Population by language spoken most often at home, by three projection scenarios, Canada, 2011 to 2036
Chart 3.4
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Data table for Chart 3.4
English | French | Other | ||||
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max | min | max | min | max | min | |
percent | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
2011 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
2016 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
2021 | 66.8 | 66.4 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
2026 | 66.8 | 65.7 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 13.9 |
2031 | 66.9 | 65.0 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 14.3 |
2036 | 66.9 | 64.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 14.7 |
Quebec | ||||||
2011 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
2016 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
2021 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
2026 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 77.9 | 77.0 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
2031 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 76.8 | 75.3 | 12.5 | 11.0 |
2036 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 75.7 | 73.6 | 13.8 | 11.7 |
Canada outside Quebec | ||||||
2011 | 85.2 | 85.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
2016 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
2021 | 83.3 | 82.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
2026 | 83.0 | 81.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
2031 | 82.8 | 80.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 15.2 |
2036 | 82.6 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 19.2 | 15.6 |
Notes: The shaded area indicates the interval between the minimum and maximum projections for all scenarios combined. The percentages for 2011 are based on population counts that have been adjusted for net undercoverage. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey and Demosim, 2016. |
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