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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Detailed Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (233), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census
Data table
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) | Age groups (17A) | ||||||||||||||||
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Total - Age groups | Under 5 years | 5 to 9 years | 10 to 14 years | 15 to 19 years | 20 to 24 years | 25 to 29 years | 30 to 34 years | 35 to 39 years | 40 to 44 years | 45 to 49 years | 50 to 54 years | 55 to 59 years | 60 to 64 years | 65 to 69 years | 70 to 74 years | 75 years and over | |
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home | 12,722,065 | 703,620 | 712,320 | 762,850 | 861,090 | 850,135 | 812,195 | 797,410 | 841,220 | 920,270 | 1,050,955 | 1,001,005 | 859,565 | 760,835 | 558,915 | 434,685 | 794,990 |
Single responses | 12,156,790 | 670,320 | 672,895 | 722,145 | 819,940 | 810,990 | 773,140 | 755,535 | 794,710 | 872,390 | 1,005,440 | 962,345 | 829,490 | 735,440 | 541,285 | 419,165 | 771,560 |
English | 10,044,810 | 550,525 | 580,700 | 635,120 | 720,525 | 698,320 | 651,930 | 622,790 | 639,295 | 698,155 | 817,730 | 789,975 | 681,770 | 604,530 | 438,050 | 322,290 | 593,090 |
French | 284,115 | 16,825 | 17,280 | 16,570 | 16,980 | 14,510 | 13,330 | 15,705 | 17,630 | 18,860 | 23,615 | 23,675 | 20,835 | 19,055 | 15,980 | 11,925 | 21,345 |
Non-official languages | 1,827,870 | 102,970 | 74,915 | 70,450 | 82,425 | 98,165 | 107,875 | 117,035 | 137,790 | 155,370 | 164,100 | 148,695 | 126,885 | 111,855 | 87,255 | 84,950 | 157,120 |
Aboriginal languages | 6,355 | 360 | 305 | 310 | 345 | 360 | 320 | 330 | 385 | 435 | 560 | 550 | 500 | 440 | 385 | 335 | 425 |
Algonquian languages | 5,905 | 330 | 280 | 280 | 325 | 335 | 290 | 305 | 355 | 400 | 530 | 505 | 470 | 425 | 360 | 325 | 400 |
Algonquin | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree languages | 1,925 | 180 | 165 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 135 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 70 | 115 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 1,925 | 185 | 160 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 140 | 125 | 125 | 115 | 120 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 115 |
Swampy Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Innu/Montagnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 2,855 | 95 | 75 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 80 | 110 | 150 | 200 | 295 | 290 | 325 | 280 | 210 | 175 | 210 |
Oji-Cree | 1,060 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 55 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 75 | 85 | 110 | 105 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 80 | 75 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Michif | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wetsuweten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlicho (Dogrib) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarcee | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 235 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
Mohawk | 140 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Cayuga | 65 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Oneida | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Straits | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 85 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 80 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuvialuktun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Romance languages | 288,720 | 9,685 | 7,420 | 7,145 | 8,945 | 9,840 | 11,035 | 13,745 | 16,465 | 19,005 | 19,485 | 19,460 | 19,165 | 23,685 | 23,390 | 26,635 | 53,605 |
