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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Detailed Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (233), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census
Data table
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) | Age groups (17A) | ||||||||||||||||
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Total - Age groups | Under 5 years | 5 to 9 years | 10 to 14 years | 15 to 19 years | 20 to 24 years | 25 to 29 years | 30 to 34 years | 35 to 39 years | 40 to 44 years | 45 to 49 years | 50 to 54 years | 55 to 59 years | 60 to 64 years | 65 to 69 years | 70 to 74 years | 75 years and over | |
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home | 5,541,880 | 318,540 | 319,415 | 336,475 | 370,800 | 379,240 | 388,260 | 385,015 | 402,830 | 434,880 | 463,645 | 420,610 | 346,575 | 296,070 | 209,205 | 165,935 | 304,390 |
Single responses | 5,141,925 | 295,255 | 290,965 | 307,060 | 341,190 | 350,890 | 359,395 | 353,870 | 368,245 | 399,940 | 430,705 | 392,905 | 325,530 | 278,685 | 198,020 | 156,820 | 292,455 |
English | 3,714,190 | 216,020 | 233,950 | 253,910 | 279,780 | 275,740 | 272,710 | 258,995 | 257,030 | 275,940 | 299,625 | 274,640 | 224,535 | 190,340 | 130,865 | 92,875 | 177,230 |
French | 28,265 | 2,270 | 2,360 | 1,885 | 1,605 | 1,370 | 1,835 | 2,425 | 2,530 | 2,505 | 2,425 | 1,890 | 1,495 | 1,130 | 930 | 565 | 1,035 |
Non-official languages | 1,399,480 | 76,965 | 54,655 | 51,260 | 59,810 | 73,775 | 84,855 | 92,450 | 108,690 | 121,490 | 128,645 | 116,370 | 99,500 | 87,215 | 66,225 | 63,370 | 114,185 |
Aboriginal languages | 205 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Algonquian languages | 115 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree languages | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Innu/Montagnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wetsuweten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlicho (Dogrib) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gwich'in | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarcee | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlingit | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuvialuktun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Romance languages | 203,575 | 6,905 | 5,020 | 4,825 | 6,055 | 7,030 | 8,000 | 9,920 | 11,470 | 13,230 | 13,740 | 13,780 | 13,725 | 17,220 | 16,735 | 18,825 | 37,105 |
Italian | 63,015 | 220 | 145 | 140 | 230 | 315 | 455 | 660 | 815 | 1,130 | 1,380 | 1,655 | 2,735 | 6,755 | 8,215 | 12,055 | 26,120 |
Portuguese | 52,755 | 1,160 | 840 | 895 | 1,330 | 1,720 | 2,065 | 2,420 | 2,460 | 3,045 | 4,335 | 5,030 | 5,170 | 5,615 | 5,075 | 4,355 | 7,240 |
Romanian | 14,405 | 980 | 560 | 400 | 415 | 545 | 570 | 1,075 | 1,640 | 2,365 | 1,370 | 1,215 | 875 | 615 | 480 | 470 | 835 |
Spanish | 73,345 | 4,545 | 3,470 | 3,390 | 4,085 | 4,445 | 4,900 | 5,765 | 6,550 | 6,690 | 6,645 | 5,875 | 4,940 | 4,235 | 2,960 | 1,940 | 2,910 |
Catalan | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Romance languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Germanic languages | 6,840 | 265 | 220 | 170 | 155 | 175 | 195 | 285 | 300 | 385 | 375 | 275 | 205 | 280 | 450 | 645 | 2,460 |
Dutch | 895 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 335 |
Flemish | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Frisian | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
German | 4,680 | 130 | 110 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 115 | 180 | 150 | 250 | 255 | 180 | 145 | 190 | 345 | 545 | 1,805 |
Yiddish | 500 | 70 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 250 |
Scandinavian languages | 405 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 35 | 50 |
Danish | 135 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
