Comparing Migrant Stock: The Foreign Born in Australia, Canada, and the United States by Region of Origin
Australia, Canada, and the United States are all considered "traditional countries of immigration." All three countries also categorize their immigrants by place of birth, providing an opportunity to compare some aspects of their foreign-born populations. These graphs provide a window on the origins of immigrants in each of these countries to help explain the immigration patterns that give rise to unique immigrant populations.
Australia
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Canada
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United States
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The Foreign Born in Australia, Canada, and the United States by Region of Origin
Total foreign born | 4,105,688 | 100.0 | 5,647,125 | 100.0 | 31,107,889 | 100.0 |
Africa | 184,182 | 4.5 | 304,680 | 5.4 | 881,300 | 2.8 |
Americas | 160,877 | 3.9 | 883,530 | 15.6 | 16,916,416 | 54.4 |
Asia | 1,173,407 | 28.6 | 2,072,690 | 36.7 | 8,226,254 | 26.4 |
Europe | 2,114,172 | 51.5 | 2,329,870 | 41.3 | 4,915,557 | 15.8 |
Oceania | 455,283 | 11.1 | 52,185 | 0.9 | 168,046 | 0.5 |
Other | 17,767 | 0.4 | 4,165 | 0.1 | 316 | -- |
Notes:
1) The total population of Australia in 2001 was 18,972,350;
for Canada in 2001, it was 30,007,094; and for the United
States in 2000, it was 281,421,906.
2) For Canada, the number of foreign born for the total and
each region category was rounded to end in either 0 or 5.
Hence, the sum of all regions will not equal the value given
for the total foreign-born population.
Source:
Census of Australia, 2001; Census of Canada, 2001; US Census
2000
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