Toronto Is the Fastest-Growing City in Canada and the U.S.

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Toronto Is The Fastest-Growing City in Canada and the U.S.

What We’re Showing

Central cities in Canada and the United States that saw the greatest increases and decreases in population in 2023, from the fastest-growing city to those with net losses.

Figures come from Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Urban Research & Land Development’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada population estimates as of July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023.

Canadian Metropolitans Are Growing Fast

In the 12 months ending July 1, 2023, eight of the top ten fastest-growing cities were in Canada. Only two cities in Texas, Fort Worth and San Antonio, made the top 10.

Toronto takes the top spot as the fastest-growing city, adding over 120,000 people to its population in 2023. This growth is largely driven by the significant number of immigrants who choose to settle within the city of Toronto. In 2021, around 30% of recent immigrants to Canada lived in Toronto.

Not a single large central city in Canada saw a net population loss in 2023.

Dataset

City

Country

2023 Population Change

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

125,756

Calgary, Alberta

Canada

86,547

Montreal, Quebec

Canada

81,152

Edmonton, Alberta

Canada

55,050

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

30,514

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

30,468

Vancouver, B.C.

Canada

26,570

San Antonio, Texas

U.S.

21,970

Fort Worth, Texas

U.S.

21,365

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

19,226

Los Angeles, California

U.S.

-1,868

San Jose, California

U.S.

-2,427

Baltimore, Maryland

U.S.

-3,868

Portland, Oregon

U.S.

-4,170

St. Louis, Missouri

U.S.

-4,439

New Orleans, Louisiana

U.S.

-5,781

Chicago, Illinois

U.S.

-8,208

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

U.S.

-16,294

New York, New York

U.S.

-77,763

Data sources

Population growth is based on population estimates prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada as of July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023

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