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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (236), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), 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

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This table details citizenship , place of birth , immigrant status and period of immigration , age groups and sex for the population in private households in British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 1
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 26.1 %
Place of birth (236) Citizenship (5)
Total - CitizenshipFootnote 3 Canadian citizens Canadian citizens only Citizens of Canada and at least one other country Not Canadian citizensFootnote 4
Total - Place of birth of respondent 4,324,455 3,975,535 3,834,845 140,690 348,925
Born in Canada 3,051,770 3,051,620 3,024,225 27,395 155
Born outside Canada 1,272,685 923,915 810,620 113,290 348,775
Americas 119,450 79,040 60,070 18,970 40,405
North America 67,825 41,940 29,945 12,000 25,880
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 0
United States 67,825 41,945 29,940 12,000 25,880
Central America 21,080 14,385 11,660 2,730 6,695
Belize 165 165 160 0 0
Costa Rica 560 455 335 130 100
El Salvador 5,775 5,000 4,190 810 780
Guatemala 1,615 1,300 1,185 115 315
Honduras 975 730 650 85 245
Mexico 10,550 5,565 4,135 1,430 4,985
Nicaragua 1,230 1,005 910 100 225
Panama 210 170 100 75 40
Caribbean and Bermuda 9,885 7,850 6,860 985 2,035
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 110 100 90 0 0
Aruba 75 75 75 0 0
Bahamas 170 100 80 20 75
Barbados 625 580 420 155 45
Bermuda 390 340 260 75 50
Cayman Islands 100 55 55 0 40
Cuba 625 270 215 60 350
Curaçao 75 60 65 0 15
Dominica 170 145 145 0 15
Dominican Republic 230 85 55 25 140
Grenada 210 205 175 30 0
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 550 450 445 0 100
Jamaica 3,210 2,410 2,135 275 795
Martinique 0 0 0 0 0
Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 55 20 0 0 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 40 35 0 0
Saint Lucia 75 50 45 0 25
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 265 215 195 20 50
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 20 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,840 2,595 2,305 285 250
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, British 25 25 25 0 0
Virgin Islands, United States 15 0 0 0 0
South America 20,630 14,830 11,580 3,255 5,795
Argentina 1,710 1,445 965 485 265
BoliviaFootnote 5 300 215 205 10 85
Brazil 3,690 1,895 1,220 675 1,790
Chile 2,965 2,295 1,955 340 670
Colombia 3,540 2,325 1,470 850 1,220
Ecuador 525 320 290 35 205
French Guiana 0 0 0 0 0
Guyana 1,325 1,215 1,170 45 105
Paraguay 1,740 1,570 1,480 85 170
Peru 3,085 2,255 1,845 405 830
Suriname 110 90 90 0 20
Uruguay 350 280 205 75 75
VenezuelaFootnote 6 1,300 935 690 250 365
Americas, n.i.e.Footnote 7 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 337,785 276,330 230,655 45,680 61,450
Western Europe 76,195 59,985 54,635 5,345 16,215
Austria 3,770 3,005 2,840 160 760
Belgium 1,910 1,580 1,360 225 330
France 6,660 4,885 3,460 1,425 1,775
Germany 38,120 29,120 27,825 1,295 9,000
Luxembourg 70 50 50 0 15
Monaco 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 21,105 17,535 16,825 710 3,570
Switzerland 4,560 3,790 2,255 1,535 765
Eastern Europe 58,465 48,120 36,165 11,955 10,345
Belarus 830 540 370 175 285
Bulgaria 1,890 1,275 595 675 615
Czech Republic 5,115 4,525 3,605 915 590
Estonia 595 560 455 100 40
Hungary 6,080 5,470 4,560 910 615
Latvia 795 625 595 30 175
Lithuania 305 260 210 55 40
MoldovaFootnote 8 830 410 255 155 420
Poland 14,745 13,500 9,765 3,730 1,245
Romania 8,130 6,480 4,025 2,455 1,655
Russian Federation 9,135 6,170 4,450 1,720 2,960
Slovakia 2,770 2,495 1,930 565 275
Ukraine 7,245 5,820 5,355 470 1,425
Northern Europe 155,970 126,690 104,720 21,975 29,280
Denmark 5,680 4,605 4,470 140 1,070
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 2,700 2,415 2,000 420 280
Guernsey 50 50 45 0 0
