Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians
Ethnic group
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Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in the Nordic countries and/or Scandinavia
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,201,315[1] 3.5% of the total Canadian population (2016) | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, North Germanic languages, Finnish language | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Lutheran; other Protestant denominations, Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| North Germanic peoples, Nordic and Scandinavian Americans |
The highest concentration of Scandinavian Canadians is in Western Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
As of the 2016 Canadian census, there are approximately 1.2 million Canadians of Nordic and Scandinavian descent, or about 3.49% of the total population of the country.[1]
Terminology
They generally include:
Danish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Norwegian Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Sami Canadians (Nordic)
Swedish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Finnish Canadians (Nordic)
Icelandic Canadians (Nordic)
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,623 | — |
| 1881 | 5,223 | +221.8% |
| 1901 | 31,042 | +494.3% |
| 1911 | 112,682 | +263.0% |
| 1921 | 167,359 | +48.5% |
| 1931 | 228,049 | +36.3% |
| 1941 | 244,603 | +7.3% |
| 1951 | 283,024 | +15.7% |
| 1961 | 386,534 | +36.6% |
| 1971 | 384,795 | −0.4% |
| 1981 | 335,110 | −12.9% |
| 1986 | 690,925 | +106.2% |
| 1991 | 805,555 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 917,185 | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 955,850 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,120,805 | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 1,164,425 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,201,315 | +3.2% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [2]: 17 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1] Note: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount. | ||
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