Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables
Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2016 counts, both sexes, age (total), Montréal, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Data table
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Total immigrant population | Before 1981 | 1981 to 1990 | 1991 to 2000 | 2001 to 2005 | 2006 to 2010 | 2011 to 2016 | |
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Total - Place of birth Footnote 1 | 936,305 | 207,840 | 112,945 | 163,520 | 118,885 | 153,840 | 179,270 |
Afghanistan | 6,155 | 50 | 205 | 1,960 | 1,495 | 1,405 | 1,040 |
Åland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Albania | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 510 | 360 | 315 |
Algeria | 54,275 | 1,010 | 1,185 | 9,210 | 11,420 | 16,430 | 15,025 |
American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andorra | 15 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Angola | 615 | 135 | 140 | 95 | 150 | 50 | 45 |
Anguilla | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 155 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Argentina | 3,960 | 745 | 730 | 590 | 1,135 | 475 | 285 |
Armenia | 1,415 | 150 | 135 | 255 | 305 | 270 | 300 |
Aruba | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia | 635 | 250 | 65 | 35 | 50 | 100 | 140 |
Austria | 1,170 | 940 | 65 | 70 | 30 | 30 | 35 |
Azerbaijan | 345 | 10 | 10 | 140 | 55 | 65 | 60 |
Bahamas | 145 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Bahrain | 85 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 7,745 | 210 | 780 | 3,380 | 1,380 | 1,155 | 840 |
Barbados | 1,980 | 1,555 | 170 | 165 | 30 | 20 | 35 |
Belarus | 1,255 | 50 | 10 | 330 | 270 | 370 | 225 |
Belgium | 5,745 | 2,945 | 605 | 615 | 410 | 535 | 630 |
Belize | 55 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Benin | 1,615 | 30 | 15 | 135 | 150 | 550 | 740 |
Bermuda | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhutan | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
Bolivia Footnote 3 | 720 | 95 | 265 | 185 | 45 | 45 | 85 |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,090 | 90 | 75 | 830 | 35 | 35 | 20 |
Botswana | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Brazil | 5,725 | 345 | 270 | 420 | 445 | 1,985 | 2,265 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brunei Darussalam | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 5,525 | 115 | 215 | 1,085 | 1,965 | 1,375 | 775 |
Burkina Faso | 1,175 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 95 | 280 | 705 |
Burma (Myanmar) | 115 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Burundi | 2,440 | 65 | 90 | 340 | 525 | 710 | 700 |
Cabo Verde | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Cambodia | 8,240 | 2,040 | 3,780 | 1,120 | 480 | 400 | 415 |
Cameroon | 9,950 | 115 | 140 | 445 | 765 | 2,790 | 5,695 |
Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central African Republic | 215 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 120 |
Chad | 670 | 10 | 20 | 90 | 200 | 205 | 140 |
Chile | 7,385 | 2,155 | 2,200 | 1,785 | 445 | 570 | 235 |
China Footnote 17 | 43,350 | 2,635 | 2,875 | 9,135 | 10,590 | 8,300 | 9,820 |
Christmas Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colombia | 16,670 | 1,235 | 640 | 1,065 | 3,150 | 5,305 | 5,270 |
Comoros | 75 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 10 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8,595 | 270 | 320 | 2,310 | 1,915 | 1,670 | 2,115 |
Congo, Republic of the | 1,295 | 50 | 25 | 215 | 275 | 295 | 435 |
Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 615 | 20 | 125 | 195 | 85 | 120 | 70 |
Croatia | 1,590 | 1,010 | 85 | 320 | 40 | 10 | 120 |
Cuba | 4,855 | 60 | 110 | 770 | 715 | 1,255 | 1,945 |
Curaçao | 55 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Cyprus | 270 | 150 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Czech Republic | 1,210 | 565 | 345 | 145 | 55 | 50 | 55 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 6,510 | 45 | 170 | 330 | 555 | 1,760 | 3,650 |
Denmark | 265 | 160 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Djibouti | 350 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 85 | 80 | 140 |
Dominica | 230 | 110 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Dominican Republic | 4,700 | 155 | 1,000 | 1,535 | 490 | 615 | 910 |
Ecuador | 1,130 | 220 | 155 | 160 | 140 | 240 | 215 |
Egypt | 18,500 | 6,975 | 2,125 | 2,015 | 830 | 2,370 | 4,185 |
El Salvador | 9,955 | 535 | 5,200 | 2,425 | 375 | 655 | 770 |
Equatorial Guinea | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Eritrea | 250 | 0 | 45 | 75 | 10 | 70 | 45 |
Estonia | 135 | 65 | 10 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Ethiopia | 865 | 60 | 190 | 255 | 120 | 125 | 120 |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fiji | 50 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Finland | 215 | 115 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
France | 56,805 | 13,405 | 3,660 | 8,875 | 6,480 | 9,390 | 14,995 |
French Guiana | 135 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
