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Brampton

Ontario · Canada
City population
656,480
#9
in Canada
#4
in Ontario
#846
worldwide
OttawaBrampton
43.683, -79.766 · 375 km from Ottawa
City population
656,480
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#9
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#846
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
1.6%
of the national population

About Brampton

Ranked #846 globally, this city of 656,480 accounts for 1.6% of Canada's population and stands as the country's ninth-largest by city proper population. Located 375 km from Ottawa, it sits within a cluster of major urban centres: Mississauga (717,961) lies 15 km away, Etobicoke (365,000) 16 km distant, and Milton (132,979) 21 km away. Georgetown and Halton Hills are nearer still at 13 km and 14 km respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Canada
#9of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Ontario
#4of 100
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
Ontario
Rank in region
#4of 100
Distance to capital
375 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
221 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
43.683, -79.766
Record updated
2025-08-04
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 Canada

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

14KMHalton Hills63K people15KMMississauga718K people16KMEtobicoke365K people21KMMilton133K people22KMBolton27K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Brampton656K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Brampton compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Brampton656K

Brampton Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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