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Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data
Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Data table
Age
Total
0 to 14
15 years and over
15 to 24
25 to 54
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 years and over
65 to 74
75 years and over
Sex
Both sexes
Male
Female
Ethnic origins
Total responses
Footnote
28
Single responses
Footnote
29
Multiple responses
Footnote
30
Total - Ethnic origin
Footnote
1
34,460,065
20,297,890
14,162,175
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)
22,720
2,080
20,645
Acadian
119,670
22,980
96,690
Afghan
83,995
70,240
13,755
Afrikaner
1,870
280
1,595
Akan
1,955
1,235
720
Albanian
36,185
28,425
7,760
Algerian
67,330
49,520
17,810
Alsatian
2,800
375
2,425
American
377,410
29,590
347,810
Amhara
1,530
710
820
Angolan
2,955
1,140
1,820
Antiguan
4,505
1,275
3,225
Arab, n.o.s.
Footnote
21
111,405
73,330
38,070
Arawak
1,440
55
1,385
Argentinian
20,680
4,165
16,510
Armenian
63,810
34,560
29,250
Ashanti
1,585
765
825
Assyrian
13,830
8,870
4,960
Australian
42,315
4,520
37,800
Austrian
207,050
20,225
186,820
Azerbaijani
6,425
2,280
4,145
Bahamian
3,670
810
2,860
Bangladeshi
45,945
39,255
6,690
Bantu, n.o.s.
Footnote
17
3,965
2,315
1,645
Barbadian
37,775
11,605
26,170
Basque
6,970
715
6,250
Bavarian
940
50
890
Belgian
186,665
31,765
154,895
Belizean
1,755
250
1,505
Bengali
22,905
18,435
4,470
Beninese
4,990
2,650
2,340
Berber
37,060
22,965
14,100
Bermudan
3,075
310
2,765
Bhutanese
3,600
2,440
1,160
Black, n.o.s.
Footnote
19
30,385
5,535
24,855
Bolivian
5,055
1,890
3,160
Bosnian
26,740
15,610
11,125
Brazilian
36,830
11,035
25,795
Breton
11,845
3,230
8,615
British Isles origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
3
644,695
132,830
511,865
Bulgarian
34,560
19,965
14,595
Burkinabe
3,155
1,980
1,165
Burmese
9,335
4,660
4,675
Burundian
10,990
8,965
2,025
Byelorussian
20,710
5,125
15,585
Cambodian (Khmer)
38,490
21,445
17,045
Cameroonian
24,615
20,605
4,010
Canadian
11,135,965
6,436,940
4,699,030
Carib
3,035
130
2,905
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
13
26,830
8,930
17,900
Catalan
1,275
200
1,075
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
15
15,380
7,800
7,585
Chadian
1,845
1,185
655
Channel Islander
3,590
435
3,155
Chilean
45,190
18,685
26,510
Chinese
1,769,195
1,439,980
329,215
Colombian
96,325
69,040
27,285
Congolese
38,370
29,675
8,685
Coptic
3,535
1,490
2,040
Cornish
1,970
120
1,855
Corsican
1,750
165
1,590
Costa Rican
5,535
2,140
3,395
Croatian
133,965
55,595
78,370
Cuban
29,065
10,040
19,030
Cypriot
5,650
1,265
4,385
Czech
104,585
23,250
81,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.
