Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Generation status (4): Total - Generation status
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Canada^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.1 %

Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^Footnote 6	32,852,320	19,036,295	13,816,025
North American Aboriginal origins	1,836,035	628,460	1,207,575
First Nations (North American Indian)	1,369,115	517,550	851,565
Inuit	72,615	42,705	29,905
Métis	447,655	68,205	379,445
Other North American origins	11,070,455	6,030,470	5,039,985
Acadian	115,895	27,750	88,145
American	372,575	32,935	339,640
Canadian	10,563,805	5,834,535	4,729,265
New Brunswicker	1,900	600	1,300
Newfoundlander	22,035	5,400	16,635
Nova Scotian	2,845	540	2,305
Ontarian	3,865	1,035	2,830
Québécois	193,885	126,940	66,940
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	4,050	725	3,325
European origins	20,157,965	7,229,120	12,928,845
British Isles origins	11,343,710	2,521,360	8,822,350
Channel Islander	3,325	640	2,680
Cornish	1,765	145	1,620
English	6,509,500	1,312,570	5,196,930
Irish	4,544,870	506,445	4,038,425
Manx	4,725	245	4,485
Scottish	4,714,970	544,440	4,170,530
Welsh	458,705	28,785	429,915
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	576,030	128,090	447,945
French origins	5,077,215	1,170,620	3,906,595
Alsatian	2,700	385	2,310
Breton	14,290	4,770	9,525
French	5,065,690	1,165,465	3,900,225
Western European origins (except French origins)	4,439,950	991,555	3,448,400
Austrian	197,990	22,945	175,040
Belgian	176,615	32,610	144,005
Dutch	1,067,245	297,885	769,355
Flemish	13,840	2,105	11,735
Frisian	5,055	825	4,230
German	3,203,330	608,520	2,594,805
Luxembourger	3,790	420	3,370
Swiss	146,830	25,665	121,165
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	2,735	570	2,165
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	1,164,425	143,860	1,020,565
Danish	203,080	31,370	171,705
Finnish	136,215	27,190	109,025
Icelandic	94,205	9,135	85,070
Norwegian	452,705	44,075	408,630
Swedish	341,845	26,080	315,770
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	43,070	6,010	37,060
Eastern European origins	3,142,775	901,865	2,240,900
Bulgarian	30,485	17,975	12,510
Byelorussian	15,565	4,345	11,220
Czech	94,805	22,225	72,575
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	40,035	5,790	34,240
Estonian	23,180	6,745	16,440
Hungarian	316,765	80,540	236,220
Latvian	27,355	7,295	20,060
Lithuanian	49,130	10,445	38,690
Moldovan	8,050	3,670	4,385
Polish	1,010,705	255,135	755,565
Romanian	204,625	82,995	121,635
Russian	550,520	107,300	443,220
Slovak	66,545	19,125	47,415
Ukrainian	1,251,170	276,055	975,110
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	11,330	2,235	9,100
Southern European origins	2,798,395	1,357,735	1,440,660
Albanian	28,270	22,670	5,600
Bosnian	22,920	14,740	8,175
Croatian	114,880	51,825	63,055
Cypriot	4,815	1,245	3,570
Greek	252,960	141,755	111,205
Italian	1,488,425	700,845	787,580
Kosovar	2,760	1,925	845
Macedonian	36,985	17,030	19,960
Maltese	38,780	12,325	26,455
Montenegrin	2,970	765	2,205
Portuguese	429,850	250,320	179,530
Serbian	80,320	47,170	33,145
Sicilian	5,980	1,265	4,715
Slovenian	37,170	13,885	23,290
Spanish	368,305	66,575	301,730
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	48,320	13,075	35,245
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	965	310	655
Other European origins	371,705	142,130	229,580
Basque	5,570	765	4,800
Jewish	309,650	115,640	194,010
Roma (Gypsy)	5,255	1,025	4,235
Slavic, n.o.s.	4,660	1,135	3,525
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	48,760	23,560	25,200
Caribbean origins	627,590	360,380	267,215
Antiguan	3,635	1,395	2,235
Bahamian	2,505	520	1,985
Barbadian	34,340	11,760	22,580
Bermudan	2,760	355	2,410
Carib	3,300	150	3,150
