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.
Data table for Chart 7
Racialized groupNote 1 | 2021 |
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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 |
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Data table for Chart 8
Racialized groupNote 1 | 2021 |
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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 |
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To learn more
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity statistics (statcan.gc.ca)
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