Ottawa city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Ottawa city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.9%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.0 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -1.0 pp (-31.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +1.1 pp (50%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.7 pp (-21.2%) |