Editing Moncton (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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|1861 |1396
|1871 |600
|1881 |5032
|1891 |8762
|1901 |9026
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]] |11345
|1921 |17488
|1931 |20689
|1941 |22763
|1951 |27334
|1956 |36003
|1961 |43840
|1966 |45847
|1971 |54864
|1976 |55934
|1981 |54741
|1986 |55468
|1991 |56823
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]] |59313
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]] |61046
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] |64128
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] |69074
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]] |71889
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] |79470
|}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Moncton had a population of {{val|79470|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|35118|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|37318|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:79470-71889}}|71889|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|71889|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|140.67|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|79470|140.67|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000213 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206222305/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000213 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moncton's urban area (''population centre'') had a population of {{val|119785|fmt=commas}} living in an area of {{convert|110.73|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Residents lived in 51,830 dwellings out of the 54,519 total private dwellings.<ref name="auto1"/>

[[Greater Moncton]], the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), had a population of {{val|157717|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|67179|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|70460|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings; a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:157717-144810}}|144810|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|144810|fmt=commas}}. The CMA includes the neighbouring city of [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] and the town of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]], as well as adjacent suburban areas in [[Westmorland County, New Brunswick|Westmorland]] and [[Albert County, New Brunswick|Albert]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hier1.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=305__&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|title=Geographical hierarchy|work=[[Statistics Canada]]|date=January 19, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219033818/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hier1.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=305__&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|archive-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> With a land area of {{convert|2562.47|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|157717|2562.47|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327085922/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moncton's urban area is the third largest in Atlantic Canada, after [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], and [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]], and the second largest in [[The Maritimes]].

In 2016, the median age in Moncton was 41.4, close to the national median age of 41.2.

The [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]] reported that [[Immigration to Canada|immigrants]] (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 8,460 persons or 10.9% of the total population of Moncton. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were Philippines (795 persons or 9.4%), India (655 persons or 7.7%), United States of America (555 persons or 6.6%), China (475 persons or 5.6%), Nigeria (470 persons or 5.6%), United Kingdom (395 persons or 4.7%), Syria (385 persons or 4.6%), South Korea (380 persons or 4.5%), France (290 persons or 3.4%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (270 persons or 3.2%).<ref name="2021censusB"/>

