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Vancouver [a] is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016.
In Metro Vancouver, at the 2021 census, 54.5% of the population were members of non-European ethnic groups, 43.1% were members of European ethnic groups, and 2.4% of the population identified as Indigenous. Greater Vancouver has more interracial couples than Canada's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal.
The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions. [1] This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census.
With 662,248 residents recorded in the 2021 census, Vancouver is the most populated city in Metro Vancouver. With a population of 568,322 (2021), Surrey is the second-most populated city in Metro Vancouver. Burnaby is the third-most populated city in Metro Vancouver with a population of 249,125 (2021).
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).
English: A double bar graph displaying the population of Vancouver and its surrounding cities over time (1921–2021). All data comes from Statistics Canada's censuses. All data comes from Statistics Canada's censuses.
The main driver of population growth is immigration, [8] [9] with 6.2% of the country's population being made up of temporary residents as of 2023, [10] or about 2.5 million people. [11] Between 2011 and May 2016, Canada's population grew by 1.7 million people, with immigrants accounting for two-thirds of the increase. [12]
Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, ... Total population 62,030 100% 43,415 100% 27,990