-Q4: 12,578,240 persons2006-Q1: 12,587,149 persons2006-Q2: 12,618,321 persons2006-Q3: 12,661,953 persons2006-Q4: 12,701,324 persons2007-Q1: 12,703,327 persons2007-Q2: 12,727,090 persons2007-Q3: 12,765,133 persons2007-Q4: 12,807,497 persons2008-Q1: 12,814,686 persons2008-Q2: 12,840,482 persons2008-Q3: 12,883,824 persons2008-Q4: 12,927,520 persons2009-Q1: 12,932,742 persons2009-Q2: 12,956,924 persons2009-Q3: 12,998,941 persons2009-Q4: 13,048,442 persons2010-Q1: 13,059,426 persons2010-Q2: 13,088,924 persons2010-Q3: 13,136,481 persons2010-Q4: 13,189,987 persons2011-Q1: 13,199,081 persons2011-Q2: 13,222,146 persons2011-Q3: 13,262,345 persons2011-Q4: 13,310,604 persons2012-Q1: 13,325,337 persons2012-Q2: 13,350,123 persons2012-Q3: 13,392,364 persons2012-Q4: 13,436,625 persons2013-Q1: 13,446,276 persons2013-Q2: 13,469,151 persons2013-Q3: 13,511,902 persons2013-Q4: 13,559,499 persons2014-Q1: 13,563,311 persons2014-Q2: 13,583,220 persons2014-Q3: 13,617,763 persons2014-Q4: 13,661,282 persons2015-Q1: 13,657,423 persons2015-Q2: 13,669,290 persons2015-Q3: 13,709,293 persons2015-Q4: 13,759,762 persons2016-Q1: 13,774,364 persons2016-Q2: 13,816,652 persons2016-Q3: 13,876,500 persons2016-Q4: 13,948,180 persons2017-Q1: 13,975,516 persons2017-Q2: 14,012,209 persons2017-Q3: 14,078,499 persons2017-Q4: 14,161,084 persons2018-Q1: 14,199,811 persons2018-Q2: 14,251,136 persons2018-Q3: 14,326,746 persons2018-Q4: 14,413,055 persons2019-Q1: 14,449,986 persons2019-Q2: 14,493,612 persons2019-Q3: 14,573,565 persons2019-Q4: 14,666,727 persons2020-Q1: 14,718,155 persons2020-Q2: 14,752,374 persons2020-Q3: 14,761,811 persons2020-Q4: 14,757,582 persons2021-Q1: 14,772,726 persons2021-Q2: 14,808,093 persons2021-Q3: 14,842,488 persons2021-Q4: 14,947,557 persons2022-Q1: 14,996,160 persons2022-Q2: 15,046,020 persons2022-Q3: 15,155,192 persons2022-Q4: 15,301,418 persons2023-Q1: 15,394,843 persons2023-Q2: 15,472,222 persons2023-Q3: 15,618,269 persons2023-Q4: 15,806,578 persons2024-Q1: 15,916,758 persons2024-Q2: 16,003,875 persons2024-Q3: 16,090,358 persons2024-Q4: 16,154,989 persons2025-Q1: 16,173,041 persons2025-Q2: 16,189,877 persons2025-Q3: 16,216,961 persons2025-Q4: 16,253,023 persons2026-Q1: 16,249,344 persons2026-Q2: 16,244,194 persons2026-Q3: 16,262,121 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 301 values
Periodpersons
2026-Q316,262,121
2026-Q216,244,194
2026-Q116,249,344
2025-Q416,253,023
2025-Q316,216,961
2025-Q216,189,877
2025-Q116,173,041
2024-Q416,154,989
2024-Q316,090,358
2024-Q216,003,875
2024-Q115,916,758
2023-Q415,806,578
2023-Q315,618,269
2023-Q215,472,222
2023-Q115,394,843
2022-Q415,301,418
2022-Q315,155,192
2022-Q215,046,020
2022-Q114,996,160
2021-Q414,947,557
2021-Q314,842,488
2021-Q214,808,093
2021-Q114,772,726
2020-Q414,757,582
2020-Q314,761,811
2020-Q214,752,374
2020-Q114,718,155
2019-Q414,666,727
2019-Q314,573,565
2019-Q214,493,612
