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, year end 2024

Sub-Area	Population	Households
1. Central Area	17,050	10,900
2. Inner Area	101,140	55,730
3. Ottawa East	54,880	28,850
4. Beacon Hill	34,240	16,080
5. Alta Vista	78,130	34,600
6. Hunt Club	66,640	27,510
7. Merivale	80,740	36,440
8. Ottawa West	50,800	24,820
9. Bayshore	38,930	18,250
10. Cedarview	46,770	19,950
11. Kanata-Stittsville	145,440	55,960
12. South Nepean	105,920	39,910
13. Riverside South	23,990	8,390
14. Leitrim	19,840	6,430
15. Orléans	129,130	51,900
16. Rural Northeast	11,930	4,510
17. Rural Southeast	29,390	10,580
18. Rural Southwest	34,650	12,550
19. Rural Northwest	28,150	10,210
City of Ottawa	1,097,760	473,580

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, year end 2024

Ward	Population	Households
1. Orléans - East Cumberland	49,670	20,090
2. Orléans West - Innes	47,330	18,950
3. Barrhaven West	61,360	22,670
4. Kanata North	46,000	18,770
5. West Carleton-March	23,790	8,680
6. Stittsville	53,450	19,230
7. Bay	50,820	23,670
8. College	54,140	23,840
9. Knoxdale-Merivale	39,870	16,530
10. Gloucester-Southgate	48,670	20,100
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville	34,420	14,880
12. Rideau-Vanier	55,080	31,820
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe	41,310	20,710
14. Somerset	49,220	29,550
15. Kitchissippi	46,090	23,110
16. River	50,240	22,410
17. Capital	43,980	22,350
18. Alta Vista	46,120	20,830
19. Orléans - South Navan	50,470	19,580
20. Osgoode	32,260	11,650
21. Rideau-Jock	34,170	12,370
22. Riverside South - Findlay Creek	44,060	14,940
23. Kanata South	50,000	19,360
24. Barrhaven - East	45,250	17,490
City of Ottawa	1,097,760	473,580

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 ]