French Polynesia | 70 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 40 |
Gabon | 540 | 25 | 15 | 70 | 120 | 145 | 160 |
Gambia | 70 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
Georgia | 360 | 0 | 15 | 150 | 80 | 30 | 85 |
Germany | 6,590 | 4,050 | 560 | 575 | 375 | 580 | 445 |
Ghana | 1,805 | 95 | 275 | 850 | 215 | 195 | 175 |
Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greece | 17,890 | 15,825 | 1,005 | 410 | 145 | 135 | 375 |
Greenland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grenada | 1,235 | 335 | 205 | 280 | 145 | 210 | 55 |
Guadeloupe | 315 | 35 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 95 |
Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guatemala | 4,905 | 395 | 1,960 | 1,575 | 230 | 360 | 375 |
Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guinea | 3,320 | 75 | 80 | 520 | 690 | 1,025 | 925 |
Guinea-Bissau | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Guyana | 2,425 | 1,115 | 705 | 365 | 70 | 90 | 75 |
Haiti | 75,740 | 16,320 | 12,760 | 13,090 | 6,955 | 10,845 | 15,770 |
Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honduras | 2,280 | 60 | 430 | 960 | 240 | 250 | 335 |
Hong Kong Footnote 18 | 4,530 | 1,105 | 1,280 | 1,815 | 130 | 105 | 100 |
Hungary | 3,030 | 2,160 | 240 | 210 | 135 | 100 | 185 |
Iceland | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
India | 17,460 | 3,655 | 2,015 | 4,240 | 2,100 | 2,575 | 2,875 |
Indonesia | 590 | 90 | 35 | 75 | 120 | 125 | 150 |
Iran Footnote 14 | 16,545 | 615 | 2,285 | 2,940 | 1,360 | 2,250 | 7,085 |
Iraq | 2,950 | 340 | 465 | 790 | 285 | 435 | 630 |
Ireland Footnote 6 | 655 | 370 | 50 | 45 | 70 | 25 | 105 |
Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Israel | 4,670 | 1,420 | 980 | 580 | 455 | 645 | 600 |
Italy | 48,935 | 45,750 | 1,315 | 580 | 260 | 445 | 580 |
Jamaica | 4,420 | 2,190 | 1,175 | 600 | 155 | 145 | 155 |
Japan | 1,435 | 150 | 110 | 250 | 205 | 425 | 290 |
Jersey | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan | 1,195 | 55 | 170 | 280 | 185 | 250 | 250 |
Kazakhstan | 2,170 | 15 | 0 | 805 | 485 | 500 | 360 |
Kenya | 635 | 190 | 50 | 105 | 45 | 120 | 130 |
Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korea, North Footnote 19 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korea, South Footnote 20 | 3,620 | 250 | 635 | 590 | 645 | 750 | 755 |
Kosovo Footnote 8 | 520 | 10 | 10 | 205 | 120 | 55 | 130 |
Kuwait | 1,525 | 35 | 375 | 565 | 120 | 165 | 265 |
Kyrgyzstan | 600 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 70 | 175 | 295 |
Laos Footnote 22 | 3,365 | 1,600 | 1,375 | 260 | 85 | 35 | 0 |
Latvia | 275 | 110 | 0 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 45 |
Lebanon | 35,770 | 4,490 | 9,815 | 9,090 | 3,660 | 5,090 | 3,625 |
Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liberia | 160 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 0 |
Libya | 510 | 70 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 95 | 170 |
Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 325 | 150 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 10 | 30 |
Luxembourg | 145 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 55 |
Macao Footnote 21 | 155 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Macedonia, Republic of Footnote 9 | 160 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 25 | 40 | 10 |
Madagascar | 2,510 | 330 | 490 | 375 | 320 | 440 | 545 |
Malawi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Malaysia | 540 | 105 | 130 | 115 | 85 | 70 | 30 |
Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mali | 1,205 | 20 | 20 | 200 | 125 | 370 | 470 |
Malta | 40 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martinique | 440 | 110 | 25 | 60 | 45 | 70 | 130 |
Mauritania | 455 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 200 | 110 |
Mauritius | 5,740 | 740 | 840 | 570 | 420 | 1,245 | 1,930 |
Mayotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mexico | 13,080 | 400 | 720 | 1,670 | 2,770 | 4,070 | 3,460 |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moldova Footnote 5 | 8,385 | 10 | 25 | 240 | 800 | 3,740 | 3,565 |
Monaco | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Mongolia | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 100 |
Montenegro | 195 | 50 | 20 | 80 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
Montserrat | 210 | 155 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Morocco | 54,495 | 5,720 | 3,650 | 6,980 | 11,075 | 15,225 | 11,845 |
Mozambique | 170 | 80 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Namibia | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Nauru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepal | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 105 | 70 |
Netherlands | 1,310 | 850 | 80 | 55 | 85 | 130 | 110 |
New Caledonia | 90 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
New Zealand | 225 | 55 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 50 |
Nicaragua | 1,360 | 15 | 520 | 580 | 75 | 85 | 85 |
Niger | 535 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 115 | 145 | 235 |
Nigeria | 1,140 | 50 | 60 | 185 | 115 | 290 | 445 |
