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‘The landscape saw a notable shift’ — Waterloo Region’s population soared in 2023 with international influx
Overall population growth of 28,490 people represents a growth rate of 4.4 per cent
Bill Jackson May 2, 2024
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Waterloo Region’s population at the end of 2023 is estimated at 673,910 people, including university and college students temporarily residing here, according to a staff report going to the region’s planning and public works committee on Tuesday.
“The growth of 28,490 people in 2023 significantly outpaces the region’s five-year average annual population growth of 12,802,” it says.
The year-end growth and household estimates prepared by planners and data analysts are based on population and dwelling counts produced by Statistics Canada from the census, but also include students who are living in the region while they study at post-secondary institutions.
Roughly half (51 per cent) of the growth in 2023 is a direct result of an increase in international student enrolment at local institutions, the report says. The remaining growth is largely driven by both intra-provincial and international migration.
As of November 2023, there were 90,800 post-secondary students enrolled in full-time programs at Conestoga College, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, on campuses that are located in Waterloo Region...
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PDL-CPL-24-004, Year-End 2023 Population and Household Estimates for Waterloo
