Infographic 5
Nearly one in five recent immigrants were born in India, the highest proportion from a single place of birth since 1971

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Nearly one in five recent immigrants were born in India, the highest proportion from a single place of birth since 1971"

This is an image that ranks the top 10 places of birth based on the share of recent immigrants from the 2021 Census, including the flag of place of birth, the share of recent immigrants from that place of birth in 2021 and 2016, and its rank for 2016.

The most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was India, with 18.6% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 12.1% of recent immigrants reported India as their place of birth. India was the second most frequent place of birth reported on the census that year.

The second most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was the Philippines, with 11.4% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 15.6% of recent immigrants reported the Philippines as their place of birth. Philippines was the most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The third most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was China, with 8.9% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 10.6% of recent immigrants reported China as their place of birth. China was the third most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The fourth most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was Syria, with 4.8% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 2.5% of recent immigrants reported Syria as their place of birth. Syria was the seventh most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The fifth most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was Nigeria, with 3.0% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 1.4% of recent immigrants reported Nigeria as their place of birth. Nigeria was the 13th most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The sixth most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was the United States, with 3.0% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 2.7% of recent immigrants reported the United States as their place of birth. The United States was the sixth most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The seventh most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was Pakistan, with 2.7% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 3.4% of recent immigrants reported Pakistan as their place of birth. Pakistan was the fifth most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The eighth most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was France, with 2.0% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 2.0% of recent immigrants reported France as their place of birth. France was the ninth most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The ninth most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was Iran, with 1.9% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 3.5% of recent immigrants reported Iran as their place of birth. Iran was the fourth most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

The 10th most frequently reported place of birth by recent immigrants in 2021 was the United Kingdom, with 1.7% of recent immigrants in 2021. In 2016, 2.0% of recent immigrants reported the United Kingdom as their place of birth. United Kingdom was the eighth most frequent place of birth reported on the census in 2016.

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, 2016 and 2021 (3901).