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Counts Rates
Total Men+ Women+ Total Men+ Women+
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,310 100.0 100.0 100.0
Canadian 5,677,205 2,836,675 2,840,530 15.6 15.8 15.4
English 5,322,830 2,600,245 2,722,580 14.7 14.5 14.8
Irish 4,413,120 2,102,610 2,310,505 12.1 11.7 12.6
Scottish 4,392,200 2,131,620 2,260,580 12.1 11.9 12.3
French, n.o.s.122 3,985,945 1,964,695 2,021,250 11.0 11.0 11.0
German 2,955,695 1,449,465 1,506,230 8.1 8.1 8.2
Chinese 1,713,870 806,365 907,500 4.7 4.5 4.9
Italian 1,546,390 774,250 772,140 4.3 4.3 4.2
Indian (India) 1,347,715 691,535 656,185 3.7 3.9 3.6
Ukrainian 1,258,635 612,455 646,175 3.5 3.4 3.5
Dutch 988,585 489,045 499,545 2.7 2.7 2.7
Polish 982,820 472,290 510,525 2.7 2.6 2.8
Québécois 981,635 490,130 491,510 2.7 2.7 2.7
British Isles, n.o.s.123 938,950 462,420 476,530 2.6 2.6 2.6
Filipino 925,490 414,915 510,570 2.5 2.3 2.8
French Canadian 906,315 441,610 464,705 2.5 2.5 2.5
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 691,260 347,080 344,175 1.9 1.9 1.9
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 632,340 304,220 328,120 1.7 1.7 1.8
Métis 560,335 271,985 288,350 1.5 1.5 1.6
European, n.o.s.126 551,910 278,060 273,850 1.5 1.6 1.5
Russian 548,140 260,075 288,065 1.5 1.4 1.6
Norwegian 466,500 224,290 242,210 1.3 1.3 1.3
Welsh 455,720 216,490 239,230 1.3 1.2 1.3
Portuguese 448,305 222,770 225,535 1.2 1.2 1.2
American 353,495 172,240 181,255 1.0 1.0 1.0
Spanish 342,040 160,475 181,570 0.9 0.9 1.0
Swedish 334,505 156,840 177,665 0.9 0.9 1.0
Hungarian 320,150 155,755 164,395 0.9 0.9 0.9
Acadian 305,170 145,500 159,675 0.8 0.8 0.9
Pakistani 303,260 154,435 148,825 0.8 0.9 0.8
African, n.o.s.127 301,955 148,335 153,625 0.8 0.8 0.8
Jewish 282,015 141,530 140,490 0.8 0.8 0.8
Punjabi 279,950 145,620 134,330 0.8 0.8 0.7
Vietnamese 275,530 131,075 144,445 0.8 0.7 0.8
Arab, n.o.s.128 263,710 138,210 125,500 0.7 0.8 0.7
Greek 262,140 132,975 129,160 0.7 0.7 0.7
Jamaican 249,070 119,265 129,805 0.7 0.7 0.7
Asian, n.o.s.129 226,220 107,785 118,435 0.6 0.6 0.6
Cree, n.o.s.130 219,855 105,825 114,030 0.6 0.6 0.6
Korean 217,650 101,805 115,845 0.6 0.6 0.6
Romanian 215,885 103,720 112,165 0.6 0.6 0.6
Lebanese 210,605 107,990 102,615 0.6 0.6 0.6
Iranian 200,465 100,790 99,675 0.6 0.6 0.5
Christian, n.i.e.131 200,340 99,800 100,540 0.6 0.6 0.5
Danish 196,945 96,220 100,725 0.5 0.5 0.5
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 194,840 94,035 100,810 0.5 0.5 0.5
Sikh 194,640 101,255 93,385 0.5 0.6 0.5
Austrian 189,535 92,740 96,800 0.5 0.5 0.5
Belgian 182,175 90,150 92,030 0.5 0.5 0.5
Haitian 178,990 84,510 94,490 0.5 0.5 0.5
Hindu 166,160 87,665 78,495 0.5 0.5 0.4
Mexican 155,495 77,435 78,055 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mennonite 155,095 77,735 77,360 0.4 0.4 0.4
Swiss 145,570 72,015 73,555 0.4 0.4 0.4
Finnish 144,055 69,270 74,785 0.4 0.4 0.4
Sri Lankan 132,410 65,175 67,240 0.4 0.4 0.4
Croatian 130,820 64,915 65,905 0.4 0.4 0.4
Japanese 129,425 56,850 72,580 0.4 0.3 0.4
South Asian, n.o.s.133 120,125 60,575 59,550 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 111,605 53,700 57,905 0.3 0.3 0.3
Northern European, n.o.s.135 110,735 54,730 56,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Muslim 105,620 54,095 51,525 0.3 0.3 0.3
Egyptian 105,245 55,230 50,020 0.3 0.3 0.3
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 104,765 51,375 53,395 0.3 0.3 0.3
Tamil 102,170 51,165 51,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Icelandic 101,990 50,370 51,620 0.3 0.3 0.3
Colombian 100,555 47,995 52,560 0.3 0.3 0.3
Moroccan 99,980 50,835 49,150 0.3 0.3 0.3
Czech 98,925 47,495 51,430 0.3 0.3 0.3
Syrian 98,250 49,385 48,865 0.3 0.3 0.3
Guyanese 97,210 46,270 50,940 0.3 0.3 0.3
Afghan 96,810 48,255 48,550 0.3 0.3 0.3
Black, n.o.s.137 94,585 44,335 50,250 0.3 0.2 0.3
Serbian 93,360 46,945 46,410 0.3 0.3 0.3
Ojibway 92,220 44,610 47,600 0.3 0.2 0.3
Newfoundlander 91,670 45,665 46,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Hong Konger 81,680 39,485 42,195 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ontarian 80,555 39,675 40,880 0.2 0.2 0.2
Persian 80,340 41,415 38,925 0.2 0.2 0.2
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 77,405 37,655 39,750 0.2 0.2 0.2
Turkish 76,745 39,955 36,795 0.2 0.2 0.2
Inuit, n.o.s.138 76,675 37,315 39,365 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bangladeshi 75,425 39,085 36,335 0.2 0.2 0.2
Algerian 73,770 38,035 35,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Brazilian 71,755 34,670 37,085 0.2 0.2 0.2
Nigerian 69,540 34,680 34,860 0.2 0.2 0.2
Armenian 68,850 34,105 34,745 0.2 0.2 0.2
Slovak 68,210 33,475 34,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 66,780 31,525 35,255 0.2 0.2 0.2
Somali 65,555 31,555 33,995 0.2 0.2 0.2
Taiwanese 64,020 29,280 34,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Iraqi 59,300 29,865 29,435 0.2 0.2 0.2
Salvadorean 59,280 29,150 30,130 0.2 0.2 0.2
African Caribbean 59,050 26,385 32,670 0.2 0.1 0.2
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 58,870 27,845 31,025 0.2 0.2 0.2
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 58,840 30,560 28,280 0.2 0.2 0.2
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 57,195 25,715 31,475 0.2 0.1 0.2
Algonquin 56,070 27,025 29,040 0.2 0.2 0.2
West Indian, n.o.s.143 52,085 23,685 28,395 0.1 0.1 0.2
