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Of the 36.3 million people enumerated in 2021 approximately 25.4 million reported being White, representing 69.8 percent of the population. [2] [8] The indigenous population representing 5 percent or 1.8 million individuals, grew by 9.4 percent compared to the non-Indigenous population, which grew by 5.3 percent from 2016 to 2021. [9]
In total, there were 459,215 Indigenous children aged 14 years and younger, making up 25.4% of the Indigenous population, while only 16.0% of the non-Indigenous population fell into this age category. [185] In the 20th century, the Indigenous population of Canada increased tenfold. [186] Between 1900 and 1950 the population grew by 29%.
Statistics Canada conducts a country-wide census that collects demographic data every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. The 2021 Canadian census enumerated a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 percent over the 2016 figure. [5]
This is a list of First Nation reserves in Canada which have over 500 people, listed in order of population from data collected during the 2006 Census of Canada, unless otherwise cited from Aboriginal Affairs. [1] Approximately 40% of First Nations people live on federally recognized Indian reserves. [2]
Because of these changes, Statistics Canada has stated that "2021 census data on ethnic or cultural origins are not comparable to data from previous censuses." [ 23 ] Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people reporting "Canadian" as their only ethnic origin declined from 6.43 million to 4.18 million, while it declined more significantly from ...
The Aboriginal population in Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) have a significantly higher prevalence rate of diabetes than the non-Aboriginal population. Age-standardized rates show that the prevalence of diabetes among First Nations individuals living on-reserve is 17.2%; First Nations individuals living off-reserve is 10.3%; Métis ...
Most populous municipality: Toronto, Ontario, 2,794,356 [1] Highest percentage increase in population from 2016: Kapawe'no First Nation 229, Alberta, 1,840.0% [1] This geographic area underwent a boundary change since the 2016 Census that resulted in an adjustment to the 2016 population and/or dwelling counts for this area.
The population of Canada rose by 5.2 per cent federally since the 2016 census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. Three provinces' and one territory's population grew faster than Canada's overall population increase: Yukon – a 12.1 per cent increase, Prince Edward Island – an 8 per cent increase, British Columbia – a 7.6 per cent ...