Editing Kitchener, Ontario (section)

=== Ethnicity ===
According to the 2021 Census, Kitchener is approximately 66.4% White, 31.7% [[Visible minority|visible minorities]], and 1.9% [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]]. Visible minorities include: 9.9% [[South Asian Canadian|South Asian]], 6.9% [[Black Canadians|Black]], 3.1% [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]], 3.7% [[Southeast Asian Canadians|Southeast Asian]], 1.8% [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]], 2.4% [[Arab Canadian|Arab]], 1.3% [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]], and 1.1% [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kitchener, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

The most common ethnicities in Kitchener as per the 2021 census are German (17.7%), English (15.9%), Irish (13.7%), Scottish (13%), Canadian (11.5%), French (6.1%), East Indian (5.6%), Polish (4.5%), Dutch (3.7%), British (3.5%), Italian (3%), Portuguese (2.4%), Chinese (2.2%), and Ukrainian (2.2%).<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Kitchener (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br />group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3530013&Geo2=CD&Code2=3530&SearchText=Kitchener&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3530013&Data=Count&SearchText=Kitchener&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3530013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Kitchener&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3530013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Kitchener&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 168,865
| {{Percentage | 168865 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 175,400
| {{Percentage | 175400 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 173,075
| {{Percentage | 173075 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 168,445
| {{Percentage | 168445 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 164,455
| {{Percentage | 164455 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 25,170
| {{Percentage | 25170 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 11,400
| {{Percentage | 11400 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 8,960
| {{Percentage | 8960 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 6,360
| {{Percentage | 6360 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 4,255
| {{Percentage | 4255 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 17,510
| {{Percentage | 17510 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 9,540
| {{Percentage | 9540 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 6,635
| {{Percentage | 6635 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 6,395
| {{Percentage | 6395 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 4,165
| {{Percentage | 4165 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asian Canadians|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 9,455
| {{Percentage | 9455 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 6,765
| {{Percentage | 6765 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 6,380
| {{Percentage | 6380 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 4,785
| {{Percentage | 4785 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 4,200
| {{Percentage | 4200 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 9,395
| {{Percentage | 9395 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 6,840
| {{Percentage | 6840 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 5,070
| {{Percentage | 5070 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 3,550
| {{Percentage | 3550 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 1,980
| {{Percentage | 1980 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 7,795
| {{Percentage | 7795 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 5,915
| {{Percentage | 5915 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 5,735
| {{Percentage | 5735 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 4,510
| {{Percentage | 4510 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 3,260
| {{Percentage | 3260 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 6,235
| {{Percentage | 6235 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 6,085
| {{Percentage | 6085 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 4,845
| {{Percentage | 4845 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 3,710
| {{Percentage | 3710 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 2,410
| {{Percentage | 2410 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 4,795
| {{Percentage | 4795 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 4,405
| {{Percentage | 4405 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 3,155
| {{Percentage | 3155 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 2,485
| {{Percentage | 2485 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 1,875
| {{Percentage | 1875 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 4,920
| {{Percentage | 4920 | 254145 | 2 }}
| 3,650
| {{Percentage | 3650 | 230005 | 2 }}
| 2,100
| {{Percentage | 2100 | 215950 | 2 }}
| 1,920
| {{Percentage | 1920 | 202160 | 2 }}
| 1,550
| {{Percentage | 1550 | 188160 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 254,145
! {{Percentage | 254145 | 256885 | 2 }}
! 230,005
! {{Percentage | 230005 | 233222 | 2 }}
! 215,950
! {{Percentage | 215950 | 219153 | 2 }}
! 202,160
! {{Percentage | 202160 | 204668 | 2 }}
! 188,160
! {{Percentage | 188160 | 190399 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 256,885
! {{Percentage | 256885 | 256885 | 2 }}
! 233,222
! {{Percentage | 233222 | 233222 | 2 }}
! 219,153
! {{Percentage | 219153 | 219153 | 2 }}
! 204,668
! {{Percentage | 204668 | 204668 | 2 }}
! 190,399
! {{Percentage | 190399 | 190399 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}