Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Quebec [Province]

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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 103 685,330 334,995 350,335 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010
North American Aboriginal origins 23,170 10,840 12,330 359,430 172,440 186,985
First Nations (North American Indian) 19,935 9,260 10,675 289,610 137,550 152,065
Inuit 225 100 125 17,175 8,300 8,880
Métis 3,510 1,680 1,835 61,260 30,915 30,345
Other North American origins 498,455 241,710 256,745 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605
Acadian 3,135 1,415 1,720 34,785 16,440 18,345
American 2,630 1,225 1,400 45,050 21,470 23,580
Canadian 482,240 233,600 248,635 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555
New Brunswicker 60 35 25 750 370 380
Newfoundlander 35 10 20 570 280 295
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 365 155 215
Ontarian 60 25 30 1,345 660 685
Québécois 15,975 8,060 7,915 184,005 93,895 90,110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 205 110 100
European origins 249,255 123,410 125,840 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825
British Isles origins 51,675 24,395 27,280 745,715 360,135 385,575
Channel Islander 155 80 80 1,440 725 720
Cornish 0 0 0 70 35 40
English 9,925 4,890 5,030 228,520 111,855 116,670
Irish 34,660 16,185 18,470 446,215 211,545 234,665
Manx 0 0 0 200 105 95
Scottish 13,370 6,135 7,240 215,030 103,395 111,635
Welsh 275 120 155 10,765 5,075 5,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 780 390 395 32,525 15,440 17,080
French origins 201,770 100,365 101,410 1,878,795 941,770 937,025
Alsatian 100 55 45 1,050 520 525
Breton 1,135 515 620 11,140 5,410 5,725
Corsican 100 35 65 1,270 690 580
French 200,890 99,960 100,930 1,870,545 937,665 932,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 15,580 7,660 7,915 244,380 119,115 125,260
Austrian 405 235 170 12,710 6,285 6,430
Bavarian 0 0 0 40 30 20
Belgian 3,480 1,760 1,715 51,340 25,295 26,050
Dutch 965 450 515 26,000 12,805 13,190
Flemish 115 70 45 1,345 660 685
Frisian 0 0 0 15 20 0
German 9,320 4,400 4,925 142,225 68,250 73,975
Luxembourger 130 90 40 910 445 460
Swiss 2,015 1,065 955 24,500 12,615 11,885
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 125 80 50
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,350 670 680 25,460 12,490 12,975
Danish 220 130 85 5,700 2,815 2,885
Finnish 100 45 60 3,130 1,430 1,700
Icelandic 20 15 0 955 480 470
Norwegian 510 255 260 7,820 3,835 3,985
Swedish 310 130 175 6,840 3,275 3,565
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 260 120 135 2,500 1,265 1,230
Eastern European origins 6,385 3,070 3,320 249,940 121,660 128,285
Bulgarian 215 110 110 9,570 4,675 4,895
Byelorussian 45 15 30 2,530 1,235 1,295
Czech 250 135 115 6,295 2,965 3,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40 30 15 2,150 1,100 1,050
Estonian 10 10 0 890 460 435
Hungarian 675 315 360 28,280 13,970 14,310
Latvian 20 15 0 1,740 835 905
Lithuanian 120 75 50 6,630 3,320 3,305
Moldovan 200 85 115 7,620 3,710 3,900
Polish 1,995 965 1,030 79,040 38,705 40,335
Romanian 1,320 635 685 53,060 25,935 27,125
Russian 1,135 525 615 55,230 26,405 28,830
Slovak 185 85 100 4,770 2,375 2,395
Ukrainian 1,010 455 560 42,550 20,575 21,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 10 10 0 2,900 1,505 1,400
Southern European origins 16,955 8,440 8,515 549,750 273,670 276,080
Albanian 275 165 115 3,760 1,950 1,805
Bosnian 860 460 400 2,970 1,485 1,490
Catalan 40 25 15 735 395 340
Croatian 340 180 155 6,745 3,375 3,370
Cypriot 10 0 0 480 240 245
Greek 800 400 395 71,330 36,235 35,090
Italian 8,540 4,325 4,215 326,700 162,650 164,045
Kosovar 55 40 15 505 295 210
Macedonian 50 30 25 775 400 370
Maltese 55 25 35 1,220 615 610
Montenegrin 15 0 10 450 250 200
Portuguese 2,625 1,250 1,375 69,805 34,825 34,980
Serbian 375 200 175 5,950 2,915 3,040
Sicilian 55 20 35 1,435 710 725
Slovenian 55 35 20 2,510 1,225 1,280
Spanish 4,235 2,055 2,180 85,360 41,745 43,615
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 155 70 85 3,270 1,595 1,670
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 15 300 155 145