2019-Q114,449,986
2018-Q414,413,055
2018-Q314,326,746
2018-Q214,251,136
2018-Q114,199,811
2017-Q414,161,084
2017-Q314,078,499
2017-Q214,012,209
2017-Q113,975,516
2016-Q413,948,180
2016-Q313,876,500
2016-Q213,816,652
2016-Q113,774,364
2015-Q413,759,762
2015-Q313,709,293
2015-Q213,669,290
2015-Q113,657,423
2014-Q413,661,282
2014-Q313,617,763
2014-Q213,583,220
2014-Q113,563,311
2013-Q413,559,499
2013-Q313,511,902
2013-Q213,469,151
2013-Q113,446,276
2012-Q413,436,625
2012-Q313,392,364
2012-Q213,350,123
2012-Q113,325,337
2011-Q413,310,604
2011-Q313,262,345
2011-Q213,222,146
2011-Q113,199,081
2010-Q413,189,987
2010-Q313,136,481
2010-Q213,088,924
2010-Q113,059,426
2009-Q413,048,442
2009-Q312,998,941
2009-Q212,956,924
2009-Q112,932,742
2008-Q412,927,520
2008-Q312,883,824
2008-Q212,840,482
2008-Q112,814,686
2007-Q412,807,497
2007-Q312,765,133
2007-Q212,727,090
2007-Q112,703,327
2006-Q412,701,324
2006-Q312,661,953
2006-Q212,618,321
2006-Q112,587,149
2005-Q412,578,240
2005-Q312,527,581
2005-Q212,476,560
2005-Q112,444,755
2004-Q412,435,931
2004-Q312,389,641
2004-Q212,339,813
2004-Q112,303,516
2003-Q412,290,116
2003-Q312,243,641
2003-Q212,194,269
2003-Q112,155,691
2002-Q412,145,100
2002-Q312,093,412
2002-Q212,029,818
2002-Q111,979,906
2001-Q411,961,546
2001-Q311,897,473
2001-Q211,827,345
2001-Q111,771,945
2000-Q411,748,348
2000-Q311,683,290
2000-Q211,621,255
2000-Q111,576,994
1999-Q411,559,464
1999-Q311,504,759
1999-Q211,452,857
1999-Q111,419,589
1998-Q411,408,804
1998-Q311,365,901
1998-Q211,322,038
1998-Q111,292,059
1997-Q411,278,893
1997-Q311,227,651
1997-Q211,179,959
1997-Q111,146,270
1996-Q411,130,574
1996-Q311,082,903
1996-Q211,037,392
1996-Q111,009,307
1995-Q410,993,416
1995-Q310,950,119
1995-Q210,906,895
1995-Q110,875,308
1994-Q410,860,406
1994-Q310,819,146
1994-Q210,776,819
1994-Q110,744,762
1993-Q410,728,737
1993-Q310,690,038
1993-Q210,656,924
1993-Q110,629,994
1992-Q410,610,665
1992-Q310,572,205
1992-Q210,528,346
1992-Q110,488,022
1991-Q410,465,562
1991-Q310,431,316
1991-Q210,385,937
1991-Q110,355,101
1990-Q410,344,678
1990-Q310,295,832
1990-Q210,238,884
1990-Q110,189,985
1989-Q410,167,642
1989-Q310,103,305
1989-Q210,031,922
1989-Q19,969,308
1988-Q49,917,210
1988-Q39,838,620
1988-Q29,774,964
1988-Q19,735,171
1987-Q49,702,789
1987-Q39,637,945
1987-Q29,577,947
1987-Q19,531,478
1986-Q49,493,289
1986-Q39,437,359
1986-Q29,391,784
1986-Q19,362,036
1985-Q49,338,435
1985-Q39,294,657
1985-Q29,256,175
1985-Q19,230,294
1984-Q49,210,346
1984-Q39,167,484
1984-Q29,129,833
1984-Q19,100,590
1983-Q49,074,145
1983-Q39,039,564
1983-Q29,010,994
1983-Q18,982,933
1982-Q48,957,042
1982-Q38,920,288
1982-Q28,892,646
1982-Q18,865,774
1981-Q48,846,005
1981-Q38,812,286
1981-Q28,787,156
1981-Q18,770,591
1980-Q48,757,388
1980-Q38,746,013
1980-Q28,715,218
1980-Q18,693,157
1979-Q48,674,941
1979-Q38,662,088
1979-Q28,638,099
1979-Q18,619,239
