Comparing Migrant Stock: The Five Largest Foreign-Born Groups in Australia, Canada, and the United States
Australia, Canada, and the United States are all considered "traditional countries of immigration." All three countries also categorize their immigrants by place of birth, providing an opportunity to compare some aspects of their foreign-born populations. These graphs provide a window on the origins of immigrants in each of these countries to help explain the immigration patterns that give rise to unique immigrant populations.
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Comparing Migrant Stock: The Five Largest Foreign-Born Groups in Australia, Canada, and the United States
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||
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Total | 4,105,688 | 100.0 | Total | 5,647,125 | 100.0 | Total | 31,107,889 | 100.0 |
United Kingdom | 1,033,647 | 25.2 | United Kingdom | 614,610 | 10.9 | Mexico | 9,177,487 | 29.5 |
New Zealand | 355,765 | 8.7 | China* | 345,520 | 6.1 | Philippines | 1,369,070 | 4.4 |
Italy | 218,718 | 5.3 | India | 322,215 | 5.7 | India | 1,022,552 | 3.3 |
Vietnam | 154,830 | 3.8 | Italy | 318,095 | 5.6 | China* | 988,857 | 3.2 |
China* | 142,781 | 3.5 | United States | 258,420 | 4.6 | Vietnam | 988,174 | 3.2 |
Greece | 116,430 | 2.8 | Hong Kong | 240,045 | 4.3 | Cuba | 872,716 | 2.8 |
Germany | 108,220 | 2.6 | Philippines | 239,160 | 4.2 | Korea | 864,125 | 2.8 |
Philippines | 103,942 | 2.5 | Poland | 181,810 | 3.2 | Canada | 820,771 | 2.6 |
India | 95,455 | 2.3 | Germany | 177,675 | 3.1 | El Salvador | 817,336 | 2.6 |
Netherlands | 83,325 | 2.0 | Portugal | 155,770 | 2.8 | Germany | 706,704 | 2.3 |
All others | 1,692,575 | 41.2 | All others | 2,793,805 | 49.5 | All others | 13,480,097 | 43.3 |
Notes:
*Excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
1) The total population of Australia in 2001 was 18,972,350; for Canada in 2001, it was 30,007,094; and for the United States in 2000, it was 281,421,906.
2) For Canada, the number of foreign born for the total and each region category was rounded to end in either 0 or 5. Hence, the sum of all regions will not equal the value given for the total foreign-born population.
Source:
Census of Australia, 2001; Census of Canada, 2001; U.S. Census 2000