Data tables, 2016 Census
Countries of Citizenship (184), Single and Multiple Citizenship Responses (3), Immigrant Status (4), 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
Data table
Countries of citizenship (184) | Single and multiple citizenship responses (3) | ||
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Total - Single and multiple citizenship responsesFootnote 2 | Single citizenship responsesFootnote 3 | Multiple citizenship responsesFootnote 4 | |
Total - Countries of citizenshipFootnote 5 | 3,978,145 | 3,843,510 | 134,640 |
Canada | 3,622,735 | 3,490,570 | 132,165 |
China, People's Republic ofFootnote 6 | 31,660 | 28,150 | 3,510 |
India | 48,140 | 45,530 | 2,605 |
United StatesFootnote 7 | 35,360 | 19,070 | 16,290 |
Philippines | 84,125 | 80,460 | 3,660 |
United Kingdom - British citizenFootnote 8 | 36,585 | 19,280 | 17,300 |
FranceFootnote 9 | 2,770 | 1,250 | 1,520 |
Pakistan | 19,585 | 9,205 | 10,385 |
IranFootnote 10 | 6,855 | 4,115 | 2,745 |
Italy | 4,130 | 1,685 | 2,440 |
Poland | 8,485 | 2,480 | 6,000 |
Germany | 8,850 | 6,905 | 1,940 |
Korea, SouthFootnote 11 | 8,655 | 8,310 | 345 |
Portugal | 2,095 | 960 | 1,135 |
Romania | 4,765 | 1,510 | 3,265 |
Mexico | 10,660 | 8,050 | 2,610 |
Algeria | 1,115 | 330 | 790 |
Lebanon | 6,545 | 2,305 | 4,235 |
Colombia | 6,950 | 3,535 | 3,410 |
Morocco | 1,285 | 665 | 625 |
SyriaFootnote 12 | 4,505 | 3,975 | 525 |
Egypt | 4,465 | 2,595 | 1,870 |
Israel | 2,445 | 1,185 | 1,265 |
Russian Federation | 4,110 | 1,525 | 2,585 |
Jamaica | 3,535 | 2,815 | 720 |
Nigeria | 11,100 | 7,535 | 3,565 |
Iraq | 3,540 | 2,330 | 1,210 |
Taiwan | 2,055 | 1,000 | 1,055 |
Brazil | 2,965 | 1,570 | 1,390 |
Bangladesh | 3,045 | 1,905 | 1,140 |
AustraliaFootnote 13 | 5,755 | 3,075 | 2,680 |
Haiti | 630 | 520 | 110 |
Sri Lanka | 2,405 | 2,165 | 235 |
Viet Nam | 4,760 | 3,950 | 805 |
Japan | 3,290 | 2,650 | 635 |
IrelandFootnote 14 | 4,785 | 3,130 | 1,655 |
NetherlandsFootnote 15 | 4,820 | 3,425 | 1,395 |
Switzerland | 2,485 | 445 | 2,035 |
Afghanistan | 2,045 | 1,325 | 720 |
Ukraine | 3,725 | 3,290 | 435 |
Greece | 930 | 430 | 500 |
Turkey | 1,660 | 900 | 755 |
El Salvador | 2,765 | 1,580 | 1,185 |
Tunisia | 630 | 320 | 310 |
VenezuelaFootnote 16 | 3,605 | 1,870 | 1,735 |
Peru | 1,100 | 535 | 565 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 925 | 505 | 420 |
Hungary | 1,890 | 865 | 1,025 |
SerbiaFootnote 17 | 1,250 | 555 | 695 |
Croatia | 2,035 | 1,140 | 890 |
Guyana | 490 | 225 | 260 |
South Africa, Republic of | 3,270 | 2,000 | 1,265 |
Bulgaria | 975 | 295 | 685 |
Chile | 2,085 | 1,150 | 935 |
Jordan | 1,155 | 580 | 575 |
New ZealandFootnote 18 | 2,355 | 880 | 1,480 |
Cameroon | 1,275 | 1,230 | 35 |
Cuba | 925 | 645 | 285 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,235 | 1,160 | 75 |
Spain | 1,395 | 805 | 585 |
Somalia | 3,465 | 2,915 | 550 |
Argentina | 820 | 320 | 500 |
Belgium | 575 | 300 | 280 |
MoldovaFootnote 19 | 1,185 | 770 | 415 |
Eritrea | 3,775 | 3,460 | 310 |
Ethiopia | 4,270 | 3,925 | 345 |
Czech Republic | 1,160 | 460 | 700 |
Albania | 720 | 385 | 330 |
Mauritius | 715 | 415 | 295 |
Saudi Arabia | 405 | 380 | 25 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 470 | 370 | 100 |
Nepal | 3,030 | 2,905 | 125 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,160 | 445 | 710 |
Thailand | 1,390 | 1,045 | 340 |
Ecuador | 445 | 240 | 210 |
Slovakia | 935 | 320 | 615 |
Guatemala | 750 | 450 | 300 |
Ghana | 1,375 | 1,085 | 290 |
Malaysia | 1,255 | 1,170 | 85 |
Kenya | 1,400 | 1,190 | 205 |
Senegal | 375 | 305 | 70 |
Dominican Republic | 285 | 250 | 35 |
Libya | 840 | 575 | 265 |
Barbados | 365 | 195 | 170 |
Burundi | 480 | 345 | 140 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 230 | 170 | 60 |
Sweden | 660 | 275 | 385 |
Indonesia | 595 | 550 | 45 |
FinlandFootnote 20 | 420 | 150 | 270 |
Austria | 405 | 270 | 130 |
SudanFootnote 21 | 1,090 | 745 | 345 |
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 22 | 420 | 280 | 140 |
Belarus | 435 | 230 | 205 |
Honduras | 455 | 375 | 75 |
DenmarkFootnote 23 | 700 | 510 | 190 |
Rwanda | 585 | 385 | 200 |
Singapore | 615 | 425 | 190 |
