Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2016 counts, both sexes, age (total), Ottawa - Gatineau, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin

Data table


Place of birth Period of immigration
Total immigrant population Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016
Total - Place of birth Footnote 1 255,800 60,780 33,985 57,145 30,955 35,045 37,890
   Afghanistan 2,505 15 190 790 630 330 550
   Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Albania 265 10 10 55 125 35 30
   Algeria 2,245 75 130 540 525 585 390
   American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Angola 160 25 50 35 30 15 0
   Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Antigua and Barbuda 125 70 10 30 0 0 0
   Argentina 605 120 95 95 165 90 35
   Armenia 95 15 0 20 15 40 10
   Aruba 10 15 0 0 0 0 0
   Australia 575 220 25 100 40 55 130
   Austria 515 385 55 20 45 0 10
   Azerbaijan 100 0 10 25 30 20 10
   Bahamas 75 40 15 15 0 0 10
   Bahrain 75 0 0 40 0 15 10
   Bangladesh 2,695 80 295 840 465 475 540
   Barbados 445 245 95 60 15 20 20
   Belarus 475 10 0 130 110 100 120
   Belgium 905 485 60 85 75 75 125
   Belize 45 15 10 10 0 0 10
   Benin 375 0 35 35 80 75 145
   Bermuda 65 30 15 0 0 10 15
   Bhutan 375 0 0 0 0 185 190
   Bolivia Footnote 3 135 35 20 40 10 20 10
   Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,340 85 30 1,995 135 30 65
   Botswana 125 10 10 10 10 35 60
   Brazil 1,295 125 85 265 150 470 200
   British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Brunei Darussalam 25 10 0 15 0 0 0
   Bulgaria 1,045 35 100 420 220 150 120
   Burkina Faso 275 0 0 15 40 90 125
   Burma (Myanmar) 470 55 10 60 55 155 130
   Burundi 2,510 0 40 325 590 570 985
   Cabo Verde 15 0 0 0 0 10 10
   Cambodia 1,535 395 800 120 80 70 65
   Cameroon 1,610 25 15 145 105 565 755
   Cayman Islands 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
   Central African Republic 215 10 0 0 20 75 115
   Chad 170 0 10 50 0 30 75
   Chile 740 330 155 110 40 60 40
   China Footnote 17 18,900 1,580 1,420 6,900 3,770 2,375 2,860
   Christmas Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Colombia 2,740 135 125 300 775 890 515
   Comoros 15 0 0 15 0 0 0
   Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4,245 100 60 1,020 830 1,155 1,085
   Congo, Republic of the 300 10 0 40 110 60 80
   Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Costa Rica 185 10 35 65 10 35 30
   Croatia 1,025 420 90 430 30 20 25
   Cuba 1,090 35 40 210 290 290 220
   Curaçao 45 10 25 10 0 10 0
   Cyprus 45 25 15 10 0 0 0
   Czech Republic 915 525 205 100 35 40 10
   Côte d'Ivoire 1,070 0 35 115 160 335 425
   Denmark 310 220 20 35 0 0 25
   Djibouti 1,070 0 60 230 135 150 490
   Dominica 105 75 0 10 10 0 0
   Dominican Republic 420 20 80 65 55 55 145
   Ecuador 190 50 10 25 15 50 40
   Egypt 3,745 685 315 575 530 795 850
   El Salvador 2,165 40 1,180 625 95 140 90
   Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Eritrea 935 25 215 215 30 200 245
   Estonia 150 80 10 35 10 10 10
   Ethiopia 2,320 20 510 770 285 400 340
   Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Fiji 35 20 10 0 10 0 0
   Finland 285 135 25 20 35 40 30
   France 4,470 1,685 385 740 520 490 650
   French Guiana 15 10 10 0 0 0 0
   French Polynesia 10 0 0 0 10 0 0
   Gabon 185 0 10 15 25 90 45
   Gambia 40 0 0 10 0 15 15
   Georgia 70 0 0 20 20 10 15
   Germany 4,560 3,140 415 480 195 155 175
   Ghana 795 55 135 300 100 150 65
   Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Greece 990 830 60 45 25 0 20
   Greenland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Grenada 150 20 60 55 10 0 10
   Guadeloupe 30 10 10 0 0 10 0
   Guam 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
   Guatemala 445 0 235 140 20 40 10
   Guernsey 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
   Guinea 400 15 25 40 90 140 90
   Guinea-Bissau 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
   Guyana 1,420 775 325 165 80 50 30
   Haiti 8,515 1,085 1,050 1,415 1,235 1,950 1,780
   Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Honduras 240 15 20 60 15 45 85
   Hong Kong Footnote 18 3,095 1,225 890 795 65 35 85
   Hungary 890 600 135 50 40 35 20
   Iceland 15 10 0 0 0 0 0
   India 10,685 2,495 965 2,295 1,615 1,360 1,950
   Indonesia 340 130 40 50 50 60 10
   Iran Footnote 14 4,900 225 1,050 1,385 660 710 880
   Iraq 3,870 60 240 1,040 400 980 1,155
   Ireland Footnote 6 915 485 190 80 20 50 95
   Isle of Man 10 10 0 0 0 0 10
   Israel 805 190 110 140 60 100 200
   Italy 5,675 5,155 225 115 30 85 60
   Jamaica 3,175 1,375 630 685 155 180 145
   Japan 775 140 30 235 105 165 110
   Jersey 25 15 10 0 0 0 0
   Jordan 1,250 40 35 205 270 330 370
   Kazakhstan 220 0 0 50 50 60 65
   Kenya 1,165 285 165 250 195 110 155
   Kiribati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Korea, North Footnote 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Korea, South Footnote 20 1,855 225 145 540 315 375 255
   Kosovo Footnote 8 355 0 10 220 55 50 30
   Kuwait 2,380 10 315 1,150 350 340 230
   Kyrgyzstan 65 0 0 10 20 25 10
   Laos Footnote 22 475 250 195 30 0 0 0
   Latvia 145 70 10 45 10 0 10
   Lebanon 13,560 2,825 3,805 3,360 1,105 1,345 1,120
   Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Liberia 135 0 0 50 45 35 0
   Libya 790 35 75 165 140 195 180
   Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Lithuania 125 40 0 30 25 20 10
   Luxembourg 45 20 0 10 10 0 0
   Macao Footnote 21 95 20 25 40 0 10 10
   Macedonia, Republic of Footnote 9 85 20 10 30 15 0 10
   Madagascar 215 15 20 45 50 25 60
   Malawi 105 35 0 35 15 0 20
   Malaysia 875 305 255 155 40 55 70
   Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mali 250 0 15 35 50 40 105
   Malta 100 75 0 10 10 0 0
   Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mauritania 55 0 0 10 20 0 20
   Mauritius 660 105 190 65 115 110 90
   Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mexico 1,825 135 235 395 370 360 325
   Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Moldova Footnote 5 540 10 0 200 120 125 80
   Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mongolia 25 0 0 0 0 20 0
   Montenegro 35 10 0 30 0 0 0
   Montserrat 45 25 10 0 0 0 0
   Morocco 2,775 195 215 610 570 695 485
   Mozambique 35 10 0 0 0 15 0
   Namibia 15 0 10 0 0 0 10
   Nauru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Nepal 735 0 10 85 150 200 290
   Netherlands 2,280 1,890 150 85 45 75 40
   New Caledonia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
   New Zealand 275 155 35 35 20 20 10
   Nicaragua 775 0 425 225 55 45 25
   Niger 155 0 0 30 15 30 80
   Nigeria 1,390 65 95 170 180 430 445
   Niue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Norway 130 75 10 20 10 10 10
   Oman 55 0 0 10 0 15 30
   Other places of birth Footnote 23 55 20 0 20 0 0 0
   Pakistan 3,980 535 260 1,110 760 610 695
   Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Panama 70 10 20 10 15 10 0
   Papua New Guinea 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Paraguay 15 10 0 0 0 0 0
   Peru 1,165 80 150 275 235 280 145
   Philippines 9,305 750 770 2,185 1,005 1,855 2,745
   Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Poland 4,530 880 2,250 1,040 150 155 55
   Portugal 3,435 2,585 585 125 20 65 55
   Puerto Rico 20 0 0 10 0 10 0
   Qatar 180 0 20 30 40 35 60
   Romania 3,370 245 605 1,160 780 345 240
   Russian Federation 3,190 100 90 1,465 660 460 425
   Rwanda 1,280 15 30 405 180 330 320
   Réunion 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
   Saint Barthélemy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Saint Helena Footnote 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Saint Kitts and Nevis 60 45 0 10 10 0 0
   Saint Lucia 610 185 155 110 40 60 60
   Saint Martin (French part) 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
   Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 220 65 40 50 30 10 30
   Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Sark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Saudi Arabia 1,315 0 85 350 180 325 375
   Senegal 595 10 20 95 100 210 160
   Serbia Footnote 10 1,070 150 50 580 150 95 45
   Seychelles 20 0 10 0 0 0 0
   Sierra Leone 150 0 35 45 55 10 15
   Singapore 235 40 80 20 45 10 35
   Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Slovakia 680 190 185 140 85 55 20
   Slovenia 165 140 0 10 0 0 10
   Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Somalia 3,990 45 695 2,055 350 465 375
   South Africa, Republic of 965 325 125 270 65 80 110
   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   South Sudan 260 10 10 100 105 20 20
   Spain 465 255 45 30 20 70 50
   Sri Lanka 2,400 140 380 900 345 415 220
   Sudan Footnote 13 450 20 30 155 75 80 90
   Suriname 35 20 0 0 0 10 10
   Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Swaziland 30 0 0 25 0 0 0
   Sweden 260 130 20 35 35 10 30
   Switzerland 795 325 150 150 60 65 40
   Syria Footnote 15 3,615 185 235 435 330 305 2,135
   Taiwan 885 135 105 365 105 115 55
   Tajikistan 65 0 0 0 15 35 10
   Tanzania Footnote 12 505 145 70 85 50 65 90
   Thailand 895 85 285 95 95 210 125
   Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Togo 480 0 20 55 55 135 210
   Tokelau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 830 220 215 30 40 25
   Tunisia 860 45 25 195 195 185 210
   Turkey 1,025 155 165 220 155 130 200
   Turkmenistan 50 0 0 10 15 0 20
   Turks and Caicos Islands 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Tuvalu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Uganda 685 275 120 75 65 75 70
   Ukraine 2,010 160 60 755 470 285 280
   United Arab Emirates 1,210 0 80 240 270 275 350
   United Kingdom Footnote 7 17,230 11,785 1,865 1,285 690 950 665
   United States Footnote 2 9,530 3,815 880 1,045 925 1,500 1,360
   United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Uruguay 80 30 15 0 10 20 10
   Uzbekistan 180 0 10 40 50 65 20
   Vanuatu 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Venezuela Footnote 4 790 95 55 190 145 140 170
   Viet Nam 5,980 1,680 2,080 1,320 245 440 210
   Virgin Islands, British 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Virgin Islands, United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine) Footnote 16 670 75 105 220 105 95 70
   Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Yemen 465 20 30 135 100 55 120
   Zambia 285 10 50 45 70 50 55
   Zimbabwe 370 30 30 30 155 90 40
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