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==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| title = Core area{{efn|Combined population of the [[Metro Vancouver Regional District]] and the [[Fraser Valley Regional District]]|name=population}} population history
| type  = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<ref name="2021censusB"/><ref name="2021censusC"/><ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=27 October 2021 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Greater Vancouver, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114021415/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2016censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=27 October 2021 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Fraser Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528030708/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011censusD">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=31 May 2016 |title=2011 Census of Population Census Profile Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114021402/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011censusF">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=31 May 2016 |title=2011 Census of Population Census Profile Fraser Valley, RD British Columbia (Census division) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528030814/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=20 August 2019 |title=2006 Community Profiles Greater Vancouver British Columbia (Regional district) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528030709/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2006censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=20 August 2019 |title=2006 Community Profiles Fraser Valley British Columbia (Regional district) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114021409/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2 July 2019 |title=Community Highlights for Greater Vancouver Regional District |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver%20Regional%20District&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014651/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver%20Regional%20District&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2001censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2 July 2019 |title=Community Highlights for Fraser Valley Regional District |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley%20Regional%20District&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014650/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley%20Regional%20District&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Community Highlights for Fraser Valley Regional District |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=fraser%20valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=31 January 2019 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528030818/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=fraser%20valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 1971|1121018
| 1981|1309560
| 1986|1491580
| 1991|1733761
| [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|2054062
| [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|2224515
| [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|2373612
| [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|2590921
| [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|2759365
| [[Canada 2016 Census|2021]]|2966830
}}
===Population===
As of the 2021 census, the population of the Lower Mainland core area totals 2,966,830:
* 2,642,825 in [[Metro Vancouver Regional District]]<ref name="2021censusB"/>
* 324,005 in the [[Fraser Valley Regional District]]<ref name="2021censusC"/>

These figures are slightly inflated due to the inclusion of areas within the regional districts which are not normally considered to be part of the Lower Mainland, notably the lower [[Fraser Canyon]] and the heads of [[Harrison Lake|Harrison]] and [[Pitt Lake]]s, which are within the FVRD, and [[Lions Bay]] and [[Bowen Island]], which are within the Metro Vancouver Regional District.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

===Ethnicity===
{{Pie chart
 | caption=[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] breakdown of the Lower Mainland ([[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census]])<ref name=2021censusB/><ref name=2021censusC/>
 | label1 = European{{efn|name=euro}}
 | value1 = 45.72
 | color1 = white
 | label2 = East Asian{{efn|name=EastAsian}}
 | value2 = 21.02
 | color2 = yellow
 | label3 = South Asian
 | value3 = 14.46
 | color3 = #804000
 | label4 = Southeast Asian{{efn|name=SoutheastAsian}}
 | value4 = 7.09
 | color4 = orange
 | label5 = Middle Eastern{{efn|name=MiddleEastern}}
 | value5 = 3.05
 | color5 = darkgreen
 | label6 = [[Indigenous peoples of Canada|Indigenous]]
 | value6 = 2.99
 | color6 = red
 | label7 = Latin American
 | value7 = 1.86
 | color7 = brown
 | label8 = African
 | value8 = 1.53
 | color8 = black
 | label9 = Other{{efn|name=Other}}
 | value9 = 2.32
 | color9 = grey
}}
The Lower Mainland is among the most [[Multiculturalism in Canada|multicultural]] and diverse regions in Canada. 

