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! | !<ref>B.R. Mitchell. International historical statistics: the Americas, 1750–2000.</ref><ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001] United nations. Demographic Yearbooks</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=February 1, 1995 |title=Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency |url=https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start |website=www.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>[https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000501&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.1&pickMembers%5B1%5D=2.1&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=1971&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2023&referencePeriods=19710101%2C20230101 Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender, Statistics Canada, visited 18 august 2024 ]</ref> | ||
! style="width:70pt;" | Average population (on July 1) | ! style="width:70pt;" | Average population (on July 1) | ||
! style="width:70pt;" | Live births | ! style="width:70pt;" | Live births | ||
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! style="width:70pt;" | Natural change (per 1,000) | ! style="width:70pt;" | Natural change (per 1,000) | ||
! style="width:70pt;" | Crude Migration change (per 1,000) | ! style="width:70pt;" | Crude Migration change (per 1,000) | ||
! style="width:70pt;" | [[Total fertility rate]]{{efn| name=fertility|1=In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases. }}<ref name="publications.gc.ca" /><ref name="cia.gov" / | ! style="width:70pt;" | [[Total fertility rate]]{{efn| name=fertility|1=In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases. }}<ref name="publications.gc.ca" /><ref name="cia.gov" /> | ||
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|40,097,761 | |40,097,761 | ||
|351,878||337,708||style="color:red;" |14,170 | |351,878||337,708||style="color:red;" |14,170 | ||
| style="color:red;" | 8.8||8.4| | | style="color:red;" | 8.8||8.4|| 0.4|| style="color:blue"|29.0 || style="color:red;" | 1.26 | ||
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|2024 | |2024 | ||
|41,288,599 | |||
|365,567||style="color:red;" |345,829||18,757 | |365,567||style="color:red;" |345,829||18,757 | ||
| 8.9||8.4|| 0.5|| 28.4 || style="color:red;" | 1.26(e) | | 8.9||8.4|| 0.5|| 28.4 || style="color:red;" | 1.26(e) | ||
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! Natural increase | ! Natural increase | ||
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! | ! January–March 2024 | ||
| | | 86,739 | ||
| | | 92,041 | ||
| | | -5,302 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! January–March 2025 | ||
| | | 88,591 | ||
| | | 94,219 | ||
| | | -5,628 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Difference | ! Difference | ||
| {{increase}} + | | {{increase}} +1,852 (+2.1%) | ||
| {{increasenegative}} + | | {{increasenegative}} +2,178 (+2.4%) | ||
| {{ | | {{decrease}} -326 | ||
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===Ethnic origin=== | ===Ethnic origin=== | ||
{{Main|Ethnic origins of people in Canada}} | {{Main|Ethnic origins of people in Canada}} | ||
[[File:Canada demographics over time.gif|thumb|300px|upright=1.3|Canada visible minority, aboriginal and | [[File:Canada demographics over time.gif|thumb|300px|upright=1.3|Canada visible minority, aboriginal and Caucasian (assumed for 1981 to 2016) population as a percentage of the total population over time]] | ||
[[File:Visible minorities over time in Canada including projections.svg|upright=1.3|thumb|Visible minorities over time including projections]] | [[File:Visible minorities over time in Canada including projections.svg|upright=1.3|thumb|Visible minorities over time including projections]] | ||
[[File:Visible minorities population pyramid 2016.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|Visible minorities as a population pyramid in total in 2016]] | [[File:Visible minorities population pyramid 2016.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|Visible minorities as a population pyramid in total in 2016]] | ||
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=== Visible minority population === | === Visible minority population === | ||
{{Main|Visible minority}} | {{Main|Visible minority}} | ||
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|+ Visible and non-visible minority populations by group, 1981–1996 | |+ Visible and non-visible minority populations by group, 1981–1996 | ||
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|| [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] ([[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]) ||align=center| {{nts|1029395}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1029395|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1216565}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1216565|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1324750}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1324750|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1,577,060}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{percentage|1577060|34460065|1}}||align=center| {{nts|1715770}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{percentage|1715770|36328480|1}} | || [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] ([[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]) ||align=center| {{nts|1029395}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1029395|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1216565}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1216565|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1324750}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1324750|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1,577,060}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{percentage|1577060|34460065|1}}||align=center| {{nts|1715770}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{percentage|1715770|36328480|1}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| [[Black Canadians|Black]] ||align=center| {{nts|662215}} ||align=center| {{percentage|662215|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|783795}} ||align=center| {{percentage|783795|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|945665}} ||align=center| {{percentage|945665|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1198540}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1198540|34460065|1}} ||align=center| {{nts| | || [[Black Canadians|Black]] ||align=center| {{nts|662215}} ||align=center| {{percentage|662215|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|783795}} ||align=center| {{percentage|783795|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|945665}} ||align=center| {{percentage|945665|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1198540}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1198540|34460065|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|1574870}} ||align=center| {{percentage|1547870|36328480|1}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] ||align=center| {{nts|308575}} ||align=center| {{percentage|308575|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|410695}} ||align=center| {{percentage|410695|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|619310}} ||align=center| {{percentage|619310|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|780125}} ||align=center| {{percentage|780125|34460065|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|957355}} ||align=center| {{percentage|957355|36328480|1}} | || [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] ||align=center| {{nts|308575}} ||align=center| {{percentage|308575|29639030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|410695}} ||align=center| {{percentage|410695|31241030|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|619310}} ||align=center| {{percentage|619310|32852320|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|780125}} ||align=center| {{percentage|780125|34460065|1}} ||align=center| {{nts|957355}} ||align=center| {{percentage|957355|36328480|1}} | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 18 June 2025
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Statistics Canada conducts a country-wide census that collects demographic data every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. The 2021 Canadian census enumerated a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 percent over the 2016 figure.[1] It is estimated that Canada's population surpassed 40 million in 2023 and 41 million in 2024.[2] Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 percent overall growth.[3] The main driver of population growth is immigration,[4][5] with 6.2% of the country's population being made up of temporary residents as of 2023,[6] or about 2.5 million people.[7] Between 2011 and May 2016, Canada's population grew by 1.7 million people, with immigrants accounting for two-thirds of the increase.[8]
Canada has one of the highest per-capita immigration rates in the world,[9] driven mainly by economic policy and, to a lesser extent, family reunification.[10][11] In 2021, a total of 405,330 immigrants were admitted to Canada. New immigrants to Canada settle mostly in major urban areas such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.[12] Canada also accepts large numbers of refugees,[13] accounting for over 10 percent of annual global refugee resettlements.[14][15]
History
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Population
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The 2021 Canadian census had a total population count of 36,991,981 individuals, making up approximately 0.5% of the world's total population.[1][16] A population estimate for 2024 put the total number of people in Canada at 41,012,563.[17][18]
Provinces and territories
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Population distribution
The vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia.[19][20][21]
Cities
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Census metropolitan areas
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Fertility rate
The total fertility rate is the number of children born in a specific year cohort to the total number of women who can give birth in the country.
