Census Profile, 2016 Census
Prince Edward Island [Economic region], Prince Edward Island and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 139,690 67,895 71,785 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485
North American Aboriginal origins 4,965 2,325 2,640 2,130,520 1,026,675 1,103,840
First Nations (North American Indian) 4,060 1,895 2,165 1,525,570 731,410 794,155
Inuit 165 70 95 79,130 38,695 40,435
Métis 825 390 435 599,995 291,310 308,690
Other North American origins 62,075 29,940 32,130 11,628,535 5,745,695 5,882,835
Acadian 3,490 1,730 1,755 119,675 57,805 61,865
American 1,015 515 500 377,405 182,690 194,715
Canadian 59,275 28,490 30,790 11,135,965 5,501,595 5,634,370
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 1,490 800 685
Newfoundlander 60 35 25 22,215 11,420 10,800
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 3,700 1,770 1,930
Ontarian 10 0 0 3,925 1,980 1,945
Québécois 0 0 10 194,560 99,320 95,235
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 1,895 950 945
European origins 98,615 47,695 50,920 19,683,320 9,687,715 9,995,605
British Isles origins 85,145 41,095 44,045 11,211,850 5,474,735 5,737,115
Channel Islander 0 0 0 3,595 1,740 1,855
Cornish 15 10 0 1,975 995 975
English 40,310 19,035 21,275 6,320,085 3,069,515 3,250,570
Irish 38,505 17,900 20,605 4,627,000 2,195,620 2,431,385
Manx 10 10 0 6,125 3,090 3,040
Scottish 50,685 24,070 26,615 4,799,005 2,323,390 2,475,620
Welsh 2,415 1,055 1,360 474,805 226,600 248,210
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 1,725 795 935 644,695 307,090 337,610
French origins 25,950 12,300 13,650 4,680,820 2,283,480 2,397,340
Alsatian 10 10 0 2,800 1,300 1,495
Breton 10 10 0 11,845 5,765 6,080
Corsican 0 0 0 1,750 950 805
French 25,935 12,290 13,650 4,670,595 2,278,430 2,392,165
Western European origins (except French origins) 11,625 5,550 6,075 4,600,855 2,258,095 2,342,760
Austrian 205 95 110 207,050 100,775 106,275
Bavarian 0 0 10 940 485 455
Belgian 440 250 195 186,665 91,395 95,270
Dutch 4,360 2,125 2,230 1,111,655 546,565 565,090
Flemish 15 15 0 11,685 5,730 5,960
Frisian 25 15 10 4,590 2,395 2,195
German 7,065 3,275 3,785 3,322,405 1,626,785 1,695,615
Luxembourger 0 0 0 3,915 2,025 1,890
Swiss 210 115 95 155,120 76,935 78,185
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 10 0 0 3,365 1,645 1,720
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,915 980 935 1,201,320 579,005 622,315
Danish 670 325 345 207,470 100,660 106,810
Finnish 210 70 135 143,645 69,045 74,600
Icelandic 90 65 20 101,795 49,875 51,915
Norwegian 410 210 200 463,275 223,075 240,200
Swedish 455 220 240 349,645 163,545 186,095
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 165 115 55 52,780 26,965 25,820
Eastern European origins 3,030 1,360 1,670 3,431,245 1,666,740 1,764,505
Bulgarian 45 20 25 34,565 16,935 17,625
Byelorussian 15 10 10 20,710 10,190 10,515
Czech 95 40 50 104,580 51,555 53,030
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 75 30 40 40,715 19,235 21,480
Estonian 45 20 25 24,530 11,715 12,815
Hungarian 305 130 175 348,085 170,040 178,045
Latvian 55 20 35 30,725 14,920 15,805
Lithuanian 90 30 55 59,285 28,745 30,535
Moldovan 0 0 0 14,915 7,265 7,650
Polish 1,155 535 625 1,106,585 533,830 572,750
Romanian 125 60 70 238,050 114,705 123,345
