Editing London, Ontario (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
|1856|5000
|1861|7200
|1866|8000
|1871|18000
|1881|26266
|1891|31977
|1901|37976
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|46509
|1921|50959
|1931|71148
|1941|78134
|1951|95343
|1956|101693
|1961|169569
|1966|194416
|1971|223222
|1976|240392
|1981|254280
|1986|269140
|1991|311620
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|325699
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|336539
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|352395
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|366151
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|383822
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|422324
|footnote=<ref name=YB1932>{{cite web| title=Censuses 1871–1931| work=Canada Yearbook 1932| url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1932-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1932/193201410103_p.%20103.pdf| page=103| publisher=Statistics Canada| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019190112/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1932-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1932%2F193201410103_p.+103.pdf| archive-date=19 October 2014| date=31 March 2008}}</ref><ref name=YB1955>{{cite web| title=Census 1941–1951| work=Canada Yearbook 1955| url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1955/195501710145_p.%20145.pdf| page=145| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209035552/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501710145_p.%20145.pdf| archive-date=9 December 2013| date=31 March 2008}}</ref><ref name=YB1967>{{cite web| work=Canada Yearbook 1967| url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1967/196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| title=Census 1961| page=189| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| archive-date=23 December 2014|date = 31 March 2008}}</ref><ref name=YB1974>{{cite web| url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1967/196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| work=Canada Year Book 1974| title=Censuses 1966, 1971| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| archive-date=23 December 2014| date=31 March 2008}}</ref><ref name=YB1988>{{cite web| url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1967/196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| work=Canada Year Book 1988| title=Censuses 1981, 1986| page=192| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf| archive-date=23 December 2014| date=31 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Canada-Ontario.html| title=Canada: Ontario| publisher=City Population| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120123630/http://www.citypopulation.de/Canada-Ontario.html| archive-date=20 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=2006 Community Profiles: London| url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3539036&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=london&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=| date=6 December 2010| publisher=Statistics Canada| access-date=22 September 2014| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101234739/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3539036&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=London&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=| archive-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], London had a population of {{val|422324|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|174657|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|186409|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:422324-383822}}|383822|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|383822|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|420.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|422324|420.5|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=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the London CMA had a population of {{val|543551|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|222239|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|235522|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:543551-494069}}|494069|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|494069|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2661.48|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|543551|2661.48|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 | accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
As per the 2021 census, the most common ethnic or cultural origins in London are  [[English Canadians|English]] (21.9%), [[Scottish Canadians|Scottish]] (17.4%), [[Irish Canadians|Irish]] (16.8%), [[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]] (12.1%), [[German Canadians|German]] (9.3%), [[French Canadians|French]] (6.6%), [[Dutch Canadians|Dutch]] (5.0%), [[Italian Canadians|Italian]] (4.5%), [[British Canadians|British Isles]] (4.3%), [[Indian Canadians|Indian]] (3.7%), [[Polish Canadians|Polish]] (3.6%), and [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]].<ref>Multiple ethnic/cultural origins can be reported</ref> [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] people made up 2.6% of the population, with most being [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] (1.9%). Ethnocultural backgrounds in the city included [[European Canadians|European]] (68.7%), [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (6.5%), [[Arab Canadian|Arab]] (5.3%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (4.2%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (3.0%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (2.9%), [[Southeast Asia]]n (1.4%), [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (1.4%), [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (1.3%), and [[Korean Canadians|Korean]] (1.0%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - London, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=london&DGUIDlist=2021A00053539036&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of London (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>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=London&DGUIDlist=2021A00053539036&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{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=3539036&Geo2=CD&Code2=3539&SearchText=London&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{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=3539036&Data=Count&SearchText=London&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{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=3539036&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=London&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{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=3539036&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=London&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</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"}}
