Demographics of British Columbia

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Canada British Columbia Density 2016

British Columbia is a Canadian province with a population of over 5.7 million people. The province represents about 13.2% of the Canadian population. Most of the population is between the ages of 15 and 49. About 60 percent of British Columbians have European descent with significant Asian and Aboriginal minorities. Just under 30% of British Columbians are immigrants. Over half of the population is irreligious, with Christianity and Sikhism being the most followed religions.

Vital statistics

British Columbia vital statistics since 1971[1]
Total population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate
1971 2,240,500 34,500 17,800 16,700 15.40 7.94 7.45
1972 2,302,100 34,600 17,900 16,700 15.03 7.78 7.25 1.966
1973 2,367,300 34,500 18,800 15,600 14.57 7.94 6.59 1.875
1974 2,442,600 36,200 19,400 16,800 14.82 7.94 6.88 1.769
1975 2,499,600 36,100 19,100 17,000 14.44 7.64 6.80 1.756
1976 2,533,900 36,200 18,200 18,000 14.29 7.18 7.10 1.690
1977 2,570,300 36,700 18,900 17,800 14.28 7.35 6.93 1.649
1978 2,615,200 38,000 19,100 18,900 14.53 7.30 7.23 1.630
1979 2,665,200 38,900 19,200 19,700 14.60 7.21 7.39 1.637
1980 2,745,900 40,900 19,700 21,200 14.89 7.17 7.72 1.615
1981 2,826,600 42,700 20,200 22,500 15.10 7.14 7.96 1.619
1982 2,876,500 42,400 20,300 22,100 14.74 7.06 7.68 1.664
1983 2,907,500 43,700 20,400 23,300 15.03 7.02 8.02 1.631
1984 2,947,200 43,500 20,800 22,700 14.76 7.06 7.71 1.661
1985 2,975,100 42,400 21,400 21,000 14.25 7.19 7.06 1.675
1986 3,003,600 42,200 21,300 20,900 14.05 7.09 6.96 1.623
1987 3,048,700 41,900 22,700 19,200 13.75 7.44 6.30 1.609
1988 3,114,800 43,600 22,600 21,000 13.99 7.26 6.74 1.659
1989 3,196,700 45,200 23,300 21,900 14.13 7.29 6.85 1.696
1990 3,292,100 45,100 23,700 21,300 13.70 7.20 6.48 1.663
1991 3,373,800 46,100 24,300 21,800 13.66 7.21 6.46 1.696
1992 3,468,800 46,000 25,600 20,300 13.26 7.38 5.86 1.663
1993 3,567,800 46,400 25,500 20,900 13.01 7.15 5.86 1.651
1994 3,676,100 47,000 26,300 20,700 12.78 7.15 5.63 1.645
1995 3,777,400 46,900 27,000 19,900 12.42 7.15 5.27 1.619
1996 3,874,300 45,300 27,600 17,700 11.69 7.12 4.57 1.529
1997 3,948,600 43,600 27,900 15,700 11.04 7.07 3.98 1.461
1998 3,983,100 42,600 27,800 14,800 10.70 6.98 3.72 1.441
1999 4,011,400 41,600 27,700 13,900 10.37 6.90 3.47 1.418
2000 4,039,200 40,400 27,900 12,500 10.00 6.91 3.09 1.388
2001 4,076,900 39,900 28,800 11,200 9.79 7.06 2.75 1.376
2002 4,100,500 40,500 28,700 11,800 9.87 7.00 2.88 1.412
2003 4,124,400 40,200 29,900 10,300 9.75 7.25 2.50 1.415
2004 4,155,600 40,700 30,400 10,300 9.80 7.31 2.48 1.436
2005 4,196,100 41,200 30,400 10,800 9.82 7.25 2.57 1.455
2006 4,241,800 42,400 31,000 11,400 10.00 7.31 2.69 1.490
2007 4,291,000 44,100 32,000 12,100 10.28 7.46 2.82 1.537
2008 4,349,300 44,700 31,400 13,300 10.28 7.22 3.06 1.531
2009 4,410,500 44,600 31,400 13,200 10.11 7.12 2.99 1.500
2010 4,465,600 43,900 31,700 12,200 9.83 7.10 2.73 1.451
2011 4,503,800 43,800 32,300 11,500 9.72 7.17 2.55 1.434
2012 4,570,900 44,200 32,900 11,300 9.67 7.20 2.47 1.428
2013 4,634,900 43,900 33,200 10,700 9.48 7.17 2.31 1.399
2014 4,712,700 44,500 34,800 9,600 9.44 7.38 2.04 1.393
2015 4,765,500 44,700 35,600 9,100 9.38 7.47 1.91 1.394
2016 4,861,300 45,000 38,400 6,600 9.26 7.90 1.36 1.369
2017 4,934,200 44,300 38,100 6,200 8.98 7.72 1.26 1.318
2018 5,021,000 43,400 38,600 4,900 8.64 7.69 0.95 1.256
2019 5,111,000 43,100 39,200 3,900 8.43 7.67 0.76 1.209
2020 5,176,100 42,900 42,800 100 8.29 8.27 0.02 1.175
2021 5,226,700 43,000 45,600 −2,700 8.22 8.72 −0.52 1.153
2022 5,356,300 41,000 45,100 −4,100 7.65 8.42 −0.77 1.058
2023 5,519,000 41,800 43,100 −1,300 7.57 7.81 −0.24 1.040
2024 5,682,100 43,000 43,200 −200 7.57 7.60 −0.04 1.052
British Columbia total fertility rate projections[1]
Total population Total fertility rate
2026 5,812,800 1.076
2027 5,901,600 1.082
2028 5,997,300 1.086
2029 6,093,500 1.088
2030 6,189,400 1.088
2031 6,284,800 1.085
2032 6,379,700 1.082
2033 6,473,900 1.077
2034 6,567,600 1.071
2035 6,660,500 1.065
2036 6,752,800 1.057
2037 6,844,200 1.049
2038 6,934,700 1.041
2039 7,024,200 1.031
2040 7,112,500 1.022
2041 7,199,400 1.012
2042 7,284,800 1.002
2043 7,368,900 0.991
2044 7,451,500 0.981
2045 7,532,800 0.970
2046 7,612,800 0.959

