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Summary table
| People of Caribbean origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 232.7 | 271.1 | 503.8 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001 |
11.4 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
51.2 | 57.9 | 54.8 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
86.9 | 87.2 | 87.1 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
99.7 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
29.3 | 24.8 | 26.9 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
30.1 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
4.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
3.6 | 22.3 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Percentage living alone1 |
9.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
17.2 | 27.0 | 23.2 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education, employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with university degree1 |
12.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
69.5 | 63.8 | 66.4 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
9.1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
23.7 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Includes people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
