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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 2022

Sub-Area Population Households
1. Central Area 14,230 9,080
2. Inner Area 98,060 53,770
3. Ottawa East 53,710 27,970
4. Beacon Hill 33,240 15,550
5. Alta Vista 76,790 33,900
6. Hunt Club 66,580 27,420
7. Merivale 79,750 35,750
8. Ottawa West 48,650 23,490
9. Bayshore 38,720 18,100
10. Cedarview 45,780 19,220
11. Kanata-Stittsville 142,990 54,560
12. South Nepean 100,930 37,900
13. Riverside South 22,950 8,060
14. Leitrim 17,970 5,870
15. Orléans 126,380 50,140
16. Rural Northeast 12,020 4,480
17. Rural Southeast 29,360 10,470
18. Rural Southwest 32,270 11,630
19. Rural Northwest 26,920 9,710
     City of Ottawa 1,067,310 457,070
Maps - Urban Sub-Areas and Rural Sub-Areas

2018 Ward boundaries. Population and household estimates will be updated to 2022 Ward boundaries once data is available.

Ward totals may not add up to City of Ottawa total due to rounding.

By ward, year-end 2022

Ward Population Households
1. Orléans 48,170 19, 640
2. Innes 45,590 17,500
3. Barrhaven 68,650 25,350
4. Kanata North 40,630 16,560
5. West Carleton-March 27,000 9,720
6. Stittsville 48,990 17,490
7. Bay 46,050 21,630
8. College 52,570 22,810
9. Knoxdale-Merivale 39,860 16,540
10. Gloucester-Southgate 47,630 19,360
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville 34,330 14,570
12. Rideau-Vanier 52,190 30,270
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe 42,020 20,980
14. Somerset 46,410 28,880
15. Kitchissippi 47,680 23,150
16. River 50,470 22,650
17. Capital 40,790 19,400
18. Alta Vista 45,200 20,380
19. Cumberland 55,690 21,350
20. Osgoode 31,580 11,200
21. Rideau-Goulbourn 39,580 14,080
22. Gloucester-South Nepean 65,890 24,070
23. Kanata South 50,340 19,470
City of Ottawa 1,067,310 457,070
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 ]