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Who lives in Prince Edward Island.

154,331 people lived in Prince Edward Island in 2021. 7.8% were immigrants (Canada: 23.0%) and 3.2% had arrived from 2016 to 2021.

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

Population, 2021154,331+8% since 2016
Immigrants7.8%3.2% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority9.5%
Median household income (2020)$73,500rent $940/mo
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Prince Edward Island, region by region.

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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 Prince Edward Island, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
South Asian2.5%3,735
Chinese2.2%3,335
Black1.2%1,815
Filipino1.2%1,760
Arab0.7%1,125
Southeast Asian0.7%1,040
Latin American0.4%585
West Asian0.2%295
Japanese0.1%190
Multiple visible minorities0.1%170
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.1%125
Korean0.1%120

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Mandarin2.0%2,985
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.7%1,070
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.5%805
Vietnamese0.4%580
Arabic0.4%545
Spanish0.2%310
Yue (Cantonese)0.2%275
German0.1%205
Gujarati0.1%190
Russian0.1%155

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
Scottish34.0%51,235
Irish27.8%41,845
English24.0%36,050
Canadian15.2%22,825
French14.2%21,355
Acadian5.5%8,265
German4.8%7,175
Caucasian (White)4.1%6,135
Dutch3.0%4,465
British Isles2.1%3,170
Prince Edward Islander2.1%3,150
Chinese2.0%3,050
Welsh1.7%2,495
Indian (India)1.5%2,280
European1.5%2,230

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
China14.2%1,675
United Kingdom11.8%1,385
United States of America9.9%1,170
Philippines8.6%1,015
India7.1%835
Viet Nam4.5%525
Netherlands3.7%430
Syria3.4%400
Germany1.6%185
Iran1.6%185
Taiwan1.3%155
Lebanon1.2%140

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
China24.1%1,170
India13.7%665
Philippines13.0%630
Viet Nam9.7%470
Syria4.5%220
United States of America2.9%140
United Kingdom2.7%130
Jamaica2.3%110
Nigeria1.7%85
Hong Kong1.4%70

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19801.4%
1980 to 19900.5%
1991 to 20000.5%
2001 to 20101.1%
2011 to 20151.1%
2016 to 20213.2%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants74.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family14.8%
Refugees10.5%
Other immigrants0.6%

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.