| 285,955
| {{Percentage | 285955 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 293,190
| {{Percentage | 293190 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 295,905
| {{Percentage | 295905 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 295,695
| {{Percentage | 295695 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 291,920
| {{Percentage | 291920 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 27,245
| {{Percentage | 27245 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 16,910
| {{Percentage | 16910 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 12,275
| {{Percentage | 12275 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 9,920
| {{Percentage | 9920 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 7,400
| {{Percentage | 7400 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 27,085
| {{Percentage | 27085 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 11,660
| {{Percentage | 11660 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 8,010
| {{Percentage | 8010 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 6,195
| {{Percentage | 6195 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 4,660
| {{Percentage | 4660 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 17,450
| {{Percentage | 17450 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 11,325
| {{Percentage | 11325 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 8,760
| {{Percentage | 8760 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 7,620
| {{Percentage | 7620 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 7,140
| {{Percentage | 7140 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 16,930
| {{Percentage | 16930 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 14,320
| {{Percentage | 14320 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 10,625
| {{Percentage | 10625 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 8,735
| {{Percentage | 8735 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 6,455
| {{Percentage | 6455 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 12,575
| {{Percentage | 12575 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 9,050
| {{Percentage | 9050 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 9,640
| {{Percentage | 9640 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 7,730
| {{Percentage | 7730 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 4,330
| {{Percentage | 4330 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 11,885
| {{Percentage | 11885 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 7,920
| {{Percentage | 7920 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 6,020
| {{Percentage | 6020 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 5,490
| {{Percentage | 5490 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 4,465
| {{Percentage | 4465 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 10,955
| {{Percentage | 10955 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 9,725
| {{Percentage | 9725 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 6,845
| {{Percentage | 6845 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 5,040
| {{Percentage | 5040 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 4,600
| {{Percentage | 4600 | 332940 | 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"}}
| 6,180
| {{Percentage | 6180 | 416265 | 2 }}
| 3,960
| {{Percentage | 3960 | 378040 | 2 }}
| 2,635
| {{Percentage | 2635 | 360715 | 2 }}
| 2,260
| {{Percentage | 2260 | 348690 | 2 }}
| 1,970
| {{Percentage | 1970 | 332940 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 416,265
! {{Percentage | 416265 | 422324 | 2 }}
! 378,040
! {{Percentage | 378040 | 383822 | 2 }}
! 360,715
! {{Percentage | 360715 | 366151 | 2 }}
! 348,690
! {{Percentage | 348690 | 352395 | 2 }}
! 332,940
! {{Percentage | 332940 | 336539 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 422,324
! {{Percentage | 422324 | 422324 | 2 }}
! 383,822
! {{Percentage | 383822 | 383822 | 2 }}
! 366,151
! {{Percentage | 366151 | 366151 | 2 }}
! 352,395
! {{Percentage | 352395 | 352395 | 2 }}
! 336,539
! {{Percentage | 336539 | 336539 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Language ===
The 2021 census found English to be the [[mother tongue]] of 71.1% of the population. This was followed by [[Arabic]] (3.7%), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (2.7%), [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] (1.6%), [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (1.3%), [[French language|French]] (1.1%), [[Polish language|Polish]] (1.1%), [[Korean language|Korean]] (0.8%), [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (0.8%), [[Malayalam]] (0.8%), and [[Urdu]] (0.7%). Of the official languages, 98% of the population reported knowing English and 7.2% French.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - London, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=london&DGUIDlist=2021A00053539036&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
In 2021, 48.8% of the population identified as [[Christian]], with [[Catholics]] (21.5%) making up the largest denomination, followed by [[United Church of Canada|United Church]] (4.7%), [[Anglican]] (4.4%), [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] (2.0%), [[Presbyterian]] (1.5%), [[Baptist]] (1.4%), and other denominations. 37.2% of the population reported no religious affiliation. Others identified as [[Muslim]] (8.4%), [[Hindu]] (2.1%), [[Sikh]] (1.0%), [[Buddhist]] (0.9%), [[Jewish]] (0.5%), and with other religions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - London, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=london&DGUIDlist=2021A00053539036&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>