Population distribution of Ontario, by rural/urban type 2016

This statistic shows the population distribution of Ontario in 2016, by urban/rural type. In 2016, 8.1 percent of Ontario's population lived in medium population centers.

Population distribution of Ontario in 2016, by rural/urban type

Characteristic	Share of population
Large urban population centre population	68.1%
Medium population centre population	8.1%
Small population centre population	10%
Rural population	13.8%

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May 2018

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Canada

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

Population centers are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population: small population centers, with a population between 1,000 and 29,999; medium population centers, with a population between 30,000 and 99,999; and large urban population centers, with a population of 100,000 or more.

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