Lithuanian 52,040 24,510 27,530 0.1 0.1 0.1
South African 49,840 24,885 24,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Australian 46,765 24,165 22,595 0.1 0.1 0.1
Palestinian 45,905 23,930 21,975 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chilean 45,685 22,520 23,165 0.1 0.1 0.1
Congolese 45,260 22,000 23,260 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nova Scotian 44,720 21,700 23,025 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ethiopian 42,545 20,675 21,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 42,405 20,105 22,300 0.1 0.1 0.1
Peruvian 42,295 19,925 22,370 0.1 0.1 0.1
Yoruba 42,075 21,740 20,330 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cambodian (Khmer) 41,950 19,835 22,115 0.1 0.1 0.1
Berber 41,700 22,325 19,370 0.1 0.1 0.1
Albanian 41,620 21,050 20,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Maltese 40,670 20,210 20,455 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 39,440 19,500 19,940 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slovenian 38,595 18,785 19,815 0.1 0.1 0.1
Western European, n.o.s.145 38,520 18,935 19,585 0.1 0.1 0.1
New Brunswicker 37,670 18,235 19,435 0.1 0.1 0.1
Gujarati 36,970 19,580 17,385 0.1 0.1 0.1
Eritrean 36,290 18,185 18,110 0.1 0.1 0.1
African Canadian 35,395 17,140 18,250 0.1 0.1 0.1
Israeli 35,345 18,410 16,940 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mohawk 33,330 16,485 16,845 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 33,135 15,355 17,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bulgarian 33,085 16,235 16,850 0.1 0.1 0.1
Albertan 32,575 16,525 16,055 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ghanaian 31,720 15,650 16,065 0.1 0.1 0.1
Barbadian 31,440 15,265 16,175 0.1 0.1 0.1
African American 31,430 15,700 15,730 0.1 0.1 0.1
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 30,565 14,635 15,930 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tunisian 30,465 16,585 13,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slavic, n.o.s.148 30,220 15,225 14,995 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cuban 30,065 14,830 15,235 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bosnian 28,490 14,320 14,170 0.1 0.1 0.1
Venezuelan 28,395 13,220 15,175 0.1 0.1 0.1
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 28,225 13,490 14,735 0.1 0.1 0.1
Latvian 28,140 13,515 14,620 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bengali 26,675 13,830 12,850 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cameroonian 26,535 12,960 13,580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Guatemalan 26,460 13,920 12,540 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 26,330 11,910 14,415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Laotian 25,875 12,500 13,375 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ilocano 25,575 11,860 13,715 0.1 0.1 0.1
Northern Irish 25,200 12,495 12,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Celtic, n.o.s.150 24,420 12,265 12,155 0.1 0.1 0.1
British Columbian 24,325 12,230 12,095 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ecuadorian 24,255 11,510 12,745 0.1 0.1 0.1
Franco Ontarian 24,110 11,540 12,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Argentinian 23,500 11,665 11,840 0.1 0.1 0.1
Estonian 23,455 11,080 12,375 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kurdish 23,130 12,670 10,460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 23,020 11,040 11,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
Jatt 22,785 11,695 11,090 0.1 0.1 0.1
North American, n.o.s.151 22,785 11,680 11,105 0.1 0.1 0.1
Coptic 22,570 11,405 11,165 0.1 0.1 0.1
Thai 22,275 8,525 13,750 0.1 0.0 0.1
Dominican 22,125 10,615 11,510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nepali 21,975 11,215 10,765 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kabyle 20,565 10,595 9,975 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian 19,685 9,730 9,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Igbo 19,305 9,890 9,415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Byelorussian 18,850 9,055 9,795 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dene, n.o.s.152 18,745 9,030 9,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 18,545 8,975 9,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Abenaki 18,420 8,545 9,870 0.1 0.0 0.1
Moldovan 18,190 8,850 9,340 0.1 0.0 0.1
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 17,955 8,625 9,330 0.0 0.0 0.1
New Zealander 17,755 9,275 8,470 0.0 0.1 0.0
Sudanese 17,485 8,825 8,665 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breton 17,465 8,710 8,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pennsylvania Dutch 17,315 7,300 10,020 0.0 0.0 0.1
Malaysian 17,050 7,935 9,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plains Cree 16,570 8,255 8,310 0.0 0.0 0.0