As of 2021, Europeans form a plurality with 1,337,105 persons or 45.7 percent of the total population, followed by East Asians with 614,860 persons or 21.0 percent and South Asians with 422,880 persons or 14.5 percent.
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Lower Mainland (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name=2021censusB/><ref name=2021censusC/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name=2016censusB/><ref name=2016censusC/>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name=2011censusD/><ref name=2011censusF/>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name=2006censusB/><ref name=2006censusC/>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name=2001censusB/><ref name=2001censusC/>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 1,337,105
| {{Percentage | 1337105 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 1,387,125
| {{Percentage | 1387125 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 1,403,525
| {{Percentage | 1403525 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 1,381,770
| {{Percentage | 1381770 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 1,397,990
| {{Percentage | 1397990 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 614,860
| {{Percentage | 614860 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 564,445
| {{Percentage | 564445 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 494,130
| {{Percentage | 494130 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 458,165
| {{Percentage | 458165 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 399,785
| {{Percentage | 399785 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 422,880
| {{Percentage | 422880 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 330,925
| {{Percentage | 330925 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 285,780
| {{Percentage | 285780 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 233,530
| {{Percentage | 233530 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 183,660
| {{Percentage | 183660 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 207,420
| {{Percentage | 207420 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 173,060
| {{Percentage | 173060 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 159,430
| {{Percentage | 159430 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 115,185
| {{Percentage | 115185 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 88,000
| {{Percentage | 88000 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 89,135
| {{Percentage | 89135 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 63,300
| {{Percentage | 63300 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 49,505
| {{Percentage | 49505 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 36,085
| {{Percentage | 36085 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 27,595
| {{Percentage | 27595 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 87,355
| {{Percentage | 87355 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 83,660
| {{Percentage | 83660 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 70,915
| {{Percentage | 70915 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 54,845
| {{Percentage | 54845 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 48,380
| {{Percentage | 48380 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 54,545
| {{Percentage | 54545 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 36,855
| {{Percentage | 36855 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 30,510
| {{Percentage | 30510 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 24,480
| {{Percentage | 24480 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 20,040
| {{Percentage | 20040 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 44,700
| {{Percentage | 44700 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 32,325
| {{Percentage | 32325 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 25,385
| {{Percentage | 25385 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 21,945
| {{Percentage | 21945 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 19,320
| {{Percentage | 19320 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 67,755
| {{Percentage | 67755 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 43,295
| {{Percentage | 43295 | 2715000 | 2 }}
| 33,165
| {{Percentage | 33165 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 25,815
| {{Percentage | 25815 | 2351805 | 2 }}
| 16,565
| {{Percentage | 16565 | 2201330 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total responses
! 2,924,685
! {{Percentage | 2924685 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,715,000
! {{Percentage | 2715000 | 2759365 | 2 }}
! 2,552,350
! {{Percentage | 2552350 | 2590921 | 2 }}
! 2,351,805
! {{Percentage | 2351805 | 2373612 | 2 }}
! 2,201,330
! {{Percentage | 2201330 | 2224515 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population{{efn|name=population}}
! 2,966,830
! {{Percentage | 2966830 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,759,365
! {{Percentage | 2759365 | 2759365 | 2 }}
! 2,590,921
! {{Percentage | 2590921 | 2590921 | 2 }}
! 2,373,612
! {{Percentage | 2373612 | 2373612 | 2 }}
! 2,224,515
! {{Percentage | 2224515 | 2224515 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{Small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.}} 
|}

