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



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 1,859,820
Here:

88.6%
Province:

92.3%
Male: 914,085
Here:

89.2%
Province:

92.7%
Female: 945,735
Here:

88.1%
Province:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 390,480
This city:

18.6%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Male: 201,360
Here:

19.6%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 189,120
Here:

17.6%
British Columbia:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 1,469,340
Here:

70.0%
British Columbia:

72.7%
Male: 712,720
This city:

69.5%
British Columbia:

72.1%
Female: 756,615
Here:

70.5%
Province:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 238,145
This city:

11.4%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 110,960
This city:

10.8%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 127,185
This city:

11.9%
British Columbia:

8.1%

Generation status

Vancouver Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 826,935
This city:

47.2%
Province:

33.0%
Male: 390,300
This city:

46.1%
British Columbia:

32.2%
Female: 436,635
Here:

48.2%
British Columbia:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 372,870
This city:

21.3%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Male: 181,030
This city:

21.4%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Female: 191,840
Here:

21.2%
British Columbia:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 552,580
Here:

31.5%
British Columbia:

44.7%
Male: 275,540
This city:

32.5%
British Columbia:

45.6%
Female: 277,040
This city:

30.6%
British Columbia:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 875,300
This city:

41.7%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 419,500
This city:

40.9%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 455,800
Here:

42.5%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 40,310
Here:

1.9%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 19,025
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 21,290
This city:

2.0%
Province:

4.9%

Vancouver Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 381,535
This city:

43.6%
British Columbia:

40.4%
Male: 182,740
This city:

43.6%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 198,795
This city:

43.6%
British Columbia:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 207,165
Here:

23.7%
British Columbia:

26.0%
Male: 102,290
Here:

24.4%
Province:

26.9%
Female: 104,875
Here:

23.0%
British Columbia:

25.2%
Black
Total: 20,670
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 11,080
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 9,595
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Filipino
Total: 78,890
This city:

9.0%
British Columbia:

8.7%
Male: 33,800
Here:

8.1%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Female: 45,090
This city:

9.9%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 22,695
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 10,670
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 12,025
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 33,475
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 16,290
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 17,185
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 7,430
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 4,035
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 3,395
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.8%
West Asian
Total: 28,160
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 14,465
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 13,690
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Korean
Total: 44,830
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 21,395
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 23,425
This city:

5.1%
Province:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 25,425
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 10,600
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 14,820
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.8%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 22,115
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.5%
Male: 10,665
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 11,450
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Non-immigrants
Total: 1,227,495
This city:

58.5%
British Columbia:

71.3%
Male: 612,760
Here:

59.8%
Province:

72.2%
Female: 614,735
Here:

57.3%
British Columbia:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 831,265
This city:

39.6%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Male: 394,175
Here:

38.5%
Province:

26.6%
Female: 437,090
This city:

40.7%
Province:

28.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 39,205
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Male: 18,105
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 21,095
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.3%

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