Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (25 to 54), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data ^{Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin}

Data table

Age

Sex


Ethnic origins	Total responses ^{Footnote 28}	Single responses ^{Footnote 29}	Multiple responses ^{Footnote 30}

Total - Ethnic origin ^{Footnote 1}	14,076,325	8,386,815	5,689,510
Canadian	4,342,820	2,450,260	1,892,560
English	2,361,685	353,595	2,008,085
Scottish	1,853,445	174,520	1,678,920
French	1,827,845	376,295	1,451,550
Irish	1,810,200	184,370	1,625,830
German	1,298,160	205,770	1,092,390
Chinese	776,810	655,415	121,400
East Indian	627,015	515,725	111,285
Italian	624,980	285,075	339,900
First Nations (North American Indian)	609,820	206,565	403,255
Ukrainian	547,310	98,330	448,980
Polish	431,840	102,395	329,445
Dutch	423,545	114,675	308,870
Filipino	404,365	339,640	64,725
British Isles origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 3}	270,955	54,355	216,605
Russian	255,815	52,650	203,165
Métis	243,890	38,590	205,305
Portuguese	199,445	128,310	71,130
Welsh	182,285	9,765	172,520
Norwegian	178,385	12,370	166,010
Spanish	178,350	35,035	143,320
American	137,810	11,440	126,365
Hungarian	136,500	30,485	106,015
Swedish	130,990	7,255	123,730
Jamaican	121,085	75,065	46,020
Iranian	109,380	95,300	14,075
Greek	105,525	61,440	44,080
Romanian	104,570	49,005	55,565
Vietnamese	103,870	76,735	27,140
Pakistani	93,605	69,960	23,645
Korean	92,800	88,935	3,865
Lebanese	90,735	59,105	31,625
Other African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 20}	89,210	36,105	53,105
Québécois	81,415	51,590	29,825
Austrian	79,100	5,610	73,490
Danish	78,265	9,145	69,115
Belgian	72,505	12,400	60,105
Haitian	68,860	57,130	11,735
Sri Lankan	67,695	52,070	15,625
Mexican	58,110	31,960	26,150
Swiss	56,060	9,215	46,845
Finnish	55,400	8,830	46,570
Jewish	54,535	13,185	41,345
Croatian	53,745	23,990	29,755
Punjabi	52,110	31,455	20,655
Acadian	50,935	10,085	40,850
Japanese	50,025	28,595	21,430
Arab, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 21}	49,540	34,160	15,380
Moroccan	47,360	36,835	10,520
Colombian	45,615	36,470	9,150
Serbian	42,120	24,560	17,565
Egyptian	42,030	28,455	13,575
Czech	41,430	9,075	32,360
Icelandic	39,530	2,840	36,690
Afghan	35,985	31,230	4,750
South Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 23}	35,940	26,400	9,540
Guyanese	35,805	15,760	20,045
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	32,795	12,575	20,215
Algerian	31,385	24,300	7,090
Other European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 11}	31,110	16,720	14,395
Syrian	30,565	17,760	12,810
Iraqi	30,230	24,020	6,210
Inuit	29,770	16,890	12,885
West Indian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 12}	29,540	14,235	15,310
Turk	29,280	15,410	13,870
Slovak	27,775	7,580	20,190
Salvadorean	27,220	21,055	6,170
Armenian	25,755	14,405	11,350
Bangladeshi	23,095	20,235	2,855
Somali	22,800	20,895	1,900
Northern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 5}	22,695	2,375	20,320
Nigerian	22,160	17,990	4,160
Lithuanian	22,125	3,575	18,550
Tamil	21,385	9,665	11,725
Ethiopian	20,900	17,515	3,385
Brazilian	19,010	7,060	11,945
Berber	18,515	11,950	6,560
Palestinian	18,375	11,085	7,290
Australian	18,175	2,750	15,420
Peruvian	18,020	10,615	7,410
Chilean	17,780	9,625	8,150
Taiwanese	17,240	12,000	5,235
Macedonian	17,100	7,865	9,240
South African	17,075	3,985	13,085
Cambodian (Khmer)	17,050	10,700	6,355
Bulgarian	16,965	10,940	6,025
Albanian	16,540	13,840	2,700
Maltese	16,255	5,035	11,220
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 6}	15,610	1,575	14,030
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 8}	15,575	3,415	12,165
Slovenian	15,140	5,090	10,050
Congolese	15,110	12,735	2,380
Barbadian	14,545	5,050	9,495
Ghanaian	14,465	11,865	2,605
Cuban	13,525	6,435	7,095
Tunisian	13,095	10,070	3,020
Venezuelan	13,040	5,920	7,120
Bosnian	12,620	7,865	4,760
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 14}	12,580	7,395	5,180
Eritrean	12,190	10,455	1,735
Black, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 19}	12,030	2,390	9,635
Israeli	11,850	2,635	9,215
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 13}	11,780	4,405	7,370
Cameroonian	11,640	10,635	1,005
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 22}	11,510	6,355	5,155
Latvian	11,465	1,875	9,585
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 25}	11,000	7,955	3,050
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	10,895	1,025	9,865
Laotian	10,865	7,125	3,740
Guatemalan	10,820	7,535	3,290
Bengali	10,815	8,960	1,855
Ecuadorian	10,400	7,040	3,355
Thai	9,480	5,030	4,450
Indonesian	9,410	2,830	6,580
Byelorussian	9,335	2,465	6,870
Nepali	9,220	7,700	1,520
Estonian	9,120	1,630	7,485
Dominican	9,075	5,420	3,655
Newfoundlander	9,060	2,145	6,915
Fijian	8,725	4,070	4,650
Argentinian	8,455	1,975	6,480
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 18}	8,340	3,930	4,410
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 7}	8,095	2,450	5,645
Malaysian	7,920	1,250	6,675
Moldovan	7,900	4,180	3,720
Sudanese	7,690	6,305	1,385
Kurd	7,650	5,205	2,450
Grenadian	7,125	3,840	3,285
Vincentian/Grenadinian	7,120	3,990	3,130
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 15}	6,720	3,780	2,935
New Zealander	6,660	825	5,830
Assyrian	6,165	4,090	2,080
Jordanian	6,075	3,605	2,470
Nicaraguan	5,365	3,665	1,700
Ivorian	5,120	4,125	1,000
Senegalese	5,050	3,800	1,250
Kenyan	5,010	2,940	2,070
Breton	4,835	1,285	3,550
Rwandan	4,830	4,030	795
Hispanic	4,765	3,010	1,755
