Canada: population by gender identity and age 2021

According to the most recent Canadian census data, there were 31,315 transgender and 31,240 non-binary persons between the ages of 15 and 34 years in 2021. These figures are higher than those for people over the age of 35, and especially regarding non-binary people.
In the same year, two percent of Canadians between the ages of 16 and 74 identified as transgender, gender-fluid, non-binary or in other ways.

Number of cisgender, transgender, and non-binary persons in Canada in 2021, by age group

Characteristic	Cisgender persons	Transgender persons	Non-binary persons
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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2021

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information:
"Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).
Gender includes the following concepts:
- gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
- gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.
A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.
Some people may not identify with a specific gender." Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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