In 1971, the birth rate for the first time dipped below replacement[22][23] and since then has not rebounded.[22]
Canada's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.4 children born per woman in 2020,[24] below the population replacement level, which stands at 2.1 births per woman. In 2020, Canada also experienced the country's lowest number of births in 15 years,[24] also seeing the largest annual drop in childbirths (−3.6%) in a quarter of a century.[24] The total birth rate is 10.17 births/1,000 population in 2022.[18] Template:Sticky header
| Total fertility rate | Years[25] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | |
| 5.72 | 5.63 | 5.54 | 5.44 | 5.35 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 5.07 | 4.98 | 4.89 | |
| 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | |
| 4.83 | 4.77 | 4.75 | 4.72 | 4.7 | 4.68 | 4.65 | 4.63 | 4.6 | 4.53 | |
| 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1899 | 1890 | |
| 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.49 | 4.45 | 4.42 | 4.38 | 4.35 | 4.31 | 4.27 | 4.24 | |
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | |
| 4.2 | 4.19 | 4.17 | 4.15 | 4.13 | 4.11 | 4.1 | 4.08 | 4.06 | 4.04 | |
| 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |
| 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.05 | |
| 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | |
| 4.05 | 4 | 3.95 | 3.89 | 3.84 | 3.79 | 3.74 | 3.68 | 3.63 | 3.58 | |
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | |
| 3.53 | 3.4 | 3.23 | 3.22 | 3.13 | 3.35 | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.22 | 3.28 | |
| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | |
| 3.19 | 3.08 | 2.86 | 2.8 | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.64 | 2.7 | 2.65 | 2.76 | |
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
| 2.82 | 2.96 | 3.04 | 3 | 3.01 | 3.37 | 3.59 | 3.44 | 3.45 | 3.45 | |
| 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | - | |
| 3.81 | 2.11 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.52 | 1.6 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.46 | – | |
Total fertility rates by provinces and territories
Mother's mean age at first birth
Canada is among late-childbearing countries, with the average age of mothers at the first birth being 31.3 years in 2020.[5] Template:Sticky header
| Average age of childbirth at first birth[23] | Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | |
| 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.1 | |
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | |
| 24 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.5 | |
| 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | |
| 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.5 | |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | |
| 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 25 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.8 | |
| 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 27 | |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| 27.1 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28 | 28 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.4 | |
| 2011 | |||||||||||
| 28.5 | |||||||||||
Historical population
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Population projection
According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/World Bank, the population in Canada increased from 1990 to 2008 with 5.6 million and 20.4% growth in population, compared to 21.7% growth in the United States and 31.2% growth in Mexico. According to the OECD/World Bank population statistics, for the same period the world population growth was 27%, a total of 1,423 million people.[27] However, over the same period, the population of France grew by 8.0%. And from 1991 to 2011, the population of the UK increased by 10.0%.
The current population growth rate for Canada in 2022 was 0.75%.[18]
Life expectancy
Life expectancy in Canada has consistently risen since the country's formation.
| Life expectancy | Year[28] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | ||
| 39.0 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 41.6 | 42.6 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 48.6 | 52.5 | ||
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | ||
| 57.0 | 57.0 | 56.9 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 57.2 | 58.6 | 58.4 | 57.9 | ||
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | |
| 58.9 | 60.3 | 61.4 | 62.3 | 62.7 | 62.4 | 62.7 | 61.3 | 63.3 | 63.7 | |
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |
| 64.0 | 63.7 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 65.3 | 66.3 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 67.6 | |
| 1950 | 1950–55 | 1955–60 | 1960–65 | 1965–70 | 1970–75 | 1975–80 | 1980–85 | 1985–90 | ||
| 68.2 | 69.1 | 70.3 | 71.3 | 72.2 | 73.0 | 74.3 | 75.9 | 76.8 | ||
| 1990–95 | 1995–2000 | 2000–2005 | 2005–2010 | 2010–2015 | 2015–2020 | |||||
| 77.8 | 78.6 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 83.7 | |||||
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 16 years
- male: 16 years
- female: 17 years (2016)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births. Country comparison to the world: 180th
- male: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
Age characteristics
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| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 264 200 | 17 887 530 | 35 151 730 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 973 030 | 925 760 | 1 898 790 | 5.40 |
| 5–9 | 1 034 685 | 983 445 | 2 018 130 | 5.74 |
| 10–14 | 985 200 | 937 445 | 1 922 645 | 5.47 |
| 15–19 | 1 039 215 | 986 940 | 2 026 160 | 5.76 |
| 20–24 | 1 144 495 | 1 098 200 | 2 242 695 | 6.38 |
| 25–29 | 1 144 475 | 1 141 515 | 2 285 990 | 6.50 |
| 30–34 | 1 148 290 | 1 181 105 | 2 329 400 | 6.63 |
| 35–39 | 1 118 635 | 1 169 730 | 2 288 365 | 6.51 |
| 40–44 | 1 104 445 | 1 150 690 | 2 255 135 | 6.42 |
| 45–49 | 1 157 755 | 1 202 205 | 2 359 965 | 6.71 |
| 50–54 | 1 318 755 | 1 359 320 | 2 678 070 | 7.62 |
| 55–59 | 1 285 190 | 1 335 050 | 2 620 240 | 7.45 |
| 60–64 | 1 114 880 | 1 175 630 | 2 290 510 | 6.52 |
| 65–69 | 953 070 | 1 019 405 | 1 972 475 | 5.61 |
| 70–74 | 677 975 | 742 900 | 1 420 875 | 4.04 |
| 75–79 | 469 550 | 552 305 | 1 021 850 | 2.91 |
| 80–84 | 325 760 | 423 885 | 749 645 | 2.13 |
| 85–89 | 185 535 | 296 985 | 482 525 | 1.37 |
| 90–94 | 68 675 | 154 835 | 223 505 | 0.64 |
| 95–99 | 13 245 | 43 280 | 56 525 | 0.16 |
| 100+ | 1 340 | 6 895 | 8 230 | 0.02 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 2 992 915 | 2 846 650 | 5 839 565 | 16.61 |
| 15–64 | 11 576 135 | 11 800 390 | 23 376 525 | 66.50 |
| 65+ | 2 695 150 | 3 240 490 | 5 935 640 | 16.89 |
Age structure[18]
- 0–14 years: 15.99% (male 3,094,008/female 2,931,953)
- 15–24 years: 11.14% (male 2,167,013/female 2,032,064)
- 25–54 years: 39.81% (male 7,527,554/female 7,478,737)
- 55–64 years: 14.08% (male 2,624,474/female 2,682,858)
- 65 years and over: 18.98% (male 3,274,298/female 3,881,126) (2020 est.)
Median age
- total: 41.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 40th
- male: 40.6 years
- female: 42.9 years (2020 est.)
- Median age in 2011
- total: 40.6 years
- male: 39.6 years
- female: 41.5 years (2011)
- Median age by province and territory in 2011[30]
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 44.0
- Nova Scotia: 43.7
- New Brunswick: 43.7
- Prince Edward Island: 42.8
- Quebec: 41.9
- British Columbia: 41.9
- Ontario: 40.4
- Yukon: 39.1
- Manitoba: 38.4
- Saskatchewan: 38.2
- Alberta: 36.5
- Northwest Territories: 32.3
- Nunavut: 24.1
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est).
- total dependency ratio: 47.3
- youth dependency ratio: 23.5
- elderly dependency ratio: 23.8
- potential support ratio: 4.2 (2015 est.)