Age structure

  Males Females
Age group Number Percent Number Percent
0–4 111,015 2.22% 105,805 2.12%
5–9 125,810 2.52% 118,485 2.37%
10–14 132,425 2.65% 123,365 2.47%
15–19 131,245 2.62% 122,445 2.45%
20–24 151,505 3.03% 143,145 2.86%
25–29 170,500 3.41% 166,585 3.33%
30–34 178,925 3.58% 179,660 3.59%
35–39 175,175 3.5% 178,175 3.56%
40–44 156,480 3.13% 163,260 3.26%
45–49 149,520 2.99% 160,515 3.21%
50–54 158,540 3.17% 170,460 3.41%
55–59 172,520 3.45% 183,825 3.68%
60–64 170,210 3.40% 184,920 3.7%
65–69 152,705 3.05% 166,700 3.33%
70–74 130,370 2.61% 141,995 2.84%
75–79 86,060 1.72% 95,015 1.9%
80–84 55,285 1.11% 65,780 1.32%
85-89 32,315 0.65% 42,005 0.84%
90-94 13,715 0.27% 23,120 0.46%
95-99 2,865 0.06% 6,925 0.14%
100+ 330 <0.01% 1,185 0.02%
Totals 2,457,515 49.14% 2,543,365 50.86%
Source: 2021 Census of Population[2]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Population history

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Year Population Five year
 % change 		Ten year
 % change 		Rank among
provinces
1851 55,000 n/a n/a n/a
1861 51,524 n/a −6.3 n/a
1871 36,247 n/a −29.7 7
1881 49,459 n/a 36.4 8
1891 98,173 n/a 98.5 8
1901 178,657 n/a 82.0 6
1911 392,480 n/a 119.7 6
1921 524,582 n/a 33.7 6
1931 694,263 n/a 32.3 6
1941 817,861 n/a 17.8 4
1951 1,165,210 n/a 42.5 3
1956 1,398,464 20.0 n/a 3
1961 1,629,082 16.5 39.8 3
1966 1,873,674 15.0 34.0 3
1971 2,184,620 16.6 34.1 3
1976 2,466,610 12.9 31.6 3
1981 2,744,467 11.3 25.6 3
1986 2,883,370 5.1 16.9 3
1991 3,282,061 13.8 19.6 3
1996 3,724,500 13.5 29.2 3
2001 3,907,738 4.9 19.1 3
2006 4,113,487 5.4 10.4 3
2011 4,400,057 7.0 12.6 3
2016 4,648,055 5.6 13.0 3
2021 5,000,879 7.6 13.7 3
Source: Statistics CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3]