Italian | 88,835 | 285 | 195 | 190 | 295 | 430 | 600 | 830 | 1,080 | 1,470 | 1,815 | 2,240 | 3,745 | 9,130 | 11,225 | 16,940 | 38,380 |
Portuguese | 70,215 | 1,430 | 1,065 | 1,120 | 1,680 | 2,080 | 2,510 | 2,935 | 3,085 | 3,830 | 5,475 | 6,465 | 7,010 | 7,870 | 7,355 | 6,245 | 10,060 |
Romanian | 22,845 | 1,490 | 910 | 705 | 725 | 875 | 850 | 1,645 | 2,520 | 3,635 | 2,170 | 1,990 | 1,430 | 1,035 | 810 | 765 | 1,290 |
Spanish | 106,735 | 6,480 | 5,245 | 5,130 | 6,235 | 6,455 | 7,065 | 8,335 | 9,775 | 10,065 | 10,020 | 8,760 | 6,980 | 5,650 | 3,990 | 2,680 | 3,865 |
Catalan | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Romance languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germanic languages | 47,135 | 5,210 | 4,125 | 3,510 | 3,020 | 2,595 | 2,290 | 2,245 | 1,995 | 2,180 | 2,165 | 1,920 | 1,600 | 1,640 | 2,015 | 2,570 | 8,045 |
Dutch | 5,395 | 370 | 295 | 240 | 250 | 195 | 160 | 200 | 240 | 280 | 330 | 300 | 225 | 240 | 280 | 355 | 1,425 |
Flemish | 230 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 105 |
Frisian | 105 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
German | 39,180 | 4,685 | 3,700 | 3,175 | 2,640 | 2,290 | 2,045 | 1,940 | 1,590 | 1,720 | 1,640 | 1,465 | 1,280 | 1,290 | 1,615 | 2,065 | 6,045 |
Yiddish | 535 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 255 |
Scandinavian languages | 905 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 75 | 85 | 150 |
Danish | 335 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 100 |
Icelandic | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Norwegian | 120 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Swedish | 410 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Afrikaans | 775 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 35 | 40 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 95 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Celtic languages | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Gaelic languages | 95 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Welsh | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavic languages | 208,060 | 9,120 | 6,855 | 6,515 | 8,055 | 9,835 | 10,730 | 11,065 | 13,485 | 15,900 | 20,400 | 21,960 | 19,535 | 15,350 | 9,395 | 9,790 | 20,060 |
Belarusian (Byelorussian) | 105 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Bosnian | 3,525 | 145 | 135 | 145 | 180 | 220 | 210 | 225 | 235 | 310 | 385 | 410 | 385 | 235 | 95 | 100 | 110 |
Bulgarian | 5,165 | 300 | 225 | 205 | 225 | 340 | 275 | 355 | 565 | 650 | 610 | 495 | 305 | 180 | 130 | 125 | 170 |
Croatian | 13,180 | 315 | 235 | 255 | 305 | 400 | 445 | 410 | 470 | 605 | 860 | 970 | 1,290 | 1,520 | 1,430 | 1,390 | 2,285 |
Czech | 4,325 | 235 | 230 | 160 | 185 | 205 | 160 | 220 | 265 | 225 | 230 | 285 | 340 | 440 | 435 | 260 | 450 |
Macedonian | 7,290 | 200 | 160 | 175 | 155 | 205 | 230 | 295 | 430 | 400 | 390 | 430 | 605 | 655 | 720 | 720 | 1,525 |
Polish | 60,735 | 2,160 | 1,435 | 1,545 | 2,170 | 2,225 | 2,725 | 3,040 | 2,925 | 3,570 | 5,970 | 7,935 | 8,380 | 6,005 | 2,810 | 2,220 | 5,620 |
Russian | 64,425 | 3,665 | 2,615 | 2,185 | 2,640 | 3,720 | 4,235 | 4,200 | 5,580 | 6,050 | 7,100 | 6,795 | 4,335 | 3,300 | 1,690 | 2,555 | 3,760 |
Serbian | 26,000 | 1,215 | 1,090 | 1,135 | 1,265 | 1,360 | 1,410 | 1,255 | 1,625 | 2,430 | 2,785 | 2,620 | 2,285 | 1,685 | 980 | 1,140 | 1,725 |
Serbo-Croatian | 2,505 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 90 | 160 | 140 | 120 | 120 | 185 | 325 | 345 | 300 | 165 | 100 | 115 | 150 |
Slovak | 3,185 | 200 | 125 | 100 | 120 | 135 | 105 | 195 | 290 | 220 | 220 | 240 | 240 | 270 | 220 | 195 | 310 |
