Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 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}	908,340	437,945	470,395
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	190	10	180
Acadian	23,700	3,525	20,175
Afghan	230	200	30
Afrikaner	25	0	20
Akan	0	0	0
Albanian	285	130	150
Algerian	80	10	70
Alsatian	25	0	25
American	7,515	495	7,020
Amhara	10	0	10
Angolan	15	0	10
Antiguan	105	30	75
Arab, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 21}	1,600	1,045	555
Arawak	0	0	0
Argentinian	65	15	50
Armenian	270	100	170
Ashanti	0	0	0
Assyrian	0	0	10
Australian	490	20	470
Austrian	1,775	150	1,625
Azerbaijani	20	0	15
Bahamian	225	115	115
Bangladeshi	240	205	45
Bantu, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 17}	0	10	10
Barbadian	575	95	480
Basque	155	0	150
Bavarian	10	10	10
Belgian	2,620	320	2,300
Belizean	20	0	25
Bengali	70	45	20
Beninese	20	10	10
Berber	70	15	55
Bermudan	185	35	155
Bhutanese	230	135	90
Black, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 19}	2,255	325	1,930
Bolivian	40	15	25
Bosnian	155	95	60
Brazilian	275	55	220
Breton	20	0	15
British Isles origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 3}	18,970	3,970	15,000
Bulgarian	280	95	185
Burkinabe	10	10	0
Burmese	15	0	15
Burundian	0	0	0
Byelorussian	195	40	155
Cambodian (Khmer)	55	10	45
Cameroonian	70	60	10
Canadian	387,360	210,320	177,040
Carib	45	0	40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 13}	325	50	280
Catalan	0	0	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 15}	115	55	65
Chadian	0	0	0
Channel Islander	85	15	70
Chilean	125	25	105
Chinese	9,695	7,275	2,425
Colombian	430	230	205
Congolese	180	140	35
Coptic	30	0	30
Cornish	105	0	105
Corsican	20	0	20
Costa Rican	30	10	30
Croatian	685	225	455
Cuban	340	130	215
Cypriot	40	0	40
Czech	1,165	210	960
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 6}	420	40	375
Danish	3,700	510	3,190
Dinka	0	0	0
Djiboutian	0	0	0
Dominican	150	25	125
Dutch	32,045	4,945	27,095
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 24}	75	50	25
East Indian	6,255	4,290	1,970
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 7}	315	60	250
Ecuadorian	50	30	20
Edo	0	0	0
Egyptian	1,295	895	395
English	262,375	49,670	212,705
Eritrean	165	115	40
Estonian	350	100	250
Ethiopian	280	190	85
Ewe	0	0	10
Fijian	15	10	10
Filipino	3,580	2,625	955
Finnish	1,135	175	960
First Nations (North American Indian)	48,640	11,775	36,860
Flemish	160	10	150
French	149,625	15,820	133,810
Frisian	45	10	40
Gabonese	10	0	10
Gambian	15	10	0
Georgian	20	0	20
German	97,555	13,460	84,095
Ghanaian	190	125	65
Goan	10	10	0
Greek	3,355	1,355	2,005
Grenadian	30	10	25
Guadeloupean	0	0	0
Guatemalan	95	20	75
Guinean	25	0	25
Gujarati	0	10	0
Guyanese	355	55	300
Haitian	115	45	70
Harari	0	0	0
Hawaiian	20	0	25
Hazara	0	0	0
Hispanic	65	15	50
Hmong	0	0	0
Honduran	55	30	25
Hungarian	2,700	405	2,290
Ibo	90	30	65
Icelandic	660	100	560
Indonesian	140	30	110
Inuit	1,840	220	1,615
Iranian	1,405	1,065	335
Iraqi	595	395	200
Irish	195,870	19,795	176,075
Israeli	245	30	210
Italian	15,625	2,160	13,460
Ivorian	0	10	0
Jamaican	2,075	515	1,565
Japanese	900	400	505
Jewish	2,040	275	1,760
Jordanian	260	135	125
Karen	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	10
Kazakh	45	20	25
Kenyan	165	60	100
Kittitian/Nevisian	45	10	35
Korean	1,590	1,315	275
Kosovar	255	135	120
Kurd	230	150	85
Kuwaiti	245	165	85
Kyrgyz	0	0	0
Laotian	10	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 14}	185	45	140
