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=== Religion === While most British Columbians are secular or non-religious, Vancouver's Asian population has been noted for its Christian faith.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |title=Census 2021: Majority of British Columbians are non-religious |url=https://www.bchumanist.ca/census_2021 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=BC Humanist Association |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523130718/https://www.bchumanist.ca/census_2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=Douglas |title=Where faith grows: Christianity strong among Metro Vancouver's Asian community |url=https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-asian-christianity-metro-vancouver |website=The Vancouver Sun |access-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703030236/https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-asian-christianity-metro-vancouver |url-status=live }}</ref> As of the [[2021 Canadian census]], religious groups in Vancouver include:<ref name="2021censusB" /> *[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (362,925 persons or 55.8%) *[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (194,365 persons or 29.9%) *[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (26,245 persons or 4.0%) *[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (17,910 persons or 2.8%) *[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (16,535 persons or 2.5%) *[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (12,585 persons or 1.9%) *[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (11,675 persons or 1.8%) *[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous spirituality]] (480 persons or 0.1%) *Other (7,665 persons or 1.2%) {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+ Religious groups in Vancouver (1991β2021) ! rowspan="2" |Religious group ! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB" /> ! colspan="2" |[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |title=NHS Profile, Vancouver, CY, British Columbia, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Data=Count&SearchText=vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |date=May 8, 2013 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926093208/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Data=Count&SearchText=vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ! colspan="2" |[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |title=2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008030600/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref> ! colspan="2" |[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]<ref name="1991census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |title=1991 Census of Canada: Census Area Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=33332&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114212656/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=33332&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]] | 194,365 | {{Percentage | 194,365| 650,380| 2 }} | 213,855 | {{Percentage | 213,855 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 229,015 | {{Percentage | 229,015| 539,630 | 2 }} | 238,460 | {{Percentage | 238,460| 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]] | 26,245 | {{Percentage | 26,245| 650,380| 2 }} | 33,450 | {{Percentage | 33,450 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 37,140 | {{Percentage | 37,140 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 20,595 | {{Percentage | 20,595 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]] | 17,910 | {{Percentage | 17,910| 650,380| 2 }} | 13,255 | {{Percentage | 13,255 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 9,345 | {{Percentage | 9,345 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 5,785 | {{Percentage | 5,785 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikh]] | 16,535 | {{Percentage | 16,535| 650,380| 2 }} | 16,815 | {{Percentage | 16,815 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 15,200 | {{Percentage | 15,200 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 12,935 | {{Percentage | 12,935 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]] | 12,585 | {{Percentage | 12,585| 650,380| 2 }} | 8,220 | {{Percentage | 8,220 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 7,670 | {{Percentage | 7,670 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 6,745 | {{Percentage | 6,745 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]] | 11,675 | {{Percentage | 11,675| 650,380| 2 }} | 10,350 | {{Percentage | 10,350 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 9,620 | {{Percentage | 9,620 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 8,675 | {{Percentage | 8,675 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | Other religion | 8,145 | {{Percentage | 8,145| 650,380| 2 }} | 5,820 | {{Percentage | 5,820| 590,205 | 2 }} | 3,705 | {{Percentage | 3,705| 539,630 | 2 }} | 3,190 | {{Percentage | 3,190 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- | [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligious]] | 362,925 | {{Percentage | 362,925| 650,380| 2 }} | 288,435 | {{Percentage | 288,435 | 590,205 | 2 }} | 227,925 | {{Percentage | 227,925 | 539,630 | 2 }} | 168,910 | {{Percentage | 168,910 | 465,300 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" ! Total responses ! 650,380 ! {{Percentage | 650,380| 662,248| 2 }} ! 590,205 ! {{Percentage | 590,205 | 603,502 | 2 }} ! 539,630 ! {{Percentage | 539,630 | 545,671 | 2 }} ! 465,300 ! {{Percentage | 465,300 | 471,844 | 2 }} |- |}
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