DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Growth
• Winnipeg's CMA population as of July 1, 2016: 812,000
• Winnipeg total number of immigrants in 2015-2016
of 14,963. This is a 10 per cent increase over 2010-2011.
• Just over one-half of all immigrants (53 per cent) were
between the ages of 25 and 44.
• Canada's prairie economic regions (ERs) posted
the strongest population increases in the country
during 2015-2016.
• Seven of Canada's 10 fastest-growing economic regions
in 2015-2016 were prairie ERs, including Winnipeg.
The city achieved a higher rate of population growth
than the national average.
Of all the prairie ERs, international migration had
the greatest impact on the growth rate of Winnipeg
(+24.5 per thousand). This was the highest rate among
the 76 ERs in Canada.
Population in private households, Immigrant population
in Manitoba by place of birth, Census 2011:
• Philippines 45,240
• United Kingdom 13,235
• India 12,175
• Germany 10,850
• United States 7,415
• China 7,205
• Mexico 6,605
• Poland 5,520
• Portugal 4,060
• Ukraine 4,015
Population estimates and annual population growth rates of economic regions,
Prairies, July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016 and July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
Location 2011 2015 2016 Annual Population Annual Population
Growth Rate (%) Growth Rate (%)
2011/2016 2015/2016
Canada 34,342,780 35,848,610 36,286,425 11.0 12.1
Winnipeg 681,114 723,230 739,097 16.3 21.7
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
WINNIPEG HAD THE
OUT OF 76 ECONOMIC REGIONS IN CANADA
HIGHEST PER CAPITA GROWTH
RATE BY IMMIGRATION
A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 53
