Number and proportion of foreign-born population in Canada, 1871 to 2036

Graph: Number and proportion of foreign-born population in Canada, 1871 to 2036
Data table for the graph
Number and proportion of foreign-born population in Canada, 1871 to 2036
  Number Percentage
Observed
1871 594,207 16.1
1881 602,984 13.9
1891 643,871 13.3
1901 699,500 13.0
1911 1,586,961 22.0
1921 1,955,736 22.3
1931 2,307,525 22.2
1941 2,018,847 17.5
1951 2,059,911 14.7
1961 2,844,263 15.6
1971 3,295,530 15.3
1981 3,843,335 16.0
1986 3,908,150 15.6
1991 4,342,890 16.1
1996 4,971,070 17.4
2001 5,448,480 18.4
2006 6,186,950 19.8
2011 6,775,770 20.6
2016 7,540,830 21.9
Projected
2021 9,036,000 23.7
2026 10,120,000 25.2
2031 11,234,000 26.7
2036 12,363,000 28.2
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1871 to 2006, 2016; National Household Survey, 2011; Immigration and Diversity: Population Projections for Canada and its Regions, 2011 to 2036 (reference scenario).
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