Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Hamilton, Census metropolitan area
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Hamilton (CMA), 2001 to 2021
English only
+5.2%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +5.2% (or +35,565 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +19.1% or +114,510 people.
French only
+5.3%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +5.3% (or +25 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +4.2% or +20 people.
English and French
+3.8%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +3.8% (or +1,820 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +9.5% or +4,330 people.
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Hamilton (CMA), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Hamilton (CMA), 2001 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Hamilton (CMA), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Hamilton (CMA), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Hamilton (CMA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 678,540 | 91.9 | 714,105 | 91.9 |
| French only | 475 | 0.1 | 500 | 0.1 |
| English and French | 48,305 | 6.5 | 50,125 | 6.5 |
| Neither English nor French | 11,390 | 1.5 | 12,325 | 1.6 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Hamilton (CMA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 555,555 | 75.2 | 566,965 | 73.0 |
| French | 9,935 | 1.3 | 9,005 | 1.2 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Hamilton (CMA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 663,715 | 89.8 | 685,725 | 88.2 |
| French | 5,340 | 0.7 | 4,745 | 0.6 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Hamilton (CMA), 2016 and 2021
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