Vital statistics
| [31][32][33][34] | Average population (on July 1) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Birth rate (per 1,000) | Death rate (per 1,000) | Natural change (per 1,000) | Crude Migration change (per 1,000) | Total fertility rateTemplate:Efn[22][18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5,500,000 | 150,000 | 89,000 | 61,000 | 27.2 | 16.2 | 11.0 | ||
| 1901 | 5,600,000 | 175,000 | 79,000 | 96,000 | 31.2 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 0.8 | |
| 1902 | 5,760,000 | 180,000 | 77,000 | 103,000 | 31.3 | 13.4 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 4.8 |
| 1903 | 5,930,000 | 186,000 | 78,000 | 108,000 | 31.3 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 10.6 | |
| 1904 | 6,100,000 | 192,000 | 82,000 | 110,000 | 31.4 | 13.5 | 17.9 | 10.0 | |
| 1905 | 6,280,000 | 195,000 | 82,000 | 113,000 | 31.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 10.7 | |
| 1906 | 6,460,000 | 193,000 | 85,000 | 108,000 | 29.9 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 11.2 | |
| 1907 | 6,650,000 | 196,000 | 85,000 | 111,000 | 29.5 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 4.74 |
| 1908 | 6,850,000 | 208,000 | 86,000 | 122,000 | 30.3 | 12.6 | 17.7 | 11.5 | |
| 1909 | 7,040,000 | 213,000 | 90,000 | 123,000 | 30.2 | 12.8 | 17.4 | 9.6 | |
| 1910 | 7,250,000 | 220,000 | 95,000 | 125,000 | 30.4 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 11.7 | |
| 1911 | 7,460,000 | 225,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 30.1 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 11.5 | 4.7 |
| 1912 | 7,610,000 | 238,000 | 99,000 | 139,000 | 31.3 | 13.0 | 19.3 | 0.4 | 4.62 |
| 1913 | 7,760,000 | 246,000 | 102,000 | 144,000 | 31.7 | 13.1 | 19.6 | -0.3 | |
| 1914 | 7,910,000 | 252,000 | 100,000 | 152,000 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 19.3 | -0.3 | |
| 1915 | 8,060,000 | 257,000 | 101,000 | 156,000 | 31.9 | 12.5 | 19.4 | -0.8 | |
| 1916 | 8,220,000 | 252,000 | 107,000 | 145,000 | 30.7 | 13.0 | 17.7 | 1.8 | |
| 1917 | 8,380,000 | 244,000 | 106,000 | 138,000 | 29.1 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 4.26 |
| 1918 | 8,450,000 | 243,000 | 134,000 | 109,000 | 28.8 | 15.9 | 12.9 | -4.6 | |
| 1919 | 8,710,000 | 241,000 | 119,000 | 122,000 | 27.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | |
| 1920 | 8,880,000 | 259,000 | 118,000 | 141,000 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 3.2 | |
| 1921 | 9,060,000 | 265,000 | 105,000 | 160,000 | 29.3 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 2.2 | 3.98 |
| 1922 | 9,230,000 | 261,000 | 107,000 | 154,000 | 28.3 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 3.86 |
| 1923 | 9,400,000 | 251,000 | 111,000 | 140,000 | 26.7 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 3.2 | |
| 1924 | 9,560,000 | 255,000 | 104,000 | 151,000 | 26.7 | 10.9 | 15.8 | 0.9 | |
| 1925 | 9,730,000 | 254,000 | 104,000 | 150,000 | 26.1 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 2.1 | |
| 1926 | 9,890,000 | 244,000 | 113,000 | 131,000 | 24.7 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 2.9 | |
| 1927 | 10,040,000 | 244,000 | 110,000 | 134,000 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 3.32 |
| 1928 | 10,190,000 | 246,000 | 114,000 | 132,000 | 24.1 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 1.8 | |
| 1929 | 10,350,000 | 243,000 | 118,000 | 125,000 | 23.5 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 3.22 |
| 1930 | 10,498,000 | 251,000 | 113,000 | 138,000 | 23.9 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 3.28 |
| 1931 | 10,630,000 | 247,000 | 108,000 | 139,000 | 23.2 | 10.2 | 13.0 | −0.6 | 3.2 |
| 1932 | 10,794,000 | 243,000 | 108,000 | 135,000 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 3.08 |
| 1933 | 10,919,000 | 229,000 | 106,000 | 123,000 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 2.86 |
| 1934 | 11,029,000 | 228,296 | 105,277 | 123,019 | 20.7 | 9.5 | 11.2 | -1.2 | 2.8 |
| 1935 | 11,135,000 | 228,396 | 109,724 | 118,672 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 | -1.1 | 2.76 |
| 1936 | 11,242,000 | 227,980 | 111,111 | 116,869 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | -0.9 | 2.70 |
| 1937 | 11,339,000 | 227,878 | 118,019 | 109,859 | 20.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | -1.1 | 2.65 |
| 1938 | 11,448,000 | 237,091 | 110,647 | 126,444 | 20.7 | 9.7 | 11.0 | -1.5 | 2.70 |
| 1939 | 11,565,000 | 237,991 | 112,729 | 125,262 | 20.6 | 9.7 | 10.9 | -0.8 | 2.65 |
| 1940 | 11,682,000 | 252,577 | 114,717 | 137,860 | 21.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | -1.8 | 2.77 |
| 1941 | 11,810,000 | 263,993 | 118,797 | 145,196 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 12.3 | -1.5 | 2.83 |
| 1942 | 11,962,000 | 281,569 | 117,110 | 164,459 | 23.5 | 9.8 | 13.7 | -1.0 | 2.96 |
| 1943 | 12,125,000 | 292,943 | 122,640 | 170,303 | 24.2 | 10.1 | 14.1 | -0.7 | 3.04 |
| 1944 | 12,291,000 | 283,967 | 120,393 | 163,574 | 24.0 | 9.8 | 14.2 | -0.7 | 3.01 |
| 1945 | 12,441,000 | 300,570 | 117,319 | 183,251 | 24.3 | 9.5 | 14.8 | -2.7 | 3.02 |
| 1946 | 12,316,000 | 331,471 | 115,358 | 216,113 | 26.9 | 9.4 | 17.5 | -27.6 | 3.37 |
| 1947 | 12,576,000 | 359,943 | 118,157 | 241,786 | 28.6 | 9.4 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 3.60 |
| 1948 | 12,852,000 | 348,226 | 119,866 | 228,360 | 27.1 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 1949 | 13,475,000 | 367,092 | 124,567 | 242,525 | 27.2 | 9.2 | 18.0 | 28.2 | 3.46 |
| 1950 | 13,737,000 | 372,009 | 124,220 | 247,789 | 27.1 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 1.1 | 3.46 |
| 1951 | 14,050,000 | 381,092 | 125,823 | 255,269 | 27.1 | 9.0 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 3.50 |
| 1952 | 14,496,000 | 403,559 | 126,385 | 277,174 | 27.8 | 8.7 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 3.64 |
| 1953 | 14,886,000 | 417,884 | 127,791 | 290,093 | 28.1 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 3.72 |
| 1954 | 15,330,000 | 436,198 | 124,855 | 311,343 | 28.5 | 8.1 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 3.83 |
| 1955 | 15,736,000 | 442,937 | 128,476 | 314,461 | 28.1 | 8.2 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 3.83 |
| 1956 | 16,123,000 | 450,739 | 131,961 | 318,778 | 28.0 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 3.86 |
| 1957 | 16,677,000 | 469,093 | 136,579 | 332,514 | 28.1 | 8.2 | 19.9 | 13.3 | 3.93 |
| 1958 | 17,120,000 | 470,118 | 135,201 | 334,917 | 27.5 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 3.88 |
| 1959 | 17,522,000 | 479,275 | 139,913 | 339,362 | 27.4 | 8.0 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 3.94 |
| 1960 | 17,909,000 | 478,551 | 139,693 | 338,858 | 26.7 | 7.8 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 3.895 |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | 475,700 | 140,985 | 334,715 | 26.0 | 7.7 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 3.840 |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | 469,693 | 143,699 | 325,994 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 17.5 | 0.9 | 3.767 |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | 465,767 | 147,367 | 318,400 | 24.6 | 7.8 | 16.8 | 1.7 | 3.694 |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | 452,915 | 145,850 | 307,065 | 23.4 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 3.449 |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | 418,595 | 148,939 | 269,656 | 21.3 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 3.192 |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | 387,710 | 149,863 | 237,847 | 19.3 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 2.749 |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | 370,894 | 150,283 | 220,611 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 2.528 |
