Canada British Columbia Density 2016
British Columbia is a Canadian province with a population of about 5.5 million people. The province represents about 13.2% of the population 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 and 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
2020[1]
Birth rate: 8.3 births per 1,000 (2021) (Canadian average = 9.9)[2]
Death rate: 8.3 deaths per 1,000 (2021)[2] (Canadian average = 8.3)
Infant mortality rate: 4.0 deaths per 1,000 live births[3]
Life expectancy at birth: 82.4 years
Total fertility rate: 1.17 children born per woman (Canadian average = 1.40)
Age structure
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 0–4 | 105,809 | 2.4% | 100,116 | 2.2% |
| 5–9 | 117,908 | 2.8% | 111,383 | 2.6% |
| 10–14 | 133,809 | 3.1% | 126,388 | 3.0% |
| 15–19 | 143,449 | 3.4% | 136,227 | 3.2% |
| 20–24 | 155,369 | 3.7% | 147,770 | 3.5% |
| 25–29 | 139,521 | 3.3% | 138,299 | 3.3% |
| 30–34 | 144,788 | 3.4% | 145,869 | 3.4% |
| 35–39 | 155,429 | 3.7% | 158,364 | 3.7% |
| 40–44 | 177,381 | 4.2% | 179,216 | 4.2% |
| 45–49 | 172,786 | 4.1% | 177,082 | 4.2% |
| 50–54 | 157,596 | 3.7% | 159,965 | 3.8% |
| 55–59 | 138,096 | 3.2% | 139,772 | 3.3% |
| 60–64 | 101,610 | 2.4% | 103,764 | 2.4% |
| 65–69 | 80,051 | 1.9% | 82,363 | 1.9% |
| 70–74 | 70,060 | 1.6% | 72,493 | 1.7% |
| 75–79 | 54,572 | 1.3% | 64,344 | 1.5% |
| 80–84 | 36,304 | 0.8% | 53,047 | 1.2% |
| 85+ | 24,544 | 0.6% | 48,978 | 1.1% |
| Totals | 2,109,082 | 49.6% | 2,145,440 | 50.4% |
| Source: BCStats[4] | ||||
Population history
| 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 Canada[5]
Ethnic origins
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First-generation immigrants from the British Isles remain a strong component of local society despite limitations on immigration from Britain since the ending of special status for British subjects in the 1960s. Also present in large numbers relative to other cities in Canada (except Toronto), and also present in BC ever since the province was first settled (unlike Toronto), are many European ethnicities of the first and second generation, notably Germans, Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Yugoslavs and Italians; third-generation Europeans are generally of mixed lineage, and traditionally intermarried with other ethnic groups more than in any other Canadian province.
In recent decades, the proportion of those of Chinese and Indian ethnicity has risen sharply, though still outnumbered by the historically strong population of those of German ancestry. Visible minorities have become an important factor in ethnic-based politics, though most visible minorities are less numerous than the long-standing non-British European ethnicities making up BC's "invisible minorities".
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 group | 2016[6] | 2006[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2031[8][9] | 2036[8][9] | 2041[8][9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
| 3,145,000 | 51.46% | 3,112,000 | 48.23% | 3,060,000 | 45.37% | |
| 977,000 | 15.99% | 1,072,000 | 16.61% | 1,160,000 | 17.2% | |
| 789,000 | 12.91% | 861,000 | 13.34% | 927,000 | 13.75% | |
| 125,000 | 2.05% | 143,000 | 2.22% | 161,000 | 2.39% | |
| 63,000 | 1.03% | 68,000 | 1.05% | 72,000 | 1.07% | |
| 748,000 | 12.24% | 860,000 | 13.33% | 958,000 | 14.21% | |
| 399,000 | 6.53% | 429,000 | 6.65% | 456,000 | 6.76% | |
| 246,000 | 4.03% | 262,000 | 4.06% | 278,000 | 4.12% | |
| 142,000 | 2.32% | 155,000 | 2.4% | 166,000 | 2.46% | |
| 2,000 | 0.03% | 2,000 | 0.03% | 3,000 | 0.04% | |
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9,000 | 0.15% | 10,000 | 0.15% | 10,000 | 0.15% |
| 366,000 | 5.99% | 421,000 | 6.52% | 475,000 | 7.04% | |
| 277,000 | 4.53% | 323,000 | 5.01% | 369,000 | 5.47% | |
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89,000 | 1.46% | 98,000 | 1.52% | 106,000 | 1.57% |
| 169,000 | 2.77% | 199,000 | 3.08% | 227,000 | 3.37% | |
| 55,000 | 0.9% | 65,000 | 1.01% | 74,000 | 1.1% | |
| 114,000 | 1.87% | 134,000 | 2.08% | 153,000 | 2.27% | |
| 108,000 | 1.77% | 124,000 | 1.92% | 139,000 | 2.06% | |
| 101,000 | 1.65% | 118,000 | 1.83% | 134,000 | 1.99% | |
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99,000 | 1.62% | 117,000 | 1.81% | 135,000 | 2% |
| Projected British Columbia population | 6,111,000 | 100% | 6,453,000 | 100% | 6,744,000 | 100% |
Indo-Canadians
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".