=== Ethnicity ===
As of 2021, approximately 82.4% of Moncton's residents were of European ancestry, while 14.9% were visible minorities and 2.7% were Indigenous.<ref name="2021censusB"/> The largest ethnic minority groups in Moncton were Black (5.3%), South Asian (3.0%), Arab (1.5%), Filipino (1.3%), Chinese (0.9%), Southeast Asian (0.8%), Korean (0.7%), and Latin American (0.7%).<ref name="2021censusB"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Moncton (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Moncton&DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616223610/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Moncton&DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=CD&Code2=1307&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616223613/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=CD&Code2=1307&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title=NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621181202/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title=2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621181210/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title=2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621181208/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 63,780
| {{Percentage | 63780 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 63,130
| {{Percentage | 63130 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 62,730
| {{Percentage | 62730 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 60,575
| {{Percentage | 60575 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 58,450
| {{Percentage | 58450 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 4,075
| {{Percentage | 4075 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 1,830
| {{Percentage | 1830 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 1,180
| {{Percentage | 1180 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 710
| {{Percentage | 710 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 555
| {{Percentage | 555 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 2,310
| {{Percentage | 2310 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 330
| {{Percentage | 330 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 490
| {{Percentage | 490 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 265
| {{Percentage | 265 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 145
| {{Percentage | 145 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 2,080
| {{Percentage | 2080 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 1,795
| {{Percentage | 1795 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 1,415
| {{Percentage | 1415 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 640
| {{Percentage | 640 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 470
| {{Percentage | 470 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 1,595
| {{Percentage | 1595 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 665
| {{Percentage | 665 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 505
| {{Percentage | 505 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 95
| {{Percentage | 95 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 1,300
| {{Percentage | 1300 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 1,085
| {{Percentage | 1085 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 690
| {{Percentage | 690 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 275
| {{Percentage | 275 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 215
| {{Percentage | 215 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 1,260
| {{Percentage | 1260 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 950
| {{Percentage | 950 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 270
| {{Percentage | 270 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 185
| {{Percentage | 185 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 565
| {{Percentage | 565 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 195
| {{Percentage | 195 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 440
| {{Percentage | 440 | 77405 | 2 }}
| 135
| {{Percentage | 135 | 70115 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 67450 | 2 }}
| 150
| {{Percentage | 150 | 62965 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 60080 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 77,405
! {{Percentage | 77405 | 79470 | 2 }}
! 70,115
! {{Percentage | 70115 | 71889 | 2 }}
! 67,450
! {{Percentage | 67450 | 69074 | 2 }}
! 62,965
! {{Percentage | 62965 | 64128 | 2 }}
! 60,080
! {{Percentage | 60080 | 61046 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 79,470
! {{Percentage | 79470 | 79470 | 2 }}
! 71,889
! {{Percentage | 71889 | 71889 | 2 }}
! 69,074
! {{Percentage | 69074 | 69074 | 2 }}
! 64,128
! {{Percentage | 64128 | 64128 | 2 }}
! 61,046
! {{Percentage | 61046 | 61046 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Language ===
[[File:Moncton Welcome.JPG|thumb|right|A sign at the entrance of Moncton. Both [[Canadian English|English]] and French is used on the sign, the two most spoken languages in the city.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Canada Census Mother Tongue - Moncton, New Brunswick <ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Moncto | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Moncton, City (C) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, New Brunswick | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=December 25, 2022 | archive-date=December 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225192307/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Moncto | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Census
|
! Total
|colspan="1"| 
!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|English & French}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}
|-
! Year 
|
! Responses
| 
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|-
| {{center|2021}}
|
| {{center|78,210}}
|
| 45,765
| {{increase}} 4.68%
| 58.52%
|
| 21,375
| {{decrease}} 0.95%
| 27.33%
|
| 2,230
| {{increase}} 79.12%
| 2.85%
|
| 8,470
| {{increase}} 51.36%
| 10.83%
|-
| {{center|2016}}
|
| {{center|70,670}}
|
| 43,720
| {{increase}} 1.60%
| 61.87%
|
| 21,580
| {{increase}} 1.43%
| 30.54%
|
| 1,245
| {{increase}} 15.81%
| 1.76%
|
| 4,120
| {{increase}} 61.57%
| 5.83%
|-
| {{center|2011}}
|
| {{center|67,930}}
|
| 43,030
| {{n/a}} 
| 63.34%
|
| 21,275
| {{n/a}} 
| 31.32%
|
| 1,075
| {{n/a}} 
| 1.58%
|
| 2,550
| {{n/a}} 
| 3.75%
|}

Moncton is a bilingual city, 58.5% of its residents having English as their mother tongue, while 27.3% have French, 2.9% learned both English and French as a first language, and 10.8% speak another language as their mother tongue.<ref name=":0" /> About 46% of the city population is [[bilingual]] and understands both English and French;<ref name="2011 Community Profiles">{{cite web |date=February 8, 2012 |title=2011 Community Profiles |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=CD&Code2=1307&Data=Count&SearchText=moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212192528/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=CD&Code2=1307&Data=Count&SearchText=moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2014 |work=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> the only other Canadian cities that approach this level of linguistic duality are [[Ottawa]], [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], and [[Montreal]]. Moncton became the first officially bilingual city in the country in 2002. This means that all municipal services, as well as public notices and information, are available in both French and English.<ref name="Bilingual" /> The adjacent city of [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] is about 64% [[Francophone]] and has benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the [[Acadian Peninsula]] and areas in northern and eastern [[New Brunswick]].<ref name="2011 Community Profiles" /> The town of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]] meanwhile is heavily (95%) [[English-speaking world|Anglophone]].<ref name="2011 Community Profiles" />

A total of 67% of its residents are fluent in English and 47% are fluent in French.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2024-02-28 |title=Participation in French immersion, bilingualism and the use of French in adulthood, 2021 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/98-200-X/2021018/98-200-X2021018-eng.cfm |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

Common non-official languages spoken as mother tongues are [[Arabic]] (1.4%), [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (0.7%), [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (0.7%), [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (0.6%), [[Korean language|Korean]] (0.6%), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (0.6%), [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] (0.5%), and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (0.5%). 1.2% of residents listed both English and a non-official language as mother tongues, while 0.4% listed both French and a non-official language.

=== Religion ===
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Moncton included:<ref name="2021censusB2">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=moncton&DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112234641/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=moncton&DGUIDlist=2021A00051307022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (45,645 persons or 59.0%)
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (26,615 persons or 34.4%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (2,485 persons or 3.2%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (995 persons or 1.3%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (605 persons or 0.8%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (205 persons or 0.3%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (180 persons or 0.2%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] (10 persons or <0.1%)
*Other (660 persons or 0.9%)