| 1968 | 20,729,000 | 364,310 | 153,196 | 211,114 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 2.386 |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | 369,647 | 154,477 | 215,170 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 2.334 |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | 371,988 | 155,961 | 216,027 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 2.258 |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | 362,187 | 157,272 | 204,915 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 19.8 | 2.141 |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | 347,319 | 162,413 | 184,906 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.98 |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | 343,373 | 164,039 | 179,334 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 1.89 |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | 350,650 | 166,794 | 183,856 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 1.837 |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | 359,323 | 167,176 | 192,147 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 1.824 |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | 359,987 | 167,009 | 192,978 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 1.796 |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | 361,400 | 167,498 | 193,902 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.782 |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | 358,852 | 168,179 | 190,673 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.768 |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | 366,064 | 168,183 | 197,881 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.754 |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 370,709 | 171,473 | 199,236 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 1.74 |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 371,346 | 171,029 | 200,317 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 373,082 | 174,413 | 198,669 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.69 |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 373,689 | 174,484 | 199,205 | 14.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.68 |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 377,031 | 175,727 | 201,304 | 14.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 1.65 |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 375,727 | 181,323 | 194,404 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.67 |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 372,913 | 184,224 | 188,689 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.675 |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 369,742 | 184,953 | 184,789 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 1.68 |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 376,795 | 190,011 | 186,784 | 14.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 1.68 |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 392,661 | 190,965 | 201,696 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 1.77 |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 405,486 | 191,973 | 213,513 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 403,816 | 195,569 | 208,247 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 1.72 |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 399,109 | 196,535 | 202,574 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 1.71 |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 389,037 | 204,912 | 184,125 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 1.68 |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 386,243 | 207,077 | 179,166 | 13.3 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.69 |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 378,685 | 210,733 | 167,952 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.67 |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 366,833 | 212,880 | 153,953 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1.63 |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 349,543 | 215,669 | 133,874 | 11.7 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.57 |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 342,966 | 218,091 | 124,875 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.56 |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 337,821 | 219,530 | 118,291 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.54 |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 328,596 | 218,062 | 110,534 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 1.51 |
| 2001 | 31,020,902 | 334,615 | 219,538 | 115,077 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 1.54 |
| 2002 | 31,360,079 | 329,894 | 223,603 | 106,291 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 1.51 |
| 2003 | 31,644,028 | 336,352 | 226,169 | 110,183 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.54 |
| 2004 | 31,940,655 | 339,012 | 226,584 | 112,428 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.55 |
| 2005 | 32,243,753 | 345,365 | 230,132 | 115,233 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.57 |
| 2006 | 32,571,174 | 357,921 | 228,079 | 129,842 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 1.61 |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | 370,369 | 235,217 | 135,152 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 1.66 |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | 381,860 | 238,617 | 143,243 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 1.69 |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | 384,651 | 238,418 | 146,233 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 1.68 |
| 2010 | 34,005,905 | 379,191 | 240,075 | 139,116 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 1.64 |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | 379,244 | 243,511 | 135,733 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.62 |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | 383,101 | 246,596 | 136,505 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 1.62 |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | 381,054 | 252,338 | 128,716 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | 384,577 | 258,821 | 125,756 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 1.61 |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | 382,979 | 264,333 | 118,646 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | 384,023 | 267,213 | 116,810 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 1.59 |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | 377,627 | 278,298 | 99,329 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 1.54 |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | 374,617 | 285,675 | 88,942 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | 372,978 | 285,270 | 87,708 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 12.4 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | 360,552 | 307,205 | 53,347 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 1.41 |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | 369,721 | 311,942 | 57,779 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.44 |
| 2022 | 38,939,056 | 351,679 | 326,483 | 25,196 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 40,097,761 | 351,878 | 337,708 | 14,170 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 29.0 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | 365,567 | 345,829 | 18,757 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 1.26(e) |
Current vital statistics
| Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| January–March 2024 | 86,739 | 92,041 | -5,302 |
| January–March 2025 | 88,591 | 94,219 | -5,628 |
| Difference | Increase +1,852 (+2.1%) | Template:Increasenegative +2,178 (+2.4%) | Decrease -326 |
Note: all numbers in this table are provisional. While data for at least two years ago may be final, newer data for recent days are subject to change in the future. For example, as of September 25, 2024, The numbers are final up to December 2021, updated from January 2022 to March 2024 and preliminary from April 2024.
Employment
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
- total: 20.2%
- male: 20.9%
- female: 19.4% (2020 est.)