Icelandic | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norwegian | 75 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Swedish | 180 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Afrikaans | 305 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Celtic languages | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Gaelic languages | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Welsh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavic languages | 145,380 | 6,785 | 4,950 | 4,565 | 5,605 | 6,945 | 7,925 | 8,225 | 10,150 | 11,635 | 14,525 | 15,200 | 13,180 | 10,345 | 6,160 | 6,565 | 12,620 |
Belarusian (Byelorussian) | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bosnian | 1,485 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 80 | 105 | 90 | 100 | 105 | 140 | 165 | 175 | 120 | 60 | 55 | 70 |
Bulgarian | 4,135 | 250 | 175 | 165 | 180 | 265 | 225 | 290 | 480 | 525 | 475 | 385 | 230 | 140 | 110 | 100 | 130 |
Croatian | 7,065 | 165 | 115 | 140 | 165 | 205 | 245 | 210 | 275 | 330 | 460 | 515 | 685 | 820 | 775 | 750 | 1,205 |
Czech | 2,095 | 130 | 115 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 90 | 115 | 150 | 105 | 115 | 135 | 150 | 190 | 185 | 105 | 200 |
Macedonian | 5,965 | 160 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 175 | 200 | 240 | 325 | 300 | 320 | 355 | 495 | 535 | 590 | 610 | 1,315 |
Polish | 39,190 | 1,575 | 1,020 | 1,050 | 1,370 | 1,420 | 1,905 | 2,215 | 2,085 | 2,400 | 3,895 | 5,005 | 5,320 | 3,825 | 1,815 | 1,345 | 2,955 |
Russian | 55,795 | 3,095 | 2,200 | 1,820 | 2,250 | 3,215 | 3,700 | 3,610 | 4,800 | 5,260 | 6,160 | 5,950 | 3,845 | 2,955 | 1,440 | 2,230 | 3,275 |
Serbian | 13,380 | 645 | 565 | 580 | 660 | 605 | 670 | 635 | 860 | 1,335 | 1,475 | 1,275 | 1,210 | 910 | 500 | 560 | 885 |
Serbo-Croatian | 1,245 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 85 | 140 | 160 | 155 | 95 | 55 | 85 | 80 |
Slovak | 1,725 | 130 | 75 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 75 | 130 | 205 | 135 | 100 | 135 | 120 | 130 | 85 | 75 | 120 |
Slovenian | 1,105 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 55 | 105 | 135 | 190 | 445 |
Ukrainian | 11,870 | 530 | 460 | 440 | 575 | 700 | 620 | 590 | 790 | 1,000 | 1,190 | 1,065 | 710 | 505 | 390 | 415 | 1,880 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 250 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 55 |
Baltic languages | 2,190 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 120 | 110 | 120 | 150 | 130 | 75 | 70 | 95 | 780 |
Latvian | 905 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 445 |
Lithuanian | 1,285 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 65 | 50 | 60 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 85 | 45 | 35 | 55 | 340 |
Greek | 18,630 | 255 | 160 | 110 | 160 | 225 | 300 | 470 | 540 | 610 | 590 | 800 | 1,600 | 2,420 | 2,745 | 3,050 | 4,590 |
Armenian | 6,460 | 310 | 220 | 205 | 270 | 315 | 350 | 335 | 340 | 390 | 470 | 495 | 500 | 490 | 470 | 440 | 865 |
Albanian | 6,960 | 440 | 315 | 265 | 315 | 480 | 535 | 550 | 620 | 675 | 655 | 615 | 480 | 290 | 250 | 215 | 260 |
Georgian | 525 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Finno-Ugric languages | 11,255 | 565 | 490 | 500 | 475 | 530 | 490 | 715 | 750 | 695 | 605 | 595 | 660 | 615 | 620 | 635 | 2,325 |
Estonian | 995 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 45 | 65 | 540 |
Finnish | 710 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 75 | 95 | 105 | 250 |
Hungarian | 9,555 | 535 | 460 | 470 | 455 | 505 | 460 | 695 | 705 | 640 | 550 | 515 | 575 | 505 | 480 | 465 | 1,525 |
Turkic languages | 8,905 | 835 | 525 | 495 | 485 | 580 | 800 | 820 | 870 | 800 | 835 | 585 | 420 | 265 | 195 | 160 | 220 |
Azerbaijani | 510 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Turkish | 7,860 | 745 | 470 | 455 | 420 | 495 | 705 | 740 | 750 | 700 | 735 | 510 | 370 | 245 | 170 | 140 | 200 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 535 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 45 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Mongolian | 150 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 66,295 | 5,080 | 4,055 | 4,010 | 4,120 | 4,110 | 4,410 | 4,745 | 5,680 | 6,360 | 5,860 | 4,745 | 3,430 | 2,810 | 2,215 | 1,895 | 2,785 |
