Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

It is the most densely populated Canadian municipality, and the third most densely populated city over 250,000 residents in North America.

Total Population: 2,463,431

(An increase of 6.49 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 1,108,543
• Language Spoken at Home - 1,280,980

Over 45% of the total population is foreign born.

Quick Facts

• Approximately 74% of the people live outside the city of Vancouver.


• Vancouver has been called a "city of neighbourhoods", each with a distinct character and ethnic mix.


• Neighbourhoods with distinct ethnic commercial areas include Chinatown, Punjabi Market, Little Italy, Golden Village, Greektown, and Japantown.


• Chinese are the largest visible ethnic group in the city, with a diverse Chinese-speaking community and several Chinese dialects being spoken, including Cantonese and Mandarin.


• A variety of East Asian people groups make up the largest percentile of people groups.


• Over 52% of its residents have a first language other than English.


• Notable Arab peoples include Arab, Lebanese (4,350), Arab, Iraqi (2,800), and Arab, Egyptian (2,450), Arab, Palestinian (1,375), and Arab, Syrian (1,210), Arab, Saudi (1,160).


• Over 1,000 Somali make Vancouver metro their home.


• Notable population of Punjabi Sikhs, see also the town Paldi.