Footnote
6
40,715
5,075
35,640
Danish
207,470
26,985
180,485
Dinka
900
585
320
Djiboutian
1,710
980
730
Dominican
23,130
9,930
13,200
Dutch
1,111,655
289,675
821,980
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
24
6,505
4,235
2,270
East Indian
1,374,710
1,096,845
277,865
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
7
20,420
5,875
14,545
Ecuadorian
25,410
13,925
11,485
Edo
1,945
1,180
765
Egyptian
99,140
62,910
36,230
English
6,320,085
1,098,930
5,221,150
Eritrean
25,255
20,625
4,630
Estonian
24,530
6,155
18,375
Ethiopian
44,060
34,260
9,805
Ewe
845
320
525
Fijian
19,370
8,270
11,105
Filipino
837,130
651,390
185,740
Finnish
143,645
25,875
117,765
First Nations (North American Indian)
1,525,565
526,570
999,000
Flemish
11,685
1,485
10,200
French
4,670,595
1,006,180
3,664,415
Frisian
4,590
795
3,790
Gabonese
1,405
595
820
Gambian
975
580
395
Georgian
4,775
1,900
2,875
German
3,322,405
569,650
2,752,750
Ghanaian
35,495
26,535
8,960
Goan
6,070
2,040
4,030
Greek
271,405
141,580
129,830
Grenadian
17,915
7,515
10,400
Guadeloupean
1,130
245
885
Guatemalan
26,270
13,905
12,370
Guinean
7,240
4,705
2,540
Gujarati
8,350
5,290
3,060
Guyanese
84,275
30,825
53,445
Haitian
165,100
125,780
39,320
Harari
660
395
265
Hawaiian
3,295
120
3,175
Hazara
1,515
585
930
Hispanic
11,050
5,660
5,395
Hmong
810
585
220
Honduran
10,650
5,325
5,325
Hungarian
348,085
83,400
264,685
Ibo
5,320
3,475
1,845
Icelandic
101,795
8,630
93,165
Indonesian
21,395
4,775
16,615
Inuit
79,130
44,760
34,370
Iranian
210,405
170,755
39,650
Iraqi
70,925
54,555
16,365
Irish
4,627,000
457,905
4,169,095
Israeli
28,740
6,450
22,280
Italian
1,587,970
695,420
892,550
Ivorian
10,935
7,795
3,140
Jamaican
309,485
161,495
147,995
Japanese
121,485
56,725
64,760
Jewish
143,660
39,710
103,950
Jordanian
14,250
7,955
6,295
Karen
4,515
3,835
680
Kashmiri
3,115
1,095
2,020
Kazakh
3,325
1,465
1,860
Kenyan
10,915
5,445
5,465
Kittitian/Nevisian
2,920
750
2,165
Korean
198,210
177,920
20,285
Kosovar
2,870
1,710
1,160
Kurd
16,320
10,470
5,845
Kuwaiti
2,235
1,080
1,155
Kyrgyz
1,060
580
475
Laotian
24,580
13,375
11,205
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
14
28,455
14,295
14,155
Latvian
30,725
7,040
23,685
Lebanese
219,555
130,590
88,965
Liberian
2,485
1,520
965
Libyan
7,745
5,755
1,985
Lithuanian
59,285
11,185
48,095
Luxembourger
3,915
440
3,475
Macedonian
43,110
18,405
24,705
Malagasy
4,500
2,155
2,345
Malaysian
16,920
2,555
14,365
Malian
4,485
2,310
2,180
Malinké
1,120
675
455
Maltese
41,915
12,820
29,100
Manx
6,125
285
5,845
Maori
2,500
155
2,345
Martinican
2,005
370
1,635
Maure
1,190
400
790
Mauritian
9,325
3,520
5,805
Maya
6,290
1,180
5,105
Métis
600,000
91,255
508,740
Mexican
128,480
54,300
74,180
Moldovan
14,915
7,415
7,505
Mongolian
7,480
2,555
4,925
Montenegrin
4,165
915
3,245
Montserratan
935
190
745
Moroccan
103,945
72,625
31,320
Nepali
17,135
13,695
3,440
New Brunswicker
1,490
500
985
New Zealander
15,395
1,300
14,095
Newfoundlander
22,215
4,895
17,325
Nicaraguan
13,705
6,360
7,350
Nigerian
51,835
38,165
13,670
North African origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
16
6,115
2,905
3,210
Northern European origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
5
52,785
5,085
47,695
Norwegian
463,275
35,905
427,370
Nova Scotian
3,700
640
3,065
Ontarian
3,920
1,105
2,815
Oromo
3,355
2,410
945
Other African origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
20
212,005
76,790
135,210
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
25
22,740
15,760
6,980
Other European origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
11
67,895
33,360
34,535
Other North American origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
2
1,895
655
1,240
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
27
2,335
470
1,865
Pakistani
215,555
156,300
59,255
Palestinian
44,820
25,195
19,630
Panamanian
4,700
1,090
3,610
Paraguayan
4,325
670
3,660
Pashtun
4,810
2,245
2,565
Peruvian
42,145
20,645
21,500
Peulh
2,440
1,425
1,015
Polish
1,106,585
264,415
842,170
Polynesian, n.o.s.
