“Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. The province has an area of {{convert|405212|km2|acres}} and a population in 2011 of 514,563, with approximately 95% of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), with nearly half of the population residing on the Avalon Peninsula. People from Newfoundland and Labrador are called "Newfoundlanders," "Labradorians" (as appropriate), or "Newfoundlanders and Labradorians".

Population since 1951

Ethnicity

More than half the population identified their ethnocultural ancestry as Canadian, while two-fifths identified English ancestry, and one-fifth identified Irish ancestry.

More than 100,000 Newfoundlanders have applied for membership in the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band, equivalent to one-fifth of the total population.^[3]

The same data on ethnocultural ancestry, grouped more geographically by Statistics Canada, are shown below:

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Languages

The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 505,469.
Of the 499,830 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

There were also about 25 single-language responses for Amharic, 25 for Bisayan languages, 20 for Sinhala and 20 for Slovak. In addition, there were also 435 responses of English and a non-official language; 30 of French and a non-official language; 295 of English and French; and 10 of English, French, and a non-official language. (Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.)^[7]

Migration

Immigration

The 2006 Canadian census counted a total of 8,380 immigrants living in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The most commonly reported origins for these immigrants were:^[8]

There were also about 115 immigrants from Portugal; about 105 each from Hong Kong and from Sudan; about 100 from the former Yugoslavia; about 95 each from El Salvador and from France; about 85 from Iraq; and about 75 each from Sri Lanka and from Russia.

Internal migration

Cities and towns

Municipalities by population

See also

References

1. ^StatCan 2001 Census {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231030858/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62b.htm |date=2006-12-31 }} - population
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101|title= Population and dwelling counts (2006 Census)|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=2011-01-10}}
3. ^https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-moves-to-tighten-aboriginal-membership-criteria/article17954032/
4. ^Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) (2001 Census)
5. ^and Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
6. ^and Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
7. ^Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
8. ^Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) (2006 Census)
9. ^Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211032212/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89180&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=71&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=614135 |date=February 11, 2009 }}
10. ^Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2001 census)
11. ^Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data