Slovenian | 1,820 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 45 | 85 | 175 | 215 | 335 | 760 |
Ukrainian | 15,235 | 605 | 505 | 515 | 685 | 820 | 740 | 710 | 930 | 1,170 | 1,415 | 1,320 | 935 | 680 | 540 | 585 | 3,080 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 565 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 100 |
Baltic languages | 3,050 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 95 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 155 | 135 | 160 | 195 | 180 | 115 | 120 | 135 | 1,205 |
Latvian | 1,270 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 35 | 50 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 640 |
Lithuanian | 1,780 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 75 | 115 | 100 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 565 |
Greek | 23,590 | 320 | 195 | 130 | 220 | 290 | 375 | 575 | 660 | 765 | 735 | 1,070 | 1,990 | 3,080 | 3,485 | 3,890 | 5,795 |
Armenian | 7,375 | 335 | 250 | 240 | 315 | 355 | 385 | 370 | 390 | 450 | 530 | 580 | 565 | 565 | 545 | 505 | 1,010 |
Albanian | 10,060 | 705 | 505 | 460 | 515 | 740 | 820 | 785 | 850 | 915 | 885 | 855 | 645 | 385 | 340 | 285 | 365 |
Georgian | 555 | 45 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Finno-Ugric languages | 18,980 | 795 | 695 | 705 | 650 | 725 | 675 | 1,005 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 995 | 1,060 | 1,230 | 1,230 | 1,240 | 1,390 | 4,380 |
Estonian | 1,260 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 55 | 75 | 710 |
Finnish | 2,280 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 110 | 225 | 290 | 345 | 935 |
Hungarian | 15,440 | 735 | 650 | 665 | 620 | 690 | 625 | 965 | 1,035 | 1,025 | 895 | 915 | 1,060 | 955 | 890 | 970 | 2,735 |
Turkic languages | 12,000 | 1,075 | 740 | 665 | 735 | 765 | 985 | 1,100 | 1,180 | 1,095 | 1,125 | 780 | 555 | 375 | 290 | 215 | 320 |
Azerbaijani | 645 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
Turkish | 10,395 | 950 | 640 | 580 | 585 | 640 | 850 | 980 | 1,005 | 935 | 990 | 675 | 485 | 340 | 260 | 195 | 290 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 960 | 95 | 75 | 65 | 125 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 95 | 80 | 75 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Mongolian | 165 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 118,320 | 9,975 | 7,785 | 7,525 | 7,855 | 7,900 | 8,020 | 8,375 | 9,610 | 10,915 | 10,155 | 8,155 | 5,865 | 4,725 | 3,775 | 3,145 | 4,540 |
Berber languages (Kabyle) | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cushitic languages | 16,490 | 1,480 | 1,495 | 1,760 | 1,590 | 1,115 | 965 | 925 | 1,190 | 1,630 | 1,400 | 1,050 | 600 | 340 | 245 | 250 | 455 |
Oromo | 1,040 | 70 | 60 | 95 | 70 | 55 | 65 | 80 | 90 | 125 | 145 | 95 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Somali | 15,450 | 1,405 | 1,435 | 1,665 | 1,525 | 1,055 | 900 | 845 | 1,090 | 1,500 | 1,260 | 955 | 565 | 320 | 235 | 235 | 450 |
Semitic languages | 101,655 | 8,475 | 6,280 | 5,760 | 6,260 | 6,775 | 7,045 | 7,435 | 8,405 | 9,265 | 8,735 | 7,095 | 5,250 | 4,385 | 3,525 | 2,895 | 4,075 |
Amharic | 5,280 | 355 | 195 | 175 | 180 | 240 | 395 | 540 | 720 | 830 | 705 | 430 | 200 | 115 | 85 | 55 | 55 |
Arabic | 76,405 | 6,695 | 4,995 | 4,575 | 5,040 | 5,390 | 5,485 | 5,520 | 5,880 | 6,630 | 6,345 | 5,195 | 3,835 | 3,070 | 2,600 | 2,165 | 2,985 |
Hebrew | 5,240 | 430 | 365 | 295 | 270 | 245 | 280 | 390 | 550 | 400 | 325 | 290 | 355 | 450 | 205 | 140 | 245 |
Maltese | 1,290 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 205 | 250 | 215 | 365 |
