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[Country]
Counts
Total Men＋ Women＋
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,310
Canadian 5,677,205 2,836,675 2,840,530
English 5,322,830 2,600,245 2,722,580
Irish 4,413,120 2,102,610 2,310,505
Scottish 4,392,200 2,131,620 2,260,580
French, n.o.s.122 3,985,945 1,964,695 2,021,250
German 2,955,695 1,449,465 1,506,230
Chinese 1,713,870 806,365 907,500
Italian 1,546,390 774,250 772,140
Indian (India) 1,347,715 691,535 656,185
Ukrainian 1,258,635 612,455 646,175
Dutch 988,585 489,045 499,545
Polish 982,820 472,290 510,525
Québécois 981,635 490,130 491,510
British Isles, n.o.s.123 938,950 462,420 476,530
Filipino 925,490 414,915 510,570
French Canadian 906,315 441,610 464,705
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 691,260 347,080 344,175
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 632,340 304,220 328,120
Métis 560,335 271,985 288,350
European, n.o.s.126 551,910 278,060 273,850
Russian 548,140 260,075 288,065
Norwegian 466,500 224,290 242,210
Welsh 455,720 216,490 239,230
Portuguese 448,305 222,770 225,535
American 353,495 172,240 181,255
Spanish 342,040 160,475 181,570
Swedish 334,505 156,840 177,665
Hungarian 320,150 155,755 164,395
Acadian 305,170 145,500 159,675
Pakistani 303,260 154,435 148,825
African, n.o.s.127 301,955 148,335 153,625
Jewish 282,015 141,530 140,490
Punjabi 279,950 145,620 134,330
Vietnamese 275,530 131,075 144,445
Arab, n.o.s.128 263,710 138,210 125,500
Greek 262,140 132,975 129,160
Jamaican 249,070 119,265 129,805
Asian, n.o.s.129 226,220 107,785 118,435
Cree, n.o.s.130 219,855 105,825 114,030
Korean 217,650 101,805 115,845
Romanian 215,885 103,720 112,165
Lebanese 210,605 107,990 102,615
Iranian 200,465 100,790 99,675
Christian, n.i.e.131 200,340 99,800 100,540
Danish 196,945 96,220 100,725
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 194,840 94,035 100,810
Sikh 194,640 101,255 93,385
Austrian 189,535 92,740 96,800
Belgian 182,175 90,150 92,030
Haitian 178,990 84,510 94,490
Hindu 166,160 87,665 78,495
Mexican 155,495 77,435 78,055
Mennonite 155,095 77,735 77,360
Swiss 145,570 72,015 73,555
Finnish 144,055 69,270 74,785
Sri Lankan 132,410 65,175 67,240
Croatian 130,820 64,915 65,905
Japanese 129,425 56,850 72,580
South Asian, n.o.s.133 120,125 60,575 59,550
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 111,605 53,700 57,905
Northern European, n.o.s.135 110,735 54,730 56,005
Muslim 105,620 54,095 51,525
Egyptian 105,245 55,230 50,020
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 104,765 51,375 53,395
Tamil 102,170 51,165 51,005
Icelandic 101,990 50,370 51,620
Colombian 100,555 47,995 52,560
Moroccan 99,980 50,835 49,150
Czech 98,925 47,495 51,430
Syrian 98,250 49,385 48,865
Guyanese 97,210 46,270 50,940
Afghan 96,810 48,255 48,550
Black, n.o.s.137 94,585 44,335 50,250
Serbian 93,360 46,945 46,410
Ojibway 92,220 44,610 47,600
Newfoundlander 91,670 45,665 46,005
Hong Konger 81,680 39,485 42,195
Ontarian 80,555 39,675 40,880
Persian 80,340 41,415 38,925
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 77,405 37,655 39,750
Turkish 76,745 39,955 36,795
Inuit, n.o.s.138 76,675 37,315 39,365
Bangladeshi 75,425 39,085 36,335
Algerian 73,770 38,035 35,740
Brazilian 71,755 34,670 37,085
Nigerian 69,540 34,680 34,860
Armenian 68,850 34,105 34,745
Slovak 68,210 33,475 34,740
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 66,780 31,525 35,255
Somali 65,555 31,555 33,995
Taiwanese 64,020 29,280 34,740
Iraqi 59,300 29,865 29,435
Salvadorean 59,280 29,150 30,130
African Caribbean 59,050 26,385 32,670
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 58,870 27,845 31,025
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 58,840 30,560 28,280
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 57,195 25,715 31,475
Algonquin 56,070 27,025 29,040
West Indian, n.o.s.143 52,085 23,685 28,395
Lithuanian 52,040 24,510 27,530
South African 49,840 24,885 24,955
Australian 46,765 24,165 22,595
Palestinian 45,905 23,930 21,975
Chilean 45,685 22,520 23,165
Congolese 45,260 22,000 23,260
Nova Scotian 44,720 21,700 23,025
Ethiopian 42,545 20,675 21,875
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 42,405 20,105 22,300
Peruvian 42,295 19,925 22,370
Yoruba 42,075 21,740 20,330
Cambodian (Khmer) 41,950 19,835 22,115
Berber 41,700 22,325 19,370
Albanian 41,620 21,050 20,570
Maltese 40,670 20,210 20,455
Macedonian 39,440 19,500 19,940