Ethnicity and visible minorities
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Canadians as ethnic group by province
All citizens of Canada are classified as "Canadians" as defined by Canada's nationality laws. "Canadian" as an ethnic group has since 1996 been added to census questionnaires for possible ancestral origin or descent. "Canadian" was included as an example on the English questionnaire and "Canadien" as an example on the French questionnaire.[36] The majority of respondents to this selection are from the eastern part of the country that was first settled. Respondents generally are visibly European (Anglophones and Francophones) and no longer self-identify directly with their ethnic ancestral origins. This response is attributed to a multitude of reasons such as generational distance from ancestral lineage, intermarriage with variety of ethnic groups, and loss of ancestral language.[37][38] Template:Sticky header
| Province / Territory | Percent Canadians | Total Canadians |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 22.7% | 902,310 |
| British Columbia | 19.0% | 866,530 |
| Manitoba | 18.2% | 232,660 |
| New Brunswick | 57.8% | 415,810 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 43.4% | 271,345 |
| Nova Scotia | 42.6% | 387,360 |
| Ontario | 23.5% | 3,109,770 |
| Prince Edward Island | 45.0% | 60,000 |
| Quebec | 60.1% | 4,474,115 |
| Saskatchewan | 25.0% | 274,580 |
| Canada total | 32.3% | 11,136,134 |
Ethnic origin
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According to the 2021 Canadian census, over 450 "ethnic or cultural origins" were self-reported by Canadians.[39] The major panethnic groups chosen were; European (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), North American (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), Asian (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), North American Indigenous (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), African (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), Latin, Central and South American (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), Caribbean (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), Oceanian (Script error: No such module "Percentage".), and Other (Script error: No such module "Percentage".).[39][40] Statistics Canada reports that 35.5% of the population reported multiple ethnic origins, thus the overall total is greater than 100%.[39]Template:Efn
The country's ten largest self-reported specific ethnic or cultural origins in 2021 were CanadianTemplate:Efn (accounting for 15.6 percent of the population), followed by English (14.7 percent), Irish (12.1 percent), Scottish (12.1 percent), French (11.0 percent), German (8.1 percent), Indian (5.1 percent),Template:Efn Chinese (4.7 percent), Italian (4.3 percent), and Ukrainian (3.5 percent).[41]
Of the 36.3 million people enumerated in 2021 approximately 24.5 million reported being "White", representing 67.4 percent of the population.[42][43] The Indigenous population representing 5 percent or 1.8 million individuals, grew by 9.4 percent compared to the non-Indigenous population, which grew by 5.3 percent from 2016 to 2021.[44] One out of every four Canadians or 26.5 percent of the population belonged to a non-White and non-Indigenous visible minority,[43]Template:Efn the largest of which in 2021 were South Asian (2.6 million people; 7.1 percent), Chinese (1.7 million; 4.7 percent) and Black (1.5 million; 4.3 percent).[42]
As data is completely self-reported, and reporting individuals may have varying definitions of "Ethnic origin" (or may not know their ethnic origin), these figures should not be considered an exact record of the relative prevalence of different ethno-cultural ancestries but rather how Canadians self-identify.
Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2021.[45]
| Ethnic origin[46] | % | Population |
|---|---|---|
| CanadianTemplate:Efn | 15.6% | 5,677,205 |
| English | 14.7% | 5,322,830 |
| Irish | 12.1% | 4,413,120 |
| Scottish | 12.1% | 4,392,200 |
| French | 11.0% | 3,985,945 |
| German | 8.1% | 2,955,695 |
| IndianTemplate:Efn | 5.1% | 1,855,415 |
| Chinese | 4.7% | 1,713,870 |
| Italian | 4.3% | 1,546,390 |
| Ukrainian | 3.5% | 1,258,635 |
| Dutch | 2.7% | 988,585 |
| Polish | 2.7% | 982,820 |
| Québécois | 2.7% | 981,635 |
| British Isles, n.o.s. | 2.6% | 981,635 |
| Filipino | 2.5% | 925,490 |
| French Canadian | 2.5% | 906,315 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1.9% | 691,260 |
| First Nations, n.o.s. | 1.7% | 632,340 |
| Métis | 1.5% | 560,335 |
| European, n.o.s. | 1.5% | 551,910 |
The most common ethnic origins per province are as follows in 2006[47] (total responses; only percentages 10% or higher shown; ordered by percentage of "Canadian"):
- Quebec (7,723,525): Canadian (59.1%), French (29.1%)
- New Brunswick (735,835): Canadian (50.3%), French (27.2%), English (25.9%), Irish (21.6%), Scottish (19.9%)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (507,265): Canadian (49.0%), English (43.4%), Irish (21.8%)
- Nova Scotia (906,170): Canadian (39.1%), Scottish (31.2%), English (30.8%), Irish (22.3%), French (17.0%), German (10.8%)
- Prince Edward Island (137,375): Scottish (39.3%), Canadian (36.8%), English (31.1%), Irish (30.4%), French (21.1%)
- Ontario (12,651,795): Canadian (23.3%), English (23.1%), Scottish (16.4%), Irish (16.4%), French (10.8%)
- Alberta (3,567,980): English (24.9%), Canadian (21.8%), German (19.2%), Scottish (18.8%), Irish (15.8%), French (11.1%)
- Manitoba (1,174,345): English (21.8%), German (18.6%), Canadian (18.5%), Scottish (18.0%), Ukrainian (14.9%), Irish (13.2%), French (12.6%), North American Indian (10.6%)
- Saskatchewan (1,008,760): German (28.6%), English (24.9%), Scottish (18.9%), Canadian (18.8%), Irish (15.5%), Ukrainian (13.5%), French (12.2%), North American Indian (12.1%)
- British Columbia (4,324,455): English (27.7%), Scottish (19.3%), Canadian (19.1%), German (13.1%), Chinese (10.7%)
- Yukon (33,320): English (28.5%), Scottish (25.0%), Irish (22.0%), North American Indian (21.8%), Canadian (21.8%), German (15.6%), French (13.1%)
- Northwest Territories (40,800): North American Indian (37.0%), Scottish (13.9%), English (13.7%), Canadian (12.8%), Irish (11.9%), Inuit (11.7%)
- Nunavut (31,700): Inuit (85.4%)
Italics indicates either that this response is dominant within this province, or that this province has the highest ratio (percentage) of this response among provinces.
Visible minority population
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| Southeast Asian (except Filipino) |
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| Indigenous (see breakdown below) |
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Note: Indigenous population decline between 1991 and 1996 censuses attributed to change in criteria in census count; "the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples used a more restrictive definition of Aboriginal".[55]
| Group | 2001 census[56] | 2006 census[57] | 2011 survey[58] | 2016 census[59] | 2021 census[60][43][39] | |||||
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| Chinese (East Asian) | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Black | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Filipino | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Arab | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Latin American | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Southeast Asian (except Filipino) |
Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| West Asian | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Korean (East Asian) | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Japanese (East Asian) | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Multiple visible minorities | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Not a visible minority | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Indigenous (see breakdown below) |
Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Non-Indigenous & Non-Visible Minority (European/White)Template:Refn |
Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population in private households |
Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Indigenous population
| Group | 1996[53] | 2001[56] | 2006[57] | 2011[58] | 2016[61] | 2021[62] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | |
| Total Indigenous | 2.8% | 799,005 | 3.3% | 976,305 | 3.8% | 1,172,785 | 4.3% | 1,400,685 | 4.9% | 1,673,780 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,807,250 |
| First Nations | 1.8% | 529,040 | 2.1% | 608,850 | 2.2% | 698,025 | 2.6% | 851,560 | 2.8% | 977,230 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,048,405 |
| Métis | 0.7% | 204,115 | 1.0% | 292,305 | 1.2% | 389,780 | 1.4% | 451,795 | 1.7% | 587,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 624,220 |
| Inuit | 0.14% | 40,220 | 0.16% | 50,485 | 0.2% | 59,445 | 0.2% | 65,025 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 70,540 | ||
Note: Other Indigenous and mixed Indigenous groups are not listed as their own, but they are all accounted for in total Indigenous
Future projections
Statistics Canada projects that visible minorities will make up between 38.2% and 43.0% of the total Canadian population by 2041,[63][64] compared with 26.5% in 2021.[65][43] Among the working-age population (15 to 64 years), meanwhile, visible minorities are projected to represent between 42.1% and 47.3% of Canada's total population,[63][64] compared to 28.5% in 2021.[65][43]
| 2031[64][66] | 2036[64][66] | 2041[64][66] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
| 26,085,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,749,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,296,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| 4,283,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,010,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,658,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| 3,120,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,445,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,740,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
|
2,591,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2,850,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3,082,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
381,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 433,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 484,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
148,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 162,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 174,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2,381,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,762,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,134,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| 2,484,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,673,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,848,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
|
1,430,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,535,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,633,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
911,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 986,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,054,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
84,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 90,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 96,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
59,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 62,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 65,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2,009,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,324,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,640,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
|
1,524,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,789,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2,059,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
485,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 535,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 581,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1,801,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,141,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,475,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
|
1,182,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,403,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1,625,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|
619,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 738,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 850,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 821,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 931,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,036,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
|
644,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 742,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 841,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
|
43,629,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 45,776,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 47,668,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Languages
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Knowledge of language
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses, and first appeared on the 1991 Canadian census.Template:Efn The following figures are from the 1991 Canadian census, 2001 Canadian census, 2011 Canadian census, and the 2021 Canadian census.