Tigrigna | 3,075 | 185 | 115 | 140 | 120 | 140 | 170 | 255 | 380 | 420 | 395 | 300 | 175 | 105 | 85 | 45 | 40 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 10,360 | 805 | 605 | 575 | 640 | 760 | 700 | 710 | 855 | 960 | 940 | 830 | 580 | 425 | 300 | 285 | 390 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 140 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 393,530 | 31,930 | 24,745 | 21,305 | 19,440 | 23,490 | 30,415 | 33,215 | 35,885 | 34,355 | 29,785 | 25,740 | 22,815 | 19,340 | 15,250 | 11,340 | 14,470 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 313,815 | 26,535 | 20,785 | 17,320 | 14,620 | 17,685 | 23,365 | 26,800 | 29,410 | 26,870 | 22,785 | 19,460 | 17,805 | 15,940 | 12,850 | 9,625 | 11,955 |
Bengali | 26,895 | 2,240 | 1,910 | 1,570 | 1,340 | 1,515 | 1,925 | 2,475 | 2,785 | 3,235 | 2,495 | 2,015 | 1,480 | 735 | 505 | 330 | 335 |
Gujarati | 42,445 | 3,240 | 2,465 | 2,145 | 1,595 | 2,280 | 2,955 | 3,730 | 4,370 | 3,330 | 2,830 | 2,480 | 2,420 | 2,590 | 2,170 | 1,650 | 2,195 |
Hindi | 24,650 | 1,485 | 1,120 | 1,010 | 975 | 1,505 | 2,040 | 2,410 | 2,615 | 2,205 | 1,930 | 1,615 | 1,445 | 1,245 | 1,050 | 880 | 1,120 |
Konkani | 435 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 40 |
Marathi | 1,985 | 155 | 105 | 100 | 90 | 105 | 125 | 190 | 245 | 210 | 185 | 125 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 70 |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 124,095 | 9,825 | 7,580 | 6,350 | 5,155 | 6,350 | 9,540 | 10,890 | 11,025 | 9,460 | 7,910 | 7,140 | 7,590 | 7,870 | 6,460 | 4,835 | 6,145 |
Sindhi | 2,835 | 120 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 120 | 100 | 110 | 135 | 185 | 180 | 225 | 240 | 290 | 220 | 225 | 395 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 4,475 | 230 | 210 | 215 | 260 | 220 | 200 | 240 | 485 | 535 | 580 | 495 | 290 | 205 | 110 | 100 | 110 |
Urdu | 83,515 | 9,045 | 7,145 | 5,650 | 4,945 | 5,410 | 6,210 | 6,345 | 7,400 | 7,410 | 6,450 | 5,210 | 4,165 | 2,885 | 2,215 | 1,500 | 1,530 |
Nepali | 2,485 | 190 | 145 | 155 | 140 | 165 | 265 | 390 | 310 | 255 | 205 | 115 | 70 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
Iranian languages | 78,540 | 5,305 | 3,890 | 3,930 | 4,770 | 5,740 | 6,925 | 6,285 | 6,365 | 7,370 | 6,915 | 6,200 | 4,955 | 3,355 | 2,375 | 1,690 | 2,470 |
Kurdish | 3,580 | 360 | 250 | 245 | 285 | 285 | 265 | 320 | 335 | 385 | 350 | 190 | 130 | 85 | 40 | 30 | 30 |
Pashto | 5,765 | 700 | 565 | 530 | 510 | 525 | 445 | 475 | 455 | 440 | 365 | 260 | 200 | 110 | 55 | 50 | 70 |
Persian (Farsi) | 69,195 | 4,245 | 3,075 | 3,150 | 3,975 | 4,930 | 6,220 | 5,490 | 5,580 | 6,540 | 6,205 | 5,750 | 4,625 | 3,155 | 2,280 | 1,610 | 2,375 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,175 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 125 | 110 | 115 | 85 | 85 | 50 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 45 |
Dravidian languages | 93,705 | 7,285 | 5,055 | 4,405 | 4,160 | 4,390 | 6,360 | 8,270 | 8,830 | 9,305 | 9,295 | 7,465 | 5,395 | 4,215 | 3,010 | 2,590 | 3,670 |
Kannada | 845 | 80 | 60 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 85 | 115 | 110 | 75 | 80 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 20 |
Malayalam | 5,310 | 520 | 335 | 205 | 150 | 180 | 360 | 610 | 685 | 620 | 445 | 310 | 205 | 185 | 210 | 160 | 125 |
Tamil | 83,640 | 6,270 | 4,440 | 4,005 | 3,820 | 3,900 | 5,495 | 6,955 | 7,520 | 8,215 | 8,485 | 6,940 | 5,070 | 3,940 | 2,735 | 2,365 | 3,485 |
Telugu | 3,825 | 410 | 210 | 170 | 150 | 275 | 420 | 580 | 500 | 380 | 270 | 170 | 85 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 45 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 80 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Japanese | 5,765 | 480 | 350 | 250 | 185 | 240 | 255 | 470 | 670 | 595 | 405 | 240 | 225 | 390 | 335 | 265 | 410 |