Population of British Columbia by visible minority and indigenous identity (2021):[11]
| Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census)[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Population | % | |
| European[lower-alpha 1] | 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
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.
| Language | 2021[13] | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| English | 4,753,280 | 96.69% | 4,560,235 | 96.60% |
| French | 327,350 | 6.66% | 314,225 | 6.89% |
| Punjabi | 315,000 | 6.41% | 244,485 | 5.36% |
| Mandarin | 312,625 | 6.36% | 265,635 | 5.83% |
| Cantonese | 246,045 | 5.01% | 234,445 | 5.14% |
| Spanish | 143,900 | 2.93% | 115,115 | 2.52% |
| Hindi | 134,950 | 2.75% | 81,330 | 1.78% |
| Tagalog | 133,780 | 2.72% | 113,265 | 2.48% |
| German | 84,325 | 1.72% | 95,005 | 2.08% |
| Korean | 69,935 | 1.42% | 57,490 | 1.26% |
| Iranian Persian[lower-alpha 2] | 61,525 | 1.25% | 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[14][15] | ||||
Religion
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 group | 2021[17] | 2011[18] | 2001[19] | 1991[20] | 1981[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Irreligion | 2,559,250 | 52.06% | 1,908,285 | 44.13% | 1,388,300 | 35.88% | 987,990 | 30.42% | 568,170 | 20.94% |
| Christianity | 1,684,870 | 34.27% | 1,930,415 | 44.64% | 2,124,605 | 54.92% | 2,073,095 | 63.84% | 2,048,000 | 75.47% |
| Sikhism | 290,870 | 5.92% | 201,110 | 4.65% | 135,310 | 3.5% | 74,545 | 2.3% | 40,940 | 1.51% |
| Islam | 125,915 | 2.56% | 79,310 | 1.83% | 56,220 | 1.45% | 24,925 | 0.77% | 12,715 | 0.47% |
| Buddhism | 83,860 | 1.71% | 90,620 | 2.1% | 85,540 | 2.21% | 36,430 | 1.12% | 11,190 | 0.41% |
| Hinduism | 81,320 | 1.65% | 45,795 | 1.06% | 31,495 | 0.81% | 18,140 | 0.56% | 8,980 | 0.33% |
| Judaism | 26,850 | 0.55% | 23,130 | 0.53% | 21,230 | 0.55% | 16,565 | 0.51% | 14,685 | 0.54% |
| Indigenous spirituality | 11,570 | 0.24% | 10,295 | 0.24% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 51,440 | 1.05% | 35,500 | 0.82% | 26,180 | 0.68% | 15,825 | 0.49% | 5,940 | 0.22% |
| Total responses | 4,915,945 | 98.3% | 4,324,455 | 98.28% | 3,868,875 | 99.01% | 3,247,505 | 98.95% | 2,713,615 | 98.88% |
| Total population | 5,000,879 | 100% | 4,400,057 | 100% | 3,907,738 | 100% | 3,282,061 | 100% | 2,744,467 | 100% |
Migration
Immigration
| Year | Immigrant percentage | Immigrant population | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 27.8% | 13,751 | 49,459 |
| 1891 | 42% | 41,210 | 98,173 |
| 1901 | 44.2% | 79,045 | 178,657 |
| 1911 | 59.4% | 233,158 | 392,480 |
| 1921 | 49.7% | 260,536 | 524,582 |
| 1931 | 46% | 319,529 | 694,263 |
| 1941 | 37.3% | 304,729 | 817,861 |
| 1951 | 29.1% | 339,197 | 1,165,210 |
| 1961 | 26% | 423,132 | 1,629,082 |