Berber languages (Kabyle) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cushitic languages | 10,570 | 885 | 980 | 1,120 | 1,030 | 675 | 580 | 560 | 790 | 1,110 | 930 | 685 | 355 | 215 | 155 | 165 | 320 |
Oromo | 700 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 65 | 85 | 110 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Somali | 9,870 | 845 | 950 | 1,070 | 980 | 640 | 535 | 510 | 725 | 1,015 | 825 | 615 | 320 | 210 | 155 | 160 | 315 |
Semitic languages | 55,655 | 4,185 | 3,075 | 2,885 | 3,085 | 3,430 | 3,830 | 4,170 | 4,880 | 5,245 | 4,920 | 4,060 | 3,070 | 2,590 | 2,055 | 1,730 | 2,460 |
Amharic | 3,780 | 225 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 180 | 285 | 385 | 510 | 575 | 525 | 325 | 150 | 85 | 65 | 45 | 40 |
Arabic | 37,215 | 2,875 | 2,155 | 2,055 | 2,235 | 2,490 | 2,695 | 2,745 | 3,015 | 3,340 | 3,190 | 2,690 | 2,035 | 1,565 | 1,355 | 1,165 | 1,610 |
Hebrew | 4,850 | 400 | 335 | 255 | 240 | 230 | 270 | 370 | 505 | 365 | 300 | 270 | 335 | 410 | 190 | 135 | 230 |
Maltese | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 85 | 170 | 215 | 170 | 285 |
Tigrigna | 2,110 | 135 | 80 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 105 | 160 | 265 | 310 | 290 | 205 | 120 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 6,665 | 545 | 380 | 360 | 390 | 450 | 465 | 505 | 570 | 640 | 590 | 525 | 345 | 280 | 175 | 180 | 265 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 60 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 337,380 | 27,535 | 21,310 | 18,145 | 16,470 | 19,855 | 26,000 | 28,445 | 30,920 | 29,335 | 25,490 | 22,170 | 19,785 | 16,710 | 13,140 | 9,620 | 12,445 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 273,520 | 23,365 | 18,275 | 15,105 | 12,735 | 15,260 | 20,490 | 23,395 | 25,730 | 23,290 | 19,780 | 16,990 | 15,585 | 13,880 | 11,090 | 8,195 | 10,365 |
Bengali | 22,365 | 1,910 | 1,595 | 1,330 | 1,115 | 1,265 | 1,580 | 2,040 | 2,310 | 2,725 | 2,080 | 1,700 | 1,240 | 595 | 385 | 260 | 245 |
Gujarati | 37,010 | 2,785 | 2,175 | 1,875 | 1,415 | 1,945 | 2,555 | 3,215 | 3,825 | 2,920 | 2,505 | 2,180 | 2,120 | 2,250 | 1,885 | 1,405 | 1,950 |
Hindi | 20,865 | 1,260 | 980 | 855 | 810 | 1,225 | 1,735 | 2,085 | 2,280 | 1,835 | 1,655 | 1,360 | 1,245 | 1,035 | 875 | 705 | 925 |
Konkani | 370 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 35 |
Marathi | 1,580 | 130 | 90 | 85 | 65 | 90 | 95 | 150 | 200 | 165 | 140 | 110 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 45 | 45 |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 111,160 | 8,945 | 6,865 | 5,715 | 4,645 | 5,645 | 8,650 | 9,810 | 9,930 | 8,490 | 7,065 | 6,395 | 6,770 | 6,960 | 5,680 | 4,205 | 5,375 |
Sindhi | 2,525 | 105 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 85 | 95 | 120 | 160 | 160 | 200 | 220 | 265 | 195 | 190 | 365 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 3,650 | 180 | 160 | 175 | 225 | 190 | 175 | 190 | 385 | 420 | 465 | 420 | 230 | 170 | 95 | 90 | 85 |
Urdu | 72,220 | 7,900 | 6,215 | 4,860 | 4,275 | 4,670 | 5,405 | 5,485 | 6,405 | 6,355 | 5,540 | 4,505 | 3,635 | 2,505 | 1,875 | 1,270 | 1,320 |
Nepali | 1,775 | 130 | 95 | 100 | 90 | 110 | 205 | 315 | 235 | 180 | 150 | 85 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Iranian languages | 62,955 | 4,105 | 2,985 | 3,005 | 3,685 | 4,535 | 5,405 | 4,950 | 5,115 | 5,955 | 5,640 | 5,115 | 4,160 | 2,800 | 2,035 | 1,415 | 2,045 |
Kurdish | 1,285 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 145 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 |
Pashto | 4,155 | 500 | 375 | 370 | 375 | 395 | 330 | 340 | 315 | 305 | 245 | 205 | 160 | 95 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
Persian (Farsi) | 57,515 | 3,475 | 2,520 | 2,550 | 3,235 | 4,045 | 4,975 | 4,480 | 4,675 | 5,515 | 5,250 | 4,845 | 3,960 | 2,680 | 1,965 | 1,365 | 1,985 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 910 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 105 | 100 | 75 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