1978-Q48,604,263
1978-Q38,590,144
1978-Q28,569,298
1978-Q18,548,453
1977-Q48,530,102
1977-Q38,504,080
1977-Q28,481,322
1977-Q18,458,617
1976-Q48,438,765
1976-Q38,413,779
1976-Q28,387,985
1976-Q18,366,498
1975-Q48,352,911
1975-Q38,319,795
1975-Q28,284,503
1975-Q18,260,161
1974-Q48,240,114
1974-Q38,204,275
1974-Q28,172,562
1974-Q18,139,808
1973-Q48,107,108
1973-Q38,075,547
1973-Q28,035,129
1973-Q18,013,391
1972-Q47,992,037
1972-Q37,963,117
1972-Q27,927,220
1972-Q17,906,337
1971-Q47,882,241
1971-Q37,849,027
1971-Q27,683,000
1971-Q17,656,000
1970-Q47,613,000
1970-Q37,566,000
1970-Q27,528,000
1970-Q17,488,000
1969-Q47,442,000
1969-Q37,399,000
1969-Q27,362,000
1969-Q17,338,000
1968-Q47,305,000
1968-Q37,275,000
1968-Q27,238,000
1968-Q17,213,000
1967-Q47,186,000
1967-Q37,142,000
1967-Q27,096,000
1967-Q17,063,000
1966-Q47,025,000
1966-Q36,977,000
1966-Q26,926,000
1966-Q16,888,000
1965-Q46,849,000
1965-Q36,803,000
1965-Q26,758,000
1965-Q16,723,000
1964-Q46,687,000
1964-Q36,646,000
1964-Q26,602,000
1964-Q16,572,000
1963-Q46,535,000
1963-Q36,497,000
1963-Q26,455,000
1963-Q16,427,000
1962-Q46,395,000
1962-Q36,362,000
1962-Q26,330,000
1962-Q16,303,000
1961-Q46,275,000
1961-Q36,248,000
1961-Q26,214,000
1961-Q16,187,000
1960-Q46,158,000
1960-Q36,127,000
1960-Q26,083,000
1960-Q16,054,000
1959-Q46,020,000
1959-Q35,985,000
1959-Q25,938,000
1959-Q15,907,000
1958-Q45,874,000
1958-Q35,835,000
1958-Q25,789,000
1958-Q15,759,000
1957-Q45,722,000
1957-Q35,668,000
1957-Q25,580,000
1957-Q15,529,000
1956-Q45,470,000
1956-Q35,423,000
1956-Q25,375,000
1956-Q15,344,000
1955-Q45,311,000
1955-Q35,278,000
1955-Q25,236,000
1955-Q15,208,000
1954-Q45,174,000
1954-Q35,130,000
1954-Q25,082,000
1954-Q15,047,000
1953-Q45,002,000
1953-Q34,956,000
1953-Q24,907,000
1953-Q14,876,000
1952-Q44,841,000
1952-Q34,802,000
1952-Q24,757,000
1952-Q14,717,000
1951-Q44,665,000
1951-Q34,615,000

Compared with Canada

PlaceQ3 2026
Ontario16,262,121
Canada41,798,407

Definition

Resident population estimate dated the first day of the quarter: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October. Canada: Statistics Canada quarterly demographic estimates, which count permanent and non-permanent residents.

The period label is the quarter that begins on the estimate date, so 2026-Q3 is the population on 1 July 2026. Separate from population, which is annual and uses other sources and dates.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,6,7&startRefPeriod=1946-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population at the start of the quarter in Ontario?

Population at the start of the quarter in Ontario was 16.26 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.3% from Q3 2025.

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16.26 million in Q3 2026, the highest value since Q3 1951 in this series.

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