Ethnic origins

Template:Ethnic British Columbia sidebar First-generation immigrants from the British Isles remain a strong component of local society despite the end of special immigration status for British subjects in the 1960s. Also present in large numbers relative to other Canadian cities (except Toronto) is a diverse background of European ethnicities, with many first- and second-generation immigrants, notably Germans, Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Yugoslavs and Italians. Third-generation Europeans are generally of mixed lineage, traditionally intermarrying with other ethnic groups more than in any other Canadian province.

In recent decades, the proportion of people with Chinese and Indian ethnicity has risen sharply, specifically in the Lower Mainland. This has led to an extremely diverse population compared to many other provinces, especially the neighbouring prairie provinces.

Note: The following statistics represent both single (e.g., "German") and multiple (e.g., "part Chinese, part English") responses to the 2006 and 2016 Census, and thus add up to more than 100%.

Ethnic groups in British Columbia (2006–2016)
Ethnic group 2016[4] 2006[5]
Pop. % Pop. %
English 1,203,540 26.39% 1,207,245 29.63%
Canadian 866,530 19% 720,200 17.67%
Scottish 860,775 18.88% 828,145 20.32%
Irish 675,135 14.80% 618,120 15.17%
German 603,265 13.23% 561,570 13.78%
Chinese 540,155 11.84% 432,435 10.60%
French 388,815 8.53% 361,215 8.86%
Indian 309,315 6.78% 232,370 5.70%
Ukrainian 229,205 5.03% 197,265 4.84%
Indigenous peoples of North America 220,245 4.83% 193,060 4.74%
Dutch (Netherlands) 213,670 4.69% 196,420 4.82%
Italian 166,095 3.64% 143,155 3.51%
Polish 149,635 3.28% 128,360 3.15%
Norwegian 138,430 3.04% 129,420 3.18%
Russian 131,060 2.87% 114,105 2.80%
Welsh 113,905 2.5% 104,275 2.56%
Swedish 110,030 2.41% 104,025 2.55%
Filipino 158,215 3.47% 94,255 2.3%
Métis 90,515 1.98% 62,570 1.5%
American (USA) 78,170 1.71% 66,765 1.6%
Spanish 64,470 1.41% 52,640 1.3%
Korean 63,300 1.39% 51,860 1.3%
Danish 58,205 1.28% 56,125 1.4%
Hungarian (Magyar) 56,535 1.24% 49,870 1.2%
Japanese 51,150 1.12% 41,585 1.0%
Austrian 48,510 1.06% 46,620 1.1%
Iranian 47,985 1.05% 29,265 0.7%
Portuguese 41,770 0.92% 34,660 0.9%
Vietnamese 41,435 0.91% 30,835 0.8%
Punjabi 38,725 0.85% 18,525 0.5%
Finnish 34,150 0.75% 29,875 0.7%
Swiss 31,390 0.69% 28,240 0.7%
Romanian 31,250 0.69% 25,670 0.6%
Icelandic 26,410 0.58% 22,110 0.5%
Greek 24,460 0.54% 21,770 0.5%
Croatian 23,845 0.52% 18,815 0.5%
Czech 23,375 0.51% 21,150 0.5%
Belgian 19,980 0.44% 17,510 0.4%
Jewish 17,580 0.39% 30,830 0.8%

