Photo: Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 91% of Canadian towns: 12%
Recent arrivals are 44% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Winnipeg, 14% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in four fifths of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the city’s population at 850,260 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Winnipeg
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +6% change since 2016: faster than 64% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 13%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
Winnipeg is younger than 71% of Canadian towns: a median age of 38.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 20–24 than any other five-year age: 7.5% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 17%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 30%, a higher share than 62% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
9.2% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.5 people each.
Winnipeg ranks below 65% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 9%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A third of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 45% of residents 15 and over are married.
Renter households make up 37% in Winnipeg, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
31% of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Here 58% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%.
The median household brings in $80,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Winnipeg: half had less than $80,000, 7% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $83,000, the median across Manitoba’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 27% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 68% of Canadian towns: 27%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (63%) or in Europe (17%). Few places have as many residents who moved in within the year: 14% here, more than in 72% of Canadian towns. 44% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 4.1% of residents.
More visible minority residents than 72% of Canadian towns: 34%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (4.4%), Muslim (3.3%) and Hindu (2%). Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority. Residents with no religion: 36% here and 35% across Canada’s towns.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 2.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
17% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.7% speak neither official language. Measured more widely, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 9.7% of residents speak English and French here.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 66% of Canadian towns: 37%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 8.7%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 60%.
From a median age of 28 in Montcalm to 68 in Brockville
The city’s 128 neighbourhoods, youngest first; each links its own page.
Brockville is the oldest area, with 54% aged 65 or over; Montcalm the youngest (median age 28). Shaughnessy Park has the largest immigrant share, 59%. South Portage has the most renters: 98% of households.
Around Winnipeg, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 850,260 | — | 38.8 | 17% | 27% |
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 0.3 km | 31.6 | 9.8% | 21% |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 0.6 km | 35.3 | 15% | 26% |
| Roslyn | 4,411 | 0.7 km | 50.8 | 34% | 17% |
| South Portage | 3,037 | 1.0 km | 34 | 7.7% | 32% |
| West Broadway | 6,537 | 1.0 km | 33.7 | 10% | 25% |
| McMillan | 3,568 | 1.1 km | 33.5 | 10% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Winnipeg’s residents
What religion are people in Winnipeg?
36% said they have no religion and 50% that they are Christian; 13% named another faith.
Is Winnipeg good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 48% of households and one-parent families 9.2%. Schools near Winnipeg are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Winnipeg?
Half of Winnipeg’s households had more than $80,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Winnipeg?
About 850,260, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 749,607 people in Winnipeg, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Winnipeg?
The median age is 38.8. 17% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Winnipeg bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 2.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Winnipeg?
Immigrants: 27% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 34%. Indigenous identity: 12%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).