| Language | 2021[67] | 2011[68] | 2001[69][70] | 1991[71] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| English | 31,628,570 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 28,360,235[72] | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,246,220[73] | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 22,505,415 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| French | 10,563,235 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,960,585[72] | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,178,100[73] | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,508,960 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| ChineseTemplate:Efn | 1,528,860 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,297,505 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,028,445 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 557,305 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| HindustaniTemplate:Efn | 1,176,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 576,165 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 366,740 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 163,930 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Spanish | 1,171,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 873,395 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 610,580 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 402,430 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Punjabi | 942,170 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 545,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 338,720 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 167,925 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Arabic | 838,045 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 470,965 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 290,280 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 164,380 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Tagalog | 737,565 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 491,075 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 244,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 136,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Italian | 547,655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 595,600 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 680,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 701,910 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| German | 419,195 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 525,480 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 635,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 684,955 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Portuguese | 336,865 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 266,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 264,990 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 254,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| PersianTemplate:Efn | 330,725 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 196,110 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 111,700 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,380 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Russian | 309,235 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 230,755 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 157,455 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 84,050 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Tamil | 237,890 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 179,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 111,580 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 37,330 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Vietnamese | 232,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 192,070 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 165,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 113,115 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Gujarati | 209,410 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 118,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 80,835 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 54,210 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Polish | 204,460 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 217,735 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 249,695 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 239,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Korean | 203,885 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 149,035 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 91,610 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 40,230 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Serbo-CroatianTemplate:Efn | 155,775 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 154,700 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 153,085 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 100,541 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Greek | 145,060 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 150,620 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 158,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 161,320 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Haitian Creole | 134,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 128,555 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 76,140 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Ukrainian | 131,655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 144,260 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 200,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 249,535 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Bengali | 120,605 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 69,490 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,650 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.1% |
| Romanian | 116,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 97,180 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 60,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 30,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Dutch | 107,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 135,085 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 157,875 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 173,290 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| CreeTemplate:Efn | 105,850 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 96,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 97,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 93,825 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Japanese | 98,070 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 74,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 65,030 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 45,370 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hebrew | 83,205 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 70,695 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 63,675 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 52,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Turkish | 78,500 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 44,080 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 32,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.1% |
| Malayalam | 77,910 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 22,125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,185 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.1% |
| Hungarian | 64,625 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 73,695 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 89,230 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 97,410 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Ilocano | 61,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 21,880 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.03% | N/A | <0.1% |
| Somali | 59,005 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 37,115 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.03% | N/A | <0.1% |
| Swahili | 57,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,300 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.1% |
| Telugu | 54,685 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | N/A | <0.03% | N/A | <0.1% |
Mother tongue
| First language | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Notes | |
| Single language responses | 33,947,610 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 32,481,635 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 30,848,270 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Official languages | 26,627,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,913,955 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24,700,425 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| English | 19,460,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,858,980 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,882,775 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| French | 7,166,700 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,054,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,817,650 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Non-official languages | 7,321,070 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,567,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,147,840 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Combined Chinese Responses | 1,227,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Combined responses of Mandarin, Cantonese, Chinese n.o.s. and Min Nan |
| Mandarin (Standard Chinese) | 592,035 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 248,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 170,950 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Cantonese | 565,275 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 372,460 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 361,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Punjabi | 501,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 430,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 367,505 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Spanish | 458,850 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 410,670 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 345,345 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | 431,385 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 327,445 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 235,615 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Arabic | 419,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 327,870 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 261,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| German | 384,040 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 409,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 450,570 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Italian | 375,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 407,485 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 455,040 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Hindustani | 321,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 263,345 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 224,045 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Combined responses of Hindi and Urdu |
| Portuguese | 221,535 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 211,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 219,275 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Persian (Farsi) | 214,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 170,045 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 134,080 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Urdu | 210,820 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 172,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 145,805 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Dravidian languages | 189,405 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Combined responses of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. |
| Russian | 188,255 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 164,330 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 133,580 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Polish | 181,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 191,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 211,175 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Vietnamese | 156,430 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 144,880 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 141,625 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Korean | 153,425 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 137,925 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 125,570 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tamil | 140,720 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 131,265 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 115,880 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Most of the Canadian Tamils live in Toronto. |
| Hindi | 110,645 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 90,545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 78,240 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Gujarati | 108,775 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 91,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 81,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Greek | 106,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 108,925 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 117,285 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Ukrainian | 102,485 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 111,540 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 134,500 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Dutch | 99,015 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 110,490 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 128,900 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Romanian | 96,660 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 90,300 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 78,495 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Bengali | 73,125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 59,370 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 45,685 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Creoles | 72,130 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 61,725 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 53,515 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Cree, n.o.s.Template:Refn | 64,045 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 77,900 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 78,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | In the 2006 Census, this language was referred to simply as 'Cree'. |
| Hungarian | 61,235 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 67,920 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 73,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | The majority of Hungarian speakers in Canada live in Ontario. A community of Hungarian speakers is found within a part of Windsor, Ontario. |
| Berber languages (Kabyle) | n/a | n/a | 57,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 25,578 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Serbian | 57,345 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 56,420 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 51,665 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Croatian | 48,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 55,330 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Japanese | 43,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 39,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 40,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Chinese, n.o.s.Template:Refn | 38,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 425,210 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 456,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Somali | 36,760 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31,380 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 27,320 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Inuktitut | 35,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 33,500 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 32,015 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | In the 2006 Census, this language was referred to as 'Inuktitut, n.i.e.'.Template:Refn |