Korean | 47,245 | 1,460 | 1,135 | 1,735 | 3,335 | 4,145 | 3,140 | 2,375 | 3,065 | 4,065 | 5,055 | 5,530 | 3,585 | 2,625 | 2,315 | 1,765 | 1,905 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 390,950 | 17,890 | 10,090 | 9,780 | 17,065 | 24,780 | 22,710 | 21,495 | 29,875 | 38,540 | 44,735 | 36,385 | 31,190 | 25,385 | 15,655 | 15,555 | 29,820 |
Chinese languages | 385,450 | 17,515 | 9,775 | 9,410 | 16,605 | 24,310 | 22,280 | 20,945 | 29,315 | 37,995 | 44,335 | 36,065 | 30,965 | 25,225 | 15,555 | 15,480 | 29,665 |
Cantonese | 147,795 | 4,235 | 2,630 | 3,175 | 5,350 | 6,830 | 7,290 | 7,275 | 8,045 | 9,800 | 15,860 | 18,315 | 16,995 | 13,205 | 6,705 | 6,550 | 15,530 |
Chaochow (Teochow) | 590 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
Fukien | 1,045 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 105 | 90 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 115 | 85 | 90 | 75 | 55 | 60 | 95 |
Hakka | 1,595 | 60 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 75 | 95 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 130 | 150 | 135 | 125 | 110 | 240 |
Mandarin | 96,610 | 6,740 | 3,760 | 2,970 | 5,160 | 8,165 | 6,895 | 6,185 | 10,650 | 14,050 | 12,335 | 5,835 | 3,685 | 2,620 | 2,430 | 2,495 | 2,635 |
Shanghainese | 655 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 125 |
Taiwanese | 1,500 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 40 | 75 | 90 | 65 | 70 | 90 | 115 | 145 | 200 | 180 | 140 | 165 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 135,665 | 6,405 | 3,285 | 3,145 | 5,905 | 9,040 | 7,805 | 7,225 | 10,345 | 13,780 | 15,695 | 11,455 | 9,805 | 8,910 | 5,995 | 6,080 | 10,795 |
Tibetan languages | 3,205 | 170 | 125 | 150 | 250 | 280 | 260 | 385 | 395 | 365 | 255 | 180 | 120 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 65 |
Burmese | 885 | 55 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 90 | 95 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 60 |
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 1,410 | 145 | 160 | 185 | 165 | 145 | 125 | 95 | 75 | 85 | 60 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
Tai languages | 4,180 | 120 | 75 | 70 | 130 | 140 | 185 | 270 | 380 | 505 | 615 | 615 | 435 | 225 | 155 | 105 | 145 |
Lao | 2,855 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 65 | 95 | 110 | 145 | 315 | 470 | 515 | 380 | 190 | 130 | 80 | 120 |
Thai | 1,320 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 75 | 90 | 160 | 235 | 190 | 145 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 51,420 | 2,685 | 2,075 | 1,980 | 2,310 | 2,150 | 2,995 | 3,080 | 3,915 | 5,455 | 6,330 | 6,595 | 4,410 | 2,310 | 1,570 | 1,250 | 2,315 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 4,065 | 190 | 95 | 75 | 155 | 230 | 405 | 260 | 215 | 295 | 450 | 615 | 470 | 220 | 170 | 85 | 140 |
Vietnamese | 47,360 | 2,495 | 1,980 | 1,910 | 2,160 | 1,915 | 2,590 | 2,825 | 3,695 | 5,160 | 5,875 | 5,985 | 3,935 | 2,090 | 1,400 | 1,170 | 2,175 |
Malayo-Polynesian languages | 72,855 | 1,695 | 1,065 | 2,140 | 3,085 | 3,370 | 3,980 | 6,130 | 6,990 | 7,565 | 8,455 | 7,500 | 5,650 | 4,915 | 3,480 | 2,800 | 4,050 |
Bisayan languages | 2,045 | 60 | 30 | 70 | 135 | 120 | 130 | 200 | 190 | 250 | 260 | 220 | 115 | 95 | 70 | 45 | 65 |
Ilocano | 2,915 | 60 | 40 | 85 | 105 | 135 | 135 | 290 | 285 | 285 | 360 | 275 | 205 | 145 | 110 | 135 | 255 |
Malay | 1,930 | 70 | 50 | 60 | 180 | 185 | 130 | 90 | 135 | 190 | 170 | 170 | 125 | 115 | 80 | 80 | 105 |
Pampango | 350 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 65,230 | 1,490 | 935 | 1,905 | 2,640 | 2,905 | 3,555 | 5,485 | 6,300 | 6,770 | 7,570 | 6,765 | 5,150 | 4,505 | 3,180 | 2,505 | 3,565 |
