What is the population of Brampton?
Brampton has a city population of 656,480. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Brampton
Brampton is a city in Ontario, Canada with a population of 656,480. It is the 9th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 846th largest worldwide. It lies 375 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 100
Coordinates
43.683, -79.766
Record updated
4 August 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Brampton | 656K |
Brampton Population FAQ
Where is Brampton?
Brampton is in Ontario, Canada, 375 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 43.683, -79.766.
How big is Brampton compared with other cities in Canada?
It is the 9th largest of the 295 cities listed in Canada, holding 1.6% of the national population.