Markham, Ontario Population & Demographics

Statistic	Markham	Ontario	National
Population	359,111	14,804,681	38,134,230
Population density (sq km)	1,675	15	4
Median age	40.7	40.9	40.9
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	82%	71%	66%
Families w/ kids at home	58%	46%	43%
Speak English only	84.1%	86.1%	68.8%
Speak French only	0.0%	0.3%	4.5%

Key Findings

The population density in Markham is 10759% higher than Ontario
The median age in Markham is equal to Ontario
In Markham 48.15% of the population is Chinese
In Markham 18.75% of the population is South Asian
In Markham 2.97% of the population is West Asian

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Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
Chinese	48.2%
South Asian	18.8%
West Asian	3.0%
Black	2.9%
Filipino	2.2%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
China	18.9%
Hong Kong	9.3%
India	4.9%
Sri Lanka	3.9%
Philippines	2.4%

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Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Markham age breakdown

Source: The Markham, ON data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.