Bikol | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Malagasy | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fijian | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. | 185 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Niger-Congo languages | 13,085 | 890 | 670 | 765 | 880 | 1,095 | 1,210 | 1,235 | 1,065 | 1,180 | 1,250 | 1,205 | 700 | 430 | 220 | 130 | 160 |
Akan (Twi) | 5,305 | 300 | 230 | 255 | 305 | 400 | 500 | 405 | 290 | 410 | 630 | 735 | 465 | 205 | 90 | 45 | 40 |
Bantu languages | 4,650 | 320 | 235 | 345 | 405 | 490 | 480 | 490 | 445 | 400 | 355 | 245 | 130 | 110 | 75 | 45 | 70 |
Lingala | 240 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 375 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 30 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 395 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Shona | 550 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 85 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Swahili | 2,020 | 180 | 165 | 200 | 195 | 145 | 150 | 165 | 180 | 180 | 170 | 100 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 20 | 40 |
Ganda | 185 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 880 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 150 | 155 | 115 | 80 | 60 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Edo | 370 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Igbo | 470 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Wolof | 75 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bamanankan | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 150 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Ga | 205 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,830 | 160 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 200 | 190 | 220 | 160 | 130 | 50 | 55 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
African languages, n.i.e. | 1,405 | 135 | 140 | 95 | 240 | 90 | 110 | 115 | 130 | 105 | 85 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Creoles | 4,725 | 190 | 165 | 210 | 300 | 320 | 340 | 350 | 395 | 460 | 490 | 395 | 330 | 220 | 165 | 135 | 260 |
Non-verbal languages | 3,840 | 410 | 345 | 345 | 415 | 295 | 280 | 220 | 190 | 230 | 285 | 240 | 205 | 135 | 90 | 65 | 90 |
American Sign Language | 1,170 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 105 | 135 | 110 | 90 | 60 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Quebec Sign Language | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 2,650 | 360 | 290 | 275 | 310 | 210 | 200 | 140 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 135 | 115 | 75 | 50 | 35 | 75 |
Other languages | 680 | 55 | 45 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
Multiple responses | 565,270 | 33,300 | 39,420 | 40,705 | 41,150 | 39,145 | 39,060 | 41,880 | 46,505 | 47,880 | 45,515 | 38,665 | 30,075 | 25,395 | 17,630 | 15,520 | 23,435 |
English and French | 37,955 | 3,360 | 3,455 | 3,345 | 2,770 | 2,395 | 2,465 | 2,535 | 2,540 | 2,470 | 2,620 | 2,320 | 1,935 | 1,670 | 1,315 | 1,035 | 1,735 |
English and non-official language | 509,100 | 28,845 | 33,925 | 34,905 | 36,600 | 35,565 | 35,600 | 38,275 | 42,610 | 44,050 | 41,660 | 35,440 | 27,440 | 23,170 | 15,890 | 14,095 | 21,040 |
French and non-official language | 6,370 | 430 | 460 | 370 | 345 | 340 | 330 | 420 | 610 | 635 | 580 | 420 | 325 | 300 | 210 | 220 | 380 |
English, French and non-official language | 11,845 | 665 | 1,580 | 2,090 | 1,435 | 840 | 670 | 640 | 745 | 725 | 655 | 485 | 375 | 260 | 215 | 180 | 280 |
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Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011042.
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