Infographic 4
Almost two-thirds of recent immigrants were born in Asia, including the Middle East

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Almost two-thirds of recent immigrants were born in Asia, including the Middle East"

This is a ribbon chart that illustrates how the top regions of birth for recent immigrants have changed over the last 50 years (1971 to 2021). The regions are the United States; Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda; Europe; Africa; Asia (including the Middle East); and Oceania and others.

The horizontal axis represents the following census years: 1971, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.

The left vertical axis details the proportion of recent immigrants in 1971 who were born in each source region. In 1971, 10.5% of recent immigrants were born in the United States; 9.0% were born in Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda; 61.6% were born in Europe; 3.2% were born in Africa; 12.1% were born in Asia (including the Middle East); and 3.6% were born in Oceania and others.

In 2016, 2.7% of recent immigrants were born in the United States; 9.9% were born in Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda; 11.6% were born in Europe; 13.4% were born in Africa; 61.8% were born in Asia (including the Middle East); and 0.7% were born in Oceania and others.

In 2021, 3.0% of recent immigrants were born in the United States; 8.6% were born in Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda; 10.1% were born in Europe; 15.6% were born in Africa; 62.0% were born in Asia (including the Middle East); and 0.7% were born in Oceania and others.

Note(s): "Recent immigrant" refers to a person who obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status in the five years preceding a given census. For the 2021 Census of Population, this refers to the period from January 1, 2016, to May 11, 2021.

Source(s): Census of Population, 1971 to 2006, 2016 and 2021 (3901), and National Household Survey, 2011 (5178).