Iceland 235 200 180 20 35
Ireland, Republic of 6,600 4,410 3,640 765 2,185
Isle of Man 75 65 40 25 0
Jersey 105 95 90 0 0
Norway 2,110 1,730 1,675 50 380
Sweden 2,395 1,830 1,465 370 560
United KingdomFootnote 9 136,020 111,285 91,110 20,175 24,730
Southern Europe 47,135 41,525 35,125 6,400 5,610
Albania 365 285 205 80 85
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,275 4,035 3,445 595 235
Croatia 5,695 5,360 4,565 795 330
Gibraltar 60 40 40 0 0
Greece 3,445 3,120 2,725 395 330
Italy 16,240 14,030 12,170 1,855 2,210
KosovoFootnote 10 740 580 475 105 160
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 11 300 255 175 80 50
Malta 400 325 280 40 80
Montenegro 145 140 115 25 0
Portugal 8,220 7,065 6,055 1,010 1,160
Serbia 4,680 4,255 3,225 1,035 425
Slovenia 1,040 950 755 200 90
Spain 1,525 1,080 900 180 445
Europe, n.i.e.Footnote 12 20 10 10 0 0
Africa 39,470 30,690 27,435 3,265 8,780
Western Africa 3,070 1,755 1,425 330 1,315
Benin 0 0 0 0 0
Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0
Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 100 65 50 0 40
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 790 555 465 90 240
Guinea 25 0 0 0 25
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0
Liberia 240 150 140 0 90
Mali 35 35 30 0 0
Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0
Niger 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1,495 715 540 175 785
Senegal 65 55 55 0 0
Sierra Leone 145 90 65 30 55
Togo 120 50 35 10 75
Eastern Africa 16,840 13,985 13,110 880 2,850
Burundi 135 95 40 55 40
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrea 805 475 470 0 330
Ethiopia 1,705 1,240 1,200 40 465
Kenya 4,700 4,035 3,810 230 670
Madagascar 40 45 30 0 0
Malawi 205 200 175 25 0
Mauritius 915 700 570 130 215
Mozambique 125 85 85 0 35
Réunion 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 200 155 155 0 50
Seychelles 35 35 30 0 0
Somalia 530 435 405 25 95
TanzaniaFootnote 13 2,755 2,610 2,515 95 145
Uganda 2,405 2,215 2,110 105 195
Zambia 780 580 535 40 205
Zimbabwe 1,490 1,090 990 100 395
Northern Africa 4,600 3,090 2,320 765 1,510
Algeria 490 310 155 160 175
Egypt 1,840 1,365 1,075 295 470
LibyaFootnote 14 365 190 145 50 170
Morocco 980 655 455 200 320
Sudan 715 440 400 40 275
Tunisia 215 120 95 0 95
Central Africa 1,025 695 635 60 330
Angola 140 120 95 25 20
Cameroon 65 35 20 0 30
Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 780 515 500 20 265
Congo, Republic of the 20 25 25 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 13,935 11,160 9,940 1,230 2,775
Botswana 35 15 10 0 25
Lesotho 25 0 0 0 0
Namibia 150 105 75 30 50
South Africa, Republic of 13,625 10,960 9,770 1,190 2,665
Swaziland 90 75 75 0 0
Africa, n.i.e.Footnote 15 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 742,540 513,100 471,375 41,730 229,435
West Central Asia and the Middle East 55,740 36,660 28,545 8,115 19,080
Afghanistan 3,610 2,540 2,195 340 1,075
Armenia 155 95 85 0 60
Azerbaijan 285 145 120 25 140
Bahrain 185 115 105 0 65
Cyprus 295 260 145 120 40
Georgia 205 170 165 0 35
IranFootnote 16 31,060 22,485 17,090 5,395 8,580
Iraq 3,550 2,035 1,660 370 1,515
Israel 2,295 1,560 945 620 735
Jordan 805 560 445 115 250
Kazakhstan 1,240 630 560 65 615
Kuwait 565 350 310 35 220
Kyrgyzstan 260 125 105 15 135
Lebanon 1,800 1,380 1,095 290 420
Oman 100 60 55 0 45
Qatar 85 35 25 0 45
Saudi Arabia 3,480 685 580 95 2,800
SyriaFootnote 17 780 520 470 50 255
Tajikistan 195 75 75 0 120
Turkey 2,495 1,310 980 330 1,180
Turkmenistan 45 30 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 1,185 795 725 70 390
Uzbekistan 520 290 245 45 230
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 18 455 370 305 65 90
Yemen 80 35 30 0 40
Eastern Asia 363,300 251,180 228,685 22,490 112,125
ChinaFootnote 19 178,435 113,980 109,855 4,125 64,455
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76,300 71,115 64,135 6,980 5,180
Japan 15,715 5,895 5,310 580 9,820
Korea, NorthFootnote 20 100 75 70 0 30
Korea, SouthFootnote 21 46,625 23,745 23,130 620 22,885
Macao Special Administrative Region 2,280 2,135 2,015 120 140
