Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (272), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Immigrant status and period of immigration (11): Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration
• Age (12): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details citizenship , place of birth , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population in private households in Alberta

Place of birth (272)	Citizenship (5)
	Total - Citizenship^Footnote 2	Canadian citizens^Footnote 3	Canadian citizens only	Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	Not Canadian citizens^Footnote 4
Total - Place of birth^Footnote 5	3,978,145	3,622,735	3,490,575	132,165	355,410
Born in Canada	3,039,650	3,039,585	3,011,935	27,650	60
Born outside Canada	938,495	583,150	478,635	104,515	355,350
Americas	124,150	78,265	54,610	23,655	45,885
North America	41,905	23,935	14,695	9,245	17,965
Greenland	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	10	10	0	0	0
United States^Footnote 6	41,890	23,925	14,680	9,245	17,965
Central America	32,105	20,785	16,570	4,215	11,325
Belize	660	505	385	120	155
Costa Rica	650	350	260	90	300
El Salvador	7,435	5,820	4,665	1,160	1,615
Guatemala	1,865	1,410	1,115	295	455
Honduras	740	355	280	70	385
Mexico	19,260	11,105	8,855	2,250	8,155
Nicaragua	1,300	1,115	925	195	180
Panama	195	120	85	35	75
Caribbean and Bermuda	18,030	12,110	10,155	1,955	5,925
Anguilla	0	0	0	0	0
Antigua and Barbuda	260	200	170	30	55
Aruba	35	35	35	0	10
Bahamas	240	135	105	40	105
Barbados	770	555	435	125	215
Bermuda	255	200	165	35	50
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	10	0	0	0	0
Cayman Islands	105	95	90	10	10
Cuba	1,610	945	665	285	665
Curaçao	45	35	25	10	10
Dominica	160	120	90	25	40
Dominican Republic	490	220	175	40	280
Grenada	420	330	300	25	95
Guadeloupe	20	20	10	10	0
Haiti	1,320	780	660	115	540
Jamaica	7,625	4,765	4,055	715	2,855
Martinique	10	10	10	0	0
Montserrat	35	25	20	0	10
Puerto Rico	125	50	30	20	70
Saint Barthélemy	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	95	75	65	10	10
Saint Lucia	375	190	160	30	185
Saint Martin (French part)	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	495	325	265	60	170
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0	0	0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago	3,505	2,975	2,600	370	530
Turks and Caicos Islands	10	0	0	0	10
Virgin Islands, British	10	10	10	0	0
Virgin Islands, United States	15	10	0	0	10
South America	32,105	21,440	13,195	8,240	10,670
Argentina	1,505	1,120	665	450	390
Bolivia^Footnote 7	1,405	1,105	905	195	300
Brazil	3,325	1,560	740	815	1,765
Chile	4,560	3,385	2,540	845	1,175
Colombia	10,225	6,545	3,320	3,230	3,680
Ecuador	675	430	240	195	245
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0	0	0	0	0
French Guiana	0	0	0	0	0
Guyana	2,620	2,350	2,075	275	265
Paraguay	430	365	305	65	65
Peru	2,050	1,475	980	495	575
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Suriname	85	45	50	10	30
Uruguay	380	270	170	100	110
Venezuela^Footnote 8	4,845	2,780	1,205	1,580	2,065
Europe	208,350	153,510	117,770	35,740	54,840
Western Europe	46,215	34,090	30,215	3,880	12,120
Austria	1,590	1,320	1,235	85	270
Belgium	1,150	865	720	145	285
France	3,495	2,255	1,560	695	1,240
Germany	22,880	16,235	15,050	1,185	6,640
Liechtenstein	10	10	10	0	0
Luxembourg	75	45	45	0	30
Monaco	10	0	0	10	0
Netherlands	14,615	11,445	10,765	680	3,165
Switzerland	2,390	1,915	830	1,085	480
Eastern Europe	56,940	43,450	29,505	13,945	13,490
Belarus	1,110	875	645	230	230
Bulgaria	1,455	1,145	550	590	310
Czech Republic	2,600	2,110	1,525	585	495
Estonia	200	160	140	20	35
Hungary	3,975	3,225	2,535	690	755
Latvia	615	340	295	50	275
Lithuania	710	325	315	10	385
Moldova^Footnote 9	1,785	925	600	330	860
Poland	17,585	15,030	9,835	5,195	2,555
Romania	8,045	6,405	3,385	3,015	1,645
Russian Federation	7,780	5,655	3,540	2,115	2,125
Slovakia	1,975	1,635	1,170	465	340
Ukraine	9,095	5,615	4,955	655	3,480
Northern Europe	74,325	51,710	38,615	13,100	22,610
Åland Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Denmark	2,365	1,870	1,750	115	495
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	605	445	310	140	160
