A look at how the Iraqi refugee population compares to Syrians by the numbers

OTTAWA – Prior to the Liberals’ Syrian resettlement program, the largest single group of refugees brought to Canada were Iraqis.

Here is a look, by the numbers, of how that group compares to the Syrian one.

Iraqis:

19,427: number of refugees resettled in Canada between 2009 and 2014.

8,340: number of those who were government assisted

11,087: number who were privately sponsored.

70.2: percentage who reported speaking neither English or French.

30.5: percentage of those under the age of 18.

10: percentage of those with a university degree.

Syrians:

29,713: number resettled in Canada since Nov. 4, 2015.

16,129: number of those who are government assisted.

10,762: number who are privately sponsored.

51: percentage who, as of January, reported speaking neither English nor French.

40: percentage refugees who, as of January, were under the age of 14

2: percentage of government assisted refugees, who as of January, had a university degree.

SOURCE: Immigration Department reports