Infographic: Demographic Estimates, Census Metropolitan Areas – Canada, 2015
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Description for Infographic: Demographic Estimates, Census Metropolitan Areas – Canada, 2015
A census metropolitan area (CMA) is an area consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a core. A census metropolitan area must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the core. Canada has 33 CMAs; regions that are not CMAs are categorized as non-CMAs.
Seven in ten Canadians live in a CMA on July 1, 2015.
| CMAs | Population | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 6,130,000 | 17.1% |
| Montreal | 4,061,000 | 11.3% |
| Vancouver | 2,504,000 | 7.0% |
| Calgary | 1,440,000 | 4.0% |
| Edmonton | 1,363,000 | 3.8% |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | 1,332,000 | 3.7% |
| Other CMAs | 8,334,000 | 23.2% |
| Non-CMAs | 10,688,000 | 29.8% |
Increase of median age since 2005
In non-CMAs, the median age was 43.9 years in 2015, up +3.2 years since 2005.
In CMAs, the median age was 39.3 years in 2015, up +1.6 years since 2005.
Population aging is faster outside CMAs.
Alberta CMAs experienced the strongest population growth between 2005 and 2015.
CMAs experienced stronger population growth than non-CMAs. Their natural increase was 2.5 times higher and their net international migration was 5.8 times higher than in non-CMAs.
| CMAs and Non-CMAs | Population growth in percentage |
|---|---|
| Vancouver | +16% |
| Calgary | +32% |
| Edmonton | +31% |
| Toronto | +17% |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | +15% |
| Montréal | +11% |
| Canada | +11% |
| CMAs | +15% |
| Non-CMAs | +4% |
The proportion of persons aged 65 years and older is twice as high in Trois-Rivières as it is in Calgary.
| CMAs | Proportion of persons aged 65 years and older on July 1, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Trois-Rivières | 21.6% |
| Peterborough | 21.2% |
| St. Catharines-Niagara | 21.0% |
| Kelowna | 20.6% |
| Victoria | 20.0% |
| Saguenay | 19.8% |
| Non-CMAs | 18.9% |
| Sherbrooke | 18.6% |
| Thunder Bay | 18.6% |
| Québec | 18.5% |
| Kingston | 17.8% |
| Greater Sudbury | 17.6% |
| Hamilton | 17.2% |
| Saint John | 17.2% |
| Windsor | 16.7% |
| London | 16.5% |
| Brantford | 16.5% |
| Moncton | 16.2% |
| Canada | 16.1% |
| Montréal | 15.7% |
| Vancouver | 15.0% |
| CMAs | 14.9% |
| Halifax | 14.7% |
| Winnipeg | 14.6% |
| Guelph | 14.5% |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | 14.3% |
| Oshawa | 14.1% |
| Toronto | 13.9% |
| Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 13.8% |
| Barrie | 13.8% |
| St. John's | 13.8% |
| Regina | 12.9% |
| Saskatoon | 11.9% |
| Edmonton | 11.8% |
| Calgary | 10.4% |
Source: Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas, 2015
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