Latvian	380	70	315
Lebanese	7,445	3,290	4,155
Liberian	15	0	15
Libyan	215	140	80
Lithuanian	1,150	140	1,015
Luxembourger	30	10	25
Macedonian	170	55	110
Malagasy	20	0	15
Malaysian	75	20	50
Malian	10	10	0
Malinké	15	0	15
Maltese	440	35	400
Manx	145	10	135
Maori	45	0	40
Martinican	10	0	10
Maure	10	0	10
Mauritian	0	0	10
Maya	70	10	60
Métis	26,025	2,555	23,465
Mexican	810	215	600
Moldovan	10	0	10
Mongolian	55	0	50
Montenegrin	20	0	15
Montserratan	0	0	10
Moroccan	130	60	70
Nepali	430	340	90
New Brunswicker	35	15	25
New Zealander	290	15	275
Newfoundlander	1,750	350	1,400
Nicaraguan	40	25	25
Nigerian	450	275	175
North African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 16}	90	40	50
Northern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 5}	1,365	120	1,245
Norwegian	5,170	410	4,760
Nova Scotian	1,290	185	1,100
Ontarian	95	40	55
Oromo	30	25	10
Other African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 20}	10,455	1,755	8,705
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 25}	410	275	135
Other European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 11}	3,140	1,710	1,435
Other North American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 2}	20	10	15
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 27}	30	0	25
Pakistani	665	315	345
Palestinian	995	615	380
Panamanian	25	0	20
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Pashtun	30	25	0
Peruvian	180	85	95
Peulh	10	0	0
Polish	11,575	1,735	9,835
Polynesian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 26}	15	0	20
Portuguese	3,580	600	2,975
Puerto Rican	115	0	115
Punjabi	225	105	120
Québécois	380	30	345
Roma (Gypsy)	130	10	125
Romanian	1,195	205	985
Russian	4,780	830	3,945
Rwandan	105	55	50
Salvadorean	110	20	90
Samoan	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	725	575	150
Scottish	272,880	48,555	224,330
Senegalese	10	0	10
Serbian	255	75	185
Seychellois	0	0	0
Sicilian	35	0	35
Sierra Leonean	80	40	45
Singaporean	10	0	10
Sinhalese	40	20	20
Slavic, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 10}	25	10	20
Slovak	610	110	495
Slovenian	150	25	130
Somali	180	130	50
South African	520	100	425
South Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 23}	470	275	190
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 18}	170	80	85
Southern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 9}	85	20	70
Spanish	4,295	465	3,835
Sri Lankan	340	225	110
St. Lucian	65	25	40
Sudanese	125	110	15
Swedish	3,565	240	3,325
Swiss	2,710	235	2,480
Syrian	2,190	1,200	985
Taiwanese	245	125	120
Tajik	20	10	15
Tamil	60	20	40
Tanzanian	60	10	55
Tatar	40	0	35
Thai	245	120	130
Tibetan	10	0	0
Tigrian	15	10	10
Togolese	65	65	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	325	55	265
Tunisian	65	30	35
Turk	690	325	365
Turkmen	10	0	10
Ugandan	65	40	20
Uighur	10	10	0
Ukrainian	9,115	1,145	7,970
Uruguayan	15	0	10
Uzbek	85	70	20
Venezuelan	80	15	65
Vietnamese	760	455	310
Vincentian/Grenadinian	35	0	35
Welsh	17,135	975	16,160
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 22}	780	495	285
West Indian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 12}	790	110	680
Western European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 4}	135	45	95
Wolof	0	0	0
Yemeni	205	155	45
Yoruba	65	70	0
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 8}	405	95	310
Zambian	80	65	15
Zimbabwean	95	45	50
Zulu	0	0	0

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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