Projections

Pan−ethnic origin projections (2031–2041)
2031[6][7] 2036[6][7] 2041[6][7]
Population % Population % Population %
EuropeanTemplate:Refn
 3,145,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,112,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,060,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
East Asian
 977,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,072,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,160,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
ChineseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 789,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 861,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 927,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KoreanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 125,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 143,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 161,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
JapaneseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 63,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 68,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 72,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
South Asian
 748,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 860,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 958,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Indigenous
 399,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 429,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 456,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
First NationsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 246,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 262,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 278,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MetisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 142,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 155,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 166,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
InuitScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 2,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Other
IndigenousScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 9,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Southeast Asian
 366,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 421,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 475,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
FilipinoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 277,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 323,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 369,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Other
Southeast AsianScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 89,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 98,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 106,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Middle Eastern
 169,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 199,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 227,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
ArabScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 55,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 65,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 74,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
West AsianScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
 114,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 134,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 153,000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Percentage". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Latin American
 108,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 124,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 139,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
African
 101,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 118,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 134,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Other
 99,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 117,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 135,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Projected British Columbia population 6,111,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,453,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,744,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".

Indo-Canadians

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Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

Note: Statistics Canada defines visible minorities as defined in the Employment Equity Act which defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

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Largest panethnic groups in British Columbia by percentage of total population by census division, 2021 census
Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census)[8]
Population group Population %
EuropeanTemplate:Efn 2,936,245 59.7%
Visible minority group
 South Asian 473,965 9.6%
Chinese 550,590 11.2%
Black 61,760 1.3%
Filipino 174,280 3.5%
Arab 28,010 0.6%
Latin American 65,970 1.3%
Southeast Asian 71,785 1.5%
West Asian 69,270 1.4%
Korean 72,815 1.5%
Japanese 44,120 0.9%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 18,080 0.4%
Multiple visible minorities 58,840 1.2%
Total visible minority population 1,689,490 34.4%
Indigenous group
 First Nations (North American Indian) 180,085 3.7%
Métis 97,860 2.0%
Inuk (Inuit) 1,720 0.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses 5,980 0.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e. 4,560 0.1%
Total Indigenous population 290,210 5.9%
Total population 4,915,945 100.0%

Languages

Knowledge of languages

Knowledge of official languages of Canada in British Columbia (2016)
Language Percent
English only
 
 89.77%
French only
 
 0.04%
English and French
 
 6.85%
Neither English nor French
 
 3.35%

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of languages in British Columbia
Language 2021[9] 2016
Pop. % Pop. %
English 4,753,280 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,560,235 96.60%
French 327,350 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 314,225 6.89%
Punjabi 315,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 244,485 5.36%
Mandarin 312,625 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 265,635 5.83%
Cantonese 246,045 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 234,445 5.14%
Spanish 143,900 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 115,115 2.52%
Hindi 134,950 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 81,330 1.78%
Tagalog 133,780 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 113,265 2.48%
German 84,325 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 95,005 2.08%
Korean 69,935 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 57,490 1.26%
Iranian PersianTemplate:Efn 61,525 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 49,835 1.09%

Mother tongue

Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses. Numerous other languages were also counted, but only languages with more than 2,000 native speakers are shown.

Language 2016 Census % 2006 Census %
English 3,170,110 70.5% 2,875,770 71.5%
Punjabi 198,805 4.4% 158,750 3.9%
Cantonese 193,530 4.3% 131,245 3.3%
Mandarin 186,325 4.1% 72,160 1.8%
Tagalog (Filipino) 78,770 1.8% 50,425 1.3%
German 66,885 1.5% 86,690 2.2%
French 55,325 1.2% 54,745 1.4%
Korean 52,160 1.2% 46,500 1.2%
Spanish 47,010 1.0% 34,075 0.9%
Persian 43,470 1.0% 28,150 0.7%
Vietnamese 27,150 0.6% 24,560 0.7%
Hindi 26,720 0.6% 23,240 0.6%
Russian 25,955 0.6% 19,320 0.5%
Italian 22,680 0.5% 27,020 0.7%
Japanese 21,350 0.5% 20,040 0.5%
Dutch 21,020 0.5% 26,355 0.7%
Arabic 17,480 0.4% 8,440 0.2%
Portuguese 17,450 0.4% 14,385 0.4%
Polish 16,910 0.4% 17,565 0.4%
Chinese, n.o.s. 10,050 0.2% 132,755 3.2%
Urdu 9,885 0.2% 7,025 0.2%
Hungarian 9,025 0.2% 10,670 0.3%
Romanian 8,730 0.2% 6,335 0.2%
Ukrainian 8,630 0.2% 12,285 0.3%
Croatian 7,475 0.2% 8,505 0.2%
Serbian 7,045 0.2% 6,180 0.2%
Gujarati 6,895 0.2% 6,565 0.2%
Greek 6,115 0.1% 6,620 0.2%
Czech 5,920 0.1% 6,000 0.1%
Ilocano 5,240 0.1% 3,100 0.1%
Danish 4,665 0.1% 6,720 0.2%
Malay 3,895 0.1% 3,100 0.1%
Finnish 3,760 0.1% 4,770 0.1%
Tamil 3,615 0.1% 3,200 0.1%
Slovak 3,400 0.1% 3,490 0.1%
Turkish 3,145 0.1% 2,255 0.1%
Swedish 2,520 0.1% 2,875 0.1%
Athabaskan languages 2,310 0.1% 3,500 0.1%
Salish languages 2,270 0.1% 3,190 0.1%
Norwegian 2,005 0.1% 3,275 0.1%
Source: Statistics Canada 2006 & 2016 Census[10][11]