| 1971 | 22.7% | 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.[24]
| Country of birth | 2021[25][24] | 2016[26] | 2011[27][28] | 2006[29][30] | 2001[31][32] | 1921[33]: 314–315 | ||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| China | 217,975 | 15.3% | 199,990 | 15.5% | 167,530 | 14.1% | 145,315 | 13% | 107,450 | 10.6% | 21,523 | 8.3% |
| India | 197,115 | 13.8% | 162,645 | 12.6% | 143,340 | 12% | 119,265 | 10.7% | 92,430 | 9.2% | 1,841 | 0.7% |
| Philippines | 131,645 | 9.2% | 112,100 | 8.7% | 96,560 | 8.1% | 69,200 | 6.2% | 51,130 | 5.1% | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 116,530 | 8.2% | 123,810 | 9.6% | 130,730 | 11% | 137,460 | 12.3% | 141,370 | 14% | 142,968 | 54.9% |
| Hong Kong | 78,855 | 5.5% | 74,210 | 5.7% | 74,635 | 6.3% | 78,060 | 7% | 88,720 | 8.8% | — | — |
| United States | 59,920 | 4.2% | 57,780 | 4.5% | 57,975 | 4.9% | 56,560 | 5.1% | 54,410 | 5.4% | 34,926 | 13.4% |
| South Korea | 47,520 | 3.3% | 41,515 | 3.2% | 37,730 | 3.2% | 34,395 | 3.1% | 22,635 | 2.2% | — | — |
| Iran | 45,975 | 3.2% | 37,160 | 2.9% | 30,050 | 2.5% | 22,755 | 2% | 18,450 | 1.8% | — | — |
| Taiwan | 40,445 | 2.8% | 38,900 | 3% | 42,045 | 3.5% | 42,195 | 3.8% | 44,940 | 4.5% | — | — |
| Vietnam | 32,390 | 2.3% | 27,875 | 2.2% | 25,845 | 2.2% | 26,375 | 2.4% | 25,675 | 2.5% | — | — |
| Germany | 30,910 | 2.2% | 35,050 | 2.7% | 35,100 | 2.9% | 40,695 | 3.6% | 41,260 | 4.1% | 2,952[lower-alpha 3] | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | 16,070 | 1.1% | 18,225 | 1.4% | 20,645 | 1.7% | 23,130 | 2.1% | 24,055 | 2.4% | 515 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 15,380 | 1.1% | 13,380 | 1% | 12,815 | 1.1% | 12,090 | 1.1% | 11,015 | 1.1% | 573 | 0.2% |
| Japan | 14,940 | 1% | 13,360 | 1% | 12,355 | 1% | 10,945 | 1% | 9,090 | 0.9% | 10,934 | 4.2% |
| Poland | 14,305 | 1% | 15,115 | 1.2% | 14,620 | 1.2% | 16,165 | 1.4% | 17,090 | 1.7% | 874 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 13,410 | 0.9% | 15,405 | 1.2% | 15,980 | 1.3% | 19,215 | 1.7% | 20,200 | 2% | 4,847 | 1.9% |
| Mexico | 13,385 | 0.9% | 10,375 | 0.8% | 8,775 | 0.7% | 6,385 | 0.6% | 5,135 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Pakistan | 13,345 | 0.9% | 10,665 | 0.8% | 8,570 | 0.7% | 8,195 | 0.7% | 5,475 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Russia | 12,170 | 0.9% | 10,915 | 0.8% | 8,795 | 0.7% | 8,375 | 0.7% | 6,285 | 0.6% | 4,354 | 1.7% |
| Ukraine | 9,450 | 0.7% | 7,505 | 0.6% | 7,060 | 0.6% | 6,565 | 0.6% | 5,605 | 0.6% | 6,157[lower-alpha 4] | 2.4% |
| Romania | 9,370 | 0.7% | 9,000 | 0.7% | 8,005 | 0.7% | 7,360 | 0.7% | 6,135 | 0.6% | 306 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 8,845 | 0.6% | 8,435 | 0.7% | 8,310 | 0.7% | 8,290 | 0.7% | 7,695 | 0.8% | — | — |