Guernsey	35	20	0	10	10
Iceland	90	65	35	25	25
Ireland^Footnote 10	5,275	2,385	1,660	725	2,890
Isle of Man	45	25	15	10	20
Jersey	45	30	25	10	10
Norway	700	475	420	55	230
Sark	0	0	0	0	0
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	820	510	305	210	310
United Kingdom^Footnote 11	64,345	45,885	34,085	11,800	18,460
Southern Europe	30,865	24,255	19,440	4,815	6,615
Albania	1,170	785	495	290	385
Andorra	0	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4,650	4,095	3,295	800	555
Croatia	3,635	2,550	1,995	555	1,080
Gibraltar	20	15	10	10	0
Greece	2,205	1,795	1,440	355	410
Holy See (Vatican City State)	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	8,560	7,025	5,995	1,030	1,530
Kosovo^Footnote 12	1,015	765	620	145	250
Macedonia, Republic of^Footnote 13	505	405	260	145	110
Malta	190	145	135	10	45
Montenegro	135	115	105	10	25
Portugal	4,365	3,505	2,830	675	860
San Marino	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia^Footnote 14	2,435	1,865	1,365	500	570
Slovenia	690	630	505	120	60
Spain	1,300	565	390	180	735
Africa	96,315	59,625	48,640	10,980	36,690
Western Africa	21,750	11,325	7,875	3,445	10,425
Benin	100	75	45	30	15
Burkina Faso	85	25	15	10	60
Cabo Verde	0	0	0	0	0
Côte d'Ivoire	840	430	355	80	405
Gambia	150	50	30	20	100
Ghana	3,535	2,420	2,120	295	1,115
Guinea	345	180	155	20	170
Guinea-Bissau	25	15	0	10	10
Liberia	900	695	625	65	205
Mali	65	40	35	10	25
Mauritania	170	80	70	10	90
Niger	110	65	65	10	45
Nigeria	13,855	6,235	3,535	2,700	7,620
Saint Helena^Footnote 15	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	595	280	220	60	310
Sierra Leone	830	655	540	115	175
Togo	145	65	60	10	70
Eastern Africa	46,050	30,695	27,710	2,990	15,350
Burundi	925	560	435	130	360
Comoros	25	25	20	10	0
Djibouti	305	185	170	15	125
Eritrea	5,025	2,225	1,935	290	2,800
Ethiopia	10,975	6,755	6,400	355	4,225
Kenya	5,400	3,895	3,570	320	1,510
Madagascar	95	70	35	40	25
Malawi	165	105	75	20	65
Mauritius	1,130	705	405	305	425
Mayotte	0	0	0	0	0
Mozambique	70	40	35	0	25
Réunion	10	0	0	0	10
Rwanda	750	460	330	135	290
Seychelles	50	35	25	0	15
Somalia	7,305	4,600	4,095	505	2,705
South Sudan	2,845	2,270	1,940	335	570
Tanzania^Footnote 16	4,660	4,220	4,070	150	440
Uganda	2,395	1,905	1,800	115	485
Zambia	605	455	410	45	150
Zimbabwe	3,310	2,185	1,965	220	1,125
Northern Africa	13,835	8,475	5,365	3,115	5,360
Algeria	1,390	1,050	565	490	340
Egypt	5,690	3,385	1,935	1,445	2,310
Libya	1,525	855	610	245	670
Morocco	1,810	1,125	650	475	680
Sudan^Footnote 17	2,705	1,665	1,430	230	1,045
Tunisia	715	395	170	225	320
Western Sahara	0	0	0	0	0
Central Africa	5,735	3,140	2,925	215	2,600
Angola	255	190	165	30	65
Cameroon	2,020	770	750	20	1,245
Central African Republic	15	0	10	0	10
Chad	115	95	85	10	20
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	3,110	1,945	1,825	120	1,160
Congo, Republic of the	165	100	85	15	65
Equatorial Guinea	35	25	15	15	10
Gabon	20	0	0	0	20
Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Africa	8,940	5,985	4,765	1,220	2,955
Botswana	275	85	85	0	185
Lesotho	15	10	10	0	10
Namibia	520	215	165	50	310
South Africa, Republic of	8,035	5,635	4,480	1,155	2,395
Swaziland	100	45	30	10	60
Asia	497,035	284,040	251,890	32,150	212,995
West Central Asia and the Middle East	56,285	35,070	25,475	9,595	21,210
Afghanistan	5,310	4,010	3,405	610	1,295
Armenia	160	120	80	35	45
Azerbaijan	430	250	200	55	180
Bahrain	265	205	175	30	65
Cyprus	90	65	35	30	30
Georgia	230	80	75	10	150
Iran^Footnote 18	9,755	5,660	3,340	2,320	4,090
Iraq	6,045	3,850	2,755	1,090	2,195
Israel	1,785	940	485	460	845
Jordan	1,460	890	580	310	565
Kazakhstan	1,690	1,060	980	75	630
Kuwait	1,605	1,060	865	195	550
Kyrgyzstan	450	355	330	25	95
Lebanon	10,985	8,640	6,260	2,380	2,340
Oman	190	145	120	25	40
Qatar	545	335	270	70	210
Saudi Arabia	2,925	1,610	1,305	305	1,315
Syria^Footnote 19	5,185	1,375	885	490	3,810
Tajikistan	130	110	75	35	20
Turkey	2,515	1,590	1,030	555	930
Turkmenistan	100	55	45	0	45
United Arab Emirates	2,480	1,535	1,315	220	945
Uzbekistan	530	295	230	65	235
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)^Footnote 20	800	570	445	125	230
Yemen	635	265	185	85	370
