Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2016 counts, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data ^{Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin}

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Place of birth	Period of immigration
Place of birth	Total immigrant population	Before 1981	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2005	2006 to 2010	2011 to 2016

Total - Place of birth ^{Footnote 1}	3,852,145	1,077,740	513,995	834,510	490,560	463,170	472,170
Afghanistan	33,145	125	3,425	10,245	8,260	5,300	5,790
Åland Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albania	11,890	100	35	3,550	4,445	2,000	1,765
Algeria	2,925	240	190	805	640	635	415
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	1,915	540	310	470	350	120	120
Anguilla	55	40	0	0	0	10	10
Antigua and Barbuda	1,700	1,105	250	120	55	75	100
Argentina	10,660	3,090	1,930	2,210	1,755	1,065	610
Armenia	2,120	55	35	345	475	620	580
Aruba	385	305	50	0	0	10	10
Australia	7,075	2,795	555	795	585	810	1,535
Austria	8,200	6,875	600	345	155	55	160
Azerbaijan	2,670	10	105	690	910	675	275
Bahamas	1,040	325	195	105	45	90	270
Bahrain	1,790	45	160	690	325	265	305
Bangladesh	39,410	660	2,030	10,280	8,880	9,380	8,180
Barbados	10,330	6,145	1,670	1,275	280	450	515
Belarus	7,045	335	540	2,255	1,865	1,305	755
Belgium	6,105	4,785	335	345	215	210	220
Belize	595	190	140	105	75	30	65
Benin	265	10	10	30	45	80	95
Bermuda	1,150	645	125	110	100	85	75
Bhutan	1,565	15	0	0	10	710	825
Bolivia ^{Footnote 3}	1,450	200	265	340	165	315	175
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	15	10	0	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21,305	2,515	720	15,855	1,130	570	510
Botswana	435	10	30	50	55	95	195
Brazil	14,710	1,830	1,280	2,710	1,995	3,715	3,180
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brunei Darussalam	410	85	115	100	45	30	30
Bulgaria	8,875	335	560	3,060	2,910	1,350	665
Burkina Faso	255	0	0	20	40	100	90
Burma (Myanmar)	3,775	710	405	640	340	1,105	575
Burundi	2,645	80	55	505	540	680	785
Cabo Verde	100	15	15	50	0	0	10
Cambodia	8,895	1,205	4,670	1,240	660	670	455
Cameroon	3,370	35	40	230	375	1,300	1,390
Cayman Islands	180	25	20	25	25	10	65
Central African Republic	180	0	10	15	25	85	55
Chad	495	0	20	135	80	130	140
Chile	9,175	3,455	2,855	1,610	530	365	355
China ^{Footnote 17}	317,225	23,385	24,515	79,605	73,920	56,955	58,840
Christmas Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia	28,815	2,155	1,495	3,410	8,250	8,980	4,520
Comoros	20	0	0	20	0	0	10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	7,640	390	200	1,935	1,630	1,645	1,830
Congo, Republic of the	385	20	10	90	115	75	80
Cook Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Costa Rica	1,995	90	270	450	330	495	360
Croatia	27,335	17,175	1,800	6,645	850	355	510
Cuba	8,680	250	335	1,675	2,135	2,335	1,955
Curaçao	315	165	80	30	10	15	15
Cyprus	3,250	2,680	275	130	30	50	85
Czech Republic	10,515	5,415	2,550	1,235	430	550	330
Côte d'Ivoire	1,455	10	60	160	225	400	605
Denmark	4,415	3,585	225	195	75	130	200
Djibouti	1,360	10	135	330	100	225	555
Dominica	2,215	855	430	410	185	185	155
Dominican Republic	4,130	155	610	1,030	480	655	1,200
Ecuador	12,250	4,405	1,900	2,835	1,315	1,045	750
Egypt	34,505	4,275	3,130	7,245	4,735	6,905	8,220
El Salvador	20,920	585	10,150	6,620	1,040	1,305	1,210
Equatorial Guinea	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eritrea	6,930	120	1,535	1,375	495	1,350	2,055
Estonia	2,305	1,560	50	465	95	60	70
Ethiopia	15,570	235	3,705	4,710	2,125	2,295	2,505
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faroe Islands	15	15	0	0	0	0	0
Fiji	2,305	785	630	580	150	90	70
Finland	5,650	4,845	220	185	110	130	160
France	13,385	6,070	1,200	1,710	1,025	1,370	2,010
French Guiana	105	10	15	40	20	0	20
French Polynesia	35	0	10	10	10	0	10
Gabon	180	10	10	30	20	95	25
Gambia	360	20	40	90	55	45	105
Georgia	1,710	75	70	365	425	385	385
Germany	63,465	49,875	4,685	3,845	1,715	1,650	1,695
Ghana	15,925	1,045	3,430	6,320	2,080	1,725	1,320
Gibraltar	75	55	10	0	10	0	0
