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Summary table
| People of Arab origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 185,2 | 162,8 | 348,0 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change between 1996 to 2001 |
25.7 | 28.3 | 26.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
59.6 | 56.9 | 58.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
80.0 | 80.7 | 80.3 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
97.2 | 95.2 | 96.3 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
32.5 | 34.9 | 33.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
27.8 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
34.5 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
4.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
1.4 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Percentage living alone1 |
10.6 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
12.2 | 27.8 | 20.2 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education. employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with university degree1 |
33.7 | 25.0 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
65.0 | 46.4 | 56.4 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
12.0 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
34.1 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Includes people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