Other European origins 1,110 590 520 38,670 19,875 18,800
Basque 305 170 140 3,620 1,930 1,690
Jewish 185 95 85 25,235 12,955 12,280
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 475 270 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 30 15 15 360 180 185
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 580 305 280 9,215 4,690 4,530
Caribbean origins 3,525 1,790 1,735 201,625 93,935 107,690
Antiguan 0 0 0 380 170 205
Bahamian 15 0 15 430 205 225
Barbadian 40 30 10 5,570 2,585 2,985
Bermudan 0 0 0 115 50 65
Carib 0 0 0 405 150 255
Cuban 480 260 225 9,830 4,800 5,035
Dominican 365 170 195 11,560 5,320 6,235
Grenadian 0 0 0 1,965 790 1,175
Guadeloupean 110 45 65 1,010 475 535
Haitian 2,090 1,060 1,030 143,165 66,245 76,925
Jamaican 170 95 70 14,100 6,785 7,315
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
Martinican 105 30 75 1,775 820 950
Montserratan 0 0 0 240 140 105
Puerto Rican 25 20 10 530 270 255
St. Lucian 0 0 0 860 450 405
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 15 20 6,585 2,925 3,660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 4,020 1,695 2,325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 35 20 15 5,635 2,610 3,025
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 95 90 4,195 1,995 2,205
Latin, Central and South American origins 9,455 4,505 4,950 167,275 81,215 86,065
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 275 135 140 6,100 2,885 3,210
Arawak 0 0 0 180 60 120
Argentinian 215 120 95 4,950 2,490 2,460
Belizean 0 0 0 80 40 40
Bolivian 110 40 70 1,730 815 915
Brazilian 870 420 450 8,345 4,075 4,275
Chilean 790 415 385 14,060 7,055 7,005
Colombian 3,400 1,645 1,755 33,965 15,915 18,050
Costa Rican 25 10 10 1,180 570 610
Ecuadorian 110 60 55 2,720 1,255 1,470
Guatemalan 150 60 85 10,175 5,380 4,795
Guyanese 40 15 20 3,670 1,810 1,860
Hispanic 65 20 45 1,155 570 585
Honduran 145 60 80 4,335 2,135 2,200
Maya 45 20 25 1,670 935 735
Mexican 1,655 765 890 26,930 13,185 13,745
Nicaraguan 110 40 65 2,805 1,360 1,445
Panamanian 20 10 10 1,460 755 710
Paraguayan 40 10 35 365 155 205
Peruvian 755 340 415 19,735 9,240 10,495
Salvadorean 560 285 270 19,200 9,535 9,665
Uruguayan 60 25 40 1,755 815 940
Venezuelan 205 105 95 7,475 3,430 4,045
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 250 110 135 5,845 2,965 2,880
African origins 20,150 10,650 9,500 382,665 196,910 185,755
Central and West African origins 7,810 4,180 3,630 86,695 44,720 41,975
Akan 65 25 35 630 325 310
Angolan 10 0 10 875 425 450
Ashanti 0 0 0 120 90 35
Beninese 510 285 225 4,125 2,220 1,915
Burkinabe 250 150 95 2,465 1,325 1,145
Cameroonian 1,545 780 765 17,095 8,635 8,465
Chadian 55 25 35 1,045 525 520
Congolese 1,640 920 720 20,210 9,960 10,250
Edo 0 0 0 110 60 45
Ewe 45 15 30 460 265 200
Gabonese 170 80 80 1,165 545 620
Gambian 0 10 0 150 95 55
Ghanaian 100 65 35 3,235 1,660 1,575
Guinean 345 185 155 5,255 2,765 2,485
Ibo 10 10 10 185 95 95
Ivorian 1,140 585 550 8,545 4,350 4,200
Liberian 30 0 30 150 60 90
Malian 255 135 115 3,535 1,755 1,775
Malinké 25 15 10 635 340 295
Nigerian 100 50 50 2,820 1,510 1,310
Peulh 120 75 45 2,110 1,080 1,030
Senegalese 905 510 400 8,250 4,420 3,835
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 110 55 55
Togolese 310 170 135 4,080 2,210 1,870
Wolof 75 45 25 660 390 270
Yoruba 10 0 0 460 225 235
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 745 360 390 6,955 3,690 3,275
North African origins 8,325 4,445 3,880 225,125 117,725 107,410
Algerian 2,280 1,200 1,080 60,375 31,185 29,190
Berber 1,420 785 640 33,825 17,840 15,985
Coptic 10 0 0 685 385 305
Dinka 0 0 0 15 10 10
Egyptian 470 210 255 29,400 15,295 14,100
Libyan 10 10 0 1,075 590 485
Maure 35 30 15 530 290 240
Moroccan 2,645 1,440 1,200 85,940 44,520 41,420
Sudanese 0 0 0 370 220 150
Tunisian 1,825 980 845 21,475 11,775 9,695
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 3,340 1,845 1,490
Southern and East African origins 2,260 1,165 1,090 28,925 14,225 14,705
Afrikaner 10 0 10 115 75 40
Amhara 0 0 0 65 30 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 70 25 1,905 1,040 870
Burundian 790 410 375 6,015 2,945 3,070
Djiboutian 15 15 0 450 205 245
Eritrean 30 15 15 580 290 290
Ethiopian 0 0 10 1,575 785 785
