Table 5.1
Population by knowledge of official languages, Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, 1971 to 2011

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Table 5.1
Population by knowledge of official languages, Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, 1971 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population by knowledge of official languages. The information is grouped by Regions (appearing as row headers), Knowledge of official languages, Total, French only, English only, English and French, Neither English nor French, Knowledge of French and Knowledge of English, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Regions Knowledge of official languages
Total French only English only English and French Neither English nor French Knowledge of French Knowledge of English
number % number % number % number % number % number %
Canada  
1971 21,568,310 3,879,255 18.0 14,469,540 67.1 2,900,155 13.4 319,360 1.5 6,779,410 31.4 17,369,695 80.5
1981 24,083,495 3,987,245 16.6 16,122,895 66.9 3,681,960 15.3 291,395 1.2 7,669,205 31.8 19,804,855 82.2
1986 25,022,005 3,957,730 15.8 16,716,900 66.8 4,056,160 16.2 291,215 1.2 8,013,890 32.0 20,773,060 83.0
1991 26,994,035 4,110,300 15.2 18,106,760 67.1 4,398,655 16.3 378,320 1.4 8,508,955 31.5 22,505,415 83.4
1996 28,528,100 4,079,080 14.3 19,134,245 67.1 4,841,310 17.0 473,465 1.7 8,920,390 31.3 23,975,555 84.0
2001 29,639,035 3,946,525 13.3 20,014,645 67.5 5,231,575 17.7 446,290 1.5 9,178,100 31.0 25,246,220 85.2
2006 31,241,030 4,141,851 13.3 21,129,945 67.6 5,448,850 17.4 520,384 1.7 9,590,701 30.7 26,578,795 85.1
2011 (Census) 33,121,175 4,165,015 12.6 22,564,670 68.1 5,795,570 17.5 595,920 1.8 9,960,585 30.1 28,360,240 85.6
2011 (National Household Survey) 34,273,205 4,225,835 12.3 23,458,095 68.4 6,003,385 17.5 585,885 1.7 10,229,220 29.8 29,461,480 86.0
Quebec  
1971 6,027,765 3,668,015 60.9 632,515 10.5 1,663,790 27.6 63,445 1.1 5,331,805 88.5 2,296,305 38.1
1981 6,369,065 3,826,605 60.1 426,240 6.7 2,065,105 32.4 51,115 0.8 5,891,710 92.5 2,491,345 39.1
1986 6,454,490 3,808,560 59.0 369,065 5.7 2,226,745 34.5 50,115 0.8 6,035,305 93.5 2,595,810 40.2
1991 6,810,300 3,958,930 58.1 373,755 5.5 2,412,985 35.4 64,630 0.9 6,371,915 93.6 2,786,740 40.9
1996 7,045,075 3,951,710 56.1 358,505 5.1 2,660,590 37.8 74,270 1.1 6,612,300 93.9 3,019,095 42.9
2001 7,125,575 3,831,350 53.8 327,040 4.6 2,907,700 40.8 59,490 0.8 6,739,050 94.6 3,234,740 45.4
2006 7,435,900 4,010,881 53.9 336,784 4.5 3,017,863 40.6 70,375 0.9 7,028,744 94.5 3,354,648 45.1
2011 (Census) 7,815,955 4,047,175 51.8 363,860 4.7 3,328,725 42.6 76,195 1.0 7,375,900 94.4 3,692,585 47.2
2011 (National Household Survey) 7,993,125 4,109,915 51.4 372,495 4.7 3,434,840 43.0 75,870 0.9 7,544,755 94.4 3,807,335 47.6
Canada outside Quebec  
1971 15,540,545 211,240 1.4 13,837,025 89.0 1,236,365 8.0 255,915 1.6 1,447,605 9.3 15,073,390 97.0
1981 17,714,430 160,640 0.9 15,696,655 88.6 1,616,855 9.1 240,280 1.4 1,777,495 10.0 17,313,510 97.7
1986 18,567,515 149,170 0.8 16,347,835 88.0 1,829,410 9.9 241,100 1.3 1,978,580 10.7 18,177,245 97.9
1991 20,183,735 151,370 0.7 17,733,005 87.9 1,985,670 9.8 313,690 1.6 2,137,040 10.6 19,718,675 97.7
1996 21,483,025 127,370 0.6 18,775,740 87.3 2,180,720 10.2 399,195 1.9 2,308,090 10.7 20,956,460 97.5
2001 22,513,460 115,175 0.5 19,687,605 87.4 2,323,875 10.3 386,800 1.7 2,439,050 10.8 22,011,480 97.8
2006 23,805,125 130,970 0.6 20,793,160 87.3 2,430,985 10.2 450,010 1.9 2,561,955 10.8 23,224,145 97.6
2011 (Census) 25,305,220 117,840 0.5 22,200,810 87.7 2,466,845 9.7 519,725 2.1 2,584,685 10.2 24,667,655 97.5
2011 (National Household Survey) 26,280,080 115,920 0.4 23,085,600 87.8 2,568,545 9.8 510,015 1.9 2,684,465 10.2 25,654,145 97.6
Note: The population has been adjusted for net undercoverage.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011, and 2011 National Household Survey.
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