Asian Heritage Month 2025... By the numbers: Ethnic or cultural origins

• More than 80 Asian ethnic or cultural origins were reported in the 2021 Census, highlighting the significant contribution of people with Asian origins to Canada's ethnocultural diversity.
• In 2021, approximately 7 million people in Canada reported an Asian ethnic or cultural origin, either as a single response or in combination with other origins, representing 19.3% of Canada's population.

• The 10 most frequently reported Asian origins were: Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Pakistani, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Asian (not otherwise specified), Korean, Lebanese and Iranian.

Note to readers

This publication is part of our Asian Heritage Month 2025 series, examining the data on various topics relating to Asian populations across Canada. If you missed the previous article, you can easily find it by searching for “Asian Heritage Month 2025” in the app. 

Reference

• Census of Population, 2021
• Ethnic or cultural origin by generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts