Demographics of Winnipeg

City of Winnipeg

There is a large Indigenous community in Winnipeg. Per capita, Winnipeg has more Indigenous residents (12.4%) than any other major Canadian city (population 100,000+).^[1][15] Despite being only the seventh-largest city in Canada, Winnipeg has the largest total population of urban and off-reserve Indigenous people in one city (90,995), including the largest total Métis population (47,915), and the largest total First Nations population (40,290).^[1] Per capita, Winnipeg is the Canadian city with the fourth-largest First Nations population (5.5%) and the largest Métis population (6.5%).^[1]

Winnipeg also has the largest Filipino population share (11.3%) of any major Canadian city, though the Toronto Filipino community is larger in absolute numbers (170,355 in Toronto, relative to 83,305 in Winnipeg).^[1] Winnipeg's Filipino population is largely concentrated in the West End and North End areas of the city. The neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Arlington Street is 45% Filipino,^[16] and the neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Wall Street is 47% Filipino.^[17][18]

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• Indicates not otherwise specified, for example, French may be French Canadian or from France. Additionally, First Nations are now broken down into ethnicity, i.e. Cree, Ojibway, or in this case they may not have specified.

City of Winnipeg

In 2011, Tagalog was officially the second most common mother tongue in Winnipeg, accounting for about 5% of the population,^[36] followed by French which is the mother-tongue for about 4% of the population.

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The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses.

City of Winnipeg

In 2001, 21% of Winnipeg was not religious.^[39] Ten years later, in 2011, 28.7% of the population was not religious (about 32% of males and 26% of females).^[40] The trend continued into 2021, when 36.4% of residents reported no religion or secular perspectives. The largest religion was Christianity, at 50.4% of residents (63.7% in 2011). 24.0% were Catholic, 12.9% were Protestant, 8.9% were Christians of unspecified denomination, 1.7% were Orthodox Christians, and 3.0% were Other Christian (/Other Christian Related Traditions.) After Christianity, the next largest religion in Winnipeg was Sikhism, which grew from 1.5% to 4.4% of the population between 2011 and 2021. Muslims were 3.3% of the population (1.7% in 2011), Hindus were 2.0% (1.1% in 2011), Jewish People were 1.5% (1.6% in 2011), Buddhists were 0.9% (1.0% in 2011) Adherents of Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality were 0.4% (0.3% in 2011) and Other Religions/Spiritual Traditions were 0.7% (0.4% in 2011.)

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Religious groups in Metro Winnipeg (1981−2021)

Religious group	2021[42]		2011[43]		2001[44]		1991[45][46]		1981[47][48]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Christianity	419,660	51.2%	460,755	64.47%	487,175	73.62%	511,070	79.16%	502,390	86.82%
Irreligion	300,190	36.62%	203,985	28.54%	139,535	21.09%	104,505	16.19%	53,685	9.28%
Sikhism	33,435	4.08%	9,885	1.38%	5,320	0.8%	3,290	0.51%	1,570	0.27%
Islam	24,565	3%	11,265	1.58%	4,805	0.73%	3,235	0.5%	1,635	0.28%
Hinduism	14,925	1.82%	6,840	0.96%	3,605	0.54%	3,105	0.48%	1,440	0.25%
Judaism	11,165	1.36%	10,740	1.5%	12,760	1.93%	13,330	2.06%	15,350	2.65%
Buddhism	7,010	0.86%	6,315	0.88%	5,365	0.81%	5,075	0.79%	1,730	0.3%
Indigenous spirituality	3,010	0.37%	1,850	0.26%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Other	5,755	0.7%	3,010	0.42%	3,170	0.48%	1,990	0.31%	580	0.1%
Total responses	819,715	98.21%	714,640	97.89%	661,725	98.58%	645,610	98.97%	578,625	98.94%
Total population	834,678	100%	730,018	100%	671,274	100%	652,354	100%	584,842	100%

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City of Winnipeg

According to the 2011 National Household Survey,^[14] in the 10 year period 2001 to 2011, Winnipeg had 62,200 immigrants, which is just under 10% of the population (9.6%). Most of these (44,780) came in the last 5 years of that period.

Metro Winnipeg

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 207,950 persons or 25.4 percent of the total population of Metro Winnipeg.^[49][50] While this represents a numerical increase, it is a significant proportional decline compared with one century prior, when the 1921 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprised 85,233 persons or 47.6 percent of the total population of Winnipeg.^{[51]: 366–367 [g]}

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Immigrants in Metro Winnipeg by country of birth

Country of Birth	2021 census [49][50]		2016 census [52][53][54]		2011 census [55][56]		2006 census [57][58]		2001 census [59][60][61]		1996 census [62][60][63][64][65]		1941[66]: 350–351		1921[51]: 366–367 [g]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Philippines	62,485	30%	57,160	31.4%	43,390	29.5%	24,965	20.6%	20,105	18.4%	17,845	16%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
India	28,245	13.6%	19,635	10.8%	11,310	7.7%	6,205	5.1%	4,915	4.5%	4,455	4%	134	0.1%	130	0.2%
China	8,975	4.3%	7,605	4.2%	6,010	4.1%	4,060	3.3%	3,470	3.2%	3,190	2.9%	676	0.7%	788	0.9%
Nigeria	7,540	3.6%	3,525	1.9%	1,325	0.9%	320	0.3%	285	0.3%	165	0.1%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
United Kingdom	7,185	3.5%	7,550	4.1%	9,170	6.2%	10,385	8.6%	10,665	9.7%	13,205	11.8%	45,546	46.2%	44,186	51.8%
Vietnam	4,400	2.1%	4,105	2.3%	3,375	2.3%	3,350	2.8%	3,295	3%	3,065	2.7%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
United States	4,345	2.1%	4,470	2.5%	4,560	3.1%	4,590	3.8%	4,390	4%	5,055	4.5%	6,760	6.9%	7,052	8.3%
Ukraine	4,295	2.1%	3,820	2.1%	3,360	2.3%	3,765	3.1%	3,510	3.2%	3,660	3.3%	—N/a	—N/a	4,623[h]	5.4%
Poland	3,955	1.9%	4,680	2.6%	5,105	3.5%	6,600	5.4%	7,465	6.8%	9,125	8.2%	13,366	13.6%	2,776	3.3%
Pakistan	3,775	1.8%	2,845	1.6%	1,425	1%	1,135	0.9%	570	0.5%	365	0.3%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Germany	3,750	1.8%	4,795	2.6%	5,115	3.5%	5,550	4.6%	5,985	5.5%	6,480	5.8%	5,045[i]	5.1%	3,861[i]	4.5%
Portugal	3,745	1.8%	4,060	2.2%	3,865	2.6%	4,395	3.6%	4,940	4.5%	5,430	4.9%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
South Korea	2,680	1.3%	2,580	1.4%	1,960	1.3%	1,370	1.1%	495	0.5%	580	0.5%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Eritrea	2,610	1.3%	1,320	0.7%	655	0.4%	285	0.2%	250	0.2%	315	0.3%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Ethiopia	2,455	1.2%	2,230	1.2%	1,490	1%	1,440	1.2%	745	0.7%	620	0.6%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Italy	2,340	1.1%	2,600	1.4%	2,960	2%	3,300	2.7%	3,490	3.2%	3,655	3.3%	662	0.7%	689	0.8%
Russia	2,135	1%	2,165	1.2%	1,785	1.2%	1,670	1.4%	1,355	1.2%	1,725	1.5%	10,712[j]	10.9%	8,701	10.2%
Jamaica	1,840	0.9%	1,605	0.9%	1,300	0.9%	1,365	1.1%	1,550	1.4%	1,505	1.3%	72[k]	0.1%	100[k]	0.1%
Syria	1,690	0.8%	695	0.4%	185	0.1%	120	0.1%	60	0.1%	20	0%	70[l]	0.1%	69[l]	0.1%
Brazil	1,595	0.8%	405	0.2%	330	0.2%	345	0.3%	225	0.2%	250	0.2%	54[m]	0.1%	—N/a	—N/a
Total immigrants	207,950	25.4%	181,965	23.9%	147,295	20.6%	121,255	17.7%	109,385	16.5%	111,690	16.9%	98,551	33.9%	85,233	47.6%
Total responses	819,715	98.2%	761,540	97.2%	714,640	97.9%	686,040	98.8%	661,730	97.8%	660,055	98.9%	290,540	100%	179,097	100%
Total population	834,678	100%	783,099	100%	730,018	100%	694,668	100%	676,594	100%	667,093	100%	290,540	100%	179,097	100%

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The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 46,500 people who immigrated to Metro Winnipeg between 2016 and 2021.^[49][50]

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Recent immigrants to Metro Winnipeg by Country of birth (2016 to 2021)[49][50]
Country of Birth	Population	% recent immigrants
India	11,205	24.1%
Philippines	7,970	17.1%
Nigeria	4,400	9.5%
China	3,365	7.2%
Syria	1,380	3%
Brazil	1,295	2.8%
Eritrea	1,225	2.6%
Pakistan	1,090	2.3%
Ukraine	955	2.1%
South Korea	755	1.6%
United States	660	1.4%
Iraq	645	1.4%
Bangladesh	570	1.2%
Ethiopia	545	1.2%
Vietnam	535	1.2%
Israel	470	1%
Russia	425	0.9%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	395	0.8%
Sudan	340	0.7%
Jamaica	335	0.7%
Somalia	305	0.7%
United Kingdom	280	0.6%
Colombia	275	0.6%
Iran	265	0.6%
Egypt	255	0.5%
Total	46,500	100%

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