Alberta, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 3,086,650
Here:

94.8%
Country:

94.4%
Male: 1,550,145
This province:

95.1%
Canada:

94.6%
Female: 1,536,500
Here:

94.5%
Country:

94.2%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 746,605
This province:

22.9%
Canada:

21.1%
Male: 383,075
This province:

23.5%
Canada:

22.1%
Female: 363,535
Here:

22.4%
Canada:

20.2%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 2,340,040
Here:

71.9%
Country:

73.2%
Male: 1,167,075
Here:

71.6%
Country:

72.5%
Female: 1,172,965
Here:

72.2%
Country:

74.0%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 169,710
This province:

5.2%
Country:

5.6%
Male: 80,720
This province:

4.9%
Canada:

5.4%
Female: 88,985
Here:

5.5%
Canada:

5.8%

Generation status

This province Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 525,820
This province:

20.0%
Canada:

23.9%
Male: 254,380
Here:

19.5%
Canada:

23.5%
Female: 271,440
This province:

20.6%
Canada:

24.2%
2nd generation
Total: 517,810
Here:

19.7%
Country:

15.6%
Male: 253,260
This province:

19.4%
Canada:

15.6%
Female: 264,550
This province:

20.1%
Country:

15.6%
3rd generation or more
Total: 1,581,510
This province:

60.2%
Canada:

60.5%
Male: 799,880
Here:

61.2%
Country:

60.8%
Female: 781,630
This province:

59.3%
Canada:

60.2%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 454,200
Here:

13.9%
Canada:

16.2%
Male: 223,740
Here:

13.7%
Canada:

16.1%
Female: 230,465
Here:

14.2%
Canada:

16.4%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 188,365
This province:

5.8%
Country:

3.8%
Male: 91,740
This province:

5.6%
Canada:

3.7%
Female: 96,625
Here:

5.9%
Canada:

3.8%

This province Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 120,270
This province:

26.5%
Canada:

24.0%
Male: 58,840
Here:

26.3%
Country:

23.7%
Female: 61,430
Here:

26.7%
Country:

24.3%
South Asian
Total: 103,885
Here:

22.9%
Country:

24.9%
Male: 51,740
Here:

23.1%
Canada:

25.9%
Female: 52,150
Here:

22.6%
Canada:

24.0%
Black
Total: 47,075
Here:

10.4%
Canada:

15.5%
Male: 24,845
Here:

11.1%
Country:

15.2%
Female: 22,230
This province:

9.6%
Canada:

15.7%
Filipino
Total: 51,090
Here:

11.2%
Canada:

8.1%
Male: 21,805
Here:

9.7%
Canada:

7.1%
Female: 29,285
This province:

12.7%
Country:

9.0%
Latin American
Total: 27,265
Here:

6.0%
Canada:

6.0%
Male: 13,410
This province:

6.0%
Canada:

6.0%
Female: 13,855
Here:

6.0%
Country:

6.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 28,610
This province:

6.3%
Country:

4.7%
Male: 13,910
This province:

6.2%
Country:

4.7%
Female: 14,700
This province:

6.4%
Canada:

4.7%
Arab
Total: 26,185
Here:

5.8%
Canada:

5.2%
Male: 14,200
Here:

6.3%
Country:

5.8%
Female: 11,980
This province:

5.2%
Country:

4.7%
West Asian
Total: 9,650
Here:

2.1%
Country:

3.1%
Male: 5,090
This province:

2.3%
Country:

3.3%
Female: 4,565
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.9%
Korean
Total: 12,045
This province:

2.7%
Country:

2.8%
Male: 6,000
Here:

2.7%
Country:

2.8%
Female: 6,045
Here:

2.6%
Canada:

2.8%
Japanese
Total: 11,025
Here:

2.4%
Country:

1.6%
Male: 5,480
This province:

2.4%
Canada:

1.5%
Female: 5,545
This province:

2.4%
Country:

1.7%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 13,250
Here:

2.9%
Canada:

2.6%
Male: 6,455
Here:

2.9%
Country:

2.6%
Female: 6,795
This province:

2.9%
Country:

2.6%
Non-immigrants
Total: 2,702,225
Here:

83.0%
Canada:

79.3%
Male: 1,362,250
This province:

83.5%
Canada:

79.8%
Female: 1,339,970
Here:

82.4%
Canada:

78.9%
Immigrants
Total: 527,030
Here:

16.2%
Country:

19.8%
Male: 255,355
This province:

15.7%
Country:

19.3%
Female: 271,675
This province:

16.7%
Country:

20.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 27,095
This province:

0.8%
Canada:

0.8%
Male: 13,255
This province:

0.8%
Canada:

0.9%
Female: 13,840
Here:

0.9%
Canada:

0.8%

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