Toronto facts & stats

Question 1

What was the City of Toronto's population in the 2021 Census?

Accepted Answer

2,794,356. Toronto ranks first in population among all 4,831 Canadian municipalities (census subdivisions).

Question 2

How much did the City of Toronto's population grow between 2016 and 2021?

Accepted Answer

2.3%. That was slower than the Ontario average of 5.8% and the national average of 5.2%.

Question 3

What was Toronto's population density in 2021, in people per square kilometre?

Accepted Answer

4,427.8 per km². The city covers 631.1 square kilometres of land.

Question 4

What share of Toronto residents aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021?

Accepted Answer

49.4%. That compares with 36.8% in Ontario and 32.9% across Canada.

Question 5

About how many named parks does the City of Toronto have?

Accepted Answer

over 1,600 named parks. Together they cover more than 8,000 hectares, with over 200 km of trails.

Question 6

About how many trees are there in the City of Toronto?

Accepted Answer

about 10 million trees. About 4 million of them are publicly owned, including roughly 600,000 street trees.

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