Russian 500 200 305 622,445 297,600 324,850
Slovak 50 20 30 72,285 35,360 36,925
Ukrainian 925 420 505 1,359,655 663,560 696,095
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 40 25 15 20,415 9,895 10,520
Southern European origins 2,650 1,265 1,385 3,012,375 1,494,605 1,517,775
Albanian 100 60 40 36,185 18,385 17,800
Bosnian 30 15 15 26,740 13,320 13,420
Catalan 10 0 0 1,280 740 535
Croatian 185 70 110 133,970 67,825 66,140
Cypriot 0 0 0 5,650 2,850 2,795
Greek 180 80 95 271,410 137,405 134,005
Italian 1,200 570 630 1,587,965 794,525 793,445
Kosovar 20 15 0 2,865 1,470 1,395
Macedonian 10 0 10 43,110 21,650 21,460
Maltese 45 15 30 41,920 20,955 20,965
Montenegrin 10 0 0 4,160 2,180 1,985
Portuguese 325 145 180 482,605 239,360 243,250
Serbian 85 45 40 96,530 49,095 47,440
Sicilian 25 15 10 6,940 3,500 3,435
Slovenian 30 15 15 40,470 20,105 20,365
Spanish 515 245 270 396,460 184,520 211,945
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 15 0 10 38,480 18,620 19,860
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 15 10 10 2,170 1,030 1,135
Other European origins 430 205 220 226,695 115,110 111,580
Basque 10 10 0 6,965 3,690 3,275
Jewish 215 105 110 143,660 72,625 71,035
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 10 4,630 2,195 2,440
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 4,870 2,560 2,310
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 205 95 110 67,890 34,730 33,160
Caribbean origins 325 145 185 749,155 349,810 399,345
Antiguan 0 0 0 4,500 2,115 2,385
Bahamian 25 20 10 3,675 1,915 1,760
Barbadian 10 0 10 37,780 17,745 20,035
Bermudan 15 10 10 3,075 1,435 1,640
Carib 0 0 0 3,030 1,175 1,860
Cuban 0 0 0 29,065 13,800 15,270
Dominican 20 0 15 23,130 11,000 12,125
Grenadian 0 0 0 17,915 7,835 10,080
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 1,125 515 605
Haitian 30 20 15 165,095 76,460 88,635
Jamaican 155 60 95 309,485 145,080 164,410
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 2,915 1,460 1,460
Martinican 0 0 0 2,010 900 1,110
Montserratan 0 0 0 930 460 470
Puerto Rican 10 0 10 3,405 1,645 1,765
St. Lucian 0 0 0 8,985 4,095 4,890
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 25 15 10 78,965 37,325 41,635
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 17,420 7,475 9,945
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 25 15 15 70,270 31,625 38,645
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 10 10 26,830 12,520 14,310
Latin, Central and South American origins 420 215 205 674,640 325,210 349,430
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 10 0 22,725 10,875 11,850
Arawak 0 0 0 1,440 610 830
Argentinian 15 10 10 20,680 10,130 10,545
Belizean 15 10 10 1,755 915 845
Bolivian 10 0 0 5,055 2,480 2,580
Brazilian 50 30 15 36,830 17,380 19,455
Chilean 25 20 0 45,190 22,280 22,910
Colombian 85 35 45 96,325 45,590 50,735
Costa Rican 0 0 10 5,535 2,680 2,855
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 25,405 11,995 13,415
Guatemalan 45 25 15 26,275 13,360 12,915
Guyanese 10 0 10 84,275 39,530 44,745
Hispanic 10 0 10 11,055 5,380 5,670
Honduran 0 0 0 10,650 5,235 5,415
Maya 40 20 25 6,285 3,350 2,940
Mexican 95 45 55 128,485 62,890 65,595
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 13,705 6,650 7,055
Panamanian 0 0 0 4,700 2,210 2,495
Paraguayan 0 0 0 4,325 2,165 2,160
