Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 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}	3,978,145	1,994,195	1,983,955
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	1,980	105	1,875
Acadian	5,545	875	4,670
Afghan	8,545	7,155	1,385
Afrikaner	315	60	255
Akan	130	70	65
Albanian	2,940	2,290	640
Algerian	1,625	1,090	525
Alsatian	195	15	180
American	72,350	5,085	67,270
Amhara	450	215	240
Angolan	295	170	125
Antiguan	450	125	325
Arab, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 21}	10,470	6,720	3,745
Arawak	105	0	95
Argentinian	1,385	220	1,165
Armenian	1,780	540	1,240
Ashanti	130	80	50
Assyrian	555	220	335
Australian	7,780	920	6,865
Austrian	39,530	2,950	36,585
Azerbaijani	615	245	370
Bahamian	305	70	240
Bangladeshi	4,155	3,570	580
Bantu, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 17}	700	260	440
Barbadian	2,065	530	1,530
Basque	425	10	415
Bavarian	110	10	105
Belgian	21,210	1,810	19,400
Belizean	440	80	360
Bengali	1,655	1,230	425
Beninese	195	70	125
Berber	690	305	380
Bermudan	210	15	195
Bhutanese	810	535	280
Black, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 19}	2,525	430	2,095
Bolivian	585	205	385
Bosnian	3,870	2,395	1,475
Brazilian	3,030	835	2,195
Breton	55	0	60
British Isles origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 3}	90,865	16,260	74,605
Bulgarian	2,935	1,530	1,410
Burkinabe	100	50	45
Burmese	1,265	730	535
Burundian	975	775	205
Byelorussian	2,205	445	1,755
Cambodian (Khmer)	4,265	2,295	1,970
Cameroonian	2,040	1,790	250
Canadian	902,310	406,835	495,475
Carib	135	20	110
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 13}	2,305	695	1,610
Catalan	85	35	50
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 15}	1,860	1,015	850
Chadian	75	65	10
Channel Islander	230	15	210
Chilean	8,105	3,410	4,695
Chinese	188,285	141,700	46,580
Colombian	12,590	9,185	3,400
Congolese	4,090	3,040	1,055
Coptic	225	100	125
Cornish	210	20	195
Corsican	125	0	130
Costa Rican	575	270	305
Croatian	14,220	5,165	9,055
Cuban	2,170	825	1,345
Cypriot	155	10	145
Czech	20,865	3,245	17,620
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 6}	10,055	970	9,085
Danish	60,380	6,805	53,575
Dinka	565	375	185
Djiboutian	165	110	55
Dominican	925	315	610
Dutch	195,725	50,540	145,185
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 24}	730	450	280
East Indian	174,505	145,430	29,085
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 7}	1,905	455	1,455
Ecuadorian	890	310	585
Edo	555	340	215
Egyptian	8,530	5,780	2,745
English	899,445	128,835	770,610
Eritrean	7,965	6,475	1,490
Estonian	2,715	365	2,350
Ethiopian	13,225	10,545	2,675
Ewe	125	45	80
Fijian	3,330	1,550	1,775
Filipino	175,130	142,815	32,315
Finnish	17,750	1,975	15,775
First Nations (North American Indian)	200,285	73,570	126,715
Flemish	2,005	220	1,785
French	411,315	38,920	372,395
Frisian	685	90	600
Gabonese	25	0	30
Gambian	110	50	55
Georgian	395	175	225
German	712,955	125,785	587,170
Ghanaian	4,465	3,290	1,175
Goan	495	115	380
Greek	15,025	4,810	10,220
Grenadian	595	160	440
Guadeloupean	0	0	0
Guatemalan	2,395	1,120	1,280
Guinean	455	315	135
Gujarati	855	470	385
Guyanese	3,095	865	2,235
Haitian	2,235	1,545	685
Harari	165	140	20
Hawaiian	425	25	400
Hazara	365	165	200
Hispanic	1,785	940	845
Hmong	0	0	0
Honduran	760	360	395
Hungarian	56,275	10,540	45,730
Ibo	1,760	1,230	530
Icelandic	20,230	1,350	18,875
Indonesian	3,005	605	2,395
Inuit	3,905	735	3,160
Iranian	13,925	10,835	3,090
Iraqi	6,165	4,830	1,330
Irish	596,750	44,165	552,590
Israeli	1,565	295	1,275
Italian	101,260	23,920	77,340
Ivorian	650	485	165
Jamaican	17,325	8,250	9,075
Japanese	16,595	6,695	9,900
Jewish	9,780	1,715	8,065
Jordanian	1,325	670	650
Karen	735	675	55
Kashmiri	720	285	430
Kazakh	570	225	345
Kenyan	2,180	1,300	870
Kittitian/Nevisian	95	15	80
Korean	22,405	19,825	2,580
Kosovar	420	255	165
Kurd	2,035	1,405	630
Kuwaiti	190	80	105
Kyrgyz	200	125	70
Laotian	2,050	1,075	980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 14}	3,430	1,815	1,615
