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Encyclopedia > Demographics of British Columbia
Visible minorities of British Columbia in 2001.

Estimated Population of British Columbia (2005): 4,254,500 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 577 pixels Full resolution (843 × 608 pixel, file size: 14 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 577 pixels Full resolution (843 × 608 pixel, file size: 14 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Visible minorities are persons who are not of the majority race in a given population. ...


Percentage of National Population: 13.2%


Population Growth Rate: 4.9%


See Also: Demographics of Canada Demographics of Canada, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ...

Contents

Vital Statistics

Birth rate: 9.7 births p/1,000 [1](Canadian Average = ~11)


Death rate: ?


Infant mortality rate: 4.0 deaths p/1,000 live births [2]


Life expectancy at Birth: 81.12 years [3] World map of human life expectancy, 2005 Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average length of survival of a living thing. ...


Total fertility rate: 1.4 children born p/woman [4] (Canadian Average = 1.61)

Population of British Columbia since 1851

Year Population Five Year
% change		 Ten Year
% change		 Rank Among
Provinces
1851 55,000 n/a n/a 6
1861 51,524 n/a -6.3 6
1871 36,247 n/a -29.7 7
1881 49,459 n/a 36.4 8
1891 98,173 n/a 98.5 8
1901 178,657 n/a 82.0 6
1911 392,480 n/a 119.7 6
1921 524,582 n/a 33.7 6
1931 694,263 n/a 32.3 6
1941 817,861 n/a 17.8 6
1951 1,165,210 n/a 42.5 3
1956 1,398,464 20.0 n/a 3
1961 1,629,082 16.5 39.8 3
1966 1,873,674 15.0 34.0 3
1971 2,184,620 16.6 34.1 3
1976 2,466,610 12.9 31.6 3
1981 2,744,467 11.3 25.6 3
1986 2,883,370 5.1 16.9 3
1991 3,282,061 13.8 19.6 3
1996 3,724,500 13.5 29.2 3
2001 3,907,738 4.9 19.1 3
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...

Age Structure

  Males Females
Age
Group  		 Number Per cent Number Per cent
0-4 105,808 2.4% 100,116 2.2%
5-9 117,909 2.8% 111,383 2.6%
10-14 133,809 3.1% 126,388 3.0%
15-19 143,449 3.4% 136,227 3.2%
20-24 155,369 3.7% 147,770 3.5%
25-29 139,521 3.3% 138,299 3.3%
30-34 144,788 3.4% 145,869 3.4%
35-39 155,429 3.7% 158,364 3.7%
40-44 177,381 4.2% 179,216 4.2%
45-49 172,786 4.1% 177,082 4.2%
50-54 157,596 3.7% 159,965 3.8%
55-59 138,096 3.2% 139,772 3.3%
60-64 101,610 2.4% 103,764 2.4%
65-69 80,051 1.9% 82,363 1.9%
70-74 70,060 1.6% 72,493 1.7%
75-79 54,572 1.3% 64,344 1.5%
80-84 36,304 0.8% 53,047 1.2%
85+ 24,544 0.6% 48,978 1.1%
Totals 2,109,082 49.6% 2,145,440 50.4%
Source: BC Stats [6]

Ethnicity

Note: The following statistics represent both single (e.g., "German") and multiple (e.g., "part Chinese, part English") responses to the 2001 Census, and thus do not add up to 100%. Note that "Canadian" is not considered to be an ethnic origin.

Ethnic Origin Population Percent
English 1,144,335 25.58%
Canadian 939,460 24.28%
Scottish 748,905 19.36%
Irish 562,895 14.55%
German 500,675 12.94%
Chinese 373,830 9.66%
French 331,535 8.57%
East Indian 183,650 4.75%
Dutch (Netherlands) 180,635 4.67%
Ukrainian 178,880 4.62%
North American Indian 175,085 4.53%
Italian 126,420 3.27%
Norwegian 112,045 2.90%
Polish 107,340 2.77%
Swedish 89,630 2.32%
Welsh 86,710 2.24%
Russian 86,110 2.23%
Filipino 69,345 1.79%
American (USA) 59,075 1.53%
Danish 49,685 1.28%
Métis 45,455 1.17%
Hungarian (Magyar) 43,515 1.12%
Source: Statistic Canada[7]

This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... “Scot” redirects here. ... // Indo-Canadians are Canadians whose origin traces back to the nation of India. ... The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... Population of the United States, 1790 to 2000 The demographics of the United States depict a largely urban nation, with 57 percent of its population living in places more than 100 miles away from the ocean (2003). ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Michif ), also historically known as Bois Brule, Countryborn, or Black Scots, are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Ethnic Groups

British Columbia has a very diverse ethnic population, with a large number of immigrants having lived in the province for 30 years or less. Asians are by far the largest visible minority demographic, with many of the Lower Mainland's large cities having sizeable Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Korean communities. The East Indian population is also considerable, especially in Surrey and South Vancouver. The Lower Mainland is the name that residents of British Columbia apply to the region surrounding the City of Vancouver. ... For other uses of India, see India (disambiguation). ... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only by Vancouver. ...