Peruvian 20 10 10 42,145 19,645 22,505
Salvadorean 10 0 0 66,220 32,960 33,255
Uruguayan 0 0 0 6,795 3,390 3,410
Venezuelan 0 0 0 26,345 12,220 14,125
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 0 0 0 28,455 13,930 14,525
African origins 975 485 495 1,067,930 539,805 528,120
Central and West African origins 180 85 90 230,110 118,040 112,070
Akan 0 0 0 1,955 1,090 870
Angolan 0 0 0 2,960 1,475 1,480
Ashanti 0 0 0 1,585 855 735
Beninese 0 0 0 4,995 2,670 2,320
Burkinabe 0 0 0 3,150 1,665 1,485
Cameroonian 0 0 0 24,615 12,390 12,230
Chadian 0 0 0 1,845 955 885
Congolese 0 10 0 38,365 18,925 19,440
Edo 0 0 0 1,945 1,095 855
Ewe 0 0 0 845 470 375
Gabonese 0 0 0 1,405 660 750
Gambian 0 0 0 975 495 475
Ghanaian 20 10 10 35,495 17,720 17,770
Guinean 0 0 0 7,240 3,785 3,455
Ibo 10 0 10 5,315 2,850 2,470
Ivorian 0 0 0 10,935 5,485 5,450
Liberian 0 0 0 2,485 1,130 1,360
Malian 0 0 0 4,490 2,280 2,210
Malinké 0 0 0 1,125 585 535
Nigerian 130 60 75 51,835 27,025 24,805
Peulh 0 0 0 2,435 1,270 1,170
Senegalese 0 0 0 10,175 5,500 4,670
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 2,620 1,330 1,295
Togolese 0 0 0 5,300 2,870 2,430
Wolof 0 0 0 840 495 345
Yoruba 20 10 10 9,585 5,075 4,515
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 10 0 0 15,380 7,940 7,445
North African origins 205 105 95 355,045 185,775 169,270
Algerian 0 0 0 67,335 34,755 32,580
Berber 0 0 0 37,060 19,685 17,375
Coptic 0 0 0 3,535 1,860 1,680
Dinka 0 0 0 900 500 400
Egyptian 115 65 55 99,140 51,730 47,410
Libyan 40 15 20 7,740 4,135 3,605
Maure 0 0 0 1,190 655 535
Moroccan 35 25 15 103,940 54,005 49,945
Sudanese 0 0 0 19,960 10,315 9,645
Tunisian 0 0 0 25,645 13,985 11,665
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 15 10 10 6,115 3,320 2,795
Southern and East African origins 115 55 55 260,145 128,325 131,815
Afrikaner 0 0 0 1,870 955 915
Amhara 0 0 0 1,530 815 715
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 3,965 2,175 1,785
Burundian 0 0 0 10,990 5,405 5,580
Djiboutian 0 0 0 1,710 790 920
Eritrean 0 0 0 25,255 12,830 12,430
Ethiopian 10 0 0 44,065 21,680 22,385
Harari 0 0 0 665 355 305
Kenyan 0 0 10 10,915 5,230 5,685
Malagasy 0 0 0 4,500 2,175 2,325
Mauritian 0 10 0 9,325 4,655 4,665
Oromo 0 0 0 3,350 1,745 1,605
Rwandan 0 0 0 10,775 5,065 5,705
Seychellois 10 10 0 1,285 575 710
Somali 20 10 10 62,550 30,215 32,330
South African 45 20 25 41,375 20,575 20,800
Tanzanian 0 0 0 4,710 2,400 2,310
Tigrian 0 0 0 2,155 1,160 995
Ugandan 20 10 10 5,705 2,875 2,830
Zambian 0 0 0 1,860 935 920
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 8,090 3,975 4,110
Zulu 0 0 0 945 475 475
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 10 0 10 17,305 8,445 8,860
Other African origins 510 240 270 239,560 116,400 123,165
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 40 25 15 30,385 14,015 16,370
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 475 225 255 212,005 103,790 108,215
Asian origins 6,485 3,270 3,215 6,095,235 2,958,120 3,137,115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,625 920 700 1,011,145 518,170 492,980
Afghan 10 0 10 83,995 42,320 41,675
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 155 100 50 111,400 58,930 52,475
Armenian 30 15 20 63,810 31,505 32,305
Assyrian 10 0 0 13,835 7,115 6,720
Azerbaijani 15 10 0 6,425 3,230 3,200