Cuban	21,440	6,895	14,545
Dominican	16,720	7,545	9,170
Grenadian	14,885	7,305	7,585
Haitian	137,995	108,845	29,150
Jamaican	256,915	142,870	114,040
Kittitian/Nevisian	2,225	775	1,445
Martinican	1,415	220	1,195
Montserratan	820	235	590
Puerto Rican	2,340	205	2,135
St. Lucian	6,645	3,255	3,395
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	68,225	25,510	42,720
Vincentian/Grenadinian	14,180	6,755	7,425
West Indian, n.o.s.	56,650	27,655	28,995
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	21,955	8,120	13,840
Latin, Central and South American origins	544,380	285,070	259,305
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	16,685	1,370	15,320
Argentinian	16,910	4,015	12,895
Belizean	1,130	315	815
Bolivian	3,780	1,695	2,085
Brazilian	25,395	7,720	17,675
Chilean	38,140	17,160	20,975
Colombian	76,580	55,595	20,985
Costa Rican	5,335	2,435	2,900
Ecuadorian	20,120	11,325	8,795
Guatemalan	20,765	11,960	8,805
Guyanese	75,345	34,375	40,970
Hispanic	6,495	3,480	3,020
Honduran	8,720	4,640	4,080
Maya	4,690	1,075	3,615
Mexican	96,055	44,675	51,390
Nicaraguan	11,450	6,375	5,070
Panamanian	3,655	1,085	2,570
Paraguayan	3,430	835	2,590
Peruvian	34,385	17,110	17,275
Salvadorean	63,970	42,155	21,815
Uruguayan	5,500	1,870	3,630
Venezuelan	18,165	6,870	11,290
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	19,980	6,950	13,035
African origins	766,735	465,235	301,505
Central and West African origins	142,780	105,785	36,995
Akan	1,065	530	535
Angolan	1,925	995	930
Ashanti	985	510	480
Beninese	2,660	1,220	1,445
Burkinabe	1,380	970	405
Cameroonian	10,555	8,415	2,140
Chadian	1,070	755	315
Congolese	24,965	19,115	5,855
Gabonese	1,105	480	620
Gambian	595	370	230
Ghanaian	29,355	22,685	6,670
Guinean	4,835	3,240	1,590
Ibo	2,795	1,785	1,015
Ivorian	5,200	3,320	1,880
Liberian	1,690	1,125	570
Malian	2,530	1,360	1,170
Nigerian	31,730	22,280	9,445
Peulh	1,375	680	685
Senegalese	6,335	3,960	2,370
Sierra Leonean	1,820	1,010	805
Togolese	3,115	1,855	1,260
Yoruba	5,340	3,375	1,965
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	11,395	5,750	5,645
North African origins	252,050	172,520	79,530
Algerian	49,110	35,595	13,515
Berber	25,885	15,950	9,935
Coptic	3,570	755	2,810
Dinka	715	290	420
Egyptian	73,250	43,510	29,740
Libyan	5,515	3,785	1,735
Maure	1,040	415	625
Moroccan	71,910	48,410	23,500
Sudanese	16,595	12,730	3,865
Tunisian	15,125	10,015	5,115
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	2,875	1,070	1,805
Southern and East African origins	187,140	120,725	66,415
Afrikaner	1,945	285	1,660
Amhara	1,305	725	580
Bantu, n.o.s.	1,825	860	960
Burundian	7,395	6,020	1,370
Eritrean	13,430	10,860	2,570
Ethiopian	30,810	23,340	7,470
Harari	675	420	255
Kenyan	8,055	4,195	3,870
Malagasy	2,925	1,460	1,465
Mauritian	6,695	2,620	4,075
Oromo	1,830	1,125	705
Rwandan	8,100	6,335	1,770
Seychellois	1,035	535	500
Somali	44,995	39,030	5,965
South African	34,000	6,645	27,360
Tanzanian	4,065	1,695	2,370
Tigrian	1,000	500	500
Ugandan	4,540	2,265	2,270
Zambian	1,420	780	645
Zimbabwean	6,425	4,150	2,280
Zulu	840	345	500
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 18	14,515	6,535	7,980
Other African origins	199,905	66,205	133,700
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 19	25,145	4,855	20,295
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	177,195	61,350	115,840
Asian origins	5,011,220	4,022,085	989,135
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	778,465	534,185	244,280
Afghan	62,815	53,010	9,805
Arab, n.o.s.	94,640	57,755	36,885
Armenian	55,740	31,075	24,675
Assyrian	10,810	7,150	3,655
Azerbaijani	4,580	1,985	2,595
Georgian	3,155	810	2,340
Iranian	163,290	131,100	32,190
Iraqi	49,680	36,875	12,805
Israeli	15,010	2,695	12,320
Jordanian	9,425	5,400	4,025
Kazakh	2,270	980	1,285
Kurd	11,685	7,040	4,645
Kuwaiti	2,240	1,060	1,185
