British Columbia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 3,761,225
This province:

92.3%
Country:

94.4%
Male: 1,853,355
Here:

92.7%
Canada:

94.6%
Female: 1,907,870
Here:

91.9%
Country:

94.2%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 801,105
Here:

19.7%
Canada:

21.1%
Male: 412,440
This province:

20.6%
Country:

22.1%
Female: 388,665
Here:

18.7%
Canada:

20.2%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 2,960,120
This province:

72.7%
Country:

73.2%
Male: 1,440,915
Here:

72.1%
Country:

72.5%
Female: 1,519,210
Here:

73.2%
Country:

74.0%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 313,155
Here:

7.7%
Country:

5.6%
Male: 145,030
Here:

7.3%
Canada:

5.4%
Female: 168,125
This province:

8.1%
Country:

5.8%

Generation status

British Columbia Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 1,121,545
Here:

33.0%
Canada:

23.9%
Male: 530,595
This province:

32.2%
Country:

23.5%
Female: 590,950
Here:

33.9%
Country:

24.2%
2nd generation
Total: 754,835
Here:

22.2%
Country:

15.6%
Male: 366,150
Here:

22.2%
Canada:

15.6%
Female: 388,685
This province:

22.3%
Canada:

15.6%
3rd generation or more
Total: 1,518,530
This province:

44.7%
Canada:

60.5%
Male: 752,850
Here:

45.6%
Country:

60.8%
Female: 765,685
Here:

43.9%
Country:

60.2%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,008,855
This province:

24.8%
Canada:

16.2%
Male: 484,110
This province:

24.2%
Canada:

16.1%
Female: 524,750
Here:

25.3%
Country:

16.4%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 196,070
Here:

4.8%
Canada:

3.8%
Male: 94,855
This province:

4.7%
Canada:

3.7%
Female: 101,220
Here:

4.9%
Country:

3.8%

British Columbia Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 407,225
Here:

40.4%
Canada:

24.0%
Male: 195,325
Here:

40.3%
Country:

23.7%
Female: 211,900
This province:

40.4%
Country:

24.3%
South Asian
Total: 262,290
Here:

26.0%
Country:

24.9%
Male: 130,065
This province:

26.9%
Country:

25.9%
Female: 132,225
This province:

25.2%
Country:

24.0%
Black
Total: 28,315
This province:

2.8%
Canada:

15.5%
Male: 14,915
This province:

3.1%
Canada:

15.2%
Female: 13,395
Here:

2.6%
Country:

15.7%
Filipino
Total: 88,075
This province:

8.7%
Canada:

8.1%
Male: 37,070
Here:

7.7%
Country:

7.1%
Female: 51,005
This province:

9.7%
Country:

9.0%
Latin American
Total: 28,965
This province:

2.9%
Canada:

6.0%
Male: 13,385
This province:

2.8%
Canada:

6.0%
Female: 15,575
Here:

3.0%
Country:

6.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 40,685
This province:

4.0%
Country:

4.7%
Male: 19,780
This province:

4.1%
Country:

4.7%
Female: 20,910
Here:

4.0%
Country:

4.7%
Arab
Total: 8,635
Here:

0.9%
Canada:

5.2%
Male: 4,670
Here:

1.0%
Country:

5.8%
Female: 3,965
Here:

0.8%
Canada:

4.7%
West Asian
Total: 29,810
This province:

3.0%
Country:

3.1%
Male: 15,445
This province:

3.2%
Country:

3.3%
Female: 14,360
Here:

2.7%
Canada:

2.9%
Korean
Total: 50,490
This province:

5.0%
Country:

2.8%
Male: 24,170
Here:

5.0%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 26,320
This province:

5.0%
Country:

2.8%
Japanese
Total: 35,060
Here:

3.5%
Country:

1.6%
Male: 14,950
Here:

3.1%
Country:

1.5%
Female: 20,115
Here:

3.8%
Country:

1.7%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 25,420
Here:

2.5%
Canada:

2.6%
Male: 12,345
Here:

2.6%
Canada:

2.6%
Female: 13,070
This province:

2.5%
Canada:

2.6%
Non-immigrants
Total: 2,904,240
Here:

71.3%
Country:

79.3%
Male: 1,443,245
Here:

72.2%
Country:

79.8%
Female: 1,460,995
This province:

70.4%
Canada:

78.9%
Immigrants
Total: 1,119,215
This province:

27.5%
Country:

19.8%
Male: 531,345
Here:

26.6%
Country:

19.3%
Female: 587,865
Here:

28.3%
Canada:

20.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 50,925
Here:

1.2%
Country:

0.8%
Male: 23,795
This province:

1.2%
Canada:

0.9%
Female: 27,130
Here:

1.3%
Canada:

0.8%

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