Editing Demographics of Quebec (section)

==Ethnic origin==
{| class="wikitable" align="left"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Ethnic origin
!Population
!Percent
|-
|[[Canadian ethnicity|Canadien/Canadian]]
|4,474,115
|60.1%
|-
|[[French Canadian|French]]
|2,151,655
|28.8%
|-
|[[Irish Canadian|Irish]]
|406,085
|5.5%
|-
|[[Italian Canadian|Italian]]
|299,655
|4.0%
|-
|[[English Canadian|English]]
|245,155
|3.3%
|-
|[[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]
|219,815
|3.0%
|-
|[[Scottish Canadian|Scottish]]
|202,515
|2.7%
|-
|[[Québécois people|Québécois]]
| 140,075
|1.9%
|-
|[[German Canadian|German]]
|131,795
|1.8%
|-
|[[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]]
|91,900 
|1.24%
|-
|[[Haiti]]an
|91,435 
|1.23%
|-
|[[Spanish Canadian|Spanish]]
|72,090
|0.97%
|-
|[[History of the Jews in Canada|Jewish]]
|71,380
|0.96%
|-
|[[Greek people|Greek]]
|65,985
|0.89%
|-
|[[Polish Canadian|Polish]]
|62,800 
|0.84%
|-
|[[Lebanese Canadian|Lebanese]]
|60,950 
|0.83%
|-
|[[Portuguese Canadian|Portuguese]]
|57,445 
|0.77%
|-
|[[Belgian people|Belgian]]
|43,275 
|0.58%
|-
|[[Indo-Canadian|East Indian]]
|41,600 
|0.56%
|-
|[[Romanian Canadian|Romanian]]
|40,320 
|0.54%
|-
|[[Russian Canadian|Russian]]
|40,155 
|0.54%
|-
|[[Moroccan people|Moroccan]]
|36,700 
|0.49%
|-
|[[United Empire Loyalist|American (USA)]]
|36,695 
|0.49%
|-
|[[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]]
|36,280 
|0.49%
|-
|[[Vietnamese Canadian|Vietnamese]]
|33,815 
|0.45%
|-
|[[Acadian]]
|32,950 
|0.44%
|-
|[[Ukrainian Canadian|Ukrainian]]
|31,955 
|0.43%
|-
|[[Afro-Canadian|African (Black)]]
|30,170 
|0.41%
|-
|[[Filipino people|Filipino]]
|25,680 
|0.35%
|-
|[[Algerian people|Algerian]]
|25,150 
|0.34%
|-
|[[British people|British Isles]]
|23,445 
|0.32%
|-
|[[Canadians of Armenian descent|Armenian]]
|23,230 
|0.31%
|-
|[[Canadians of Dutch descent|Dutch]]
|23,015 
|0.31%
|-
|[[Hungarians|Hungarian]]
|22,585 
|0.30%
|-
|[[Swiss people|Swiss]]
|20,280 
|0.27%
|-
|[[Egyptian people|Egyptian]]
|17,950 
|0.24%
|-
|[[Salvadoran]]
|15,770 
|0.21%
|-
|[[Syrian Canadian|Syrian]]
|14,925 
|0.20%
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" align="left"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Ethnic origin
!Population
!Percent
|-
|[[Colombia]]n
|14,845 
|0.20%
|-
|[[Mexican people|Mexican]]
|14,215 
|0.19%
|-
|[[Berber people|Berbers]]
|13,415 
|0.18%
|-
|[[Inuit]]
|12,915 
|0.17%
|-
|[[Iranian Canadian|Iranian]]
|12,370 
|0.17%
|-
|[[Peru]]vian
|12,335 
|0.17%
|-
|[[Jamaican Canadian|Jamaican]]
|11,935 
|0.16%
|-
|[[Pakistan]]i
|11,710 
|0.16%
|-
|[[Chile]]an
|11,585 
|0.16%
|-
|[[Turkish people|Turk]]
|11,385 
|0.15%
|-
|[[Austrians|Austrian]]
|11,295 
|0.15%
|-
|[[Sri Lanka]]n
|10,750 
|0.14%
|-
|[[Kongo people|Congolese]]
|10,190
|0.14%
|-
|[[Cambodia]]n
|10,175 
|0.14%
|-
|[[Welsh Canadian|Welsh]]
|9,815 
|0.13%
|-
|[[Black Canadians|Black]]
|9,520 
|0.13%
|-
|[[Tunisia]]n
|7,870 
|0.11%
|-
|[[Bulgarian people|Bulgarian]]
|6,955 
|0.09%
|-
|[[Guatemala]]n
|6,880 
|0.09%
|-
|[[Lao people|Laotian]]
|6,425 
|0.09%
|-
|[[Norwegian Canadian|Norwegian]]
|6,350 
|0.09%
|-
|[[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]]
|6,095 
|0.08%
|-
|[[Yugoslavs|Yugoslav]]
|6,090 
|0.08%
|-
|[[Swedish Canadian|Swedish]]
|5,975 
|0.08%
|-
|[[Afghanistan|Afghan]]
|5,855 
|0.08%
|-
|[[Lithuanians]]
|5,665 
|0.08%
|-
|[[Korean Canadian|Korean]]
|5,555 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Czechs|Czech]]
|5,540 
|0.07%
|-
|[[West Indian]]
|5,420 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Barbadian people|Barbadian]]
|5,340 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Croatia]]n
|5,330 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Latin American Canadian|Latin/Central/South American]]
|5,270 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Europe]]an
|5,130 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Danish people|Danish]]
|5,130 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]
|4,940 
|0.07%
|-
|[[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian/Tobagonian]]
|4,810 
|0.06%
|-
|[[Japanese Canadian|Japanese]]
|4,560 
|0.06%
|-
|[[Slovaks|Slovak]]
|4,560 
|0.06%
|-
|}
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<small>''Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents (7,435,905) and may total more than 100 percent due to dual responses. <br />Only groups with 0.06 percent or more of respondents are shown.''</small><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/ethnic/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&Code=24&Data=Count&Table=2&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All&CSDFilter=5000 Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data].</ref>

'''Ethnicity according to the older more general system of classification is shown below:'''
{| class="wikitable" align="left"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Origins
!2001
!%
|-
|North American
|4,989,230
|70.02%
|-
|French
|2,123,185
|29.80%
|-
|British Isles
|547,790
|7.69%
|-
|Southern European
|409,095
|5.74%
|-
|Aboriginal
|159,900
|2.24%
|-
|Western European
|153,750
|2.16%
|-
|Arab
|135,750
|1.91%
|-
|East and Southeast Asian
|132,280
