Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

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

Data table

Geography

Age

Sex


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

Total - Ethnic origin ^{Footnote 1}	13,242,160	7,534,640	5,707,520
Canadian	3,109,770	1,330,280	1,779,485
English	2,808,810	510,985	2,297,820
Scottish	2,107,290	216,095	1,891,200
Irish	2,095,465	198,930	1,896,535
French	1,349,255	147,055	1,202,205
German	1,189,670	186,780	1,002,890
Italian	931,805	453,205	478,605
Chinese	849,340	698,420	150,920
East Indian	774,495	602,005	172,495
Dutch	527,750	155,585	372,165
Polish	523,490	166,840	356,650
First Nations (North American Indian)	385,505	89,170	296,335
Ukrainian	376,440	79,900	296,540
Filipino	337,760	255,710	82,050
Portuguese	324,930	191,740	133,190
British Isles origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 3}	323,180	70,960	252,225
Jamaican	257,055	140,265	116,800
Russian	220,850	53,175	167,675
Welsh	198,470	11,020	187,460
Spanish	171,145	32,070	139,075
Hungarian	163,500	44,995	118,505
Pakistani	149,060	107,675	41,390
Greek	148,555	78,120	70,430
American	140,165	10,700	129,465
Métis	137,485	12,925	124,560
Sri Lankan	124,270	92,530	31,740
Iranian	117,060	94,550	22,515
Vietnamese	107,640	73,755	33,885
Other African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 20}	103,560	32,775	70,790
Romanian	98,235	42,520	55,715
Korean	93,425	83,640	9,785
Lebanese	86,245	49,380	36,865
Croatian	82,220	36,940	45,280
Jewish	77,285	23,285	53,995
Finnish	76,755	15,575	61,180
Guyanese	73,360	27,805	45,560
Austrian	72,475	8,065	64,415
Swedish	71,035	4,375	66,660
Serbian	66,835	37,870	28,970
Swiss	59,835	10,015	49,825
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	59,560	18,850	40,710
Norwegian	59,335	3,420	55,910
South Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 23}	58,710	43,415	15,290
Belgian	57,890	9,825	48,065
West Indian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 12}	56,865	26,060	30,805
Punjabi	55,455	32,905	22,550
Afghan	54,535	45,290	9,240
Danish	53,550	8,110	45,445
Egyptian	52,840	36,230	16,615
Iraqi	50,455	39,260	11,195
Arab, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 21}	44,705	27,130	17,570
Mexican	43,120	18,165	24,950
Tamil	42,760	19,485	23,270
Czech	42,345	10,925	31,420
Japanese	41,625	18,835	22,785
Somali	41,000	36,050	4,950
Colombian	40,825	28,205	12,620
Slovak	40,530	12,235	28,300
Macedonian	39,445	17,175	22,265
Maltese	35,255	11,760	23,495
Lithuanian	35,105	7,450	27,650
Turk	34,165	16,765	17,400
Syrian	31,440	17,685	13,750
Armenian	29,675	16,230	13,445
Bangladeshi	29,190	24,825	4,370
Palestinian	28,485	16,505	11,975
Salvadorean	27,600	16,785	10,810
Barbadian	26,630	8,360	18,270
Nigerian	26,560	19,435	7,125
Slovenian	26,485	9,485	17,000
Albanian	25,980	21,125	4,855
Ghanaian	24,845	19,530	5,315
Other European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 11}	23,290	10,740	12,550
Ethiopian	22,560	17,450	5,115
Ecuadorian	20,385	11,945	8,435
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 8}	20,245	4,955	15,290
South African	19,760	3,635	16,130
Brazilian	18,390	5,390	13,000
Latvian	18,100	4,930	13,165
Haitian	17,715	12,085	5,630
Black, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 19}	17,385	3,335	14,050
Israeli	17,080	3,995	13,085
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 13}	16,965	6,205	10,765
Bulgarian	16,755	9,175	7,575
Acadian	16,585	1,420	15,160
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 22}	16,270	8,895	7,375
Bengali	15,235	12,270	2,970
Estonian	15,075	4,480	10,595
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 6}	14,810	2,255	12,555
Peruvian	14,785	6,565	8,220
Grenadian	14,695	6,360	8,330
Bosnian	14,680	8,325	6,355
Cambodian (Khmer)	14,655	8,485	6,170
Chilean	14,625	6,220	8,400
Cuban	14,490	4,460	10,025
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 14}	14,100	6,645	7,455
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 25}	13,425	9,765	3,665
Australian	13,310	1,190	12,125
Icelandic	13,215	820	12,395
Northern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 5}	12,535	945	11,590
Moroccan	12,305	4,915	7,390
Vincentian/Grenadinian	12,155	4,800	7,355
Assyrian	12,070	8,175	3,900
Eritrean	11,865	9,655	2,215
Venezuelan	11,745	3,850	7,895
Byelorussian	11,690	3,140	8,555
Argentinian	11,465	2,600	8,860
Newfoundlander	10,850	1,765	9,085
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	10,795	850	9,945
Congolese	10,425	8,040	2,385
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 7}	10,335	3,160	7,170
Taiwanese	10,065	6,090	3,975
Guatemalan	10,040	5,290	4,750
