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Hamilton

Ontario · Canada
City population
569,353
#10
in Canada
#5
in Ontario
#978
worldwide
OttawaHamilton
43.250, -79.850 · 408 km from Ottawa
City population
569,353
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#10
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#978
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
1.4%
of the national population

About Hamilton

Ranked 978th globally, the city holds 569,353 residents and ranks tenth among Canada's listed cities. Located 408 km from Ottawa, it is Ontario's fifth-largest municipality. Several nearby cities fall within 24 km: Stoney Creek at 8 km with 76,382 residents, Waterdown 10 km away with 24,400, Ancaster at 12 km with 40,557, Burlington 15 km distant with 186,948, and Grimsby 24 km out with 27,314.

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
#10of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Ontario
#5of 100
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
Ontario
Rank in region
#5of 100
Distance to capital
408 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
95 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
43.250, -79.850
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.

8KMStoney Creek76K people15KMBurlington187K people24KMGrimsby27K people26KMOakville214K people30KMMilton133K 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. Hamilton569K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hamilton 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
Hamilton569K

Hamilton Population FAQ

What is the population of Hamilton?

Hamilton has a city population of 569,353. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hamilton?

Hamilton is in Ontario, Canada, 408 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 43.250, -79.850.

How big is Hamilton compared with other cities in Canada?

It is the 10th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 1.4% of the national population.

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