How did the number of people reporting English at home change in Canada?
The answer
The number of people reporting English at home increased in Canada.
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Number of people reporting English at home
- Area shown
- Canada
- Period
- 2001–2016Occasional
- Unit
- Count
Selected details
- Language
- English
Number of people reporting English at home rose from 21,863,020 to 25,897,805 between 2001 and 2016—an increase of 4,034,785, or 18.5%.
Statistics Canada table 15-10-0009-01Updated August 21, 2020Data through 2016
- Overall change
- +4,034,785
- 18.5% increase
- Start · 2001
- 21,863,020
- Latest · 2016
- 25,897,805
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Number of people reporting English at home in Canada
4 observations · 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016
- Number of people reporting English at home25,897,805
- Observed high
- 25,897,8052016
- Observed low
- 21,863,0202001
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Exact values4 observations · 2001–2016
| Period | Number of people reporting English at home |
|---|---|
| 2016Latest | 25,897,805 |
| 2011 | 24,511,890 |
| 2006 | 22,942,900 |
| 2001 | 21,863,020 |
About this data
Data shown through 2016Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (15-10-0009-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, English, French and non-official languages spoken at home by geography, 2001 to 2016, 2020-08-21. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.