| Brazil | 8,765 | 0.6% | 3,800 | 0.3% | 2,875 | 0.2% | 2,055 | 0.2% | 1,640 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Portugal | 7,785 | 0.5% | 8,215 | 0.6% | 8,135 | 0.7% | 9,365 | 0.8% | 9,980 | 1% | — | — |
| Ireland | 7,360 | 0.5% | 5,885 | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0.4% | 4,195 | 0.4% | 4,715 | 0.5% | 10,823 | 4.2% |
| France | 7,025 | 0.5% | 5,705 | 0.4% | 5,340 | 0.4% | 4,760 | 0.4% | 4,445 | 0.4% | 1,389 | 0.5% |
| Iraq | 7,000 | 0.5% | 5,550 | 0.4% | 3,430 | 0.3% | 2,230 | 0.2% | 1,540 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Syria | 6,540 | 0.5% | 2,845 | 0.2% | 725 | 0.1% | 585 | 0.1% | 385 | 0% | 107[lower-alpha 5] | 0% |
| Afghanistan | 6,250 | 0.4% | 5,040 | 0.4% | 3,520 | 0.3% | 3,615 | 0.3% | 2,275 | 0.2% | — | — |
| El Salvador | 5,775 | 0.4% | 5,425 | 0.4% | 5,635 | 0.5% | 4,990 | 0.4% | 5,100 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Total immigrants | 1,425,715 | 29% | 1,292,675 | 28.3% | 1,191,875 | 27.6% | 1,119,215 | 27.5% | 1,009,815 | 26.1% | 260,536 | 49.7% |
| Total responses | 4,915,945 | 98.3% | 4,560,240 | 98.1% | 4,324,455 | 98.3% | 4,074,385 | 99% | 3,868,875 | 99% | 524,582 | 100% |
| Total population | 5,000,879 | 100% | 4,648,055 | 100% | 4,400,057 | 100% | 4,113,487 | 100% | 3,907,738 | 100% | 524,582 | 100% |
Recent immigration
A large number of immigrants have lived in British Columbia for 30 years or less.[6]
The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 197,420 people who immigrated to British Columbia between 2016 and 2021.[24]
| Recent immigrants to British Columbia by country of birth (2016 to 2021)[24] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country of birth | Population | % recent immigrants | |
| India | 39,390 | 20% | |
| China | 31,445 | 15.9% | |
| Philippines | 21,225 | 10.8% | |
| United States | 8,760 | 4.4% | |
| United Kingdom | 7,670 | 3.9% | |
| South Korea | 7,225 | 3.7% | |
| Iran | 5,850 | 3% | |
| Brazil | 5,125 | 2.6% | |
| Syria | 4,955 | 2.5% | |
| Australia | 3,280 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 197,420 | 100% | |
Interprovincial migration
Number of Years each Provinces and Territories had with positive interprovincial immigration since 1971
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.[34]
| In-migrants | Out-migrants | Net migration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 |  49,469 |
 40,741 |
8,728 |
| 2010–2011 | 47,854 |
 44,433 |
3,421 |
| 2011–2012 |  48,593 |
51,304 |
−2,711 |
| 2012–2013 | 43,830 |
45,698 |
−1,868 |
| 2013–2014 | 52,281 |
42,806 |
9,475 |
| 2014–2015 | 61,026 |
40,647 |
20,379 |
| 2015–2016 | 63,788 |
37,215 |
26,573 |
| 2016–2017 | 57,210 |
38,376 |
18,834 |
| 2017–2018 | 55,300 |
41,311 |
13,989 |
| 2018–2019 | 55,612 |
49,501 |
6,111 |
| 2019–2020 | 71,180 |
61,122 |
10,058 |
Source: Statistics Canada[35]
See also
Notes
References
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