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kenyan 10 10 0 530 270 260
Malagasy 315 130 185 3,735 1,815 1,920
Mauritian 100 45 50 3,695 1,735 1,960
Oromo 0 0 0 20 15 10
Rwandan 565 275 295 5,130 2,445 2,685
Seychellois 0 10 0 775 345 425
Somali 70 30 35 1,785 865 915
South African 45 30 15 900 490 420
Tanzanian 40 30 10 325 190 140
Tigrian 10 0 0 95 35 55
Ugandan 70 25 45 290 135 160
Zambian 0 0 10 45 20 25
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 300 150 145
Zulu 0 0 0 70 35 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 120 85 1,790 915 875
Other African origins 2,090 1,050 1,040 46,805 22,845 23,965
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 145 75 70 3,800 1,845 1,950
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,015 1,010 1,005 43,785 21,415 22,370
Asian origins 14,010 6,700 7,310 563,150 275,170 287,980
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 5,330 2,825 2,500 240,795 123,985 116,810
Afghan 145 70 75 10,945 5,550 5,395
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,200 1,225 970 44,875 23,680 21,195
Armenian 215 125 85 27,380 13,515 13,865
Assyrian 10 0 0 370 205 165
Azerbaijani 10 0 0 555 295 255
Georgian 30 10 20 635 295 345
Hazara 0 0 0 385 190 200
Iranian 610 285 325 25,530 12,845 12,685
Iraqi 120 50 70 5,520 2,780 2,740
Israeli 15 10 10 6,060 3,235 2,830
Jordanian 10 10 0 1,610 840 770
Kazakh 15 10 10 620 295 325
Kurd 50 30 25 2,135 1,180 960
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 95 50 50
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 260 140 120
Lebanese 1,120 575 545 78,140 40,695 37,450
Palestinian 125 70 55 6,865 3,520 3,345
Pashtun 0 0 0 515 280 235
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 645 390 255
Syrian 510 265 250 27,465 13,845 13,620
Tajik 10 0 10 390 180 210
Tatar 30 20 15 910 430 485
Turk 255 125 130 15,060 7,520 7,545
Turkmen 0 0 0 65 45 25
Uighur 0 0 0 375 185 190
Uzbek 0 0 0 465 210 255
Yemeni 60 35 25 805 450 355
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 15 10 2,465 1,385 1,075
South Asian origins 1,460 745 715 95,670 48,925 46,745
Bangladeshi 40 25 15 7,075 3,625 3,450
Bengali 20 15 10 4,125 2,035 2,090
Bhutanese 200 85 115 420 205 215
East Indian 670 360 315 51,650 26,505 25,140
Goan 0 0 0 210 105 110
Gujarati 0 0 0 420 205 215
Kashmiri 0 0 0 260 155 105
Nepali 440 205 235 930 460 470
Pakistani 90 65 25 13,535 7,000 6,535
Punjabi 10 0 10 2,970 1,675 1,295
Sinhalese 0 0 0 310 135 175
Sri Lankan 10 10 0 14,750 7,300 7,450
Tamil 0 0 0 3,100 1,610 1,495
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 10 0 2,135 1,190 945
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,310 3,170 4,135 229,985 103,805 126,180
Burmese 260 115 140 530 270 255
Cambodian (Khmer) 785 390 395 15,345 7,360 7,985
Chinese 3,570 1,295 2,275 121,445 54,595 66,850
Filipino 280 145 140 37,910 15,590 22,320
Hmong 0 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 55 20 35 1,320 570 755
Japanese 445 185 260 6,495 2,615 3,875
Karen 95 55 45 95 55 40
Korean 265 150 110 8,740 4,155 4,580
Laotian 290 140 155 7,625 3,860 3,770
Malaysian 0 0 0 645 300 340
Mongolian 15 0 15 960 470 485
Singaporean 0 0 0 105 65 40
Taiwanese 65 35 25 2,205 940 1,265
Thai 190 60 135 2,695 1,065 1,635
Tibetan 0 0 0 80 45 30
Vietnamese 1,785 945 840 43,080 20,790 22,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 275 125 155
Other Asian origins 10 10 10 1,765 905 865
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 0 10 1,770 905 860
Oceania origins 155 90 65 3,250 1,730 1,515
Australian 60 35 25 2,055 1,125 935
New Zealander 20 15 10 490 245 245
Pacific Islands origins 75 40 25 785 410 380
Fijian 10 10 0 70 25 40
Hawaiian 0 0 0 60 40 20
Maori 0 0 0 90 55 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 40 20 20 290 145 145
Samoan 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 30 15 10 295 155 145

Data quality: Québec [Population centre], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%

Data quality: Quebec [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Quebec [Province] (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 May 10, 2024).

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