Table 5
Population (in thousands) by visible minority group, Canada, 2011 (estimated) and 2036 (projected according to six scenarios)

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Table 5
Population (in thousands) by visible minority group, Canada, 2011 (estimated) and 2036 (projected according to six scenarios)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population (in thousands) by visible minority group. The information is grouped by Visible minority group (appearing as row headers), 2011, 2036, Reference, Low immigration, High immigration, Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants
2005 to 2010, Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants 2000 to 2005 and Alternative immigration composition 2005 to 2010, calculated using thousands units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Visible minority group 2011 2036
Reference Low immigration High immigration Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants
2005 to 2010
Alternative geographic distribution of immigrants 2000 to 2005 Alternative immigration composition 2005 to 2010
thousands
Total population 34,273 43,816 41,057 45,292 43,787 43,773 43,777
Total visible minorities 6,510 15,069 12,814 16,274 15,028 15,035 14,741
Arab 394 1,284 1,065 1,406 1,320 1,324 1,256
Black 979 2,349 2,036 2,521 2,353 2,343 2,171
Chinese 1,379 2,451 2,126 2,625 2,483 2,480 2,527
FilipinoTable 5 Note 1 643 2,050 1,659 2,254 1,926 1,856 1,786
Japanese 91 142 129 149 143 142 150
Korean 168 343 295 367 341 335 400
Latin American 397 865 739 934 873 870 934
Other visible minorities 289 666 602 700 665 668 654
South Asian 1,631 3,794 3,202 4,104 3,782 3,854 3,731
Southeast Asian 324 531 476 560 526 524 579
West Asian 216 594 485 652 616 638 556
Rest of the population 27,763 28,746 28,243 29,017 28,759 28,738 29,036
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