Canada's largest metropolitan area is Toronto, in Ontario. In 2022. Over 6.6 million people were living in the Toronto metropolitan area. Montréal, in Quebec, followed with about 4.4 million inhabitants, while Vancouver, in Britsh Columbia, counted 2.8 million people as of 2022.

Annual population estimates as of July 1st, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.

This statistic shows the real gross domestic product of Canadian metropolitan areas in 2016 with a forecast for 2021. In 2016, Montreal had a GDP of about 170 billion Canadian dollars.

This table presents the 2021 population counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, and their population centres and rural areas.

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

As of July 1, 2022, there were approximately 13.87 million males and 14.13 million females living in metropolitan areas across Canada. This statistic breaks down this figure by metropolitan area. Toronto was the most populated city in the country, counting over 3.2 million males and 3.4 million females.

In 2023, the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City had the biggest population in the United States. Based on annual estimates from the census, the metropolitan area had around 19.5 million inhabitants, which was a slight decrease from the previous year. The Los Angeles and Chicago metro areas rounded out the top three. What is a metropolitan statistical area? In general, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a core urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants – the smallest MSA is Carson City, with an estimated population of nearly 56,000. The urban area is made bigger by adjacent communities that are socially and economically linked to the center. MSAs are particularly helpful in tracking demographic change over time in large communities and allow officials to see where the largest pockets of inhabitants are in the country. How many MSAs are in the United States? There were 421 metropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. as of July 2021. The largest city in each MSA is designated the principal city and will be the first name in the title. An additional two cities can be added to the title, and these will be listed in population order based on the most recent census. So, in the example of New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York has the highest population, while Jersey City has the lowest. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an official population count every ten years, and the new count is expected to be announced by the end of 2030.

The metropolitan area of Toronto had one of the largest housing shortages between 2016 and 2022. Just in 2022, there were 104,755 housing completions less than new families were formed or registered in the Toronto. Meanwhile, the metro area of the city of Quebec saw more housing completions than families throughout that period, with the exception of 2021.

Compares distribution of highest certificate, diploma or degree between cities. Allows sorting/ranking of cities by percentage.

Overview of educational characteristics of Indigenous populations in Canada, provinces, territories and cities, with percent distribution of highest certificate, diploma or degree.

Overview of educational characteristics for Canada, provinces, territories and cities, with percent distribution of fields of study.

Overview of location of study (same as current province of residence, different province, or outside Canada) for Canada, provinces, territories and cities, with percent distribution.

Overview of location of study (same as current province of residence, different province, or outside Canada) for Canada, provinces, territories and cities, with percent distribution.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Toronto, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical Census data (2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021) on highest certificate, diploma or degree of visible minority groups, including percentages.

Data on employment income (in 2019 and 2020) of Indigenous populations by educational characteristics, for cities.

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, approximately 493 thousand people settled in metropolitan areas in Canada from abroad, while around 49.8 thousand Canadians left those same areas. This statistic breaks down these figures by metropolitan areas. The city that welcomed the most immigrants was Toronto, where more than 159 thousand individuals arrived over the period under consideration.

Historical Census data (2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021) on percent distribution of the population by highest certificate, diploma or degree.

Data on work activity during the reference year by labour market related income groups, occupation sub-major groups (3-digit code) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, age and gender, for the population aged 15 years and over, in private households in Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.

Data on immigrant status and period of immigration by mother tongue, income, work activity during the reference year, highest certificate, diploma or degree, age and gender for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.