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 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 ]