Eastern Asia	111,900	71,090	66,040	5,045	40,815
China^Footnote 21	65,875	39,280	38,250	1,030	26,595
Hong Kong^Footnote 22	19,845	18,000	15,485	2,505	1,840
Japan	4,035	1,390	1,165	225	2,650
Korea, North^Footnote 23	45	45	45	10	0
Korea, South^Footnote 24	17,115	8,760	8,550	210	8,350
Macao^Footnote 25	430	385	335	50	45
Mongolia	685	350	265	90	330
Taiwan	3,875	2,880	1,945	935	990
Southeast Asia	185,075	96,260	90,985	5,275	88,815
Brunei Darussalam	2,020	1,850	1,790	60	165
Burma (Myanmar)	1,095	730	695	30	365
Cambodia	2,780	2,470	2,335	135	310
Indonesia	1,765	1,110	1,050	65	655
Laos^Footnote 26	1,375	1,270	1,235	40	105
Malaysia	4,610	3,390	3,275	110	1,225
Philippines	138,800	58,530	55,020	3,510	80,270
Singapore	1,805	1,370	1,155	215	435
Thailand	2,695	1,545	1,265	285	1,155
Timor-Leste	15	15	15	0	0
Viet Nam	28,110	23,980	23,155	825	4,125
Southern Asia	143,775	81,625	69,385	12,235	62,155
Bangladesh	5,515	3,655	2,575	1,085	1,860
Bhutan	940	410	405	0	535
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	0	0	0
India	98,930	53,195	50,360	2,830	45,735
Maldives	0	0	0	0	0
Nepal	4,170	1,190	1,085	110	2,975
Pakistan	29,095	20,225	12,260	7,965	8,875
Sri Lanka	5,120	2,945	2,695	250	2,175
Oceania	12,625	7,700	5,715	1,985	4,925
American Samoa	10	10	0	0	0
Australia	5,260	2,340	1,235	1,105	2,915
Christmas Island	0	0	0	0	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Cook Islands	10	0	0	0	0
Fiji	4,805	3,695	3,580	115	1,110
French Polynesia	15	10	10	10	0
Guam	10	0	0	0	0
Kiribati	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	10	0	0	0	10
Micronesia, Federated States of	0	0	0	0	0
Nauru	0	10	0	0	0
New Caledonia	15	10	0	0	10
New Zealand	2,265	1,460	745	710	810
Niue	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk Island	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	45	30	0	30	15
Palau	0	0	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	110	80	75	10	30
Pitcairn	0	0	0	0	0
Samoa	45	35	30	10	10
Solomon Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Tokelau	0	0	0	0	0
Tonga	35	20	15	0	10
Tuvalu	0	0	0	0	0
United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Vanuatu	15	15	15	0	0
Wallis and Futuna	0	0	0	0	0
Other places of birth^Footnote 27	25	10	10	0	15

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration 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.

Footnote 2

For more information on citizenship 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.

Footnote 3

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

Footnote 4

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

Footnote 5

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.

Footnote 6

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

Footnote 7

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

Footnote 8

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Footnote 9

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

Footnote 10

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

Footnote 11

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).

Footnote 12

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

Footnote 13

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

Footnote 14

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

Footnote 15

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

Footnote 16

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

Footnote 17

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

Footnote 18

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

Footnote 19

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

Footnote 20

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.

Footnote 21

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

Footnote 22

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

Footnote 23

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

Footnote 24

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

Footnote 25

The full name of Macao is Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

Footnote 26

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Footnote 27

Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016184.