Rate of English–French bilingualism in Québec and Canada 1971-2021
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Updated Nov 1, 2022
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteVeera Korhonen (2022). Rate of English–French bilingualism in Québec and Canada 1971-2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/study/117931/montreal/Dataset updatedNov 1, 2022AuthorsVeera KorhonenArea coveredCanadaDescriptionOver the past fifty years, the proportion of Quebecers speaking both English and French has increased steadily, from 27.6 percent in 1971 to almost half the population (46.4 percent) in 2021. The rate of English-French bilingualism, on the other hand, has declined in the rest of the country: outside Quebec, just over ten percent of people were bilingual in English and French in 2001, compared to 9.5 percent two decades later.
Rate of English–French bilingualism in Québec and Canada 1971-2021
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Updated Jul 9, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Rate of English–French bilingualism in Québec and Canada 1971-2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338881/rate-english-french-bilingualism-quebec-canada/Dataset updatedJul 9, 2025Area coveredCanadaDescriptionOver the past fifty years, the proportion of Quebecers speaking both English and French has increased steadily, from **** percent in 1971 to almost half the population (**** percent) in 2021. The rate of English-French bilingualism, on the other hand, has declined in the rest of the country: outside Quebec, just over ten percent of people were bilingual in English and French in 2001, compared to *** percent two decades later.
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FacebookTwitterEmailOver the past fifty years, the proportion of Quebecers speaking both English and French has increased steadily, from 27.6 percent in 1971 to almost half the population (46.4 percent) in 2021. The rate of English-French bilingualism, on the other hand, has declined in the rest of the country: outside Quebec, just over ten percent of people were bilingual in English and French in 2001, compared to 9.5 percent two decades later.