Highlights

• The Korean community in Canada is the 7th largest non-European ethnic group in the country. In 2001, there were just over 100,000 people of Korean origin living in Canada.



• The Korean community in Canada is growing considerably faster than the overall population. Between 1996 and 2001, the number of people who said they had Korean origins rose by 53%, while the overall population grew by 4%.



• Seven out of ten Canadians of Korean origin were born outside the country. As well, 60% of all Korean immigrants living in Canada in 2001 arrived the previous decade.
  
  
• Most Canadians of Korean origin reside in either Ontario or British Columbia. In 2001, Ontario was home to 54% of those who identified themselves as having Korean origins, while another 32% lived in British Columbia.



• The Korean population in Canada is relatively young. In 2001, 41% of all Canadians of Korean origin were under the age of 25, compared with 33% of the overall population. In contrast, those of Korean origin are only about half as likely as the overall population to be aged 65 or over.



• Almost all Canadians of Korean origin, 89% in 2001, can carry on a conversation in at least one official language.



• Canadians of Korean origin are somewhat more likely than their counterparts in the overall population to be married, while they are much less likely to either live in a common-law relationship or be lone parents. Those of Korean origin are also less likely than other Canadians to live alone.



• Canadians of Korean origin are more than twice as likely as the overall population to have a university degree. In 2001, 37% of those of Korean origin aged 15 and over were university graduates, compared with only 15% of the overall adult population.



• In 2001, just over half (51%) of those of Korean origin aged 15 and over were employed.



• The average income from all sources for Canadians of Korean origin in 2000 was just over $20,000, about $10,000 less per person than the average for all Canadian adults.

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