North African, n.o.s.155 16,315 8,565 7,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Huron (Wendat) 15,910 7,715 8,195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saskatchewanian 15,780 7,505 8,280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Buddhist 15,660 7,485 8,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gaspesian 15,650 7,290 8,360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norman 15,340 8,155 7,190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 15,055 7,180 7,875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ivorian 15,010 7,255 7,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteaux 14,265 6,730 7,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 14,260 6,525 7,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burundian 14,110 6,810 7,295 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrinya 13,910 7,435 6,470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nicaraguan 13,840 6,730 7,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mauritian 13,755 7,020 6,730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenyan 13,565 6,510 7,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 13,525 6,610 6,915 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincentian 13,245 5,800 7,445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordanian 13,225 7,055 6,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manitoban 13,095 6,530 6,565 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cape Bretoner 13,065 6,175 6,885 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rwandan 12,890 6,150 6,740 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grenadian 12,890 5,965 6,930 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayali 12,490 6,580 5,910 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean 12,115 6,080 6,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhalese 12,080 5,905 6,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mayan 11,710 5,980 5,730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Honduran 10,920 5,370 5,550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cherokee 10,825 5,080 5,745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 10,750 5,130 5,620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Caribbean 10,490 4,710 5,775 0.0 0.0 0.0
Flemish 10,275 4,950 5,325 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Empire Loyalist 10,015 4,975 5,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Senegalese 9,955 5,115 4,840 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijani 9,915 5,165 4,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sicilian 9,835 5,135 4,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashtun 9,825 5,195 4,625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 9,795 4,725 5,065 0.0 0.0 0.0
Goan 9,700 4,710 4,990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bantu, n.o.s.158 9,455 4,705 4,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 9,350 4,650 4,700 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwean 9,165 4,435 4,725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burmese 9,150 4,385 4,760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mongolian 9,090 4,240 4,850 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azorean 8,970 4,235 4,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 8,400 4,270 4,125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamileke 8,315 4,220 4,090 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Guyanese 8,310 3,765 4,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ugandan 8,285 3,910 4,375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 8,255 4,425 3,830 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tanzanian 8,140 3,945 4,195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yemeni 8,115 3,995 4,130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central African 8,080 3,830 4,250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Libyan 7,945 4,265 3,680 0.0 0.0 0.0
Basque 7,745 4,030 3,710 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguayan 7,660 3,870 3,790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Akan, n.o.s.159 7,640 3,835 3,805 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 7,635 3,690 3,950 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igorot 7,535 3,305 4,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulani 7,480 3,865 3,620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Woodland Cree 7,415 3,615 3,800 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guinean 7,390 3,700 3,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
St. Lucian 7,285 3,340 3,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Prince Edward Islander 7,225 3,355 3,875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maliseet 7,220 3,515 3,705 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beninese 6,810 3,630 3,180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telugu 6,670 3,730 2,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Roma 6,545 3,225 3,320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Costa Rican 6,500 3,265 3,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
African Nova Scotian 6,480 2,945 3,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy 6,255 3,085 3,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 6,165 3,020 3,145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Singaporean 6,060 2,755 3,305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karen 6,050 3,065 2,985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 5,985 2,995 2,995 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tajik 5,980 2,965 3,015 0.0 0.0 0.0
Amhara 5,945 3,010 2,930 0.0 0.0 0.0
Paraguayan 5,925 2,855 3,075 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 25, 2024).

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