Greece	36,575	31,995	1,790	1,140	370	380	890
Greenland	10	0	10	0	0	10	0
Grenada	8,220	2,125	1,360	2,290	935	895	620
Guadeloupe	40	15	10	10	0	0	0
Guam	10	0	0	0	10	0	0
Guatemala	7,160	390	2,805	2,510	440	510	505
Guernsey	105	85	0	0	0	15	0
Guinea	730	35	55	130	135	160	210
Guinea-Bissau	20	0	10	0	0	0	0
Guyana	79,745	25,665	21,365	18,770	6,020	4,995	2,930
Haiti	10,200	1,210	1,175	1,435	1,170	2,620	2,575
Holy See (Vatican City State)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Honduras	2,610	175	525	680	355	345	530
Hong Kong ^{Footnote 18}	108,030	22,365	33,165	45,195	3,125	2,200	1,990
Hungary	22,085	12,365	3,085	1,960	1,240	1,185	2,245
Iceland	130	75	0	15	15	0	20
India	360,545	39,100	31,745	82,925	73,705	63,745	69,330
Indonesia	6,890	1,710	830	1,310	1,245	1,085	715
Iran ^{Footnote 14}	86,810	1,980	11,510	22,115	14,780	15,200	21,230
Iraq	50,390	1,235	3,165	12,925	6,290	12,140	14,645
Ireland ^{Footnote 6}	15,275	8,890	2,495	970	370	650	1,900
Isle of Man	185	125	30	10	10	15	0
Israel	16,025	3,960	2,505	2,415	2,380	2,710	2,050
Italy	157,815	148,360	4,320	2,075	880	1,015	1,155
Jamaica	119,845	47,475	22,430	24,815	7,940	8,245	8,935
Japan	8,140	1,890	670	1,665	1,005	1,520	1,390
Jersey	150	110	15	10	0	20	0
Jordan	8,770	820	520	1,610	1,505	1,920	2,400
Kazakhstan	4,715	50	35	1,370	1,600	1,070	600
Kenya	14,935	4,045	3,235	2,370	2,045	1,640	1,595
Kiribati	15	10	10	0	0	10	0
Korea, North ^{Footnote 19}	515	250	40	10	30	75	115
Korea, South ^{Footnote 20}	57,080	8,445	6,840	14,805	12,150	8,515	6,325
Kosovo ^{Footnote 8}	4,435	75	45	2,405	710	690	515
Kuwait	10,465	90	1,235	3,980	1,775	1,740	1,640
Kyrgyzstan	990	15	25	220	300	275	155
Laos ^{Footnote 22}	6,285	3,155	2,405	440	120	130	30
Latvia	4,060	1,905	400	810	495	155	300
Lebanon	34,545	6,935	8,935	8,400	3,315	3,725	3,235
Lesotho	55	10	10	30	0	0	10
Liberia	890	30	50	220	270	205	110
Libya	3,340	155	305	700	550	680	955
Liechtenstein	30	25	10	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	3,410	1,415	310	710	455	330	200
Luxembourg	260	175	10	35	15	0	20
Macao ^{Footnote 21}	2,985	680	855	1,140	100	140	75
Macedonia, Republic of ^{Footnote 9}	9,050	4,020	990	1,720	1,400	570	345
Madagascar	295	10	70	80	55	40	50
Malawi	335	60	60	60	25	65	70
Malaysia	9,760	1,935	3,285	1,950	975	965	645
Maldives	30	0	0	15	0	10	0
Mali	285	0	15	60	45	75	100
Malta	6,620	5,845	400	150	130	45	50
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martinique	65	25	15	10	0	0	20
Mauritania	50	0	0	0	25	10	10
Mauritius	6,935	915	1,435	890	1,250	1,475	970
Mayotte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	30,080	3,515	4,570	6,765	4,155	5,400	5,670
Micronesia, Federated States of	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moldova ^{Footnote 5}	5,410	155	375	1,380	1,400	1,220	885
Monaco	25	0	0	10	0	0	15
Mongolia	305	0	0	25	60	120	95
Montenegro	1,270	365	75	510	125	105	85
Montserrat	360	235	45	60	15	0	0
Morocco	5,485	1,680	520	995	725	910	650
Mozambique	735	280	210	135	35	50	35
Namibia	330	50	15	50	20	50	150
Nauru	15	0	0	10	0	0	0
Nepal	7,605	30	55	360	1,305	2,460	3,390
Netherlands	47,400	40,360	2,380	2,265	960	850	595
New Caledonia	20	0	10	0	0	0	10
New Zealand	2,620	1,135	245	310	260	325	345
Nicaragua	5,310	120	2,725	1,870	175	200	230
Niger	155	0	0	10	25	40	80
Nigeria	20,630	755	860	3,165	3,905	6,035	5,915
Niue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	30	0	0	10	15	15	0
Norway	1,145	585	80	205	70	110	90
Oman	1,110	0	20	275	340	270	205
Other places of birth ^{Footnote 23}	455	250	30	90	40	20	25
Pakistan	142,265	8,255	5,665	40,080	38,695	24,130	25,435
Palau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panama	1,220	115	305	450	115	135	100
Papua New Guinea	75	15	20	15	10	10	0
Paraguay	975	565	65	155	55	95	50
Peru	10,550	1,190	2,450	2,680	1,530	1,660	1,045
Philippines	231,760	23,370	26,140	55,030	29,925	44,110	53,185
Pitcairn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poland	96,000	18,395	41,935	27,270	3,420	2,895	2,085
Portugal	103,025	65,695	23,005	7,890	1,470	2,255	2,705
Puerto Rico	230	50	30	35	30	45	35
