Table 5
Population (in thousands) by visible minority group, Canada, 2011 (estimated) and 2036 (projected according to six scenarios)
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Visible minority group | 2011 | 2036 | |||||
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Reference | Low immigration | High immigration | Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants 2005 to 2010 |
Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants 2000 to 2005 | Alternative immigration composition 2005 to 2010 | ||
thousands | |||||||
Total population | 34,273 | 43,816 | 41,057 | 45,292 | 43,787 | 43,773 | 43,777 |
Total visible minorities | 6,510 | 15,069 | 12,814 | 16,274 | 15,028 | 15,035 | 14,741 |
Arab | 394 | 1,284 | 1,065 | 1,406 | 1,320 | 1,324 | 1,256 |
Black | 979 | 2,349 | 2,036 | 2,521 | 2,353 | 2,343 | 2,171 |
Chinese | 1,379 | 2,451 | 2,126 | 2,625 | 2,483 | 2,480 | 2,527 |
FilipinoTable 5 Note 1 | 643 | 2,050 | 1,659 | 2,254 | 1,926 | 1,856 | 1,786 |
Japanese | 91 | 142 | 129 | 149 | 143 | 142 | 150 |
Korean | 168 | 343 | 295 | 367 | 341 | 335 | 400 |
Latin American | 397 | 865 | 739 | 934 | 873 | 870 | 934 |
Other visible minorities | 289 | 666 | 602 | 700 | 665 | 668 | 654 |
South Asian | 1,631 | 3,794 | 3,202 | 4,104 | 3,782 | 3,854 | 3,731 |
Southeast Asian | 324 | 531 | 476 | 560 | 526 | 524 | 579 |
West Asian | 216 | 594 | 485 | 652 | 616 | 638 | 556 |
Rest of the population | 27,763 | 28,746 | 28,243 | 29,017 | 28,759 | 28,738 | 29,036 |
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