Editing Waterloo, Ontario (section)

=== Ethnicity ===
The most common ethnic or cultural origins reported in Waterloo in 2021 were German (17.9%), English (17.0%), Scottish (14.6%), Irish (14.3%), Canadian (10.2%), Chinese (8.9%), Indian (6.4%), French (6.0%), British Isles (4.1%), Polish (4.1%), Dutch (3.9%), Italian (3.3%), and Ukrainian (2.4%).<ref>Multiple ethnic/cultural origins can be reported</ref> [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] people made up 1.3% of the population, mostly [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] (0.7%) and [[Métis]] (0.5%). Ethnocultural backgrounds in the city included [[European Canadians|European]] (63.7%), [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (10.7%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (9.2%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (3.1%), [[Arab Canadian|Arab]] (2.7%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.9%), [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (1.7%), [[Southeast Asia]]n (1.4%), [[Korean Canadians|Korean]] (1.4), and [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (1.0%).<ref name="CensusProfile2021CompareCMA" />
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Waterloo (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Waterloo&DGUIDlist=2021A00053530016&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! 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=3530016&Geo2=CD&Code2=3530&SearchText=Waterloo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-15 |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=3530016&Data=Count&SearchText=Waterloo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-15 |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=3530016&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Waterloo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-15 |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=3530016&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Waterloo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 75,340
| {{Percentage | 75340 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 74,905
| {{Percentage | 74905 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 76,445
| {{Percentage | 76445 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 79,625
| {{Percentage | 79625 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 73,950
| {{Percentage | 73950 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 13,035
| {{Percentage | 13035 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 10,960
| {{Percentage | 10960 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 7,615
| {{Percentage | 7615 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 6,295
| {{Percentage | 6295 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 3,670
| {{Percentage | 3670 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 12,680
| {{Percentage | 12680 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 6,650
| {{Percentage | 6650 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 5,145
| {{Percentage | 5145 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 4,495
| {{Percentage | 4495 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 3,695
| {{Percentage | 3695 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 5,160
| {{Percentage | 5160 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 3,020
| {{Percentage | 3020 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 2,580
| {{Percentage | 2580 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 1,490
| {{Percentage | 1490 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 980
| {{Percentage | 980 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 3,660
| {{Percentage | 3660 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 1,990
| {{Percentage | 1990 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 1,425
| {{Percentage | 1425 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 1,145
| {{Percentage | 1145 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 1,395
| {{Percentage | 1395 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 2,810
| {{Percentage | 2810 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 1,730
| {{Percentage | 1730 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 1,355
| {{Percentage | 1355 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 1,305
| {{Percentage | 1305 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 680
| {{Percentage | 680 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 2,250
| {{Percentage | 2250 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 1,405
| {{Percentage | 1405 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 1,050
| {{Percentage | 1050 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 860
| {{Percentage | 860 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 630
| {{Percentage | 630 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,585
| {{Percentage | 1585 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 1,220
| {{Percentage | 1220 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 825
| {{Percentage | 825 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 755
| {{Percentage | 755 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 510
| {{Percentage | 510 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{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"}}
| 1,865
| {{Percentage | 1865 | 118390 | 2 }}
| 1,515
| {{Percentage | 1515 | 103390 | 2 }}
| 655
| {{Percentage | 655 | 97100 | 2 }}
| 800
| {{Percentage | 800 | 96775 | 2 }}
| 575
| {{Percentage | 575 | 86080 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 118,390
! {{Percentage | 118390 | 121436 | 2 }}
! 103,390
! {{Percentage | 103390 | 104986 | 2 }}
! 97,100
! {{Percentage | 97100 | 98780 | 2 }}
! 96,775
! {{Percentage | 96775 | 97475 | 2 }}
! 86,080
! {{Percentage | 86080 | 86543 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 121,436
! {{Percentage | 121436 | 121436 | 2 }}
! 104,986
! {{Percentage | 104986 | 104986 | 2 }}
! 98,780
! {{Percentage | 98780 | 98780 | 2 }}
! 97,475
! {{Percentage | 97475 | 97475 | 2 }}
! 86,543
! {{Percentage | 86543 | 86543 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.