In 2021, three racialized groups represented 16.1% of Canada's total population: South Asians (2.6 million people; 7.1%), Chinese (1.7 million; 4.7%) and Black people (1.5 million; 4.3%), with each population topping 1 million.
In 2016, these groups represented 13.6% of Canada's total population..
Canadian Provinces and Territories
Canada is larger than the United States, making it the second-largest country in the world.
However, despite this vast territory for a relatively small population, more than 90 percent of Canadians live within 150 miles of the US border..
In Canada, the ratio of people 65 and older to people 15 to 64 (known as the dependency ratio) is projected to increase by more than 20 per cent over the next two decades.
The assumption is that people 65 years and older are no longer working and must be financially supported by younger people who are working..
The major panethnic origin groups in Canada are: European (52.5%), North American (22.9%), Asian (19.3%), North American Indigenous (6.1%), African (3.8%), Latin, Central and South American (2.5%), Caribbean (2.1%), Oceanian (0.3%), and Other (6%)..
Canadian Provinces and Territories
Canada is larger than the United States, making it the second-largest country in the world.
However, despite this vast territory for a relatively small population, more than 90 percent of Canadians live within 150 miles of the US border..
A record-high proportion of immigrants in the Canadian population in 2041.
As demonstrated by the most recent demographic projections for Canada released on August 22, 2022, immigration is projected to remain the main driver of population growth over the coming decades, continuing a trend that began in the early 1990s..
In Canada, the ratio of people 65 and older to people 15 to 64 (known as the dependency ratio) is projected to increase by more than 20 per cent over the next two decades.
The assumption is that people 65 years and older are no longer working and must be financially supported by younger people who are working..
