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Who lives in Fredericton.

108,610 people lived in the Fredericton census metropolitan area in 2021. 8.9% were immigrants, ranking 29 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 9.0% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021108,610+5.8% since 2016
Immigrants8.9%3.5% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority9.0%
Median household income (2020)$79,000rent $1,020/mo
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Fredericton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Fredericton, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
Black2.0%2,095
South Asian1.8%1,955
Arab1.5%1,605
Chinese1.2%1,275
Filipino0.7%705
Latin American0.5%580
West Asian0.4%440
Southeast Asian0.4%380
Korean0.2%240
Multiple visible minorities0.2%180
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.1%125
Japanese0.1%75

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Arabic0.9%955
Mandarin0.6%630
Russian0.3%310
Spanish0.3%270
Iranian Persian0.2%200
Korean0.2%195
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.2%175
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.1%155
Portuguese0.1%135
Hindi0.1%135

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
Irish26.4%28,280
Scottish25.9%27,715
English25.2%26,980
Canadian17.5%18,800
French12.9%13,785
German5.9%6,345
Acadian5.4%5,770
Caucasian (White)5.3%5,640
British Isles3.5%3,765
Welsh3.0%3,260
Dutch3.0%3,240
New Brunswicker2.4%2,590
First Nations (North American Indian)2.3%2,490
European2.1%2,270
Italian1.3%1,380

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
United Kingdom10.8%1,025
United States of America9.7%925
China7.6%725
Philippines6.2%590
Syria5.4%515
India5.4%515
Egypt3.3%315
Germany3.2%305
Iran2.5%240
Lebanon2.4%230
Congo, Democratic Republic of the1.9%185
Korea, South1.9%180

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Syria13.4%500
Philippines9.4%350
India8.5%315
China7.5%280
Egypt6.4%240
Nigeria4.0%150
Congo, Democratic Republic of the3.4%125
Ukraine3.0%110
United States of America2.7%100
Bangladesh2.7%100

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19801.6%
1980 to 19900.4%
1991 to 20000.8%
2001 to 20101.5%
2011 to 20151.1%
2016 to 20213.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants67.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family15.3%
Refugees17.5%
Other immigrants–

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.