Religion

Template:Pie chart The largest denominations by number of adherents according to the 2021 census were Irreligion (atheist, agnostic, and so on.) with 2,559,250 (52.2%); Christianity with 1,684,870 (34.4%); Sikhism with 290,870 (5.9%); Islam with 125,915 (2.6%); Buddhism with 83,860 (1.7%); and Hinduism with 81,320 (1.7%).

Religious groups in British Columbia (1981–2021)
Religious group 2021[12] 2011[13] 2001[14] 1991[15] 1981[16]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Irreligion 2,559,250 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,908,285 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,388,300 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 987,990 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 568,170 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Christianity 1,684,870 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,930,415 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,124,605 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,073,095 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,048,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Sikhism 290,870 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 201,110 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 135,310 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 74,545 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 40,940 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Islam 125,915 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 79,310 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 56,220 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 24,925 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 12,715 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Buddhism 83,860 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 90,620 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 85,540 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 36,430 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 11,190 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Hinduism 81,320 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 45,795 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 31,495 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 18,140 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,980 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Judaism 26,850 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 23,130 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 21,230 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 16,565 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 14,685 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Indigenous spirituality 11,570 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,295 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — — — — — —
Other 51,440 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 35,500 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 26,180 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15,825 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,940 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total responses 4,915,945 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,324,455 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,868,875 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,247,505 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,713,615 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total population 5,000,879 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,400,057 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,907,738 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,282,061 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,744,467 Script error: No such module "Percentage".

Migration

Immigration

British Columbia immigration[17]Template:Rp[18]Template:Rp
Year Immigrant percentage Immigrant population Total population
1881 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 13,751 49,459
1891 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 41,210 98,173
1901 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 79,045 178,657
1911 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 233,158 392,480
1921 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 260,536 524,582
1931 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 319,529 694,263
1941 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 304,729 817,861
1951 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 339,197 1,165,210
1961 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 423,132 1,629,082
1971 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 496,660 2,184,620

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 1,425,715 persons or 29.0 percent of the total population of British Columbia.[2]

