Various Languages Spoken (147), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
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English | 26,578,795 | 13,206,055 | 13,372,735 | |
French | 9,590,700 | 4,614,135 | 4,976,565 | |
Algonquin | 2,680 | 1,305 | 1,380 | |
Atikamekw | 5,645 | 2,855 | 2,790 | |
Blackfoot | 4,920 | 2,355 | 2,565 | |
Cree | 99,950 | 48,490 | 51,460 | |
Malecite | 790 | 380 | 405 | |
Mi'kmaq | 8,750 | 4,205 | 4,540 | |
Montagnais-Naskapi | 11,815 | 5,690 | 6,125 | |
Ojibway | 32,460 | 15,735 | 16,730 | |
Oji-Cree | 12,600 | 6,210 | 6,395 | |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 1,345 | 725 | 620 | |
Carrier | 2,490 | 1,130 | 1,365 | |
Chilcotin | 1,400 | 630 | 770 | |
Chipewyan | 765 | 400 | 365 | |
Dene | 11,130 | 5,495 | 5,635 | |
Dogrib | 2,640 | 1,360 | 1,285 | |
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 570 | 240 | 330 | |
North Slave (Hare) | 1,235 | 580 | 655 | |
South Slave | 2,310 | 1,115 | 1,195 | |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 1,735 | 840 | 895 | |
Haida | 190 | 90 | 105 | |
Mohawk | 615 | 315 | 300 | |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 285 | 165 | 120 | |
Kutenai | 200 | 90 | 105 | |
Shuswap | 1,650 | 770 | 880 | |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 670 | 335 | 335 | |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 3,025 | 1,490 | 1,535 | |
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 6,495 | 3,215 | 3,280 | |
Tlingit | 175 | 95 | 85 | |
Gitksan | 1,570 | 760 | 810 | |
Nisga'a | 1,090 | 525 | 560 | |
Tsimshian | 640 | 335 | 305 | |
Nootka | 510 | 305 | 205 | |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 1,075 | 530 | 545 | |
Inuinnaqtun | 575 | 250 | 325 | |
Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 35,695 | 17,890 | 17,805 | |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 2,220 | 1,085 | 1,135 | |
Italian | 660,945 | 327,260 | 333,680 | |
Portuguese | 274,670 | 135,525 | 139,145 | |
Romanian | 89,175 | 43,310 | 45,870 | |
Spanish | 758,280 | 347,625 | 410,655 | |
Romance languages, n.i.e. | 3,350 | 1,985 | 1,365 | |
Dutch | 152,735 | 73,975 | 78,760 | |
Flemish | 6,705 | 2,930 | 3,775 | |
Frisian | 3,275 | 1,830 | 1,450 | |
German | 622,650 | 303,230 | 319,415 | |
Yiddish | 27,605 | 12,700 | 14,900 | |
Danish | 21,925 | 11,000 | 10,925 | |
Icelandic | 2,170 | 935 | 1,235 | |
Norwegian | 10,585 | 5,250 | 5,335 | |
Swedish | 14,955 | 7,160 | 7,795 | |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 21,205 | 10,840 | 10,370 | |
Gaelic languages | 6,015 | 3,100 | 2,910 | |
Welsh | 2,160 | 925 | 1,230 | |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 210 | 145 | 60 | |
Belarusian (Byelorussian) | 1,480 | 730 | 750 | |
Bosnian | 15,160 | 7,595 | 7,565 | |
Bulgarian | 18,570 | 9,210 | 9,360 | |
Croatian | 72,685 | 36,335 | 36,350 | |
Czech | 29,735 | 14,565 | 15,170 | |
Macedonian | 24,820 | 12,130 | 12,685 | |
Polish | 242,885 | 113,700 | 129,185 | |
Russian | 191,520 | 91,830 | 99,685 | |
Serbian | 62,780 | 31,405 | 31,375 | |
Serbo-Croatian | 14,470 | 7,225 | 7,250 | |
Slovak | 21,735 | 10,000 | 11,735 | |
Slovenian | 15,030 | 7,050 | 7,985 | |
Ukrainian | 174,160 | 78,245 | 95,915 | |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 9,660 | 5,000 | 4,665 | |
Latvian | 8,025 | 3,530 | 4,495 | |
Lithuanian | 9,315 | 3,965 | 5,355 | |
Estonian | 8,860 | 3,815 | 5,045 | |
Finnish | 23,375 | 10,115 | 13,260 | |
Hungarian | 84,275 | 41,340 | 42,940 | |
Greek | 157,385 | 80,095 | 77,290 | |
