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==Demographics== {{main|Demographics of Calgary}} ===Ethnicity=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Metro Calgary (2001β2021) ! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group ! colspan="2" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-09-21 |title=Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810026501 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title=Visible minority and population group by generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810032401 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census Calgary [Census metropolitan area], Alberta and Alberta [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=825&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2011<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile, Calgary, CMA, Alberta, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=825&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2006<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles Calgary Alberta (Census metropolitan area) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=825&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles Calgary Alberta (Census Metropolitan Area) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=825__&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |- ![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|2001-2016: Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.<br><br>2021: Statistic includes all persons belonging to the non-indigenous and non-visible minority βWhiteβ population group.|name="euro"|group="nb"}} | 849,560 | {{Percentage | 849560 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 869,555 | {{Percentage | 869555 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 828,330 | {{Percentage | 828330 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 805,825 | {{Percentage | 805825 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 756,500 | {{Percentage | 756500 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] | 153,200 | {{Percentage | 153200 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 122,900 | {{Percentage | 122900 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 84,870 | {{Percentage | 84870 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 57,700 | {{Percentage | 57700 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 36,855 | {{Percentage | 36855 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"|group="nb"}} | 117,445 | {{Percentage | 117445 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 93,900 | {{Percentage | 93900 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 71,245 | {{Percentage | 71245 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 41,320 | {{Percentage | 41320 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 28,940 | {{Percentage | 28940 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"|group="nb"}} | 112,825 | {{Percentage | 112825 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 106,240 | {{Percentage | 106240 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 89,345 | {{Percentage | 89345 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 77,885 | {{Percentage | 77885 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 59,585 | {{Percentage | 59585 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[African-Canadian|African]] | 75,645 | {{Percentage | 75645 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 54,190 | {{Percentage | 54190 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 32,985 | {{Percentage | 32985 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 21,060 | {{Percentage | 21060 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 13,665 | {{Percentage | 13665 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] | 48,625 | {{Percentage | 48625 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 41,645 | {{Percentage | 41645 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 33,370 | {{Percentage | 33370 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 26,575 | {{Percentage | 26575 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 21,915 | {{Percentage | 21915 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"|group="nb"}} | 48,180 | {{Percentage | 48180 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 39,130 | {{Percentage | 39130 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 25,765 | {{Percentage | 25765 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 17,670 | {{Percentage | 17670 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 11,390 | {{Percentage | 11390 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] | 34,390 | {{Percentage | 34390 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 27,710 | {{Percentage | 27710 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 20,595 | {{Percentage | 20595 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 13,410 | {{Percentage | 13410 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 8,605 | {{Percentage | 8605 | 943310 | 2 }} |- | Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"|group="nb"}} | 26,265 | {{Percentage | 26265 | 1465180 | 2 }} | 19,385 | {{Percentage | 19385 | 1374650 | 2 }} | 12,620 | {{Percentage | 12620 | 1199125 | 2 }} | 8,840 | {{Percentage | 8840 | 1070295 | 2 }} | 5,865 | {{Percentage | 5865 | 943310 | 2 }} |- ! Total responses ! 1,465,180 ! {{Percentage | 1465180 | 1481806 | 2 }} ! 1,374,650 ! {{Percentage | 1374650 | 1392609 | 2 }} ! 1,199,125 ! {{Percentage | 1199125 | 1214839 | 2 }} ! 1,070,295 ! {{Percentage | 1070295 | 1079310 | 2 }} ! 943,310 ! {{Percentage | 943310 | 951395 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 1,481,806 ! {{Percentage | 1481806 | 1481806 | 2 }} ! 1,392,609 ! {{Percentage | 1392609 | 1392609 | 2 }} ! 1,214,839 ! {{Percentage | 1214839 | 1214839 | 2 }} ! 1,079,310 ! {{Percentage | 1079310 | 1079310 | 2 }} ! 