Ontario: Census 2016: Mother Tongue
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Male | Female | Total | |
Total - Mother tonguea | 6,503,880 | 6,808,990 | 13,312,870 |
Multiple responses | 176,250 | 189,660 | 365,905 |
English and French | 25,165 | 28,880 | 54,045 |
English and non-official language | 140,345 | 147,945 | 288,285 |
French and non-official language | 5,735 | 6,835 | 12,565 |
English, French and non-official language | 5,000 | 6,005 | 11,010 |
Single responses | 6,327,630 | 6,619,330 | 12,946,965 |
English | 4,406,210 | 4,496,110 | 8,902,320 |
French | 231,310 | 259,410 | 490,715 |
Non-official languages | 1,690,110 | 1,863,810 | 3,553,920 |
Languages of North America | |||
Cree-Montagnais languages | 2,485 | 2,595 | 5,075 |
Ojibway | 4,515 | 4,985 | 9,510 |
Oji-Cree | 3,015 | 3,300 | 6,315 |
Creole languages | 5,095 | 6,165 | 11,255 |
Languages of Europe | |||
German | 61,520 | 70,005 | 131,525 |
Swedish | 1,045 | 1,350 | 2,395 |
Italian | 112,440 | 118,595 | 231,040 |
Portuguese | 72,280 | 77,715 | 150,000 |
Romanian | 19,565 | 22,190 | 41,755 |
Spanish | 90,390 | 100,630 | 191,025 |
Dutch | 24,875 | 26,845 | 51,720 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 925 | 1,220 | 2,145 |
Bosnian | 3,125 | 3,245 | 6,370 |
Bulgarian | 4,355 | 4,745 | 9,095 |
Croatian | 15,465 | 16,410 | 31,875 |
Czech | 4,930 | 5,740 | 10,670 |
Macedonian | 7,475 | 8,160 | 15,635 |
Maltese | 2,570 | 2,600 | 5,175 |
Polish | 54,670 | 66,405 | 121,080 |
Russian | 45,630 | 55,470 | 101,095 |
Serbian | 20,585 | 21,145 | 41,740 |
Serbo-Croatian | 2,310 | 2,570 | 4,875 |
Slovak | 4,710 | 5,565 | 10,280 |
Slovenian | 2,995 | 3,750 | 6,745 |
Ukrainian | 17,760 | 22,610 | 40,370 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 675 | 640 | 1,310 |
Latvian | 1,645 | 2,260 | 3,910 |
Lithuanian | 2,140 | 3,035 | 5,170 |
Greek | 27,305 | 28,110 | 55,415 |
Armenian | 7,300 | 7,765 | 15,065 |
Albanian | 9,535 | 9,510 | 19,045 |
Estonian | 1,810 | 2,400 | 4,205 |
Finnish | 4,140 | 5,580 | 9,715 |
Hungarian | 17,150 | 19,590 | 36,740 |
Languages of Asia | |||
Bengali | 23,615 | 23,200 | 46,810 |
Gujarati | 38,740 | 37,940 | 76,680 |
Hindi | 29,805 | 28,930 | 58,735 |
Konkani | 1,195 | 1,315 | 2,510 |
Marathi | 2,800 | 2,685 | 5,485 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 100,160 | 96,900 | 197,055 |
Sindhi | 3,225 | 3,615 | 6,840 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 4,925 | 5,235 | 10,165 |
Urdu | 76,790 | 75,595 | 152,385 |
Nepali | 3,915 | 3,955 | 7,875 |
Kurdish | 3,610 | 3,050 | 6,665 |
Pashto | 5,635 | 5,315 | 10,950 |
Persian (Farsi) | 61,025 | 61,040 | 122,065 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,355 | 1,215 | 2,565 |
Malayalam | 8,795 | 8,350 | 17,145 |
Tamil | 57,310 | 60,320 | 117,630 |
Telugu | 5,895 | 4,920 | 10,820 |
Japanese | 4,590 | 8,675 | 13,260 |
Korean | 32,035 | 37,735 | 69,780 |
Cantonese | 128,095 | 147,220 | 275,310 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 6,245 | 7,300 | 13,545 |
Hakka | 3,140 | 3,840 | 6,985 |
Mandarin | 132,275 | 151,465 | 283,740 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 7,235 | 8,410 | 15,650 |
Lao | 2,480 | 2,710 | 5,190 |
Thai | 1,050 | 2,220 | 3,270 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 3,330 | 4,020 | 7,350 |
Vietnamese | 32,520 | 38,170 | 70,690 |
Ilocano | 4,425 | 6,860 | 11,285 |
Malay | 2,525 | 3,245 | 5,765 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 63,660 | 99,755 | 163,415 |
Turkish | 9,610 | 8,805 | 18,415 |
Arabic | 88,400 | 82,965 | 171,365 |
Hebrew | 6,220 | 5,350 | 11,570 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 705 | 730 | 1,435 |
Languages of Africa | |||
Akan (Twi) | 4,510 | 5,190 | 9,695 |
Swahili | 2,540 | 2,985 | 5,525 |
Afrikaans | 1,120 | 1,165 | 2,290 |
Cushitic languages | 10,730 | 13,875 | 24,605 |
Somali | 9,750 | 12,925 | 22,675 |
Tigrigna | 3,470 | 3,870 | 7,345 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 2,345 | 2,810 | 5,160 |
Non-verbal Languages | |||
American Sign Language | 640 | 665 | 1,305 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 920 | 775 | 1,700 |
a This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.
Source:Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2016, Statistics Canada.
Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Data last updated on November 29, 2017