Niue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norway | 150 | 80 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
Oman | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Other places of birth Footnote 23 | 105 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Pakistan | 9,515 | 905 | 725 | 2,525 | 2,330 | 1,460 | 1,575 |
Palau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panama | 905 | 20 | 320 | 375 | 55 | 55 | 85 |
Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paraguay | 200 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 65 | 45 |
Peru | 11,905 | 735 | 1,685 | 3,525 | 2,270 | 2,300 | 1,390 |
Philippines | 23,235 | 1,845 | 2,565 | 6,065 | 2,245 | 5,275 | 5,245 |
Pitcairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | 9,380 | 3,040 | 3,620 | 1,925 | 345 | 260 | 195 |
Portugal | 16,460 | 11,390 | 3,395 | 1,125 | 170 | 185 | 185 |
Puerto Rico | 55 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Qatar | 205 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 25 |
Romania | 26,145 | 1,625 | 1,835 | 6,795 | 8,630 | 4,575 | 2,680 |
Russian Federation | 10,290 | 415 | 225 | 3,810 | 2,115 | 1,920 | 1,800 |
Rwanda | 1,725 | 45 | 50 | 370 | 310 | 370 | 585 |
Réunion | 125 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 25 |
Saint Barthélemy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saint Helena Footnote 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 250 | 170 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Saint Lucia | 510 | 140 | 45 | 65 | 45 | 100 | 115 |
Saint Martin (French part) | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 120 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,095 | 795 | 255 | 445 | 415 | 585 | 595 |
Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1,810 | 0 | 275 | 500 | 275 | 325 | 420 |
Senegal | 4,670 | 80 | 140 | 440 | 455 | 1,460 | 2,095 |
Serbia Footnote 10 | 1,320 | 450 | 175 | 430 | 90 | 65 | 105 |
Seychelles | 640 | 10 | 245 | 340 | 35 | 0 | 10 |
Sierra Leone | 165 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 35 |
Singapore | 280 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 30 | 65 | 45 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slovakia | 825 | 455 | 155 | 130 | 25 | 35 | 25 |
Slovenia | 610 | 545 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
Solomon Islands | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Somalia | 480 | 0 | 75 | 255 | 40 | 30 | 75 |
South Africa, Republic of | 670 | 200 | 65 | 105 | 55 | 105 | 140 |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Sudan | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spain | 3,350 | 2,135 | 305 | 165 | 100 | 180 | 470 |
Sri Lanka | 10,620 | 175 | 1,815 | 4,385 | 1,855 | 1,535 | 855 |
Sudan Footnote 13 | 195 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Suriname | 55 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swaziland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sweden | 415 | 130 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 70 |
Switzerland | 2,700 | 1,190 | 285 | 485 | 235 | 245 | 255 |
Syria Footnote 15 | 16,310 | 1,645 | 2,620 | 2,970 | 1,510 | 1,215 | 6,355 |
Taiwan | 2,500 | 155 | 385 | 1,220 | 315 | 305 | 120 |
Tajikistan | 185 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 35 |
Tanzania Footnote 12 | 455 | 115 | 15 | 130 | 80 | 45 | 65 |
Thailand | 1,465 | 155 | 625 | 240 | 110 | 160 | 180 |
Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Togo | 1,800 | 45 | 30 | 200 | 215 | 435 | 870 |
Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3,885 | 2,155 | 700 | 660 | 140 | 120 | 110 |
Tunisia | 12,075 | 745 | 555 | 1,215 | 1,655 | 3,235 | 4,670 |
Turkey | 6,070 | 1,275 | 1,290 | 1,620 | 790 | 585 | 515 |
Turkmenistan | 55 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uganda | 320 | 220 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Ukraine | 7,755 | 585 | 155 | 2,050 | 1,175 | 1,635 | 2,155 |
United Arab Emirates | 1,165 | 10 | 105 | 275 | 280 | 215 | 280 |
United Kingdom Footnote 7 | 10,385 | 6,675 | 1,115 | 695 | 555 | 635 | 715 |
United States Footnote 2 | 17,935 | 5,515 | 1,955 | 2,310 | 1,785 | 3,070 | 3,300 |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uruguay | 1,425 | 560 | 195 | 280 | 235 | 95 | 55 |
Uzbekistan | 925 | 30 | 10 | 260 | 175 | 290 | 165 |
Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Venezuela Footnote 4 | 5,310 | 250 | 320 | 995 | 900 | 1,120 | 1,730 |
Viet Nam | 23,465 | 7,150 | 7,935 | 4,705 | 1,105 | 1,260 | 1,305 |
Virgin Islands, British | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virgin Islands, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wallis and Futuna | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine) Footnote 16 | 1,265 | 160 | 365 | 350 | 160 | 120 | 110 |
Western Sahara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yemen | 175 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 10 | 55 |
Zambia | 115 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
Zimbabwe | 345 | 20 | 10 | 45 | 160 | 50 | 55 |
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