Canadians strong sense of community belonging percent 2003-2021

In 2021, around 69.5 percent of Canadians stated having a somewhat strong or very strong sense of belonging to the local community. Research shows a high correlation of sense of community-belonging with physical and mental health. This statistic displays the estimated percentage of Canadians aged 12 years and over who perceived a somewhat or very strong sense of belonging to their local community from 2003 to 2021.

Percentage of Canadians who have a somewhat or very strong sense of local community belonging from 2003 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of persons aged 12 years and older
2021	69.5%
2020	70.2%
2019	69.7%
2018	68.4%
2017	69.4%
2016	68.8%
2015	68%
2014	66.4%
2013	65.9%
2012	66.1%
2011	64.8%
2010	65.4%
2009	65.4%
2008	65%
2007	64.6%
2005	64.4%
2003	63.9%

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2003 to 2021

Number of respondents

65,000 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Supplementary notes

All figures are annual estimates.
Since 2007, data for the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) are collected yearly instead of every two years. While a sample of approximately 130,000 respondents were interviewed during the reference periods of 2003 and 2005, it has been changed to 65,000 respondents each year starting in 2007.

Figures from 2003 to 2014 were taken from an archived page from the same source and can be accessed here.
As a result of the 2015 redesign, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) has a new collection strategy, a new sample design, and has undergone major content revisions. With all these factors taken together, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles to data released for the 2015 cycle onwards.