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



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 497,005
Here:

86.9%
Province:

92.3%
Male: 244,535
Here:

87.4%
British Columbia:

92.7%
Female: 252,470
Here:

86.6%
British Columbia:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 81,460
This city:

14.3%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Male: 42,030
This city:

15.0%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Female: 39,435
This city:

13.5%
British Columbia:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 415,540
This city:

72.7%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 202,505
This city:

72.3%
Province:

72.1%
Female: 213,035
This city:

73.0%
Province:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 74,600
Here:

13.1%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 35,390
Here:

12.6%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 39,205
Here:

13.4%
Province:

8.1%

Generation status

This city Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 269,375
Here:

54.1%
British Columbia:

33.0%
Male: 126,580
This city:

52.3%
Province:

32.2%
Female: 142,795
This city:

55.8%
British Columbia:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 103,300
This city:

20.8%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Male: 50,545
This city:

20.9%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 52,765
This city:

20.6%
British Columbia:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 125,155
This city:

25.1%
Province:

44.7%
Male: 64,810
Here:

26.8%
British Columbia:

45.6%
Female: 60,345
This city:

23.6%
British Columbia:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 291,740
This city:

51.0%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 137,930
Here:

49.3%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 153,805
Here:

52.7%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 11,145
Here:

1.9%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 5,540
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 5,600
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

4.9%

Vancouver Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 168,215
Here:

57.7%
British Columbia:

40.4%
Male: 79,985
This city:

58.0%
British Columbia:

40.3%
Female: 88,225
This city:

57.4%
Province:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 32,515
This city:

11.1%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 15,920
This city:

11.5%
British Columbia:

26.9%
Female: 16,590
This city:

10.8%
British Columbia:

25.2%
Black
Total: 5,290
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.8%
Male: 2,900
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 2,390
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Filipino
Total: 28,605
This city:

9.8%
British Columbia:

8.7%
Male: 11,820
Here:

8.6%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Female: 16,780
This city:

10.9%
Province:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 8,225
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Male: 4,010
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 4,215
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 14,850
This city:

5.1%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 7,270
Here:

5.3%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 7,575
This city:

4.9%
Province:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 1,875
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 1,100
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 770
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.8%
West Asian
Total: 5,355
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 3,040
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 2,310
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.7%
Korean
Total: 8,780
This city:

3.0%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 4,055
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 4,730
This city:

3.1%
Province:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 9,730
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 3,690
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 6,040
This city:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 7,320
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Male: 3,665
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 3,660
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.5%
Non-immigrants
Total: 292,760
This city:

51.2%
British Columbia:

71.3%
Male: 148,560
Here:

53.1%
Province:

72.2%
Female: 144,205
Here:

49.4%
British Columbia:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 260,760
Here:

45.6%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 122,615
This city:

43.8%
British Columbia:

26.6%
Female: 138,145
Here:

47.4%
British Columbia:

28.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 18,080
This city:

3.2%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 8,755
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Female: 9,325
This city:

3.2%
Province:

1.3%

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