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 groupNote 1 2021
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

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 groupNote 1 2021
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

To learn more

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


 
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