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Summary table
| People of Haitian origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 37.9 | 44.4 | 82.4 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change between 1996-2001 |
-2.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
52.7 | 60.4 | 56.8 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
88.7 | 89.0 | 88.9 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
99.3 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
13.0 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
30.9 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
25.1 | 28.8 | 27.1 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
3.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
5.4 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 6.2 |
Percentage living alone1 |
13.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
14.8 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education, employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with university degree1 |
13.8 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
60.5 | 54.1 | 57.0 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
15.7 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
37.3 | 41.3 | 39.4 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Includes people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
