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The demographics of Toronto, Ontario make Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Data released by Statistics Canada as part of the 2006 census indicated that 49.9% of Toronto's population is foreign-born.〔(A city of unmatched diversity ), The Toronto Star, December 5, 2007〕 According to the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) performed by Statistics Canada, that percentage had dropped - only slightly - to 48.6%〔()〕 The most common reported ethnic origins〔()〕 of Toronto residents are those from England (12.9%), China (12.0%), Canada (11.3%), Ireland (9.7%), Scotland (9.5%), India (7.6%), Italy (6.9%), the Philippines (5.5%), Germany (4.6%), France (4.5%), Poland (3.8%), Portugal (3.6%), and Jamaica (3.2%), or are of Jewish ethnic origin (3.1%). There is also a significant population of Ukrainians (2.5%), Russians (2.4%), Sri Lankans (2.3%), Spanish (2.2%), Greeks (2.2%), people from the British Isles in general (2.0%), Koreans (1.5%), Dutch (1.5%), Iranians (1.4%), Vietnamese (1.4%), Pakistanis (1.2%), Hungarians (1.2%), Guyanese (1.1%), and Welsh (1.0%). Communities of Afghans, Arabs, Barbadians, Bangladeshis, Bulgarians, Colombians, Croats, Ecuadorians, Ethiopians, Grenadians, Macedonians, Mexicans, Nepalis, Romanians, Salvadorans, Serbs, Somalis, Tibetans, Trinidadians, and Vincentians are also recognized. Established ethnic neighbourhoods such as Chinatown, Corso Italia, Little India, Greektown, Koreatown, Little Jamaica, Little Portugal and Roncesvalles celebrate the city's multiculturalism. Christianity is the largest faith group in Toronto's census metropolitan area,〔()〕 adhered to by 56.7% of the population, with Roman Catholics in particular being 30.4% of the population. 21.1% of the population has no religious affiliation. Islam is the second most popular religion with 8.2% of the population, followed by Hinduism at 5.9%. As regards Protestant denominations, the Anglican Church accounts for 4.1% of the population, with the United Church of Canada only slightly lagging, at 3.7%. The Eastern stream of Christianity is adhered to by that 3.7% of the population of the Toronto CMA that are Christian Orthodox. Judaism is the religion of 3.0% of Torontonians, closely followed by Sikhism, which is the religion for 2.9% of the population; there are also 2.2% of residents of the Toronto CMA that are Buddhists. Protestant denominations such as Pentecostalism (1.8%), Presbyterianism (1.7%), and Baptists (1.5%) follow. While English is the predominant language spoken by Torontonians, Statistics Canada reports that other language groups are significant, including Chinese varieties (particularly Cantonese and Mandarin), Italian, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Tamil, Portuguese, Persian, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Gujarati, Korean, Vietnamese, and Greek. Canada's other official language, French, is spoken by 1.2% of the population. Of the 25 City of Toronto MPs, 11 are of non-British/non-French origin, and in particular: Chinese (3), Jewish (2), East Indian (1), Iranian (1), Italian (1), Pakistani (1), Polish (1), Somali (1). Taking into account the whole of GTA: Punjabi (9), Chinese (4), Jewish (3), German (2), Iranian (2), Italian (2), Danish (1), East Indian (1), Grenadian (1), Pakistani (1), Polish (1), Portuguese (1), Somali (1), Syrian (1). ==Population== The last complete census by Statistics Canada estimated there were 2,615,060 people living in Toronto,〔 making it the largest city in Canada, and the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Population growth studies have projected the City of Toronto's population in 2020 to reach 4,000,000, and the Greater Toronto Area would reach a population of roughly 7.5 million in 2025. Toronto's population grew by 1.0% from 2001 to 2006, with an annual growth rate of 0.2%. As of 2001, 17.5% of the population was 14 years and under, and 13.6% was 65 years and over; the median age was 36.9 years. Most recent studies show this has dropped to around 35.4 years of age, and the growth rate has increased to 0.4%. 2011 Census population data for the City of Toronto are to found readily aggregrated at a finer level than the city as a whole at i. the electoral district (riding) level (2003 redistribution) and ii. the neighbourhood level.〔()〕 The three ridings with the largest increase in population between 2006 and 2011 in the City of Toronto have been Trinity-Spadina (25.5%), Etobicoke-Lakeshore (7.3%), and Toronto Centre (7.3%); actually, the following four (4) ridings in the GTA have had a higher population increase even than Trinity-Spadina, and along with the aforementioned City of Toronto riding constitute the five (5) Ontario ridings with the highest increase in population: Oak Ridges-Markham (35.5%), Halton (33.9%), Vaughan (27.1%), and Bramalea-Gore-Malton (25.8%). On the contrary, the population in the Davenport riding actually decreased (-2.2%), whereas in Scarborough-Agincourt (+0.2%) and Toronto-Danforth (+0.3%) it only marginally increased (these are the lowest figures for the GTA at large too). The neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto that experienced the highest increase in population from 2001 to 2011 are: * ''Toronto'': Waterfront Communities-The Island (133.6%), Niagara (83.4%), Bay Street Corridor (37.7%), Church-Yonge Corridor (29.6%), Mount Pleasant West (25.4%), Moss Park (24.3%), Junction Area (15.5%), Cabbagetown-South St. James Town (13.7%), Casa Loma (12.3%), University (11.4%) * ''North York'': Willowdale East (66.7%), Bayview Village (42.4%), Willowdale West (31.6%), Lansing-Westgate (24.4%), Banbury-Don Mills (16.7%), Bathurst Manor (15.2%), Newtonbrook West (12.5%), Englemount-Lawrence (10.1%) * ''Scarborough'': Rouge (59.6%), Clairlea-Birchmount (24.0%), Bendale (21.4%) * ''Etobicoke'': Islington-City Centre West (20.9%), Kingsway South (11.9%) * ''East York'': Thorncliffe Park (15.7%) It is in the neighbourhoods of Corso Italia-Davenport (-12.8%), Greenwood-Coxwell (-11.9%), Regent Park (-11.3%), and Little Portugal (-10.3%) in the old city of Toronto; and Caledonia-Fairbank (-10.4%) and Beechborough-Greenbrook (-10.0%) in York that population has declined the most. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demographics of Toronto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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