Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Number and percentage of the immigrant population, New Brunswick, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Number and percentage of the immigrant population, New Brunswick, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	New Brunswick			Canada
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	730,710	100.0	...	34,460,060	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	692,535	94.8	...	26,412,615	76.6	...
Immigrants	33,810	4.6	100.0	7,540,830	21.9	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	17,250	2.4	51.0	4,343,720	12.6	57.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	2,435	0.3	7.2	928,940	2.7	12.3
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	4,800	0.7	14.2	1,056,090	3.1	14.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	9,325	1.3	27.6	1,212,075	3.5	16.1
Non-permanent residents	4,360	0.6	...	506,625	1.5	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, New Brunswick, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
New Brunswick	730,710	33,810	4.6	9,325	1.3
Moncton	141,525	7,955	5.6	2,840	2.0
Fredericton	100,365	8,255	8.2	2,625	2.6
Saint John	123,520	6,645	5.4	1,995	1.6
Edmundston	22,535	875	3.9	200	0.9
Bathurst	30,260	710	2.3	190	0.6
Campbellton	15,145	325	2.1	85	0.6
Miramichi	27,060	545	2.0	70	0.3

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	28,465	..	7,155	..	33,810	..	9,330	..
Age groups	28,465	100.0	7,150	100.0	33,815	100.0	9,325	100.0
Less than 15 years	2,575	9.0	1,755	24.5	3,340	9.9	2,540	27.2
15 to 24 years	2,520	8.9	1,220	17.1	2,830	8.4	1,275	13.7
25 to 64 years	17,215	60.5	4,090	57.2	20,195	59.7	5,350	57.4
65 years and older	6,160	21.6	85	1.2	7,445	22.0	165	1.8
Median age	47.3	..	30.9	..	47.9	..	31.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	22,660	100.0	9,325	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	13,205	58.3	6,070	65.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	5,115	22.6	2,235	24.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	8,090	35.7	3,830	41.1
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	6,105	26.9	1,245	13.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	3,245	14.3	1,975	21.2
Region of birth1	28,465	100.0	7,150	100.0	33,815	100.0	9,325	100.0
Americas	10,055	35.3	1,485	20.8	9,380	27.7	900	9.7
Europe	10,265	36.1	1,450	20.3	10,985	32.5	1,405	15.1
Africa	1,610	5.7	930	13.0	2,565	7.6	975	10.5
Asia	6,230	21.9	3,275	45.8	10,625	31.4	6,015	64.5
Oceania	170	0.6	0	0.0	225	0.7	40	0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² New Brunswick, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	33,815	100.0	...
United States	7,615	22.5	1
United Kingdom	4,605	13.6	2
China	2,210	6.5	3
Germany	1,620	4.8	4
Korea, South	1,490	4.4	5
Philippines	1,340	4.0	6
Syria	1,230	3.6	7
Netherlands	970	2.9	8
India	820	2.4	9
France	760	2.2	10
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	9,330	100.0	...
China	1,390	14.9	1
Syria	1,145	12.3	2
Philippines	925	9.9	3
Korea, South	600	6.4	4
United States	585	6.3	5
Viet Nam	500	5.4	6
France	300	3.2	7
India	270	2.9	8
Iran	255	2.7	9
Romania	245	2.6	10
United Kingdom	245	2.6	10

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ New Brunswick, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	33,810	100.0	...
Arabic	2,020	6.0	1
Mandarin	1,535	4.5	2
Korean	1,315	3.9	3
Vietnamese	650	1.9	4
Spanish	575	1.7	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	545	1.6	6
German	525	1.6	7
Russian	440	1.3	8
Persian (Farsi)	405	1.2	9
Romanian	345	1.0	10
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	9,330	100.0	...
Arabic	1,605	17.2	1
Mandarin	1,135	12.2	2
Korean	565	6.1	3
Vietnamese	475	5.1	4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	440	4.7	5
Persian (Farsi)	240	2.6	6
Russian	230	2.5	7
Romanian	225	2.4	8
Swahili	145	1.6	9
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	1.3	10
Spanish	120	1.3	10

Population by generation status and median age, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	735,835	100.0	43.2	730,710	100.0	45.2
First generation (born abroad)	33,310	4.5	45.4	41,400	5.7	45.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	43,450	5.9	45.7	43,370	5.9	44.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	7,175	1.0	43.7	7,935	1.1	42.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	36,275	4.9	46.0	35,435	4.8	45.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	659,070	89.6	42.9	645,940	88.4	45.3

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, New Brunswick, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, New Brunswick, 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	735,835	100.0	..	43.2	730,710	100.0	..	45.2
Visible minority population	17,135	2.3	100.0	27.5	24,540	3.4	100.0	28.8
South Asian	2,450	0.3	14.3	32.4	2,535	0.3	10.3	32.6
Chinese	2,535	0.3	14.8	28.7	3,925	0.5	16.0	30.7
Black	4,875	0.7	28.5	22.2	6,995	1.0	28.5	25.0
Filipino	1,100	0.1	6.4	32.4	1,980	0.3	8.1	34.7
Latin American	1,160	0.2	6.8	29.7	1,285	0.2	5.2	34.4
Arab	1,375	0.2	8.0	25.8	2,960	0.4	12.1	24.3
Southeast Asian	725	0.1	4.2	33.2	1,225	0.2	5.0	30.3
West Asian	305	0.0	1.8	42.1	735	0.1	3.0	31.7
Korean	1,855	0.3	10.8	24.4	1,685	0.2	6.9	39.6
Japanese	305	0.0	1.8	26.0	235	0.0	1.0	32.1
Visible minority, n.i.e.	85	0.0	0.5	33.5	300	0.0	1.2	25.8
Multiple visible minorities	355	0.0	2.1	30.8	680	0.1	2.8	28.9
Not a visible minority	718,705	97.7	..	43.7	706,175	96.6	..	45.9

Visible minority population in census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, New Brunswick, ranked by visible minority population, 2016

Geography		Visible minority population
Name of the CMA or CA	Type	Number	% of the total population of the CMA/CA
Moncton	CMA	6,980	4.9
Fredericton	CA	6,560	6.5
Saint John	CMA	5,895	4.8
Bathurst	CA	555	1.8
Edmundston	CA	425	1.9
Miramichi	CA	355	1.3
Campbellton	CA	290	1.9

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more with the highest proportion of visible minorities, New Brunswick, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Fredericton	5,840	10.2
Moncton	5,190	7.4
Saint John	4,555	7.0
Dieppe	1,015	4.1
Quispamsis	620	3.5

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	New Brunswick			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	407,370	55.8	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	168,205	23.0	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
French	163,245	22.3	3	4,670,595	13.6	4

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ New Brunswick and Canada, 2016