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 24 | 260 | 100 | 160 |
Cambodia | 390 | 275 | 115 |
Fiji | 1,200 | 1,085 | 115 |
Saint Lucia | 235 | 205 | 30 |
Bhutan | 520 | 515 | 10 |
Zimbabwe | 1,255 | 1,075 | 180 |
Grenada | 120 | 85 | 35 |
KosovoFootnote 25 | 375 | 205 | 170 |
Uruguay | 210 | 80 | 125 |
Guinea | 210 | 180 | 30 |
Nicaragua | 340 | 155 | 190 |
Kazakhstan | 395 | 340 | 55 |
Burma (Myanmar) | 340 | 310 | 30 |
Costa Rica | 405 | 295 | 115 |
Togo | 85 | 75 | 10 |
Slovenia | 215 | 45 | 170 |
Benin | 45 | 0 | 40 |
Malta | 65 | 40 | 20 |
Yemen | 570 | 440 | 130 |
Paraguay | 140 | 75 | 75 |
Latvia | 345 | 285 | 65 |
Burkina Faso | 80 | 65 | 15 |
Mali | 45 | 30 | 15 |
NorwayFootnote 26 | 280 | 205 | 75 |
TanzaniaFootnote 27 | 485 | 410 | 70 |
United Kingdom - dependencies and otherFootnote 28 | 160 | 60 | 100 |
South Sudan | 960 | 605 | 355 |
Armenia | 100 | 50 | 45 |
BoliviaFootnote 29 | 515 | 270 | 240 |
Uganda | 400 | 340 | 55 |
Lithuania | 395 | 375 | 20 |
Madagascar | 60 | 20 | 40 |
Uzbekistan | 175 | 135 | 40 |
Estonia | 120 | 35 | 90 |
Panama | 90 | 65 | 20 |
Cyprus | 40 | 15 | 25 |
Congo, Republic of the | 95 | 80 | 10 |
Djibouti | 120 | 105 | 15 |
Bahamas | 125 | 85 | 35 |
Mongolia | 435 | 325 | 105 |
Belize | 330 | 160 | 170 |
Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LaosFootnote 30 | 130 | 95 | 40 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 110 | 65 | 45 |
Sierra Leone | 260 | 130 | 130 |
Georgia | 150 | 145 | 0 |
Liberia | 280 | 215 | 65 |
Azerbaijan | 160 | 140 | 20 |
Kyrgyzstan | 85 | 65 | 25 |
Niger | 45 | 40 | 0 |
Dominica | 75 | 45 | 30 |
Zambia | 85 | 80 | 0 |
Angola | 85 | 55 | 25 |
Iceland | 75 | 30 | 50 |
Chad | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Botswana | 175 | 170 | 0 |
Gabon | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Mauritania | 115 | 95 | 20 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 10 | 20 |
Kuwait | 100 | 95 | 10 |
Namibia | 295 | 265 | 30 |
United Arab Emirates | 65 | 50 | 20 |
Montenegro | 30 | 20 | 15 |
Gambia | 85 | 80 | 10 |
Oman | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Seychelles | 30 | 25 | 10 |
Tajikistan | 35 | 20 | 15 |
Bahrain | 65 | 45 | 15 |
Korea, NorthFootnote 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Swaziland | 55 | 45 | 10 |
Luxembourg | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Brunei Darussalam | 150 | 110 | 40 |
Turkmenistan | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Mozambique | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Suriname | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Malawi | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Equatorial Guinea | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Cabo Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Samoa | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Comoros | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Papua New Guinea | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonga | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Guinea-Bissau | 20 | 0 | 15 |
Other countries of citizenship, n.i.e.Footnote 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
StatelessFootnote 33 | 840 | 840 | 0 |
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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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.
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'Total - Single and multiple citizenship responses' includes all citizenship responses, regardless of whether the person reported one citizenship or multiple citizenships.
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
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'Single citizenship responses' includes the citizenship response from persons who reported one citizenship only.
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'Multiple citizenship responses' includes citizenship responses from persons who reported multiple citizenships.
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This is a total population estimate. The sum of the responses in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one citizenship in the Census of Population.