Latvian	3,245	555	2,690
Lebanese	32,360	21,845	10,515
Liberian	1,040	685	350
Libyan	1,295	1,000	300
Lithuanian	6,090	990	5,105
Luxembourger	680	75	605
Macedonian	1,015	435	580
Malagasy	125	60	70
Malaysian	2,965	455	2,510
Malian	75	35	40
Malinké	95	90	10
Maltese	1,555	255	1,300
Manx	940	45	895
Maori	645	40	605
Martinican	10	0	0
Maure	100	70	20
Mauritian	555	205	340
Maya	580	80	500
Métis	113,740	17,515	96,225
Mexican	22,470	10,040	12,430
Moldovan	1,580	770	805
Mongolian	1,565	855	710
Montenegrin	285	65	220
Montserratan	30	10	25
Moroccan	2,510	1,555	955
Nepali	4,600	3,820	780
New Brunswicker	50	25	25
New Zealander	2,905	235	2,675
Newfoundlander	1,985	500	1,485
Nicaraguan	1,675	725	950
Nigerian	13,010	10,275	2,740
North African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 16}	575	400	175
Northern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 5}	13,515	1,360	12,155
Norwegian	156,600	11,590	145,010
Nova Scotian	195	70	120
Ontarian	110	30	80
Oromo	1,360	1,005	355
Other African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 20}	23,960	11,105	12,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 25}	3,110	2,170	945
Other European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 11}	11,250	5,590	5,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 2}	415	190	220
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 27}	375	55	315
Pakistani	29,265	22,050	7,220
Palestinian	4,880	2,540	2,345
Panamanian	315	70	250
Paraguayan	345	40	305
Pashtun	645	410	235
Peruvian	2,745	1,080	1,665
Peulh	105	45	60
Polish	186,510	30,935	155,570
Polynesian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 26}	200	15	190
Portuguese	22,385	8,540	13,845
Puerto Rican	460	70	395
Punjabi	15,650	9,325	6,325
Québécois	1,380	230	1,150
Roma (Gypsy)	470	0	460
Romanian	34,230	8,795	25,435
Russian	107,800	14,325	93,480
Rwandan	1,420	1,070	350
Salvadorean	8,810	5,435	3,375
Samoan	280	20	260
Saudi Arabian	390	230	160
Scottish	704,200	55,480	648,725
Senegalese	575	415	160
Serbian	7,755	3,900	3,855
Seychellois	35	15	20
Sicilian	330	20	305
Sierra Leonean	745	490	255
Singaporean	375	55	320
Sinhalese	750	470	280
Slavic, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 10}	995	220	770
Slovak	11,015	2,570	8,445
Slovenian	3,885	1,000	2,890
Somali	14,100	12,480	1,615
South African	6,630	1,645	4,990
South Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 23}	4,845	3,270	1,575
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 18}	3,870	2,005	1,870
Southern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 9}	245	40	205
Spanish	48,055	7,965	40,095
Sri Lankan	5,585	4,280	1,300
St. Lucian	595	195	400
Sudanese	7,070	5,885	1,185
Swedish	97,835	5,535	92,305
Swiss	24,310	3,065	21,245
Syrian	7,215	4,390	2,825
Taiwanese	1,995	1,200	795
Tajik	265	95	170
Tamil	1,050	535	515
Tanzanian	1,030	380	650
Tatar	530	165	365
Thai	2,735	1,375	1,360
Tibetan	965	885	75
Tigrian	700	475	230
Togolese	150	35	115
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	5,180	1,440	3,740
Tunisian	940	655	280
Turk	5,750	2,655	3,090
Turkmen	105	70	40
Ugandan	1,150	785	370
Uighur	270	215	55
Ukrainian	369,095	74,610	294,480
Uruguayan	315	30	280
Uzbek	485	225	260
Venezuelan	4,690	2,455	2,235
Vietnamese	36,780	24,065	12,715
Vincentian/Grenadinian	540	230	310
Welsh	80,455	4,310	76,145
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 22}	2,445	1,255	1,190
West Indian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 12}	2,670	835	1,835
Western European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 4}	830	230	600
Wolof	70	30	40
Yemeni	925	455	475
Yoruba	2,990	2,120	870
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 8}	5,120	790	4,330
Zambian	270	105	160
Zimbabwean	2,585	1,805	780
Zulu	295	115	185

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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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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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