PROJECTED POPULATION FOR ONTARIO UNDER THREE SCENARIOS, 2001-2031
| TABLE 1 (000s) |
PROJECTED POPULATION FOR ONTARIO UNDER THREE SCENARIOS, 2001-2031 | |||
| Year | Estimates | Reference Scenario1 |
Low Scenario2 |
High Scenario3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,897.6 | |||
| 2002 | 12,102.0 | |||
| 2003 | 12,262.6 | |||
| 2004 | 12,420.3 | |||
| 2005 | 12,565.4 | |||
| 2006 | 12,705.3 | |||
| 2007 | 12,803.9 | |||
| Projections | ||||
| 2008 | 12,919.6 | 12,864.1 | 12,973.2 | |
| 2009 | 13,050.8 | 12,939.8 | 13,157.4 | |
| 2010 | 13,193.8 | 13,027.6 | 13,352.8 | |
| 2011 | 13,349.1 | 13,127.8 | 13,559.8 | |
| 2012 | 13,510.0 | 13,233.8 | 13,771.7 | |
| 2013 | 13,670.5 | 13,337.5 | 13,985.3 | |
| 2014 | 13,830.7 | 13,439.0 | 14,200.8 | |
| 2015 | 13,990.5 | 13,538.3 | 14,418.0 | |
| 2016 | 14,150.0 | 13,635.5 | 14,636.8 | |
| 2017 | 14,309.0 | 13,730.3 | 14,857.2 | |
| 2018 | 14,467.4 | 13,822.9 | 15,079.0 | |
| 2019 | 14,625.1 | 13,913.0 | 15,301.9 | |
| 2020 | 14,781.9 | 14,000.6 | 15,525.8 | |
| 2021 | 14,937.5 | 14,085.4 | 15,750.3 | |
| 2022 | 15,091.6 | 14,167.1 | 15,975.2 | |
| 2023 | 15,244.1 | 14,245.7 | 16,200.0 | |
| 2024 | 15,394.5 | 14,320.7 | 16,424.5 | |
| 2025 | 15,542.7 | 14,391.9 | 16,648.3 | |
| 2026 | 15,688.1 | 14,459.1 | 16,871.1 | |
| 2027 | 15,830.6 | 14,521.9 | 17,092.6 | |
| 2028 | 15,969.9 | 14,580.2 | 17,312.5 | |
| 2029 | 16,105.7 | 14,633.7 | 17,530.5 | |
| 2030 | 16,237.9 | 14,682.1 | 17,746.5 | |
| 2031 | 16,366.2 | 14,725.5 | 17,960.4 | |
| Sources: Statistics Canada estimates, 2001 to 2007, and projections of Ontario Ministry of Finance. Population at July 1. | ||||
| Notes: 1. Reference Scenario assumes that the Total Fertility Rate increases slightly to 1.53 by 2011. The long-term immigration assumption is 131,000 annually. |
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| 2. Low Scenario assumes that the Total Fertility Rate declines gradually to 1.3 by 2031. The long-term immigration assumption is 100,000 annually. |
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| 3. High Scenario assumes that the Total Fertility Rate increases gradually to 1.75 by 2031. The long-term immigration assumption is 160,000 annually. |
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