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



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 984,020
This city:

91.9%
Province:

94.8%
Male: 492,640
This city:

92.3%
Alberta:

95.1%
Female: 491,380
Here:

91.6%
Alberta:

94.5%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 227,380
Here:

21.2%
Alberta:

22.9%
Male: 116,095
This city:

21.8%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 111,285
This city:

20.7%
Province:

22.4%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 756,635
This city:

70.7%
Alberta:

71.9%
Male: 376,540
Here:

70.5%
Province:

71.6%
Female: 380,095
Here:

70.8%
Alberta:

72.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 86,280
This city:

8.1%
Alberta:

5.2%
Male: 41,120
Here:

7.7%
Alberta:

4.9%
Female: 45,155
This city:

8.4%
Alberta:

5.5%

Generation status

This city Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 248,610
Here:

28.5%
Alberta:

20.0%
Male: 120,420
Here:

27.9%
Province:

19.5%
Female: 128,190
This city:

29.2%
Alberta:

20.6%
2nd generation
Total: 171,130
Here:

19.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 84,230
Here:

19.5%
Alberta:

19.4%
Female: 86,905
Here:

19.8%
Alberta:

20.1%
3rd generation or more
Total: 451,665
This city:

51.8%
Alberta:

60.2%
Male: 227,485
This city:

52.6%
Alberta:

61.2%
Female: 224,180
This city:

51.0%
Province:

59.3%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 237,895
Here:

22.2%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 117,665
Here:

22.0%
Province:

13.7%
Female: 120,230
Here:

22.4%
Alberta:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 26,575
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 12,615
This city:

2.4%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 13,960
This city:

2.6%
Province:

5.9%

Calgary Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 66,375
This city:

27.9%
Alberta:

26.5%
Male: 32,670
This city:

27.8%
Province:

26.3%
Female: 33,705
Here:

28.0%
Alberta:

26.7%
South Asian
Total: 57,700
Here:

24.3%
Alberta:

22.9%
Male: 28,865
Here:

24.5%
Alberta:

23.1%
Female: 28,835
Here:

24.0%
Province:

22.6%
Black
Total: 21,060
This city:

8.9%
Province:

10.4%
Male: 11,255
Here:

9.6%
Province:

11.1%
Female: 9,805
Here:

8.2%
Province:

9.6%
Filipino
Total: 25,565
This city:

10.7%
Alberta:

11.2%
Male: 11,050
Here:

9.4%
Alberta:

9.7%
Female: 14,515
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

12.7%
Latin American
Total: 13,410
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

6.0%
Male: 6,490
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.0%
Female: 6,920
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

6.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 15,755
This city:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.3%
Male: 7,800
Here:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.2%
Female: 7,950
Here:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.4%
Arab
Total: 11,660
This city:

4.9%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 6,245
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 5,420
This city:

4.5%
Province:

5.2%
West Asian
Total: 6,010
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 3,160
This city:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 2,845
This city:

2.4%
Alberta:

2.0%
Korean
Total: 6,835
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 3,435
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 3,400
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.6%
Japanese
Total: 4,675
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 2,265
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 2,415
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.4%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 6,860
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.9%
Male: 3,440
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.9%
Female: 3,425
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.9%
Non-immigrants
Total: 805,645
This city:

75.3%
Province:

83.0%
Male: 405,175
This city:

75.9%
Province:

83.5%
Female: 400,470
Here:

74.6%
Alberta:

82.4%
Immigrants
Total: 252,770
Here:

23.6%
Alberta:

16.2%
Male: 122,905
This city:

23.0%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 129,865
Here:

24.2%
Province:

16.7%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 11,880
This city:

1.1%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 5,685
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

0.8%
Female: 6,195
Here:

1.2%
Province:

0.9%

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