Historical census of Canada highlights the number of transgender and non-binary people

By Mariana Crossi

For the first time a “Historical” survey Highlights the number of Trans and non-binary people in Canada. In its second report on data collected in 2021, Statistics Canada It provided the first complete count of how many cisgents, transgender and non-binary men and women live in the state. According to the Institute, this new way of recording information is necessary to calculate the evolution of the way Canadian citizens identify themselves.

Data revealed: 1 in 300 transgender or non-binary

Of the more than 30.5 million Canadians aged 15 and over counted in the census, 100,815 have been identified as transgender or non-binary. This 0.33% of the total populationOr about One in 300 people. The figure further divides 59,460 as transgender and 41,355 as non-binary. Furthermore, research shows that the percentage of people who identify as transgender and non-binary is three to seven times higher. Generation Z (Those born between 1997 and 2006, 0.79%) and between Millionaires (Born between 1981 and 1996, 0.51%) Generation X (born between 1966 and 1980, 0.19%), child boomers (born between 1946 and 1965, 0.15%) and war and older generations (born 1945 or earlier) ), 0.12%).

In Canada, one in 300 people define themselves as transgender or non-binary

More time, Acceptance And Understanding The diversity of gender and sexual orientation has evolved. Moreover, at the social and legislative level, recognition for transgender, non-binary and LGBTQ + individuals in general is increasing. The younger generation in particular is now more comfortable declaring their gender identity than the older generation.

A historical question

In the previous census, the question of male / female bisexuality was divided into two. The first part asked to mention the interviewees The gender assigned to them At birth, it was male and female. Next, instead, people were questionedGender identity selected, Offering both male and female as an option but also allows you to specify whether they have been identified as something else. “It simply came to our notice then Emerging social and legal recognition Transgender and non-binary in Canada. And it’s a reflection of the feedback we have received, ”said Franz-Pascal Maynard, data analyst. Defined by Maynard The “historical” questionSince Canada is the first country in the world to make it compulsory in the census, it is necessary to collect and report the number of individuals who are exclusively identified as trans and non-binary.

In other parts of the world

Evaluation or census of trans and non-binary persons confirms a social change and the desire of companies to give more recognition to the LGBT community

The Canada And this The first country to collect and publish information on gender diversity Derived from the National Census. Although the data obtained from the survey and are not strictly comparable from similar polls in other countries, they still provide valuable insights into global gender diversity. In Canada, 0.2% of the population aged 18 and over will be transgender by 2021. Belgium (0.5% of 18- to 75-year-olds in 2021) and The New Zealand (0.5% of people 18 years of age and older by 2020) have released representation data based on their transgender census.

Other countries have released data for 2021 transgender people using crude sourcing and unrepresented surveys.Ireland (0.6% in 18-year-olds and older) England And Wales (0.6% in those 16 years of age and older), and United States (0.8% in those 18 years of age and older). Although the UK census was conducted slightly earlier than Canada, the answer to the question of gender identity was voluntary, so what emerged was a representative estimate of the total population of the country.
However, this type of data offers an opportunity for governments, businesses and other organizations to provide Target services For trans and non-binary communities, so it is very important that they do more and more deeply.