Also present in large numbers relative to other cities in Canada (except Toronto), and ever since the province was first settled (unlike Toronto), are many European ethnicities of the first and second generation, notably Germans, Scandinavians, Yugoslavs and Italians; third-generation Europeans are generally of mixed lineage, and traditionally intermarried with Asian or other non-European ethnicities more than in any other Canadian province[citation needed]. First-generation Britons remain a strong component of local society despite limitations on immigration from Britain since the ending of special status for British subjects in the 1960s.


The percentages add to more than 100% because of dual responses (e.g. "French-Canadian" generates an entry in both the category "French" and the category "Canadian".) Groups with greater than 40,000 responses are included.

Further information: Statistics Canada. "British Columbia ethno-cultural profile"[8]

Religions

Religion in British Columbia in 2001.
Population by religion, Canada and BC
(2001 Census)		 Canada B.C.
number % number %
Total population 29,639,035 3,868,875
No religious affiliation 4,900,090 17% 1,388,300 36%
Protestant 8,654,850 29% 1,213,295 31%
Catholic 12,936,905 44% 675,320 17%
Christian not included elsewhere 780,450 3% 200,345 5%
Sikh 278,410 1% 135,310 3%
Buddhist 300,345 1% 85,540 2%
Muslim 579,640 2% 56,220 1%
Christian Orthodox 479,620 2% 35,655 1%
Hindu 297,200 1% 31,500 1%
Jewish 329,995 1% 21,230 1%
Eastern religions 37,550 0% 9,970 0%
Other religions 63,975 0% 16,205 0%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census
http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo30c.htm

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Languages

Language(s) first learned and still understood Total % Male Female
English Only 2,825,780 73.03% 1,403,230 1,422,545
French Only 54,405 1.41% 27,340 27,060
Both English and French 6,784 0.18% 3,360 3,452
Other Languages 981,910 25.38% 470,145 511,765
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census

Literacy

See also

BC
Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

Albertas population has grown steadily for over a century The province of Alberta has enjoyed a relatively high rate of growth in recent years, due in large part to its burgeoning economy. ... Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canadas three prairie provinces. ... Manitoba is one of Canadas 10 provinces. ... Estimated population of Ontario : 12,541,400 (2005 est) Precentage of National Population : 38. ... Current Statistics Population: The current population of Quebec is estimated at 7 509 928 individuals (1 April 2004). ... New Brunswick is one of Canadas three Maritime provinces, and the only officially bilingual province (French and English) in the country. ... Demographics of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: ; French: ) is a Canadian province located on Canadas southeastern coast. ... Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth to join the Confederation. ... Yukon (formerly The Yukon Territory) is one of Canadas three territories, in the countrys extreme northwest. ... The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada. ... Nunavut is a territory of Canada. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 732 × 600 pixels Full resolution (852 × 698 pixel, file size: 165 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): List of communities in British... Demographics of Canada, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by population, as of October 1, 2006. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/rel_pop_reprieve_jul03_bc
  2. ^ http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/files/publications/2004/chspr04-12/Infantmortality.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/DATA/pop/vital/exp0_bc.csv
  4. ^ http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/rel_pop_reprieve_jul03_nw
  5. ^ Statistics Canada - Population
  6. ^ http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/pop/dynamic/PopulationStatistics/Query.asp?category=Health&type=HA&topic=Estimates&agegrouptype=Standard&subtype=&region=0&year=2005&agegroup=5-year&gender=a&rowsperpage=50000&output=file
  7. ^ 2001 Canadian Census
  8. ^ Statistics Canada. "British Columbia ethno-cultural profile"
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Provinces: British Columbia · Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba · Ontario · Quebec · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Prince Edward Island · Newfoundland and Labrador    Territories: Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut Demographics of Canada, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Politics Portal      Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Albertas population has grown steadily for over a century The province of Alberta has enjoyed a relatively high rate of growth in recent years, due in large part to its burgeoning economy. ... Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canadas three prairie provinces. ... Manitoba is one of Canadas 10 provinces. ... Estimated population of Ontario : 12,541,400 (2005 est) Precentage of National Population : 38. ... Current Statistics Population: The current population of Quebec is estimated at 7 509 928 individuals (1 April 2004). ... New Brunswick is one of Canadas three Maritime provinces, and the only officially bilingual province (French and English) in the country. ... Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: ; French: ) is a Canadian province located on Canadas southeastern coast. ... Demographics of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth to join the Confederation. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Politics Portal      Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Yukon (formerly The Yukon Territory) is one of Canadas three territories, in the countrys extreme northwest. ... The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada. ... Nunavut is a territory of Canada. ...



 
 

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