|1.86%
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" align="left"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Origins
!2001
!%
|-
|Eastern European
|130,410
|1.83%
|-
|Caribbean
|108,475
|1.52%
|-
|Other European
|86,450
|1.21%
|-
|Latin, Central and South American
|65,150
|0.91%
|-
|South Asian
|62,585
|0.88%
|-
|African
|48,715
|0.68%
|-
|West Asian
|40,960
|0.57%
|-
|Northern European
|15,295
|0.21%
|-
|-
|}
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<small>''Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents (7,125,580) and may total more than 100% due to dual responses <br />Only groups of more than 0.02% are shown''</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=62911&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=44&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431540 |title=Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) (2001 Census) |access-date=2008-01-17 |archive-date=2008-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212235500/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=62911&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=44&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431540 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Future projections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] origin projections in Quebec (2031–2041)<ref name="MinorityProjectionsA">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022 |title=Canada in 2041: A larger, more diverse population with greater differences between regions |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220908/dq220908a-eng.htm |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="MinorityProjectionsB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022 |title=Projected population by racialized group, generation status and other selected characteristics (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014601 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="IndigenousProjectionsA">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projections of the Indigenous populations and households in Canada, 2016 to 2041 |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211006/dq211006a-eng.htm |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="IndigenousProjectionsB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projected population by Indigenous identity, age group, sex, area of residence, provinces and territories, and projection scenario, Canada (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014401 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2031
! colspan="2" |2036
! colspan="2" |2041
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 6,913,000
| {{Percentage | 6913000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 6,805,000
| {{Percentage | 6805000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 6,677,000
| {{Percentage | 6677000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 620,000
| {{Percentage | 620000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 722,000
| {{Percentage | 722000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 829,000
| {{Percentage | 829000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 498,000
| {{Percentage | 498000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 588,000
| {{Percentage | 588000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 683,000
| {{Percentage | 683000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 283,000
| {{Percentage | 283000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 305,000
| {{Percentage | 305000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 325,000
| {{Percentage | 325000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 225,000
| {{Percentage | 225000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 255,000
| {{Percentage | 255000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 284,000
| {{Percentage | 284000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 212,000
| {{Percentage | 212000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 238,000
| {{Percentage | 238000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 265,000
| {{Percentage | 265000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 169,000
| {{Percentage | 169000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 189,000
| {{Percentage | 189000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 207,000
| {{Percentage | 207000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 155,000
| {{Percentage | 155000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 170,000
| {{Percentage | 170000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 185,000
| {{Percentage | 185000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 66,000
| {{Percentage | 66000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
| 77,000
| {{Percentage | 77000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
| 90,000
| {{Percentage | 90000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|-
! Projected Quebec population
! 9,141,000
! {{Percentage | 9141000 | 9141000 | 2 }}
! 9,349,000
! {{Percentage | 9349000 | 9349000 | 2 }}
! 9,545,000
! {{Percentage | 9545000 | 9545000 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
|}