Immigrants in British Columbia by country of birth
Country of birth 2021[19][2] 2016[20] 2011[21][22] 2006[23][24] 2001[25][26] 1921[27]Template:Rp
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
China 217,975 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 199,990 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 167,530 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 145,315 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 107,450 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 21,523 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
India 197,115 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 162,645 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 143,340 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 119,265 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 92,430 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,841 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Philippines 131,645 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 112,100 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 96,560 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 69,200 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 51,130 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
United Kingdom 116,530 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 123,810 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 130,730 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 137,460 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 141,370 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 142,968 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Hong Kong 78,855 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 74,210 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 74,635 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 78,060 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 88,720 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
United States 59,920 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 57,780 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 57,975 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 56,560 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 54,410 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 34,926 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
South Korea 47,520 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 41,515 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 37,730 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 34,395 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 22,635 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Iran 45,975 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 37,160 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 30,050 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 22,755 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 18,450 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Taiwan 40,445 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 38,900 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 42,045 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 42,195 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 44,940 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Vietnam 32,390 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 27,875 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 25,845 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 26,375 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 25,675 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Germany 30,910 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 35,050 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 35,100 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 40,695 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 41,260 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,952Template:Efn Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Netherlands 16,070 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 18,225 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 20,645 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 23,130 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 24,055 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 515 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
South Africa 15,380 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 13,380 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 12,815 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 12,090 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 11,015 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 573 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Japan 14,940 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 13,360 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 12,355 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,945 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 9,090 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,934 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Poland 14,305 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15,115 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 14,620 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 16,165 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 17,090 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 874 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Italy 13,410 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15,405 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15,980 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 19,215 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 20,200 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,847 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Mexico 13,385 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,375 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,775 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,385 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,135 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Pakistan 13,345 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,665 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,570 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,195 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,475 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Russia 12,170 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,915 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,795 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,375 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,285 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,354 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Ukraine 9,450 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,505 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,060 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,565 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,605 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,157Template:Efn Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Romania 9,370 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 9,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,005 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,360 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,135 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 306 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Malaysia 8,845 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,435 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,310 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,290 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,695 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Brazil 8,765 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,800 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,875 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,055 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,640 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Portugal 7,785 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,215 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,135 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 9,365 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 9,980 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Ireland 7,360 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,885 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,175 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,195 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,715 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10,823 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
France 7,025 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,705 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,340 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,760 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,445 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,389 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Iraq 7,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,550 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,430 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,230 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,540 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Syria 6,540 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,845 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 725 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 585 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 385 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 107Template:Efn Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Afghanistan 6,250 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,040 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,520 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,615 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 2,275 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
El Salvador 5,775 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,425 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,635 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,990 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,100 Script error: No such module "Percentage". — —
Total immigrants 1,425,715 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,292,675 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,191,875 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,119,215 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 1,009,815 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 260,536 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total responses 4,915,945 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,560,240 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,324,455 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,074,385 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,868,875 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 524,582 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total population 5,000,879 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,648,055 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,400,057 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 4,113,487 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 3,907,738 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 524,582 Script error: No such module "Percentage".

Recent immigration

A large number of immigrants have lived in British Columbia for 30 years or less.[4]

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 197,420 people who immigrated to British Columbia between 2016 and 2021.[2]

Recent immigrants to British Columbia by country of birth (2016 to 2021)[2]
Country of birth Population % recent immigrants
India 39,390 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
China 31,445 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Philippines 21,225 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
United States 8,760 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
United Kingdom 7,670 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
South Korea 7,225 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Iran 5,850 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Brazil 5,125 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Syria 4,955 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Australia 3,280 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total 197,420 Script error: No such module "Percentage".

Interprovincial migration

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Number of Years each Provinces and Territories had with positive interprovincial immigration since 1971

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". British Columbia has also traditionally been gaining from interprovincial migration. Over the last 50 years, British Columbia had 12 years of negative interprovincial immigration: the lowest in the country. The only time the province significantly lost population to this phenomenon was during the 1990s, when it had a negative interprovincial migration for 5 consecutive years.[28]

Interprovincial migration in British Columbia
In-migrants Out-migrants Net migration
2009–2010 Decrease 49,469 Template:DecreasePositive 40,741 Decrease 8,728
2010–2011 Decrease 47,854 Template:IncreaseNegative 44,433 Decrease 3,421
2011–2012 Increase 48,593 Template:IncreaseNegative 51,304 Decrease −2,711
2012–2013 Decrease 43,830 Template:DecreasePositive 45,698 Increase −1,868
2013–2014 Increase 52,281 Template:DecreasePositive 42,806 Increase 9,475
2014–2015 Increase 61,026 Template:DecreasePositive 40,647 Increase 20,379
2015–2016 Increase 63,788 Template:DecreasePositive 37,215 Increase 26,573
2016–2017 Decrease 57,210 Template:IncreaseNegative 38,376 Decrease 18,834
2017–2018 Decrease 55,300 Template:IncreaseNegative 41,311 Decrease 13,989
2018–2019 Increase 55,612 Template:IncreaseNegative 49,501 Decrease 6,111
2019–2020 Increase 71,180 Template:IncreaseNegative 61,122 Increase 10,058

Source: Statistics Canada[29]

See also

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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

Notes

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References

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  29. ↑ Statistics Canada, table 051-0012: Interprovincial migrants, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, annual.

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