Armenian | 35,260 | 17,075 | 18,180 | |
Azerbaijani | 2,455 | 1,365 | 1,090 | |
Turkish | 36,935 | 19,540 | 17,390 | |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 2,270 | 1,085 | 1,180 | |
Berber languages (Kabyle) | 2,235 | 1,300 | 940 | |
Oromo | 2,765 | 1,475 | 1,290 | |
Somali | 32,045 | 14,995 | 17,045 | |
Amharic | 19,885 | 9,865 | 10,020 | |
Arabic | 365,085 | 195,120 | 169,965 | |
Hebrew | 67,390 | 33,715 | 33,680 | |
Maltese | 8,635 | 4,285 | 4,350 | |
Tigrigna | 8,430 | 4,250 | 4,180 | |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 6,035 | 3,075 | 2,960 | |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 8,990 | 5,125 | 3,860 | |
Bengali | 52,430 | 27,235 | 25,200 | |
Gujarati | 105,395 | 51,185 | 54,210 | |
Hindi | 299,600 | 150,805 | 148,800 | |
Konkani | 4,780 | 2,150 | 2,630 | |
Marathi | 7,665 | 3,775 | 3,885 | |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 456,090 | 231,635 | 224,450 | |
Sindhi | 14,010 | 6,245 | 7,770 | |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 19,830 | 10,340 | 9,490 | |
Urdu | 208,125 | 108,785 | 99,335 | |
Kurdish | 9,185 | 5,080 | 4,105 | |
Pashto | 11,680 | 6,380 | 5,295 | |
Persian (Farsi) | 154,385 | 79,190 | 75,190 | |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 12,550 | 6,490 | 6,055 | |
Kannada | 4,220 | 2,280 | 1,935 | |
Malayalam | 14,100 | 7,100 | 7,000 | |
Tamil | 138,675 | 69,665 | 69,010 | |
Telugu | 8,340 | 4,285 | 4,060 | |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 285 | 160 | 125 | |
Japanese | 71,695 | 31,580 | 40,125 | |
Korean | 133,800 | 64,230 | 69,570 | |
Cantonese | 434,720 | 204,570 | 230,145 | |
Chaochow (Teochow) | 1,235 | 525 | 710 | |
Fukien | 4,355 | 2,010 | 2,345 | |
Hakka | 3,975 | 1,870 | 2,100 | |
Mandarin | 281,840 | 131,775 | 150,060 | |
Shanghainese | 1,585 | 665 | 920 | |
Taiwanese | 14,060 | 6,600 | 7,465 | |
Chinese, n.o.s. 1 | 472,080 | 227,690 | 244,390 | |
Tibetan languages | 3,875 | 2,035 | 1,840 | |
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 3,630 | 1,945 | 1,685 | |
Lao | 18,390 | 9,185 | 9,205 | |
Thai | 10,580 | 4,615 | 5,965 | |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 23,355 | 11,165 | 12,185 | |
Vietnamese | 184,050 | 89,090 | 94,960 | |
Bisayan languages | 11,285 | 4,325 | 6,960 | |
Ilocano | 14,125 | 5,565 | 8,560 | |
Malay | 19,405 | 8,875 | 10,530 | |
Pampango | 2,260 | 945 | 1,315 | |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 324,120 | 129,900 | 194,220 | |
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. | 6,905 | 3,165 | 3,740 | |
Akan (Twi) | 17,595 | 8,520 | 9,075 | |
Lingala | 9,415 | 4,480 | 4,940 | |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 4,275 | 2,150 | 2,125 | |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 4,015 | 1,875 | 2,140 | |
Shona | 3,180 | 1,550 | 1,630 | |
Swahili | 27,795 | 14,580 | 13,210 | |
Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 12,155 | 6,290 | 5,860 | |
Edo | 1,740 | 890 | 855 | |
Igbo | 3,025 | 1,715 | 1,310 | |
Wolof | 1,985 | 1,165 | 815 | |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 20,375 | 10,810 | 9,565 | |
African languages, n.i.e. | 11,220 | 6,210 | 5,015 | |
Creoles | 97,815 | 43,710 | 54,105 | |
American Sign Language | 11,110 | 3,845 | 7,265 | |
Quebec Sign Language | 3,340 | 1,235 | 2,105 | |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 28,640 | 11,050 | 17,585 | |
Other languages | 25,475 | 13,275 | 12,200 |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006010.
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