Lebanese	190,275	114,830	75,440
Palestinian	31,245	18,145	13,100
Pashtun	3,315	1,370	1,940
Saudi Arabian	7,955	5,370	2,585
Syrian	40,840	16,990	23,850
Tajik	2,400	980	1,415
Tatar	2,850	640	2,210
Turk	55,430	27,180	28,250
Uighur	1,155	755	400
Uzbek	2,725	1,155	1,570
Yemeni	3,945	1,630	2,320
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 21	16,540	8,210	8,335
South Asian origins	1,615,925	1,306,380	309,545
Bangladeshi	34,205	28,660	5,545
Bengali	17,960	14,130	3,830
East Indian^Footnote 22	1,165,145	919,155	245,985
Goan	5,125	1,665	3,460
Gujarati	5,890	2,510	3,385
Kashmiri	2,125	750	1,375
Nepali	9,780	7,595	2,190
Pakistani	155,310	109,715	45,590
Punjabi	76,150	45,575	30,580
Sinhalese	7,220	4,945	2,275
Sri Lankan	139,415	108,605	30,810
Tamil	48,965	26,190	22,775
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	53,390	36,885	16,505
East and Southeast Asian origins	2,650,000	2,169,270	480,730
Burmese	7,845	4,055	3,790
Cambodian (Khmer)	34,340	21,085	13,255
Chinese	1,487,580	1,210,945	276,635
Filipino	662,600	506,545	156,060
Hmong	830	585	250
Indonesian	18,125	4,010	14,115
Japanese	109,740	54,900	54,840
Korean	168,890	154,355	14,530
Laotian	22,090	12,980	9,105
Malaysian	14,165	2,485	11,680
Mongolian	5,355	1,505	3,845
Singaporean	2,050	435	1,615
Taiwanese	30,330	20,660	9,675
Thai	15,080	6,230	8,850
Tibetan	5,820	5,055	770
Vietnamese	220,425	157,450	62,970
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	9,045	5,995	3,050
Other Asian origins	20,115	12,245	7,870
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	20,115	12,250	7,870
Oceania origins	74,875	15,475	59,405
Australian	36,350	4,385	31,960
New Zealander	13,890	1,515	12,375
Pacific Islands origins	25,740	9,570	16,175
Fijian	17,815	8,950	8,860
Hawaiian	3,135	80	3,055
Maori	2,015	130	1,890
Polynesian, n.o.s.	860	40	820
Samoan	820	85	735
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 26	1,550	285	1,265

Symbol(s)

Symbol ..

not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 3

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

Footnote 4

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

Footnote 5

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

Footnote 6

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 NHS.

Footnote 7

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,' 'Manitoban').

Footnote 8

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').

Footnote 9

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').

Footnote 10

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').

Footnote 11

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').

Footnote 12

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').

Footnote 13

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').

Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').

Footnote 15

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').

Footnote 16

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., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

Footnote 17

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').

Footnote 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').

Footnote 19

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

Footnote 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').

Footnote 21

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').

Footnote 22

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

Footnote 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., 'Bhutanese').

Footnote 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,' 'Karen').

Footnote 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').

Footnote 26

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').

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.