Burundian	4,685	4,170	515
Mauritian	4,475	1,815	2,655
Tibetan	4,450	4,055	395
Yoruba	4,315	3,270	1,045
Honduran	4,205	2,715	1,490
Gujarati	4,190	2,740	1,450
Flemish	4,160	380	3,785
Burmese	4,105	2,320	1,785
Zimbabwean	3,865	2,660	1,205
St. Lucian	3,850	2,375	1,475
Mongolian	3,570	1,390	2,180
Azerbaijani	3,185	1,210	1,975
North African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 16}	3,185	1,525	1,660
Sinhalese	3,180	1,955	1,225
Guinean	3,150	2,285	860
Libyan	3,135	2,405	740
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 24}	3,115	2,000	1,115
Basque	3,045	335	2,710
Saudi Arabian	3,015	1,925	1,095
Sicilian	2,910	530	2,380
Maya	2,875	605	2,265
Uruguayan	2,660	930	1,730
Yemeni	2,660	1,355	1,305
Ugandan	2,575	1,745	835
Costa Rican	2,520	1,400	1,125
Togolese	2,490	1,770	720
Beninese	2,395	1,515	880
Tatar	2,355	540	1,810
Ibo	2,290	1,555	735
Roma (Gypsy)	2,270	375	1,895
Georgian	2,255	995	1,260
Goan	2,235	835	1,395
Cypriot	2,225	570	1,655
Manx	2,175	100	2,075
Malagasy	2,170	1,180	985
Bolivian	2,060	1,050	1,015
Tanzanian	2,000	910	1,090
Pashtun	1,985	945	1,035
Slavic, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 10}	1,975	610	1,370
Panamanian	1,945	620	1,330
Malian	1,875	1,165	710
Montenegrin	1,845	435	1,415
Antiguan	1,770	585	1,190
Paraguayan	1,765	355	1,410
Uzbek	1,765	895	870
Bantu, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 17}	1,745	1,010	735
Karen	1,685	1,435	250
Bhutanese	1,615	1,105	505
Frisian	1,575	215	1,355
Bahamian	1,535	420	1,115
Ontarian	1,505	380	1,125
Nova Scotian	1,495	340	1,160
Oromo	1,490	1,125	365
Burkinabe	1,475	1,135	340
Western European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 4}	1,460	475	985
Kazakh	1,435	735	700
Coptic	1,425	605	815
Luxembourger	1,405	140	1,260
Kashmiri	1,390	465	930
Puerto Rican	1,380	285	1,100
Singaporean	1,360	255	1,105
Angolan	1,300	605	690
Carib	1,300	75	1,225
Kosovar	1,295	815	485
Hawaiian	1,260	50	1,215
Tajik	1,245	555	690
Kittitian/Nevisian	1,225	400	825
Bermudan	1,180	120	1,065
Sierra Leonean	1,130	825	300
Channel Islander	1,105	100	1,005
Peulh	1,095	670	425
Tigrian	1,085	740	345
Southern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 9}	1,025	220	800
Maori	1,020	90	935
Liberian	985	725	260
Martinican	960	240	720
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 27}	955	230	730
Kuwaiti	945	465	485
Alsatian	900	145	760
Akan	890	605	290
Edo	875	585	290
Zambian	850	580	270
Afrikaner	845	165	680
Amhara	810	420	390
Corsican	805	80	730
Other North American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 2}	740	295	445
Cornish	725	45	680
Arawak	710	25	690
Hazara	695	275	420
Polynesian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 26}	695	80	610
Uighur	695	460	235
Chadian	680	515	165
New Brunswicker	655	215	440
Ashanti	645	325	325
Belizean	645	155	495
Gabonese	635	380	260
Djiboutian	620	430	190
Catalan	590	130	455
Guadeloupean	545	155	390
Seychellois	530	330	195
Maure	510	210	305
Wolof	480	280	200
Kyrgyz	475	305	170
Samoan	465	55	415
Turkmen	460	190	270
Malinké	445	270	180
Zulu	440	155	285
Ewe	385	175	215
Dinka	380	270	110
Hmong	380	315	60
Montserratan	355	95	265
Gambian	345	245	100
Bavarian	260	15	245
Harari	245	145	110

Note(s):

Note(s): 1

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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Note(s): 2

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Note(s): 3

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Note(s): 4

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Note(s): 5

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Note(s): 6

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 7

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Note(s): 8

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 9

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Note(s): 10

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 11

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Note(s): 12

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 13

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Note(s): 14

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Note(s): 15

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Note(s): 16

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Note(s): 17

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 18

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Note(s): 19

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 20

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Note(s): 21

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 22

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Note(s): 23

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Note(s): 24

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Note(s): 25

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Note(s): 26

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 27

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Note(s): 28

Total ethnic origin responses are the sum of single and multiple responses for each ethnic origin. Total response counts indicate the number of persons who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all ethnic origin responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Note(s): 29

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides one ethnic origin only.

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Note(s): 30

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides two or more ethnic origins.

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