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Canada at a Glance, 2022
Racialized groups

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In 2021, three racialized groups alone accounted for more than 16.1% of Canada's total population. These groups are South Asians (2.6 million; 7.1 percent), Chinese (1.7 million; 4.7 percent) and Blacks (1.5 million; 4.3 percent), each with a population of more than one million.
In 2021, 3 in 10 racialized persons were Canadian-born. The proportion varied by racialized groups.

Chart 7 Population by racialized group, Canada, 2021

Data table for Chart 7

Data table for chart 7
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for chart 7. The information is grouped by Racialized group (appearing as row headers), 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Racialized group^Note 1	2021
Racialized group^Note 1	number
South Asian	2,571,400
Chinese	1,715,775
Black	1,547,870
Filipino	957,355
Arab	694,020
Latin American	580,235
Southeast Asian	390,335
West Asian	360,495
Korean	218,140
Japanese	98,890
Racialized group, n.i.e.^Note 2	172,885
Multiple racialized groups	331,805
Note 1 In this document, the concept of "racialized group" is based and derived directly from the concept of "visible minority" in the census. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." It consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The abbreviation "n.i.e." refers to "not included elsewhere". Return to note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.

Chart 8 Percentage of a racialized group who is born in Canada, 2021

Data table for Chart 8

Data table for chart 8
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for chart 8. The information is grouped by Racialized group (appearing as row headers), 2021, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Racialized group^Note 1	2021
Racialized group^Note 1	percentage
Multiple racialized groups	55.7
Racialized group, n.i.e.^Note 2	39.8
West Asian	19.1
Korean	19.8
Latin American	21.0
Filipino	24.7
Arab	27.6
Chinese	28.4
South Asian	28.7
Southeast Asian	34.0
Black	40.9
Japanese	59.2
Note 1 In this document, the concept of "racialized group" is based and derived directly from the concept of "visible minority" in the census. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." It consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The abbreviation "n.i.e." refers to "not included elsewhere". Return to note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.

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Immigration and ethnocultural diversity statistics (statcan.gc.ca)

Date modified:: 2022-11-23