Population Demographics

Health Unit Region Population Estimates

The 2022 population estimate for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region is 134,461 individuals. Between 2013 and 2022, the regional population increased significantly by 6,832 individuals or 5.4%.

Population for Health Unit region:

The age groups that comprised the highest percentage (nearly one-third) of our regional population were adults aged 50 to 69 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 regional population of children aged 17 years or younger has not significantly changed between 2013 and 2022 (see Figure 2). In comparison, the population of seniors (adults aged 65 years or older) has increased significantly by about 29.6%.
The percentage of males and females within each age group is between 48% and 52% within all age groups, respectively, with the exception of adults aged 80 years and older. Females represented 66.1% of the population aged 90 years or older, and 55.3% of the population aged 80 to 89 years (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 (approximately 15.1%; see Table 2). Similar proportions of age groups are present in the East Nipissing area. 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 West Nipissing area.

In the Parry Sound district, adults aged 60 to 69 years comprised the highest percentage of the population (18.8%; see Table 3). Similarly, the same age groups were the most represented in the population of the North East Parry Sound area and West Parry Sound area, compared to adults aged 55 to 64 years in the South East Parry Sound area.

Of the municipalities served by the Health Unit within the adjusted Nipissing district, the population increased significantly by 4032 individuals between 2013 and 2022. In the Parry Sound district, the population has increased significantly by 2800 individuals since 2013.

In the adjusted Nipissing district, the population of children aged 17 years or younger has decreased significantly by 2.5%, compared to 4.2% increasing significantly in the Parry Sound district between 2013 and 2022 (see Table 4).

The senior population (adults aged 65 years and older) has increased significantly by 27.8% in the adjusted Nipissing district and 32.2% in the Parry Sound district between 2013 and 2022 (see Table 5).

Figure 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Figure 1. 2022 Population Estimates for Individuals Residing Within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Region, by Sex and Age Group

Bar graph showing the male and female population estimates for each 5 year 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. 2022 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	2,765	2,779	5,544
5-9	3,011	3,182	6,193
10-14	3,218	3,208	6,426
15-19	3,258	3,424	6,682
20-24	3,929	4,463	8,392
25-29	3,836	4,246	8,082
30-34	3,747	3,907	7,654
35-39	3,631	3,610	7,241
40-44	3,487	3,327	6,814
45-49	3,608	3,609	7,217
50-54	4,286	4,266	8,552
55-59	5,398	5,320	10,718
60-64	5,819	5,683	11,502
65-69	5,270	5,030	10,300
70-74	4,282	4,146	8,428
75-79	3,287	3,092	6,379
80-84	2,330	1,988	4,318
85-89	1,473	1,092	2,565
90+	961	493	1,454
Total	67,596	66,865	134,461

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, 2022

Age Group (Years)	North Bay	East Nipissing	West Nipissing	Total
0-4	2,339	543	569	3,451
5-9	2,596	651	618	3,865
10-14	2,787	670	663	4,090
15-19	2,926	655	636	4,217
20-24	4,639	678	572	5,889
25-29	4,484	731	483	5,698
30-34	3,675	777	663	5,115
35-39	3,305	789	633	4,727
40-44	2,974	651	703	4,328
45-49	3,046	699	726	4,471
50-54	3,233	955	864	5,052
55-59	3,833	1,159	1,065	6,057
60-64	3,875	1,295	1,121	6,291
65-69	3,481	995	1,106	5,582
70-74	2,867	726	878	4,471
75-79	2,368	416	658	3,442
80-84	1,754	357	439	2,550
85-89	1,046	154	254	1,454
90+	693	114	143	950
Total	55,921	13,015	12,764	81,700

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, 2022

Age Group (Years)	North East Parry Sound	South East Parry Sound	West Parry Sound	Total
0-4	435	801	857	2,093
5-9	520	977	831	2,328
10-14	425	1,001	910	2,336
15-19	440	988	1,037	2,465
20-24	550	997	956	2,503
25-29	495	1,013	876	2,384
30-34	558	991	990	2,539
35-39	549	1,043	922	2,514
40-44	486	1,069	931	2,486
45-49	577	1,081	1,088	2,746
50-54	801	1,207	1,492	3,500
55-59	1,059	1,625	1,977	4,661
60-64	1,257	1,797	2,157	5,211
65-69	1,118	1,530	2,070	4,718
70-74	896	1,288	1,773	3,957
75-79	638	886	1,413	2,937
80-84	360	526	882	1,768
85-89	195	333	583	1,111
90+	80	188	236	504
Total	11,439	19,341	21,981	52,761

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
2013	15,316	6,758	22,074
2014	15,210	6,622	21,832
2015	15,168	6,626	21,794
2016	15,098	6,712	21,810
2017	14,978	6,758	21,736
2018	14,792	6,833	21,625
2019	14,744	6,842	21,586
2020	14,648	6,873	21,521
2021	14,730	6,907	21,637
2022	14,938	7,044	21,982

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
2013	15,427	10,379	25,806
2014	15,838	10,751	26,589
2015	16,112	11,021	27,133
2016	16,500	11,403	27,903
2017	16,982	11,661	28,643
2018	17,443	12,076	29,519
2019	17,921	12,372	30,293
2020	18,486	12,812	31,298
2021	19,091	13,281	32,372
2022	19,722	13,722	33,444

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 2022, Ontario Ministry of Health, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: 2024/03/07. 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.