Dravidian languages | 88,325 | 6,845 | 4,730 | 4,210 | 4,015 | 4,130 | 5,945 | 7,645 | 8,195 | 8,740 | 8,870 | 7,140 | 5,160 | 3,965 | 2,810 | 2,445 | 3,485 |
Kannada | 625 | 65 | 40 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 60 | 85 | 80 | 65 | 60 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Malayalam | 4,185 | 410 | 265 | 180 | 135 | 135 | 275 | 465 | 540 | 495 | 375 | 255 | 170 | 135 | 140 | 120 | 90 |
Tamil | 80,225 | 6,010 | 4,240 | 3,870 | 3,710 | 3,730 | 5,240 | 6,590 | 7,150 | 7,855 | 8,200 | 6,715 | 4,900 | 3,780 | 2,620 | 2,280 | 3,350 |
Telugu | 3,210 | 355 | 180 | 135 | 140 | 245 | 360 | 500 | 415 | 315 | 225 | 140 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 25 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 70 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japanese | 4,350 | 355 | 270 | 180 | 115 | 195 | 215 | 360 | 490 | 450 | 285 | 180 | 155 | 310 | 260 | 210 | 330 |
Korean | 38,200 | 1,210 | 830 | 1,220 | 2,495 | 3,420 | 2,760 | 2,040 | 2,470 | 3,180 | 3,890 | 4,415 | 2,895 | 2,185 | 1,970 | 1,540 | 1,680 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 338,820 | 15,070 | 8,355 | 8,295 | 13,810 | 19,990 | 19,900 | 18,820 | 25,635 | 32,960 | 38,705 | 32,410 | 28,125 | 22,790 | 13,810 | 13,475 | 26,665 |
Chinese languages | 334,885 | 14,855 | 8,195 | 8,090 | 13,505 | 19,665 | 19,605 | 18,380 | 25,185 | 32,525 | 38,380 | 32,170 | 27,955 | 22,655 | 13,730 | 13,420 | 26,555 |
Cantonese | 137,630 | 3,935 | 2,385 | 2,925 | 4,905 | 6,300 | 6,925 | 6,850 | 7,495 | 9,055 | 14,825 | 17,125 | 15,840 | 12,255 | 6,230 | 6,060 | 14,525 |
Chaochow (Teochow) | 500 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 70 |
Fukien | 1,005 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 105 | 90 | 40 | 50 | 85 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 85 |
Hakka | 1,580 | 55 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 65 | 75 | 90 | 85 | 100 | 110 | 135 | 145 | 135 | 125 | 105 | 230 |
Mandarin | 82,780 | 5,730 | 3,155 | 2,595 | 4,450 | 6,655 | 5,995 | 5,345 | 9,130 | 12,165 | 10,600 | 5,075 | 3,215 | 2,335 | 2,110 | 2,055 | 2,185 |
Shanghainese | 590 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 65 | 55 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 120 |
Taiwanese | 1,265 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 95 | 135 | 180 | 140 | 115 | 150 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 109,535 | 5,055 | 2,565 | 2,470 | 3,990 | 6,445 | 6,410 | 5,950 | 8,320 | 10,970 | 12,540 | 9,550 | 8,450 | 7,625 | 5,015 | 4,980 | 9,200 |
Tibetan languages | 3,105 | 165 | 125 | 155 | 250 | 275 | 250 | 380 | 380 | 355 | 250 | 170 | 110 | 90 | 55 | 45 | 60 |
Burmese | 550 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 275 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Tai languages | 1,930 | 55 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 70 | 90 | 120 | 160 | 195 | 295 | 295 | 195 | 110 | 70 | 65 | 80 |
Lao | 1,235 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 120 | 230 | 240 | 165 | 80 | 55 | 40 | 70 |
Thai | 695 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 110 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 15 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 34,445 | 1,775 | 1,360 | 1,275 | 1,475 | 1,390 | 1,945 | 2,080 | 2,665 | 3,715 | 4,310 | 4,435 | 2,985 | 1,520 | 1,020 | 860 | 1,630 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 1,755 | 95 | 25 | 15 | 55 | 100 | 205 | 125 | 105 | 155 | 185 | 245 | 190 | 85 | 55 | 35 | 70 |
Vietnamese | 32,690 | 1,680 | 1,325 | 1,260 | 1,420 | 1,290 | 1,750 | 1,955 | 2,565 | 3,560 | 4,120 | 4,190 | 2,795 | 1,440 | 960 | 825 | 1,560 |
Malayo-Polynesian languages | 63,290 | 1,470 | 910 | 1,815 | 2,595 | 2,925 | 3,415 | 5,300 | 6,050 | 6,595 | 7,455 | 6,620 | 4,975 | 4,250 | 2,930 | 2,430 | 3,555 |
