Toronto seems guaranteed to retain its position as the densest urban area in North America (Canada and the United States), based on 2021 Census data recently released by Statistics Canada. The Toronto population centre (urban area) has grown at a rate of 0.8% annually since the 2016 census, while increasing its urban density to 3,088 persons per square kilometer.
Analysts are often surprised to find out that New York is not the highest density urban area in the United States, much less North America. However, Toronto’s 2021 urban density is 50% greater than that of New York,
