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Living in Markham

In Markham, tenants pay an average rent of €1,264 a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.8% (2021).

In May 2021, the unemployment rate was 13.8%. Foreign-born residents accounted for 62.6% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 39.2% in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1029 sources

Population338,503people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Markham (Census subdivision 3519036)
Median gross salary3,840EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent1,264EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate13.8%country median 8.4% — 64% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Recorded crime4,296incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police
PM2.5, annual mean3.6µg/m³country median 3.6 — about the sameOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Markham?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

32.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Markham recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€665
Utilities, 85 m² flat€115
Transport pass€107
Internet, 60 Mbps€41
Fitness club€41
Mobile plan, 10 GB€23

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly41 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited41.35 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly664.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant19.35 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB23.43 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Markham. Jul 2026. Prices in Markham27Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass107.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home115.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent32.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Dwellings114,908 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Main residence dwellings110,867 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,159 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20232Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,264 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Markham a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–49%
Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–64%
Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 27–49%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Markham?

The median gross salary is about 3,840 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,840 EUR/month · Statistics Canada12
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,723 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca22

What is the unemployment rate in Markham?

The unemployment rate is 13.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Markham is 13.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Service Canada — Markham office list9Official
Employment rate51.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Median gross salary3,840 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada12Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,723 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca22Official
Unemployment rate13.8 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official

What does a salary buy in Markham?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Markham median gross pay: €3,840 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,353of €2,904 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,904
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €1,264
Public transport pass€107 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €107
Utilities, 85 m²€115 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €115
Internet€41 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €41
Mobile plan€23 · market price · Cost of Living in Markham. Jul 2026. Prices in Markham · 2026-07-31− €23
Left over€1,353
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Public employment offices in Markham

Service Canada lists 1 public employment office in Markham (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Safety

How safe is Markham?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police3

Recorded crime across major citiesMarkham highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Markham highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,296 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police3Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle0.3 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Workers commuting by public transport7.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Workers walking to work2.3 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Destinations from nearest airport13 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportYTZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport30.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Markham. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.6 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 7.99 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Markham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Markham is 3.6 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7.99 µg/m³country median 7.02024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.6Official
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.4Official
PM2.5 — annual mean3.6 µg/m³country median 3.6 — about the same2024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 11.6 · May 18.8 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 27 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 22 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 2.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.7 · Feb -6 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 10 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.5 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 7.8 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.2 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Chatham-Kent ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Ebetsu (Japan) ±0.8 °C, Warren (United States) ±0.9 °C, Grand Rapids (United States) ±1.3 °C, Cambridge (United States) ±1.3 °C, Syracuse (United States) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 212.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,604.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Markham?

The published population was 338,503 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Markham (Census subdivision 3519036)16

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 51,180 is not 58.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area210.9 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
City area212.6 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Markham, CSD 3519036)15Official
Foreign-resident share58.57 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Foreign residents51,180 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.17Official
Population density1,605 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.17Official
Population338,503 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Markham (Census subdivision 3519036)16Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 61.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 218,151 to 352,404.

