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