Demographics of British Columbia

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.

Population of British Columbia by visible minority and indigenous identity (2021):[11] The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses.

Religion in British Columbia (2021)[16] The largest denominations by number of adherents according to the 2021 census were Irreligion (atheist, agnostic, and so on.)

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.