Footnote
26
1,530
150
1,375
Portuguese
482,610
264,815
217,790
Puerto Rican
3,410
445
2,960
Punjabi
118,400
71,535
46,860
Québécois
194,555
119,985
74,575
Roma (Gypsy)
4,630
745
3,895
Romanian
238,050
96,910
141,145
Russian
622,445
120,165
502,280
Rwandan
10,775
8,080
2,690
Salvadorean
66,215
40,510
25,705
Samoan
1,105
90
1,015
Saudi Arabian
6,810
4,200
2,615
Scottish
4,799,010
475,575
4,323,430
Senegalese
10,175
6,490
3,685
Serbian
96,535
52,730
43,800
Seychellois
1,285
575
710
Sicilian
6,940
1,345
5,600
Sierra Leonean
2,620
1,580
1,040
Singaporean
2,850
495
2,355
Sinhalese
7,285
4,355
2,930
Slavic, n.o.s.
Footnote
10
4,870
1,470
3,400
Slovak
72,290
20,475
51,815
Slovenian
40,470
13,690
26,780
Somali
62,550
54,750
7,790
South African
41,380
8,005
33,370
South Asian origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
23
76,400
55,445
20,955
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
18
17,305
7,220
10,085
Southern European origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
9
2,165
440
1,730
Spanish
396,460
70,330
326,130
Sri Lankan
152,590
114,120
38,475
St. Lucian
8,985
4,040
4,945
Sudanese
19,960
15,250
4,710
Swedish
349,640
21,775
327,870
Swiss
155,120
25,235
129,885
Syrian
77,050
43,685
33,365
Taiwanese
36,515
23,260
13,250
Tajik
2,910
1,240
1,665
Tamil
48,670
22,145
26,525
Tanzanian
4,710
1,835
2,875
Tatar
4,825
880
3,940
Thai
19,005
7,740
11,265
Tibetan
8,040
7,015
1,030
Tigrian
2,155
1,340
810
Togolese
5,300
3,095
2,205
Trinidadian/Tobagonian
78,965
23,900
55,065
Tunisian
25,650
17,620
8,030
Turk
63,955
29,885
34,070
Turkmen
1,040
390
655
Ugandan
5,705
3,245
2,460
Uighur
1,555
1,010
540
Ukrainian
1,359,655
273,810
1,085,845
Uruguayan
6,795
1,810
4,985
Uzbek
3,920
1,730
2,190
Venezuelan
26,345
10,305
16,040
Vietnamese
240,615
165,385
75,225
Vincentian/Grenadinian
17,425
7,245
10,180
Welsh
474,805
25,190
449,615
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
22
25,285
13,430
11,855
West Indian, n.o.s.
Footnote
12
70,275
30,260
40,010
Western European origins, n.i.e.
Footnote
4
3,370
840
2,530
Wolof
835
465
375
Yemeni
6,640
2,940
3,700
Yoruba
9,585
6,870
2,715
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.
Footnote
8
38,480
8,570
29,910
Zambian
1,865
1,055
805
Zimbabwean
8,090
4,945
3,140
Zulu
945
285
660
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Date modified:
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