Mongolia 335 95 75 20 240
Taiwan 43,515 34,145 24,095 10,050 9,375
Southeast Asia 160,435 111,220 105,820 5,400 49,215
Brunei Darussalam 1,915 1,770 1,760 10 145
Burma (Myanmar) 2,300 1,215 1,175 40 1,090
Cambodia 1,690 1,515 1,425 90 170
Indonesia 4,825 2,975 2,830 150 1,850
LaosFootnote 22 1,455 1,320 1,295 25 135
Malaysia 8,545 6,630 6,465 165 1,915
Philippines 104,460 66,650 63,320 3,335 37,815
Singapore 5,365 3,685 3,365 320 1,680
Thailand 3,520 2,120 1,730 390 1,400
Viet NamFootnote 23 26,355 23,340 22,470 870 3,010
Southern Asia 163,065 114,045 108,325 5,725 49,020
Bangladesh 1,685 1,090 920 165 600
Bhutan 60 0 0 0 60
India 146,910 102,600 98,715 3,890 44,310
Nepal 960 340 320 20 620
Pakistan 8,835 6,785 5,310 1,480 2,050
Sri Lanka 4,610 3,235 3,060 170 1,375
Asia, n.i.e.Footnote 24 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 33,425 24,735 21,085 3,655 8,690
Australia 9,745 5,025 3,410 1,615 4,715
Fiji 17,725 15,640 15,130 510 2,085
French Polynesia 25 20 0 0 0
New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 5,435 3,675 2,280 1,395 1,760
Papua New Guinea 185 145 120 25 45
Samoa 65 55 55 0 10
Tonga 45 0 0 0 35
Oceania, n.i.e.Footnote 25 185 155 60 90 30
Other 0 0 0 0 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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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.

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Footnote 3

Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 4

Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 5

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 6

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 7

Includes countries such as Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba; Falkland Islands (Malvinas); Greenland; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Martin (French part); and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Footnote 8

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 9

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 10

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Footnote 11

Known as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Footnote 12

Includes countries such as Åland Islands; Andorra; Holy See (Vatican City State); Liechtenstein; San Marino; and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island.

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Footnote 13

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 14

The official name of Libya is Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Footnote 15

Includes countries such as Mayotte; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; and Western Sahara.

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Footnote 16

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 17

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 18

West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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Footnote 19

China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

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Footnote 20

The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 21

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 22

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 23

The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

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Footnote 24

Includes countries such as British Indian Ocean Territory; Maldives; and Timor-Leste.

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Footnote 25

Includes countries such as American Samoa; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Cook Islands; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of; Nauru; Niue; Norfolk Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Palau; Pitcairn; Solomon Islands; Tokelau; Tuvalu; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; and Wallis and Futuna.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011026.

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