Laotian	9,875	5,180	4,695
Jordanian	9,655	5,395	4,260
Indonesian	9,325	2,115	7,205
Kurd	9,210	5,905	3,305
Dominican	9,180	3,880	5,300
Sudanese	8,975	6,580	2,395
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 18}	8,470	3,350	5,125
Nepali	8,150	6,460	1,685
Malaysian	7,310	1,000	6,315
St. Lucian	7,170	3,405	3,770
Nicaraguan	7,100	3,455	3,650
Inuit	6,870	1,215	5,650
Thai	6,865	2,490	4,375
Tibetan	6,365	5,650	715
Gujarati	5,915	3,885	2,030
Kenyan	5,860	2,745	3,120
Hispanic	5,805	3,215	2,590
Québécois	5,390	1,155	4,230
Sinhalese	5,195	3,030	2,160
Goan	4,770	1,755	3,010
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 15}	4,745	2,230	2,510
Cameroonian	4,700	3,770	925
Burmese	4,420	1,980	2,440
Cypriot	4,405	1,075	3,325
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 24}	4,380	3,010	1,365
New Zealander	4,250	385	3,870
Yemeni	4,220	1,850	2,370
Uruguayan	4,200	1,235	2,965
Sicilian	4,195	885	3,305
Azerbaijani	4,105	1,565	2,535
Algerian	4,070	2,280	1,790
Yoruba	4,055	2,820	1,235
Flemish	4,005	710	3,295
Moldovan	3,905	1,250	2,650
Libyan	3,780	2,795	985
Saudi Arabian	3,660	2,145	1,515
Mauritian	3,600	1,285	2,320
Zimbabwean	3,425	2,150	1,280
Honduran	3,360	1,470	1,890
Antiguan	3,275	935	2,335
Rwandan	3,210	2,400	810
Burundian	3,110	2,470	640
Pashtun	3,010	1,275	1,735
Ugandan	2,950	1,765	1,185
Mongolian	2,935	795	2,140
Georgian	2,815	1,380	1,435
Costa Rican	2,785	1,060	1,730
Frisian	2,705	500	2,205
Tanzanian	2,615	1,070	1,545
Montenegrin	2,545	520	2,030
Maya	2,500	390	2,105
Panamanian	2,480	455	2,020
Manx	2,445	125	2,325
Uzbek	2,395	975	1,420
Coptic	2,310	1,025	1,285
Bahamian	2,305	485	1,820
Carib	2,295	70	2,225
Roma (Gypsy)	2,295	475	1,820
Tunisian	2,295	955	1,340
Kittitian/Nevisian	2,260	590	1,675
Ontarian	2,165	725	1,435
Tatar	2,140	360	1,780
Slavic, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 10}	2,065	740	1,325
Bermudan	2,010	215	1,795
Ibo	1,940	1,260	680
Bolivian	1,890	735	1,150
Tajik	1,850	715	1,130
Berber	1,845	725	1,125
Kashmiri	1,795	630	1,165
North African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 16}	1,755	630	1,125
Karen	1,645	1,425	220
Angolan	1,630	620	1,015
Fijian	1,610	420	1,190
Basque	1,585	85	1,505
Kuwaiti	1,510	730	780
Puerto Rican	1,500	215	1,285
Nova Scotian	1,485	260	1,230
Bhutanese	1,445	865	580
Ivorian	1,350	850	495
Kazakh	1,325	615	715
Kosovar	1,305	725	575
Oromo	1,295	895	400
Singaporean	1,260	220	1,040
Alsatian	1,240	105	1,135
Ashanti	1,205	605	600
Sierra Leonean	1,175	680	495
Channel Islander	1,120	70	1,055
Guinean	1,105	580	525
Western European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 4}	1,090	305	790
Arawak	1,055	50	1,005
Djiboutian	1,040	555	485
Edo	1,025	675	350
Senegalese	1,000	515	480
Akan	965	545	420
Southern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 9}	965	205	760
Luxembourger	915	125	790
Bantu, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 17}	875	520	350
Belizean	805	95	710
Zambian	805	440	360
Liberian	770	425	350
Tigrian	770	495	275
Uighur	755	490	265
Cornish	750	50	705
Amhara	720	340	380
Turkmen	700	225	475
Hazara	680	265	420
Other North American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 2}	675	220	455
Togolese	665	315	355
Chadian	645	475	170
Hmong	645	450	195
Gambian	630	435	195
Montserratan	625	105	520
Paraguayan	600	105	490
Afrikaner	565	60	500
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 27}	555	115	440
Beninese	550	230	320
Malian	495	225	265
Maori	485	35	450
Harari	475	240	235
Hawaiian	470	15	455
Bavarian	450	25	425
Zulu	440	135	305
Malagasy	430	240	185
Burkinabe	415	265	155
Malinké	345	180	165
Seychellois	345	115	235
Kyrgyz	340	175	165
New Brunswicker	320	55	265
Breton	290	45	250
Catalan	290	35	250
Maure	285	30	255
Polynesian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 26}	275	20	255
Samoan	225	0	215
Dinka	210	125	85
Corsican	205	0	205
Martinican	195	0	195
Ewe	180	80	95
Gabonese	165	35	130
Peulh	135	45	85
Wolof	80	40	45
Guadeloupean	70	0	65

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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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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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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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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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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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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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