Toronto Is The Fastest Growing City in Canada and the U.S. 🔼

What We're Showing

The population change of central cities in Canada and the United States that saw the greatest increases and decreases in population in 2023.

Figures come from Toronto Metropolitan University's Centre for Urban Research & Land Development's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada population estimates as of July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023.

Canadian Metropolitans Are Growing Fast

In the 12 months ending July 1, 2023, eight of the top ten fastest-growing cities were in Canada. Only two cities in Texas, Fort Worth and San Antonio, made the top 10.

Toronto takes the top spot, adding over 120,000 people to its population in 2023. This growth is largely driven by the significant number of immigrants who choose to settle within the city of Toronto. In 2021, around 30% of recent immigrants to Canada lived in Toronto.

Not a single large central city in Canada saw a net population loss in 2023.