Chatham-Kent's population shrank over the past five years while Windsor's grew.
According to data from the 2016 Census, which was released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday, Chatham-Kent's population dropped 2% from 2011 to 2016, falling from 103,671 residents to 101,647.
Windsor grew by 3% from 210,891 in 2011 to 217,188 in 2016.
Provincially, Ontario's population grew from 12,851,821 to 13,448,494 -- marking a 4.6% increase from 2011 to 2016.
Nationally, Canada's population rose an even 5%, going from 33,476,688 in 2011 to 35,151,728 in 2016.
Nunavut had the highest growth rate of any of the provinces or territories (+12.7%) while Alberta was close behind (+11.6%).
National Snapshot
Atlantic Region
- Newfoundland and Labrador: +1% to 519,716
- Prince Edward Island: +1.9% to 142,907
- Nova Scotia: +0.2% to 923,598
- New Brunswick: -0.5% to 747,101
Central Canada
- Quebec: +3.3% to 8,164,361
- Ontario: +4.6% to 13,448,494
Prairie Provinces
- Manitoba: +5.8% to 1,278,365
- Saskatchewan: +6.3% to 1,098,352
- Alberta: +11.6% to 4,067,175
West Coast
- British Colombia: +5.6% to 4,648,055
Northern Territories
- Yukon: +5.8% to 35,874
- Northwest Territories: +0.8% to 41,786
- Nunavut: +12.7% to 35,944