951,395 ! {{Percentage | 951395 | 951395 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |} {{clear}} === Language === The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Canadian Census]], and lists languages that were selected by at least 1,000 respondents. {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+Knowledge of languages in Metro Calgary ! rowspan="2" |[[Language]] ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="language2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-08-17 |title=Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810021701 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |- ![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [[English language|English]] | 1,430,255 | {{Percentage | 1430255 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[French language|French]] | 98,320 | {{Percentage | 98320 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Oromo language|Oromo]] | 2,115 | {{Percentage | 2115 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Somali language|Somali]] | 2,430 | {{Percentage | 2430 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Amharic]] | 8,450 | {{Percentage | 8450 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Arabic]] | 34,975 | {{Percentage | 34975 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] | 2,065 | {{Percentage | 2065 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Tigrinya language|Tigrigna]] | 7,655 | {{Percentage | 7655 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Khmer language|Khmer<br>(Cambodian)]] | 1,255 | {{Percentage | 1255 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] | 19,290 | {{Percentage | 19290 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Bisayan languages|Bisaya,<br>n.o.s.]] | 1,115 | {{Percentage | 1115 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] | 3,530 | {{Percentage | 3530 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] | 1,365 | {{Percentage | 1365 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]] | 6,560 | {{Percentage | 6560 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] | 1,250 | {{Percentage | 1250 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Pampangan language|Pampangan<br>(Kapampangan,<br>Pampango)]] | 1,145 | {{Percentage | 1145 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] | 70,230 | {{Percentage | 70230 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Kannada]] | 1,085 | {{Percentage | 1085 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Malayalam]] | 3,850 | {{Percentage | 3850 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | 4,425 | {{Percentage | 4425 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | 2,425 | {{Percentage | 2425 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Albanian language|Albanian]] | 1,865 | {{Percentage | 1865 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] | 1,015 | {{Percentage | 1015 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Czech language|Czech]] | 2,130 | {{Percentage | 2130 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Polish language|Polish]] | 9,110 | {{Percentage | 9110 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Russian language|Russian]] | 15,020 | {{Percentage | 15020 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Serbo-Croatian]] | 6,600 | {{Percentage | 6600 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Slovak language|Slovak]] | 1,440 | {{Percentage | 1440 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] | 4,620 | {{Percentage | 4620 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[German language|German]] | 16,305 | {{Percentage | 16305 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Afrikaans]] | 2,070 | {{Percentage | 2070 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | 4,540 | {{Percentage | 4540 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Danish language|Danish]] | 1,075 | {{Percentage | 1075 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Greek language|Greek]] | 2,335 | {{Percentage | 2335 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | 6,140 | {{Percentage | 6140 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] | 11,115 | {{Percentage | 11115 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Hindi]] | 44,965 | {{Percentage | 44965 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Kutchi language|Kacchi]] | 2,320 | {{Percentage | 2320 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Marathi language|Marathi]] | 2,290 | {{Percentage | 2290 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Nepali language|Nepali]] | 2,925 | {{Percentage | 2925 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | 68,240 | {{Percentage | 68240 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] | 1,380 | {{Percentage | 1380 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Urdu]] | 31,625 | {{Percentage | 31625 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] | 1,420 | {{Percentage | 1420 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Dari]] | 4,760 | {{Percentage | 4760 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Iranian Persian|Iranian<br>Persian]] | 6,960 | {{Percentage | 6960 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Italian language|Italian]] | 9,510 | {{Percentage | 9510 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] | 6,780 | {{Percentage | 6780 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Romanian language|Romanian]] | 5,875 | {{Percentage | 5875 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | 58,975 | {{Percentage | 58975 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Japanese language|Japanese]] | 5,155 | {{Percentage | 5155 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Korean language|Korean]] | 12,225 | {{Percentage | 12225 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Akan language|Akan<br>(Twi)]] | 1,395 | {{Percentage | 1395 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Igbo language|Igbo]] | 3,030 | {{Percentage | 3030 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Swahili language|Swahili]] | 3,405 | {{Percentage | 3405 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] | 6,335 | {{Percentage | 6335 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] | 46,240 | {{Percentage | 46240 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Min Nan|Min Nan<br>(Chaochow, Teochow,<br>Fukien, Taiwanese)]] | 2,380 | {{Percentage | 2380 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Cantonese]] | 42,805 | {{Percentage | 42805 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Thai language|Thai]] | 1,300 | {{Percentage | 1300 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | 2,600 | {{Percentage | 2600 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] | 3,665 | {{Percentage | 3665 | 1465175 | 2 }} |- | '''Total<br>responses''' | '''1,465,175 ''' | '''{{Percentage | 1465175 | 1481806 | 2 }}''' |- | '''Total<br>population''' | '''1,481,806''' | '''{{Percentage | 1481806 | 1481806 | 2 }}''' |}
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