Current population and household estimates

2014 sub-area boundaries. Population and household estimates will be updated to new sub-area boundaries once data is available.

Sub-area totals may not add up to City of Ottawa total due to rounding.

By sub-area, mid-year 2024

Sub-Area	Population	Households
1. Central Area	16,810	10,750
2. Inner Area	100,990	55,640
3. Ottawa East	54,480	28,530
4. Beacon Hill	34,100	15,980
5. Alta Vista	77,480	34,270
6. Hunt Club	66,590	27,460
7. Merivale	80,640	36,330
8. Ottawa West	51,310	25,150
9. Bayshore	39,040	18,310
10. Cedarview	46,120	19,510
11. Kanata-Stittsville	145,280	55,830
12. South Nepean	105,570	39,770
13. Riverside South	23,830	8,340
14. Leitrim	19,560	6,360
15. Orléans	129,120	51,820
16. Rural Northeast	11,970	4,510
17. Rural Southeast	29,390	10,560
18. Rural Southwest	34,330	12,410
19. Rural Northwest	27,740	10,040
City of Ottawa	1,094,340	471,570

Maps - urban sub-areas and rural sub-areas

Interim population and household estimates by ward. Ward totals may not add up to City of Ottawa total due to rounding.

By ward, mid-year 2024

Ward	Population	Households
1. Orléans - East Cumberland	49,890	20,140
2. Orléans West - Innes	47,380	18,940
3. Barrhaven West	60,950	22,520
4. Kanata North	45,640	18,610
5. West Carleton-March	23,770	8,660
6. Stittsville	53,170	19,100
7. Bay	51,060	23,800
8. College	53,540	23,430
9. Knoxdale-Merivale	39,980	16,580
10. Gloucester-Southgate	48,640	20,070
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville	33,700	14,410
12. Rideau-Vanier	55,100	31,830
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe	41,250	20,640
14. Somerset	49,020	29,430
15. Kitchissippi	46,130	23,150
16. River	50,260	22,410
17. Capital	43,830	22,270
18. Alta Vista	45,740	20,630
19. Orléans - South Navan	50,150	19,430
20. Osgoode	32,260	11,620
21. Rideau-Jock	33,830	12,230
22. Riverside South - Findlay Creek	43,630	14,820
23. Kanata South	50,100	19,370
24. Barrhaven - East	45,310	17,500
City of Ottawa	1,094,340	471,570

Maps - urban wards and rural wards

City of Ottawa population trend 1956 to 2011

Fifty-five years of population data from the census show how the baby boomer cohort moves through different stages of life. Each graph shows the current year population by age (dark blue line), the previous year population by age (light blue line) and a brief commentary note.

City of Ottawa population trend 1956 to 2011 [ PDF 273 KB ]