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Summary table
| People of Lebanese origin | Total Canadian population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ||
| Total population in thousands | 74.4 | 69.2 | 143.6 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 | |
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001 |
8.0 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | |
Percentage immigrant |
49.9 | 47.5 | 48.7 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 | |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
91.1 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 | |
| Language | |||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
97.4 | 96.0 | 96.7 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 | |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
28.8 | 30.2 | 29.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | |
| Age distribution | |||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
28.8 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 | |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
32.1 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 | |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
6.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 | |
| Family status | |||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
1.6 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | |
Percentage living alone1 |
7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 | |
Percentage seniors living alone |
12.0 | 29.1 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 | |
| Education. employment and income | |||||||
Percentage with univeristy degree1 |
24.3 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 | |
Percentage employed1 |
69.5 | 49.5 | 59.9 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 | |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | |
Percentage with low income |
27.2 | 29.2 | 28.1 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 | |
| 1. Include people aged 15 and over. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | |||||||