Bisayan languages | 1,725 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 170 | 155 | 195 | 235 | 190 | 105 | 80 | 60 | 35 | 50 |
Ilocano | 2,505 | 50 | 30 | 65 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 240 | 235 | 250 | 315 | 245 | 180 | 125 | 95 | 130 | 220 |
Malay | 1,515 | 45 | 35 | 50 | 95 | 130 | 95 | 65 | 120 | 160 | 135 | 145 | 105 | 100 | 75 | 65 | 90 |
Pampango | 320 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 56,925 | 1,295 | 805 | 1,630 | 2,280 | 2,545 | 3,060 | 4,775 | 5,490 | 5,940 | 6,690 | 5,975 | 4,545 | 3,900 | 2,665 | 2,180 | 3,140 |
Bikol | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Malagasy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fijian | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. | 150 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Niger-Congo languages | 10,340 | 720 | 510 | 535 | 630 | 845 | 990 | 1,015 | 805 | 925 | 1,035 | 1,000 | 595 | 355 | 170 | 105 | 105 |
Akan (Twi) | 5,005 | 295 | 225 | 235 | 295 | 375 | 465 | 380 | 275 | 390 | 600 | 685 | 435 | 190 | 80 | 45 | 40 |
Bantu languages | 2,695 | 180 | 125 | 165 | 200 | 290 | 310 | 330 | 265 | 235 | 215 | 130 | 70 | 75 | 40 | 30 | 35 |
Lingala | 110 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 80 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 140 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Shona | 345 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Swahili | 1,255 | 110 | 90 | 100 | 105 | 80 | 95 | 120 | 110 | 125 | 120 | 60 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 30 |
Ganda | 125 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 640 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 130 | 135 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Edo | 370 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Igbo | 410 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wolof | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bamanankan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 110 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Ga | 175 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,510 | 145 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 100 | 130 | 175 | 155 | 170 | 135 | 100 | 45 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
African languages, n.i.e. | 600 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Creoles | 2,590 | 115 | 80 | 125 | 175 | 210 | 220 | 200 | 215 | 245 | 270 | 240 | 165 | 110 | 75 | 50 | 105 |
Non-verbal languages | 1,595 | 185 | 155 | 125 | 160 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 85 | 95 | 115 | 85 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 55 |
American Sign Language | 515 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 45 | 65 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 1,080 | 170 | 135 | 100 | 120 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 35 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 50 |
Other languages | 175 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Multiple responses | 399,955 | 23,285 | 28,445 | 29,415 | 29,610 | 28,350 | 28,860 | 31,150 | 34,580 | 34,945 | 32,940 | 27,705 | 21,050 | 17,385 | 11,190 | 9,120 | 11,935 |
English and French | 9,735 | 855 | 1,130 | 1,150 | 835 | 610 | 685 | 710 | 745 | 640 | 615 | 470 | 340 | 300 | 215 | 145 | 285 |
English and non-official language | 380,810 | 21,935 | 26,300 | 26,850 | 27,795 | 27,150 | 27,655 | 29,855 | 33,140 | 33,640 | 31,730 | 26,795 | 20,360 | 16,815 | 10,745 | 8,755 | 11,295 |
French and non-official language | 2,805 | 175 | 190 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 155 | 225 | 260 | 275 | 245 | 170 | 145 | 130 | 110 | 110 | 205 |
English, French and non-official language | 6,610 | 325 | 830 | 1,275 | 845 | 455 | 365 | 360 | 430 | 385 | 355 | 275 | 205 | 135 | 120 | 100 | 140 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011042.
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