Georgian 15 10 10 4,775 2,430 2,345
Hazara 0 0 0 1,515 810 705
Iranian 295 160 130 210,405 106,565 103,840
Iraqi 20 10 0 70,925 35,965 34,955
Israeli 55 45 10 28,735 15,065 13,675
Jordanian 0 0 0 14,250 7,520 6,735
Kazakh 0 0 0 3,330 1,615 1,710
Kurd 0 0 0 16,315 8,810 7,515
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 2,235 1,185 1,055
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 1,060 510 550
Lebanese 715 415 300 219,555 112,970 106,590
Palestinian 65 35 30 44,820 23,900 20,920
Pashtun 0 0 0 4,810 2,565 2,245
Saudi Arabian 10 10 0 6,810 3,935 2,880
Syrian 245 110 130 77,045 38,445 38,600
Tajik 0 0 0 2,905 1,410 1,495
Tatar 15 10 10 4,825 2,155 2,670
Turk 35 20 15 63,955 32,855 31,100
Turkmen 0 0 0 1,040 540 500
Uighur 0 0 0 1,555 775 785
Uzbek 0 0 0 3,920 1,920 2,000
Yemeni 0 0 0 6,645 3,335 3,305
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 15 10 25,280 13,180 12,100
South Asian origins 975 490 485 1,963,330 993,595 969,735
Bangladeshi 10 0 10 45,940 23,645 22,300
Bengali 0 10 0 22,900 11,730 11,180
Bhutanese 135 50 85 3,600 1,765 1,835
East Indian 610 330 280 1,374,710 694,990 679,720
Goan 0 0 0 6,070 2,915 3,155
Gujarati 0 0 0 8,350 4,305 4,050
Kashmiri 0 0 0 3,115 1,605 1,510
Nepali 185 75 110 17,140 8,715 8,420
Pakistani 75 45 30 215,555 110,420 105,140
Punjabi 15 10 0 118,400 61,155 57,240
Sinhalese 10 0 0 7,285 3,605 3,685
Sri Lankan 50 25 25 152,595 75,010 77,585
Tamil 10 10 0 48,670 24,845 23,825
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 76,400 38,815 37,585
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,920 1,875 2,045 3,163,360 1,467,205 1,696,155
Burmese 10 0 0 9,335 4,535 4,795
Cambodian (Khmer) 10 10 10 38,490 18,515 19,980
Chinese 2,735 1,340 1,400 1,769,195 836,150 933,045
Filipino 725 330 395 837,130 369,105 468,025
Hmong 0 0 0 805 420 390
Indonesian 25 10 20 21,390 9,950 11,440
Japanese 110 50 65 121,485 53,415 68,070
Karen 0 0 0 4,510 2,275 2,240
Korean 220 100 120 198,210 93,680 104,525
Laotian 0 0 0 24,580 12,190 12,390
Malaysian 35 15 20 16,920 7,735 9,185
Mongolian 20 0 15 7,480 3,560 3,915
Singaporean 0 0 10 2,850 1,325 1,520
Taiwanese 15 0 15 36,510 16,570 19,945
Thai 35 20 20 19,010 7,330 11,680
Tibetan 0 0 0 8,040 4,055 3,985
Vietnamese 85 50 40 240,615 115,935 124,680
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 6,500 3,150 3,355
Other Asian origins 15 10 10 22,745 11,280 11,460
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 0 0 22,740 11,280 11,460
Oceania origins 90 35 50 85,470 43,030 42,440
Australian 55 15 35 42,315 21,710 20,605
New Zealander 30 10 15 15,395 8,065 7,330
Pacific Islands origins 10 10 10 29,485 14,240 15,250
Fijian 10 0 0 19,375 9,280 10,090
Hawaiian 0 0 0 3,295 1,500 1,795
Maori 0 0 0 2,500 1,310 1,195
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 1,530 725 805
Samoan 0 0 0 1,100 625 475
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 10 2,335 1,145 1,185

Data quality: Prince Edward Island [Economic region], Prince Edward Island

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.6%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Prince Edward Island [Economic region], Prince Edward Island and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 30, 2024).

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