Population Demographics

Health Unit Region Population Estimates

The 2023 population estimate for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region is 142,111 individuals. Between 2014 and 2023, the regional population increased significantly by 14,919 individuals or 11.7%.

Population for Health Unit region:

The age groups that made up the highest percentage (nearly one-third) of our regional population were adults aged 55 to 74 years, compared to Ontario where 20 to 39 year olds were the age groups most represented in the population (see Figure 1; Table 1).
The population of children aged 17 years and younger has not significantly changed between 2014 and 2023 (see Figure 2). In comparison, the population of seniors (adults aged 65 years or older) has increased significantly by about 34.6%.
The distribution of sex remains balanced for most age groups, with males and females each representing between 46.5% and 53.5% of the total. The exception is among adults aged 85 years and older: females represented 56.1% of the population aged 85 to 89 years, and 65.1% of those aged 90 years or older (see Figure 1; Table 1).

Population for Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts:

In the adjusted Nipissing district, adults aged 55 to 64 years old were the most represented age groups in the population (14.8%; see Table 2). Conversely, adults aged 20 to 29 years were the most represented age groups in North Bay and adults aged 60 to 69 years in the East Nipissing area and West Nipissing area.
In the Parry Sound district, adults aged 60 to 69 years comprised the highest percentage of the population (20.1%; see Table 3). Similarly, the same age groups were the most represented in the population of the North East Parry Sound area, West Parry Sound area, and the South East Parry Sound area.
Of the municipalities served by the Health Unit within the adjusted Nipissing district, the population increased significantly by 7675 individuals between 2014 and 2023. In the Parry Sound district, the population has increased significantly by 7244 individuals since 2014.
In the adjusted Nipissing district, the population of children aged 17 years or younger has decreased significantly by 2.1%, compared to 9.4% increasing significantly in the Parry Sound district between 2014 and 2023 (see Table 4).
The senior population (adults aged 65 years and older) has increased significantly by 27.5% in the adjusted Nipissing district and 45.1% in the Parry Sound district between 2014 and 2023 (see Table 5).

Figure 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Figure 1. 2023 Population Estimates for Individuals Residing Within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Region, by Sex and Age Group

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region, by year

Table 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Table 1. 2023 Population Estimates for Individuals Residing Within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Region, by Sex and Age Group

Age Group (Years)	Females	Males	Total
0-4	2,557	2,693	5,250
5-9	3,045	3,310	6,355
10-14	3,209	3,313	6,522
15-19	3,309	3,595	6,904
20-24	4,166	4,722	8,888
25-29	4,189	4,594	8,783
30-34	4,137	4,514	8,651
35-39	3,908	4,116	8,024
40-44	3,732	3,660	7,392
45-49	3,746	3,852	7,598
50-54	4,352	4,266	8,618
55-59	5,304	5,275	10,579
60-64	6,472	6,343	12,815
65-69	5,653	5,592	11,245
70-74	4,538	4,521	9,059
75-79	3,496	3,371	6,867
80-84	2,367	2,058	4,425
85-89	1,527	1,196	2,723
90+	920	493	1,413
Total	70,627	71,484	142,111

Table 2. Population estimates for the adjusted Nipissing district

Table 2. Population Estimates for Individuals Residing Within the Adjusted Nipissing District, by Age Group and Planning Area, 2023

Age Group (Years)	North Bay	East Nipissing	West Nipissing	Total
0-4	2,197	575	494	3,266
5-9	2,686	624	644	3,954
10-14	2,766	733	667	4,166
15-19	3,119	644	664	4,427
20-24	5,151	689	465	6,305
25-29	4,936	756	472	6,164
30-34	4,163	810	660	5,633
35-39	3,671	808	724	5,203
40-44	3,192	760	697	4,649
45-49	3,192	760	697	4,649
50-54	3,304	883	889	5,076
55-59	3,687	1,111	1,034	5,832
60-64	4,144	1,336	1,256	6,736
65-69	3,564	1,135	1,119	5,818
70-74	2,953	735	1,024	4,712
75-79	2,301	495	750	3,546
80-84	1,791	260	390	2,441
85-89	1,061	203	276	1,540
90+	574	83	136	793
Total	58,388	13,423	13,615	84,976

Table 3. Population estimates for Parry Sound district

Table 3. Population Estimates for Individuals Residing Within the Parry Sound District, by Age Group and Planning Area, 2023

Age Group (Years)	North East Parry Sound	South East Parry Sound	West Parry Sound	Total
0-4	458	690	836	1,984
5-9	477	952	972	2,401
10-14	485	960	911	2,356
15-19	422	935	1,120	2,477
20-24	385	1,177	1,021	2,583
25-29	524	1,053	1,042	2,619
30-34	686	1,055	1,277	3,018
35-39	619	1,036	1,166	2,821
40-44	585	1,056	1,102	2,743
45-49	547	1,161	1,175	2,883
50-54	709	1,307	1,526	3,542
55-59	1,045	1,532	2,170	4,747
60-64	1,358	1,877	2,844	6,079
65-69	1,273	1,646	2,508	5,427
70-74	1,005	1,313	2,029	4,347
75-79	715	983	1,623	3,321
80-84	339	592	1,053	1,984
85-89	197	309	677	1,183
90+	85	175	360	620
Total	11,914	19,809	25,412	57,135

Table 4. Population estimates for children (aged 17 years or younger) within the Health Unit region

Table 4. Population Estimates for Children (aged 17 years or younger) Within the Health Unit Region, by District and Year

Year	Adjusted Nipissing district	Parry Sound district	Health Unit Region
2014	15,204	6,597	21,801
2015	15,165	6,610	21,775
2016	15,073	6,687	21,760
2017	14,915	6,749	21,664
2018	14,740	6,846	21,586
2019	14,707	6,889	21,596
2020	14,638	6,943	21,581
2021	14,793	7,002	21,795
2022	14,880	7,080	21,960
2023	14,887	7,220	22,107

Table 5. Population estimates for seniors (aged 65 years and older) within the Health Unit area

Table 5. Population Estimates for Seniors (aged 65 years and older) Within the Health Unit Region, by District and Year

Year	Adjusted Nipissing district	Parry Sound district	Health Unit Region
2014	15,825	10,726	26,551
2015	16,097	10,999	27,096
2016	16,477	11,402	27,879
2017	16,926	11,792	28,718
2018	17,345	12,381	29,726
2019	17,815	12,894	30,709
2020	18,358	13,578	31,936
2021	18,899	14,323	33,222
2022	19,548	14,922	34,470
2023	20,173	15,559	35,732

Definitions, data sources and methodology

Definitions:

Population estimates: Population counts based on census subdivision populations.

Adjusted Nipissing district: Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island.

Data sources:

Statistics Canada 2023, Ontario Ministry of Health, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: 2025/01/31. The original data source is the Demography Division of Statistics Canada.

Methodology:

Population estimates are based on the census counts adjusted for net undercoverage beginning with the 1986 census. Population estimates are final intercensal estimates that are interpolated using the adjusted census counts for the census years around the year that the estimates are for. Population estimates beyond the most recent census onwards are extrapolated by applying the growth rates by age and sex of each census division (CD) to the census subdivisons that comprise that CD.

For more details on this methodology, please see: "Postcensal estimates of census subdivisions population by age and sex” (April 2015) produced by Statistics Canada.