Slovenian 38,595 18,785 19,815
Western European, n.o.s.145 38,520 18,935 19,585
New Brunswicker 37,670 18,235 19,435
Gujarati 36,970 19,580 17,385
Eritrean 36,290 18,185 18,110
African Canadian 35,395 17,140 18,250
Israeli 35,345 18,410 16,940
Mohawk 33,330 16,485 16,845
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 33,135 15,355 17,775
Bulgarian 33,085 16,235 16,850
Albertan 32,575 16,525 16,055
Ghanaian 31,720 15,650 16,065
Barbadian 31,440 15,265 16,175
African American 31,430 15,700 15,730
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 30,565 14,635 15,930
Tunisian 30,465 16,585 13,875
Slavic, n.o.s.148 30,220 15,225 14,995
Cuban 30,065 14,830 15,235
Bosnian 28,490 14,320 14,170
Venezuelan 28,395 13,220 15,175
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 28,225 13,490 14,735
Latvian 28,140 13,515 14,620
Bengali 26,675 13,830 12,850
Cameroonian 26,535 12,960 13,580
Guatemalan 26,460 13,920 12,540
Indonesian 26,330 11,910 14,415
Laotian 25,875 12,500 13,375
Ilocano 25,575 11,860 13,715
Northern Irish 25,200 12,495 12,710
Celtic, n.o.s.150 24,420 12,265 12,155
British Columbian 24,325 12,230 12,095
Ecuadorian 24,255 11,510 12,745
Franco Ontarian 24,110 11,540 12,570
Argentinian 23,500 11,665 11,840
Estonian 23,455 11,080 12,375
Kurdish 23,130 12,670 10,460
Fijian 23,020 11,040 11,980
Jatt 22,785 11,695 11,090
North American, n.o.s.151 22,785 11,680 11,105
Coptic 22,570 11,405 11,165
Thai 22,275 8,525 13,750
Dominican 22,125 10,615 11,510
Nepali 21,975 11,215 10,765
Kabyle 20,565 10,595 9,975
Assyrian 19,685 9,730 9,955
Igbo 19,305 9,890 9,415
Byelorussian 18,850 9,055 9,795
Dene, n.o.s.152 18,745 9,030 9,710
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 18,545 8,975 9,570
Abenaki 18,420 8,545 9,870
Moldovan 18,190 8,850 9,340
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 17,955 8,625 9,330
New Zealander 17,755 9,275 8,470
Sudanese 17,485 8,825 8,665
Breton 17,465 8,710 8,755
Pennsylvania Dutch 17,315 7,300 10,020
Malaysian 17,050 7,935 9,115
Plains Cree 16,570 8,255 8,310
North African, n.o.s.155 16,315 8,565 7,750
Huron (Wendat) 15,910 7,715 8,195
Saskatchewanian 15,780 7,505 8,280
Buddhist 15,660 7,485 8,175
Gaspesian 15,650 7,290 8,360
Norman 15,340 8,155 7,190
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 15,055 7,180 7,875
Ivorian 15,010 7,255 7,755
Saulteaux 14,265 6,730 7,535
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 14,260 6,525 7,735
Burundian 14,110 6,810 7,295
Tigrinya 13,910 7,435 6,470
Nicaraguan 13,840 6,730 7,120
Mauritian 13,755 7,020 6,730
Kenyan 13,565 6,510 7,055
Oji-Cree 13,525 6,610 6,915
Vincentian 13,245 5,800 7,445
Jordanian 13,225 7,055 6,170
Manitoban 13,095 6,530 6,565
Cape Bretoner 13,065 6,175 6,885
Rwandan 12,890 6,150 6,740
Grenadian 12,890 5,965 6,930
Malayali 12,490 6,580 5,910
Chaldean 12,115 6,080 6,035
Sinhalese 12,080 5,905 6,170
Mayan 11,710 5,980 5,730
Honduran 10,920 5,370 5,550
Cherokee 10,825 5,080 5,745
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 10,750 5,130 5,620
Indo-Caribbean 10,490 4,710 5,775
Flemish 10,275 4,950 5,325
United Empire Loyalist 10,015 4,975 5,045
Senegalese 9,955 5,115 4,840
Azerbaijani 9,915 5,165 4,750
Sicilian 9,835 5,135 4,695
Pashtun 9,825 5,195 4,625
Malay 9,795 4,725 5,065
Goan 9,700 4,710 4,990
Bantu, n.o.s.158 9,455 4,705 4,755
Tibetan 9,350 4,650 4,700
Zimbabwean 9,165 4,435 4,725
Burmese 9,150 4,385 4,760
Mongolian 9,090 4,240 4,850
Azorean 8,970 4,235 4,735
Atikamekw 8,400 4,270 4,125
Bamileke 8,315 4,220 4,090
Indo-Guyanese 8,310 3,765 4,545
Ugandan 8,285 3,910 4,375
Oromo 8,255 4,425 3,830
Tanzanian 8,140 3,945 4,195
Yemeni 8,115 3,995 4,130
Central African 8,080 3,830 4,250
Libyan 7,945 4,265 3,680
Basque 7,745 4,030 3,710
Uruguayan 7,660 3,870 3,790
Akan, n.o.s.159 7,640 3,835 3,805
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 7,635 3,690 3,950
Igorot 7,535 3,305 4,230
Fulani 7,480 3,865 3,620
Woodland Cree 7,415 3,615 3,800
Guinean 7,390 3,700 3,695
St. Lucian 7,285 3,340 3,945
Prince Edward Islander 7,225 3,355 3,875
Maliseet 7,220 3,515 3,705
Beninese 6,810 3,630 3,180
Telugu 6,670 3,730 2,945
Roma 6,545 3,225 3,320
Costa Rican 6,500 3,265 3,230
African Nova Scotian 6,480 2,945 3,535
Malagasy 6,255 3,085 3,170
Kashmiri 6,165 3,020 3,145
Singaporean 6,060 2,755 3,305
Karen 6,050 3,065 2,985
Edo 5,985 2,995 2,995
Tajik 5,980 2,965 3,015
Amhara 5,945 3,010 2,930
Paraguayan 5,925 2,855 3,075

Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 29, 2024).

Note(s):

Footnote 121

'Ethnic or cultural origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. Ancestors may have Indigenous origins, origins that refer to different countries or other origins that may not refer to different countries.

The sum of the ethnic or cultural origins in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic or cultural origin in the census.

The ethnic groups selected are the most frequently reported at the Canada level.

For more information on ethnic or cultural origin variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Ethnic or Cultural Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 122

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating French origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "French").

Footnote 123

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating British Isles origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "British," "United Kingdom").

Footnote 124

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caucasian (White) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caucasian").

Footnote 125

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating First Nations (North American Indian) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "First Nations," "North American Indian").

Footnote 126

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "European").

Footnote 127

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "African").

Footnote 128

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Arab origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Arab").

Footnote 129

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Asian").

Footnote 130

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Cree origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Cree").

Footnote 131

The abbreviation "n.i.e." means "not included elsewhere." This category includes responses indicating Christian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Christian," "Baptist," "Catholic").

Footnote 132

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American Indigenous origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Aboriginal," "Indigenous").

Footnote 133

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating South Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "South Asian").

Footnote 134

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Mi'kmaq origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Mi'kmaq").

Footnote 135

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Northern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Northern European," "Scandinavian").

Footnote 136

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Latin American," "South American").

Footnote 137

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Black origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Black").

Footnote 138

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Inuit origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Inuit").

Footnote 139

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Eastern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Eastern European").

Footnote 140

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating East or Southeast Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East Asian," "Southeast Asian").

Footnote 141

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central Asian," "Middle Eastern," "West Asian").

Footnote 142

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caribbean origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caribbean").

Footnote 143

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West Indian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "West Indian").

Footnote 144

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Hispanic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Hispanic").

Footnote 145

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Western European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Western European").

Footnote 146

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Czechoslovakian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Czechoslovakian").

Footnote 147

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Yugoslavian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Yugoslavian").

Footnote 148

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Slavic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Slavic").

Footnote 149

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Innu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Innu," "Montagnais").

Footnote 150

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Celtic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Celtic").

Footnote 151

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North American").

Footnote 152

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Dene origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Dene").

Footnote 153

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Blackfoot origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Blackfoot").

Footnote 154

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Iroquois," "Haudenosaunee").

Footnote 155

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North African").

Footnote 156

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Southern or East African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East African").

Footnote 157

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified.' This category includes responses indicating Anishinaabe origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Anishinaabe").

Footnote 158

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Bantu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Bantu").

Footnote 159

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Akan origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Akan").

Footnote 160

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Central or West African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central African," "West African").

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