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Figure 2
Region of birth of immigrants by period of immigration, Canada, 2011
Description for figure 2
The title of the graph is "Figure 2
Region of birth of immigrants by period of immigration, Canada, 2011."
This is a column stacked chart.
There are in total 6 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 100 with ticks every 20 points.
There are 6 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "%."
The horizontal axis is "period of immigration."
The title of series 1 is "United States."
The minimum value is 2.2 and it corresponds to "1991 to 2000."
The maximum value is 6.5 and it corresponds to "1971 to 1980."
The title of series 2 is "Caribbean, Central and South America."
The minimum value is 5.4 and it corresponds to "Before 1971."
The maximum value is 17.3 and it corresponds to "1971 to 1980."
The title of series 3 is "Africa."
The minimum value is 1.9 and it corresponds to "Before 1971."
The maximum value is 12.5 and it corresponds to "2006 to 2011."
The title of series 4 is "Europe."
The minimum value is 13.7 and it corresponds to "2006 to 2011."
The maximum value is 78.3 and it corresponds to "Before 1971."
The title of series 5 is "Asia (including the Middle East)."
The minimum value is 8.5 and it corresponds to "Before 1971."
The maximum value is 60.0 and it corresponds to "2001 to 2005."
The title of series 6 is "Oceania and other."
The minimum value is 0.6 and it corresponds to "2006 to 2011."
The maximum value is 1.4 and it corresponds to "1971 to 1980."
| Period of immigration | United States | Caribbean, Central and South America | Africa | Europe | Asia (including the Middle East) | Oceania and other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1971 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 78.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| 1971 to 1980 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 35.1 | 33.8 | 1.4 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 3.4 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 24.2 | 48.8 | 0.9 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 19.0 | 59.8 | 0.8 |
| 2001 to 2005 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 60.0 | 0.7 |
| 2006 to 2011 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 56.9 | 0.6 |
Note: 'Oceania and other' includes immigrants born in Oceania, in Canada, in Saint Pierre and Miquelon and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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