Qatar	1,550	10	90	335	305	400	420
Romania	42,720	4,040	5,940	15,870	9,930	4,510	2,430
Russian Federation	42,980	2,100	1,850	17,135	10,245	6,750	4,900
Rwanda	1,660	80	70	450	245	450	375
Réunion	30	10	0	0	0	15	0
Saint Barthélemy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Helena ^{Footnote 11}	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,595	1,145	245	100	25	45	35
Saint Lucia	4,965	835	505	685	430	1,110	1,400
Saint Martin (French part)	55	0	0	10	10	25	10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	30	20	10	10	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8,805	2,505	1,175	1,455	860	1,305	1,500
Samoa	25	10	0	0	0	0	0
San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sao Tome and Principe	20	10	0	15	0	0	0
Sark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	13,345	50	590	4,080	2,740	2,745	3,145
Senegal	610	30	10	80	70	215	210
Serbia ^{Footnote 10}	23,695	7,885	2,065	9,440	2,055	1,290	970
Seychelles	180	20	60	70	25	0	0
Sierra Leone	1,245	40	90	420	490	110	90
Singapore	4,245	735	1,135	880	565	510	420
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	70	10	10	15	10	10	15
Slovakia	7,945	3,180	1,520	1,265	875	365	740
Slovenia	5,335	4,785	155	300	60	10	25
Solomon Islands	25	0	0	0	0	15	0
Somalia	16,970	135	2,470	8,435	1,680	2,190	2,065
South Africa, Republic of	19,390	5,865	4,125	4,310	2,175	1,505	1,410
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Sudan	1,405	15	40	470	510	235	145
Spain	3,855	2,445	285	290	135	235	460
Sri Lanka	109,855	2,390	18,545	48,155	17,370	15,215	8,185
Sudan ^{Footnote 13}	6,085	155	330	2,220	1,495	930	955
Suriname	785	275	100	180	130	60	40
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swaziland	245	20	20	35	0	25	145
Sweden	2,830	1,585	270	320	225	240	195
Switzerland	5,835	3,075	930	1,160	185	280	200
Syria ^{Footnote 15}	22,675	1,500	1,355	2,665	2,035	2,420	12,710
Taiwan	17,840	2,675	2,935	7,315	1,655	2,245	1,015
Tajikistan	685	15	0	140	215	195	125
Tanzania ^{Footnote 12}	11,445	5,230	2,685	1,455	755	780	550
Thailand	5,830	540	1,845	760	555	1,295	835
Timor-Leste	10	0	0	0	0	0	10
Togo	395	15	30	90	55	75	130
Tokelau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tonga	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago	52,810	21,970	10,055	13,135	2,850	3,215	1,590
Tunisia	1,390	240	70	285	250	240	310
Turkey	14,995	1,910	1,650	3,205	3,135	2,505	2,590
Turkmenistan	285	0	0	40	80	120	50
Turks and Caicos Islands	30	15	0	10	0	0	15
Tuvalu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uganda	6,975	3,710	870	680	425	685	600
Ukraine	39,945	4,735	1,995	13,860	9,285	5,615	4,455
United Arab Emirates	15,150	15	495	3,280	3,245	3,830	4,290
United Kingdom ^{Footnote 7}	264,120	197,825	25,810	14,810	7,905	9,990	7,780
United States ^{Footnote 2}	109,005	42,565	12,120	12,975	11,735	14,970	14,635
United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	4,150	2,045	750	720	265	260	120
Uzbekistan	3,760	165	110	910	895	985	700
Vanuatu	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
Venezuela ^{Footnote 4}	8,615	910	735	1,415	1,455	1,630	2,465
Viet Nam	80,530	17,345	30,115	19,415	4,850	4,920	3,885
Virgin Islands, British	75	25	35	0	0	0	10
Virgin Islands, United States	70	40	20	0	0	0	10
Wallis and Futuna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine) ^{Footnote 16}	5,250	1,010	695	1,120	845	800	785
Western Sahara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen	1,830	120	100	345	450	375	450
Zambia	1,900	335	455	455	330	210	125
Zimbabwe	4,670	480	455	435	1,255	1,295	750

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For more information on the place of birth variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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The official name of United States is United States of America.

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The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.

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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.