Table 2.3
Number and proportion of Francophones in Manitoba within the Francophone population outside Quebec, 1951 to 2006

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Table 2.3
Number and proportion of Francophones in Manitoba within the Francophone population outside Quebec, 1951 to 2006

Table summary
This table displays the results of number and proportion of Francophones in Manitoba within the Francophone population outside Quebec. This information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers) and by french mother tongue (Manitoba, Canada less Quebec), proportion of Francophones in Manitoba (appearing as column headers), calculated using number and percentage as a unit of measure.
Year French mother tongue Proportion of Francophones in Manitoba
Manitoba Canada less
Quebec
number percentage
1951 54,195 721,820 7.5
1961 60,900 853,465 7.1
1971 60,485 926,295 6.5
1981 51,620 923,605 5.6
1991 50,775 976,415 5.2
1996 49,100 970,205 5.1
2001 45,935 980,275 4.7
2006 45,520 975,390 4.7
Notes: The term Francophone refers to the mother tongue. Except for the 1951 to 1971 censuses, multiple responses were equally redistributed among the three main linguistic groups.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1951 to 2006.
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