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 6
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Includes responses of 'People's Republic of China,' 'Macao' and 'Hong Kong.' Macao and Hong Kong are special administrative regions of China.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United States. This includes responses such as 'American Samoa,' 'Guam,' 'Northern Mariana Islands,' 'Puerto Rico,' 'United States Minor Outlying Islands,' 'Virgin Islands, United States' and 'American dependency.' The official name of United States is United States of America.
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This includes responses such as 'British,' 'British citizen,' 'Britain,' 'Scotland,' 'Wales,' 'Northern Ireland,' 'Isle of Man,' 'Guernsey,' 'Jersey,' 'Sark' and 'Channel Islands.' The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of France. This includes responses such as 'French Polynesia,' 'French Guiana,' 'Guadeloupe,' 'Martinique,' 'Mayotte,' 'New Caledonia,' 'Réunion,' 'Saint Barthélemy,' 'Saint Martin (French part),' 'Saint Pierre and Miquelon,' 'Wallis and Futuna' and 'French dependency.'
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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.
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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Australia. This includes responses of 'Cocos (Keeling) Islands,' 'Christmas Island' and 'Norfolk Island.'
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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Netherlands. This includes responses such as 'Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba,' 'Aruba,' 'Curaçao' and 'Sint Maarten (Dutch part).'
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The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
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Serbia: excludes response of 'Kosovo.'
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of New Zealand. This includes responses such as 'Cook Islands,' 'Niue' and 'Tokelau.'
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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Finland. This includes responses such as 'Åland Islands.'
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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.
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This includes responses such as 'West Bank,' 'Gaza Strip' and '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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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Denmark. This includes responses such as 'Faroe Islands' and 'Greenland.'
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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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The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Norway. This includes responses such as 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen.'
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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United Kingdom. This includes responses such as 'Anguilla,' 'Bermuda,' 'British Indian Ocean Territory,' 'Cayman Islands,' 'Falkland Islands (Malvinas),' 'Gibraltar,' 'Montserrat,' 'Pitcairn,' 'Saint Helena,' 'Turks and Caicos Islands,' 'British Virgin Islands,' 'British dependency' and 'British Overseas citizenship.' This excludes responses of 'Scotland,' 'Wales,' 'Northern Ireland,' 'Isle of Man,' 'Guernsey,' 'Jersey,' 'Sark' and 'Channel Islands.' The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.
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The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Includes countries such as Andorra, Holy See (Vatican City State), Kiribati, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
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Includes responses of 'Stateless' and 'Western Sahara.'
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016215.
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