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Summary table
| People of Latin American origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 118.6 | 125.8 | 244.4 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001 |
28.2 | 32.7 | 31.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
60.0 | 63.1 | 61.6 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
76.0 | 75.2 | 75.6 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
94.9 | 93.8 | 94.4 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
43.4 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
30.1 | 27.9 | 29.0 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
33.3 | 34.7 | 34.0 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
2.3 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Percentage living alone1 |
8.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
12.8 | 23.8 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education. employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with university degree1 |
17.0 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
71.9 | 57.3 | 64.3 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
9.1 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
26.8 | 29.0 | 27.9 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Includes people aged 15 and over | ||||||
| Source:Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