| Armenian | 33,455 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 29,795 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 30,130 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Turkish | 32,815 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 29,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24,745 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 31,795 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Malayalam | 28,570 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,080 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,925 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Albanian | 26,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 23,820 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Ilocano | 26,345 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,915 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Amharic | 22,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,020 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 14,555 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Czech | 22,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 23,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 20,130 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,440 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,105 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Bulgarian | 20,020 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,050 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,790 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Hebrew | 19,530 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,635 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Niger–Congo languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 19,140 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 14,075 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Nepali | 18,275 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,480 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Ojibway | 17,885 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,625 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24,190 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Slovak | 17,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,580 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,820 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Pashto | 16,910 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,465 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,025 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Macedonian | 16,770 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,245 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,435 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tigrigna | 16,650 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,220 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,105 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Sinhala | 16,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 14,185 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,180 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Bisayan languages | n/a | n/a | 16,240 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,240 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Telugu | 15,655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,315 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,625 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Finnish | 15,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 17,415 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 21,030 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Yiddish | 13,555 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 15,205 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Akan (Twi) | 13,460 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,780 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Swahili | 13,375 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,090 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,935 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 12,920 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Oji-Cree | 12,855 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,835 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Lao | 12,670 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,940 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Danish | 12,630 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 14,145 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,735 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Malay | 12,275 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,910 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,490 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Bosnian | 12,210 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,685 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,790 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Sindhi | 11,860 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,330 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,355 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Kurdish | 11,705 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,805 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,660 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Hakka | 10,910 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,115 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Dene | 10,700 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,745 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Afrikaans | 10,260 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,770 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Montagnais (Innu) | 10,230 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,785 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | In the 2006 Census, this language was referred to as 'Montagnais-Naskapi'. |
| Slovenian | 9,785 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,775 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,135 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Taiwanese | n/a | n/a | 9,635 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,620 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Serbo-Croatian | 9,555 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,155 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,510 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| African languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | n/a | n/a | 9,125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Thai | 9,255 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,935 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Marathi | 8,295 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,830 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Bantu languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | n/a | n/a | 7,150 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Lithuanian | 7,075 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,245 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Swedish | 6,840 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,350 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,220 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Mi'kmaq | 6,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,635 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,365 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tibetan | 6,165 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Atikamekw | 6,150 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,820 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,250 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Canadian Gaelic | n/a | n/a | 6,015 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,015 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Fukien (Fuzhou dialect) | n/a | n/a | 5,925 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 5,845 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Maltese | 5,565 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,220 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,405 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Estonian | 5,445 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,385 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,240 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Latvian | 5,455 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,200 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 5,250 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 5,180 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,255 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Oromo | 4,960 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,140 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Norwegian | 4,615 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,800 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,225 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tibetan languages | n/a | n/a | 4,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | n/a | n/a | 4,360 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Sign languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 4,125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,815 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 3,895 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 4,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,660 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Lingala | 3,810 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,085 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Burmese | 3,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Stoney | 3,025 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,050 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Shanghainese | n/a | n/a | 2,920 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Blackfoot | 2,815 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 3,085 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 2,420 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,630 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 2,155 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | n/a | n/a | |
| Frisian | 2,095 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 2,890 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Dogrib (Tlicho) | 1,645 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 2,020 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 1,405 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 1,265 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 5,585 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Algonquin | 1,260 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,920 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Scottish Gaelic | 1,095 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Welsh | 1,075 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Carrier | 1,030 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,560 | <0.01% | |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 1,020 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 365 | <0.01% | |
| Mohawk | 985 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 290 | <0.01% | |
| South Slavey | 950 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,605 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 880 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,180 | <0.01% | |
| North Slave (Hare) | 765 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,065 | <0.01% | |
| Chilcotin | 655 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 1,070 | <0.01% | |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e.Template:Refn | 530 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipewyan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 525 | <0.01% | |
| Michif | 465 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 445 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 935 | <0.01% | |
| Nisga'a | 400 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 680 | <0.01% | |
| Malecite | 300 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 535 | <0.01% | |
| Kutchin-Gwich’in (Loucheux) | 260 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 360 | <0.01% | |
| Tlingit | 95 | <0.01% | n/a | n/a | 80 | <0.01% | |
| Other languages | n/a | n/a | 77,890 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 172,650 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Multiple language responses | 818,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 639,540 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 392,760 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| English and French | 165,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 144,685 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 98,630 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| English and a non-official language | 533,260 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 396,330 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 240,005 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| French and a non-official language | 86,145 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 74,430 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 43,335 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| English, French, and a non-official language | 33,900 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24,095 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,790 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Total[74][75][76] | 34,767,250 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 33,121,175 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31,241,030 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
Work
| Language | % of total population (2016)[77] | % of total population (2006)[78] |
|---|---|---|
| English | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| French | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Non-official | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| English and French | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| English and non-official | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| OtherTemplate:Efn | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Home
| Language | % of total population (2016)[79] | % of total population (2006)[80] |
|---|---|---|
| English | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| French | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Non-official | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| English and non-official | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| English and French | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| OtherTemplate:Efn | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
Immigration
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". According to the 2021 Canadian census, immigrants in Canada number 8.3 million persons and make up approximately 23 percent of Canada's total population.[65] This represents the eighth-largest immigrant population in the world, while the proportion represents one of the highest ratios for industrialized Western countries.[81]
Immigrants from specific countries are divided into several ethnic groups. For example, there are both Punjabis and Muhajirs from Pakistan, both Turks and Kurds from Turkey and both Sinhalese and Tamil from Sri Lanka. Immigrants from Iran are divided into Mazandaranians, Azeris, Persians, Kurds, Gilaks and Lurs.[82]
Since confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports have detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population,[83][84] while the greatest number of foreign-born individuals admitted to Canada in single year occurred in 2021, with 405,330 new immigrants accounting for 1.1 percent of the total population.
Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021,[85] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.[43][63][64]
| Year | Immigrant percentage | Immigrant population | Total responses | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 594,207 | — | 3,689,257 |
| 1881 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 602,984 | — | 4,324,810 |
| 1891 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 643,871 | — | 4,833,239 |
| 1901 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 699,500 | — | 5,371,315 |
| 1911 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,586,961 | — | 7,206,643 |
| 1921 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,955,736 | — | 8,787,949 |
| 1931 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,307,525 | — | 10,374,196 |
| 1941 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,018,847 | — | 11,506,655 |
| 1951 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,059,911 | — | 14,009,429 |
| 1961 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,844,263 | — | 18,238,247 |
| 1971 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,295,535 | 21,568,310 | 21,568,311 |
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,843,335 | 24,083,495 | 24,343,181 |
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,908,150 | 25,022,005 | 25,309,331 |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 4,342,890 | 26,994,045 | 27,296,859 |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 4,971,070 | 28,528,125 | 28,846,761 |
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,448,480 | 29,639,030 | 30,007,094 |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,186,950 | 31,241,030 | 31,612,897 |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,775,765 | 32,852,325 | 33,476,688 |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,540,830 | 34,460,060 | 35,151,728 |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,361,505 | 36,328,475 | 36,991,981 |
Migration data
| Year | Immigration | Emigration | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 164,498 | 60,559 | 106,939 |
| 1953 | 168,868 | 57,975 | 110,893 |
| 1954 | 154,227 | 57,150 | 97,077 |
| 1955 | 109,946 | 61,893 | 48,053 |
| 1956 | 164,857 | 68,753 | 96,104 |
| 1957 | 282,164 | 74,383 | 207,781 |
| 1958 | 124,851 | 61,681 | 63,170 |
| 1959 | 106,928 | 69,189 | 37,739 |
| 1960 | 104,111 | 75,596 | 28,515 |
| 1961 | 71,689 | 72,305 | −616 |
| 1962 | 74,586 | 76,740 | −2,154 |
| 1963 | 93,151 | 83,563 | 9,588 |
| 1964 | 112,606 | 92,430 | 20,176 |
| 1965 | 146,758 | 105,307 | 41,451 |
| 1966 | 194,743 | 91,489 | 103,254 |
| 1967 | 222,876 | 108,462 | 114,414 |
| 1968 | 183,974 | 100,036 | 83,938 |
| 1969 | 161,531 | 90,089 | 71,495 |
| 1970 | 147,713 | 80,961 | 66,752 |
| 1971 | 121,162 | 70,097 | 51,065 |
| Year | Immigration | Emigration | Net migration | Net non-permanent migration | Total net migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 122,006 | 26,175 | 95,831 | 2,975 | 98,806 |
| 1973 | 184,200 | 40,714 | 143,486 | 7,928 | 151,414 |
| 1974 | 218,465 | 42,020 | 176,445 | 1,977 | 178,422 |
| 1975 | 187,881 | 34,280 | 153,601 | 7,931 | 161,532 |
| 1976 | 146,429 | 28,292 | 118,137 | −2,969 | 115,168 |
| 1977 | 117,914 | 29,106 | 88,808 | −1,982 | 86,826 |
| 1978 | 86,313 | 31,692 | 54,621 | −2,970 | 51,651 |
| 1979 | 112,036 | 24,492 | 87,544 | 7,930 | 95,474 |
| 1980 | 143,498 | 17,623 | 125,875 | 14,869 | 140,744 |
| 1981 | 128,794 | 24,604 | 104,190 | 30,281 | 134,471 |
| 1982 | 121,331 | 31,054 | 90,277 | −3,727 | 86,550 |
| 1983 | 89,377 | 31,803 | 57,574 | 4,369 | 61,943 |
| 1984 | 88,599 | 29,064 | 59,535 | −349 | 59,186 |
| 1985 | 84,339 | 26,864 | 57,474 | 10,981 | 68,455 |
| 1986 | 97,343 | 30,232 | 67,111 | 46,537 | 113,648 |
| 1987 | 152,031 | 28,865 | 123,166 | 40,899 | 164,065 |
| 1988 | 161,534 | 24,534 | 137,000 | 108,917 | 245,917 |
| 1989 | 191,516 | 26,706 | 164,810 | 67,356 | 232,166 |
| 1990 | 216,424 | 25,011 | 191,413 | −10,951 | 180,462 |
| 1991 | 232,776 | 43,396 | 189,380 | −54,661 | 134,719 |
| 1992 | 254,856 | 48,721 | 206,135 | −31,933 | 174,202 |
| 1993 | 256,754 | 50,657 | 206,097 | −63,292 | 142,805 |
| 1994 | 224,395 | 55,682 | 168,713 | −16,500 | 152,213 |
| 1995 | 212,875 | 51,252 | 151,623 | 169 | 151,792 |
| 1996 | 226,061 | 49,841 | 176,220 | −9,667 | 166,553 |
| 1997 | 216,034 | 62,803 | 153,231 | 791 | 154,022 |
| 1998 | 174,184 | 57,842 | 116,342 | 921 | 117,263 |
| 1999 | 189,971 | 54,387 | 135,584 | 22,431 | 158,015 |
| 2000 | 227,429 | 57,109 | 170,330 | 28,433 | 198,763 |
| 2001 | 250,638 | 59,391 | 191,247 | 47,286 | 238,533 |
| 2002 | 229,049 | 45,682 | 183,367 | 29,133 | 212,500 |
| 2003 | 221,349 | 49,876 | 171,473 | 22,943 | 194,416 |
| 2004 | 235,859 | 55,085 | 180,774 | 14,225 | 194,999 |
| 2005 | 262,246 | 52,436 | 209,810 | 3,159 | 212,969 |
| 2006 | 251,649 | 47,890 | 203,759 | 12,741 | 216,500 |
| 2007 | 236,763 | 51,455 | 185,308 | 43,958 | 229,266 |
| 2008 | 247,262 | 52,678 | 194,584 | 71,669 | 266,253 |
| 2009 | 252,218 | 41,131 | 211,087 | 55,977 | 267,064 |
| 2010 | 280,739 | 42,187 | 238,552 | 31,927 | 270,479 |
| 2011 | 248,735 | 50,932 | 197,803 | 42,802 | 240,605 |
| 2012 | 257,825 | 50,426 | 207,399 | 46,207 | 253,606 |
| 2013 | 259,046 | 26,608 | 232,438 | 52,984 | 285,422 |
| 2014 | 260,308 | 54,956 | 205,352 | 16,970 | 222,322 |
| 2015 | 271,867 | 56,566 | 215,301 | −9,330 | 205,971 |
| 2016 | 296,385 | 56,772 | 239,613 | 88,722 | 328,335 |
| 2017 | 286,537 | 43,832 | 242,705 | 138,034 | 380,739 |
| 2018 | 321,054 | 37,915 | 283,139 | 154,917 | 438,056 |
| 2019 | 341,174 | 35,791 | 305,383 | 189,781 | 495,164 |
| Year | Immigration | Emigration | Net Migration | Non-permanent Resident Inflow | Non-permanent Resident Outflow | Net Non-permanent Resident | Total Net Migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 184,594 | 19,235 | 165,359 | – | – | −96,066 | 69,293 |
| 2021 | 406,046 | 39,161 | 366,885 | – | – | 77,052 | 443,937 |
| 2022 | 437,612 | 47,991 | 389,621 | 960,266 | 408,722 | 551,544 | 941,165 |
| 2023 | 471,871 | 48,709 | 423,162 | 1,289,173 | 468,407 | 820,766 | 1,243,928 |
| 2024 | 483,591 | 50,170 | 433,421 | 1,036,471 | 745,306 | 291,165 | 724,586 |
Religion
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Pie chart In 2021, 53.3% of Canadians were Christians,[91] down from 67.3% in 2011.[92] 29.9% were Catholic while 11.4% were Protestant (all other listed denominations excluding Christian Orthodox, Latter Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses). 7.6% were Christian not otherwise specified, 2.1% were "other Christian and Christian-related traditions", 1.7% were Christian Orthodox, 0.4% were Jehovah's Witnesses and 0.2% were Latter Day Saints adherents.
34.6% of Canadians were non-religious or secular, up from 23.9% in 2011. Of the non-Christian religions listed, 4.9% of Canadians were Muslim (3.2% in 2011), 2.3% were Hindu (1.5% in 2011), 2.1% were Sikh (1.4% in 2011), 1.0% were Buddhist (1.1% in 2011), 0.9% were Jewish (1.0% in 2011), 0.2% were believers of traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality (same as 2011), and 0.6% were believers of other religions and spiritual traditions (0.4% in 2011).
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See also
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- Demographics of North America
- 1666 census of New France
- 2016 Canadian census
- 2021 Canadian census
- List of Canadian census areas demographic extremes
- Interprovincial migration in Canada
- Canada immigration statistics
- Cahiers québécois de démographie academic journal
- Canadian Studies in Population academic journal
Notes
References
Further reading
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- Roderic Beaujot and Don Kerr, (2007) The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population, Canadian Scholars' Press, Template:ISBN.
External links
- Canada Year Book (2010) – Statistics Canada
- Population estimates and projections, 2010 – 2036 – Statistics Canada
- Canada's population clock
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