Table 8
Changes in citizenship rates among immigrants aged 25 or over for selected source regions and countries, Canada

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Changes in citizenship rates among immigrants aged 25 or over for selected source regions and countries, Canada


Table summary
This table displays the results of changes in citizenship rates among immigrants aged 25 or over for selected source regions and countries rates, changes in rates, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2006, 1971 to 1981, 1981 to 1991, 1991 to 2006 and observed, calculated using observed, adjusted, percent and percentage points units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Rates Changes in rates
1971 1981 1991 2006 1971 to 1981 1981 to 1991 1991 to 2006
Observed Adjusted Observed Adjusted Observed Adjusted
  percent percentage points
All 66.4 73.7 73.9 78.9 7.3 1.5 0.2 0.4 5.0 1.8
By source region  
Caribbean, Central and South America 31.6 61.2 69.2 80.6 29.6 12.9 8.0 4.3 11.4 2.2
Europe 69.1 78.1 81.0 84.3 9.0 0.3 2.9 1.0 3.3 1.5
Asia 46.9 64.6 63.0 75.8 17.7 11.3 -1.6 -1.9 12.8 1.0
Africa 44.7 75.7 72.0 74.2 31.0 15.6 -3.7 -0.5 2.2 -0.3
By major country  
United Kingdom 67.2 75.5 80.6 83.3 8.3 5.9 5.1 1.0 2.7 -0.7
United States 67.7 56.6 52.2 57.3 -11.1 -6.9 -4.4 0.0 5.1 4.5
China 65.8 73.4 64.0 78.7 7.6 6.3 -9.4 -0.5 14.7 -0.3
India 32.4 63.3 62.6 66.9 30.9 12.9 -0.7 -8.3 4.3 4.3
Philippines 10.7 64.4 65.5 77.3 53.7 33.6 1.1 -0.1 11.8 -0.5
                     
Source(s):
Census of Canada, 1971 to 2006.
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