International community in Markham

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data197,540100.0%
Asia163,57082.8%
China66,72533.8%
Hong Kong32,31516.4%
India14,3057.2%
Americas13,7857.0%
Europe12,7206.4%
Sri Lanka12,7106.4%
Africa7,1903.6%
Philippines7,0753.6%
Iran6,8953.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Asia6,2453.2%
Pakistan5,3502.7%
Other places of birth in Africa3,9602.0%
Viet Nam3,6101.8%
Jamaica3,5101.8%
Guyana3,0801.6%
United Kingdom2,8601.4%
Korea, South2,8351.4%
Italy2,1801.1%
Other places of birth in Americas2,1551.1%
Taiwan2,0551.0%
Other places of birth in Europe2,0451.0%
United States of America2,0001.0%
Trinidad and Tobago1,6050.8%
Egypt1,3700.7%
Greece1,3350.7%
Afghanistan9150.5%
South Africa, Republic of8500.4%
Russian Federation7600.4%
Romania7350.4%
Bangladesh7000.4%
Turkey5850.3%
Germany5600.3%
Lebanon5400.3%
Nigeria4450.2%
Ukraine4150.2%
Poland4050.2%
Iraq3800.2%
Peru3700.2%
Syria3450.2%
Colombia3300.2%
Hungary3200.2%
Brazil2950.1%
Portugal2850.1%
Oceania and other places of birth2850.1%
Mexico2450.1%
Serbia2400.1%
Netherlands2300.1%
France1850.1%
Somalia1650.1%
El Salvador1450.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the1400.1%
Ethiopia1050.1%
Morocco1050.1%
Croatia850.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina750.0%
Haiti400.0%
Algeria350.0%
Eritrea150.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data337,250100.0%
Canadian citizens286,07084.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over225,29566.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 1860,78018.0%
Not Canadian citizens51,18015.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data337,485100.0%
Single responses307,10091.0%
Official languages163,64548.5%
English163,02048.3%
Non-official languages143,45542.5%
Non-Indigenous languages143,45542.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages100,66529.8%
Chinese languages100,60029.8%
Yue (Cantonese)56,95016.9%
Mandarin41,23512.2%
Multiple responses30,3809.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)28,9308.6%
Indo-European languages23,3206.9%
Indo-Iranian languages16,7955.0%
Dravidian languages11,2053.3%
Indo-Aryan languages10,5703.1%
Tamil10,3853.1%
Iranian languages6,2151.8%
Persian languages5,9701.8%
Iranian Persian4,8151.4%
Urdu3,8051.1%
Italic (Romance) languages2,9350.9%
Austronesian languages2,5050.7%
Korean2,4850.7%
Punjabi (Panjabi)2,2600.7%
Gujarati2,2050.7%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)2,1450.6%
Balto-Slavic languages2,0750.6%
Slavic languages2,0650.6%
Afro-Asiatic languages1,4700.4%
Semitic languages1,3950.4%
Spanish1,3050.4%
Hindi1,2600.4%
Russian1,2000.4%
Arabic1,1950.4%
Hakka9000.3%
Italian8850.3%
Greek7150.2%
Multiple non-official languages6500.2%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)6400.2%
Armenian6400.2%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.6350.2%
French6250.2%
Dari5150.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages5100.2%
Vietnamese4750.1%
Turkic languages4650.1%
English and French4450.1%
Malayalam4150.1%
Bengali3950.1%
Turkish3900.1%
Macedonian3850.1%
Romanian3850.1%
Wu (Shanghainese)3650.1%
Portuguese3600.1%
Chinese, n.o.s.3400.1%
Telugu3200.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)2900.1%
Japanese2650.1%
Uralic languages2000.1%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)1950.1%
Serbo-Croatian1850.1%
Kacchi1800.1%
Pashto1700.1%
Hungarian1650.0%
Min Dong1550.0%
Polish1450.0%
Marathi1400.0%
Serbian1300.0%
Hebrew1250.0%
Creole languages1050.0%
Indonesian1000.0%
Germanic languages1000.0%
Niger-Congo languages950.0%
Ilocano900.0%
Morisyen850.0%
Kannada850.0%
German850.0%
High German languages800.0%
French and non-official language(s)700.0%
Kurdish700.0%
Sign languages650.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages550.0%
Azerbaijani550.0%
Cushitic languages550.0%
Bulgarian550.0%
Tai-Kadai languages500.0%
Somali500.0%
Cebuano500.0%
Ukrainian500.0%
American Sign Language450.0%
Burmese450.0%
Albanian450.0%
Yoruba350.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)350.0%
Hiligaynon350.0%
Sindhi350.0%
Georgian300.0%
Croatian300.0%
Konkani300.0%
Harari250.0%
Tigrigna250.0%
Oriya languages250.0%
Lao200.0%
Thai200.0%
Finnish200.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.200.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.200.0%
Czech200.0%
Nepali200.0%
Odia200.0%
Akan (Twi)200.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Estonian150.0%
Coptic150.0%
Aramaic languages150.0%
Bosnian150.0%
Slovak150.0%
Swahili100.0%
Chinese languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Uyghur100.0%
Amharic100.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic100.0%
Maltese100.0%
Bikol100.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)100.0%
Pangasinan100.0%
Waray-Waray100.0%
Haitian Creole100.0%
Baltic languages100.0%
Latvian100.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)100.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages100.0%
Dutch100.0%
Assamese100.0%
Kashmiri100.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Mongolian100.0%
Igbo50.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)50.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages50.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Tibetan50.0%
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Uzbek50.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Other languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Indigenous languages50.0%
Semitic languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Creole, n.o.s.50.0%
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Lithuanian50.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.50.0%
Scandinavian languages50.0%
Danish50.0%
Parsi50.0%
Indo-European languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Edo50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad62.6 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher39.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree20Official
Households110,870 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Labour force participation rate60.2 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Median age42.4 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official

Alternatives for people set on Markham

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Oakville as a Markham alternative in the same region

59 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €3,840 Markham+29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €2,723 Markham+28%
  • Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 13.8% Markham−15%
  • Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 58.6% Markham−30%
  • Residents: 213,759 Oakville vs 338,503 Markham−37%
  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €144 Oakville vs €115 Markham+25%
  • A meal out: €15 Oakville vs €19 Markham−24%
Full comparisonMore about Oakville

Burnaby as a Markham alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3345 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 9.6% Burnaby vs 13.8% Markham−30%
  • Annual PM2.5: 2.6 µg/m³ Burnaby vs 3.6 µg/m³ Markham−29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,124 (2024) Burnaby vs 4,296 (2025) Markhamno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 16.0 km Burnaby vs 30.6 km Markham−48%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,540 Burnaby vs €3,840 Markham−8%
  • A meal out: €12 Burnaby vs €19 Markham−39%
  • Residents: 249,125 Burnaby vs 338,503 Markham−26%
Full comparisonMore about Burnaby

Cities near Markham

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Pickering 9.9 km away
Salary
4,003 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Richmond Hill 15.1 km away
Salary
4,031 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Ajax 17.3 km away
Salary
3,813 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Aurora 21.7 km away
Salary
4,357 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Markham, nearest in population first.

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Vaughan338,891 residentsGatineau292,524 residentsLondon422,324 residentsSaskatoon266,141 residentsKitchener256,885 residentsLaval446,476 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Markham?

The published population was 338,503 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Markham (Census subdivision 3519036).

Is the air quality good in Markham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Markham?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.

What is the typical salary in Markham?

The median gross salary is about 3,840 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Markham?

The unemployment rate is 13.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Markham?

The median gross salary is 2,723 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Markham a good place to live?

Markham may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Markham?

Pickering, Richmond Hill, Ajax, Aurora are near Markham. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Markham?

The official country of birth distribution records 163,570 people (82.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Markham, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1ef750acccc901bb14bc687b5d7358e4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/markham/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_markham-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_cf824c1c202a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Markham, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1ef750acccc901bb14bc687b5d7358e4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/markham/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Markham, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/markham/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1ef750acccc901bb14bc687b5d7358e4; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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