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in the Lower Mainland (2021)<ref name="2021censusB"/><ref name="2021censusC"/>
|label1 = [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligious]]
|value1 = 46.56
|color1 = Grey
|label2 = [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]]
|value2 = 33.82
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikh]]
|value3 = 9.09
|color3 = DarkKhaki
|label4 = [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]]
|value4 = 3.89
|color4 = Green
|label5 = [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]]
|value5 = 2.48
|color5 = Gold
|label6 = [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]]
|value6 = 2.43
|color6 = DarkOrange
|label7 = [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]]
|value7 = 0.7
|color7 = Blue
|label8 = [[Religion in Canada|Other]]
|value8 = 1.02
|color8 = Black
}}
The Lower Mainland includes large irreligious, Christian, and Sikh communities. The Sikh population, numbering over 265,000 persons or 9.1 percent of the total population is statistically significant across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley; proportionally, it is more than four times the national average of 2.1 percent.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious groups in the Lower Mainland (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Canada|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=26 October 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Greater Vancouver, Regional district British Columbia [Census division] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&DGUIDlist=2021A00035915&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014646/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&DGUIDlist=2021A00035915&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2021censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=26 October 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Fraser Valley, Regional district British Columbia [Census division] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&DGUIDlist=2021A00035909&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014650/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&DGUIDlist=2021A00035909&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=27 November 2015 |title=NHS Profile, Greater Vancouver, RD, British Columbia, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014652/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5915&Data=Count&SearchText=Greater%20Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=27 November 2015 |title=NHS Profile, Fraser Valley, RD, British Columbia, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114014646/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5909&Data=Count&SearchText=Fraser%20Valley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5909&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB"/><ref name="2001censusC"/>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]]
| 1,361,800
| {{Percentage | 1361800 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 1,042,815
| {{Percentage | 1042815 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 758,130
| {{Percentage | 758130 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]]
| 989,105
| {{Percentage | 989105 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 1,088,160
| {{Percentage | 1088160 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 1,138,505
| {{Percentage | 1138505 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]]
| 265,870
| {{Percentage | 265870 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 184,810
| {{Percentage | 184810 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 116,110
| {{Percentage | 116110 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Islam in Canada|Islam]]
| 113,880
| {{Percentage | 113880 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 74,320
| {{Percentage | 74320 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 53,225
| {{Percentage | 53225 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]]
| 72,595
| {{Percentage | 72595 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 79,680
| {{Percentage | 79680 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 76,140
| {{Percentage | 76140 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]]
| 71,210
| {{Percentage | 71210 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 42,205
| {{Percentage | 42205 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 28,440
| {{Percentage | 28440 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]]
| 20,430
| {{Percentage | 20430 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 19,125
| {{Percentage | 19125 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 17,555
| {{Percentage | 17555 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous spirituality]]
| 2,895
| {{Percentage | 2895 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 2,590
| {{Percentage | 2590 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 2,225
| {{Percentage | 2225 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
| Other
| 26,900
| {{Percentage | 26900 | 2924685 | 2 }}
| 18,640
| {{Percentage | 18640 | 2552350 | 2 }}
| 11,015
| {{Percentage | 11015 | 2201325 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 2,924,685
! {{Percentage | 2924685 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,552,350
! {{Percentage | 2552350 | 2590921 | 2 }}
! 2,201,325
! {{Percentage | 2201325 | 2224515 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population{{efn|Combined population of the [[Metro Vancouver Regional District]] and the [[Fraser Valley Regional District]]|name=population}}
! 2,966,830
! {{Percentage | 2966830 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,590,921
! {{Percentage | 2590921 | 2590921 | 2 }}
! 2,224,515
! {{Percentage | 2224515 | 2224515 | 2 }}
|}

===Language===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Knowledge of language (2016−2021)
! rowspan="2" | Language
! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB"/><ref name="2021censusC"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]<ref name="2016censusB"/><ref name="2016censusC"/>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|[[English language|English]]
| 2,772,150
| {{Percentage | 2772150 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 2,569,215
| {{Percentage | 2569215 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 295,400
| {{Percentage | 295400 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 252,260
| {{Percentage | 252260 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 286,270
| {{Percentage | 286270 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 223,510
| {{Percentage | 223510 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Cantonese]]
| 235,220
| {{Percentage | 235220 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 224,655
| {{Percentage | 224655 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[French language|French]]
| 185,330
| {{Percentage | 185330 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 185,420
| {{Percentage | 185420 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| 113,205
| {{Percentage | 113205 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 98,395
| {{Percentage | 98395 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Hindi]]
| 119,435
| {{Percentage | 119435 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 75,125
| {{Percentage | 75125 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 100,355
| {{Percentage | 100355 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 79,885
| {{Percentage | 79885 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Korean language|Korean]]
| 63,335
| {{Percentage | 63335 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 52,650
| {{Percentage | 52650 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
|[[German language|German]]
| 43,490
| {{Percentage | 43490 | 2924680 | 2 }}
| 47,825
| {{Percentage | 47825 | 2714995 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 2,924,680
! {{Percentage | 2924680 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,714,995
! {{Percentage | 2714995 | 2759365 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population{{efn|name=population}}
! 2,966,830
! {{Percentage | 2966830 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,759,365
! {{Percentage | 2759365 | 2759365 | 2 }}
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+[[First language|Mother tongue]] (2016−2021)
! rowspan="2" | Language
! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB"/><ref name="2021censusC"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]<ref name="2016censusB"/><ref name="2016censusC"/>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|[[English language|English]]
| 1,576,995
| {{Percentage | 1576995 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 1,537,875
| {{Percentage | 1537875 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 219,015
| {{Percentage | 219015 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 182,050
| {{Percentage | 182050 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 193,190
| {{Percentage | 193190 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 176,435
| {{Percentage | 176435 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Cantonese]]
| 183,860
| {{Percentage | 183860 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 185,135
| {{Percentage | 185135 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| 69,895
| {{Percentage | 69895 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 68,240
| {{Percentage | 68240 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Persian language|Persian]]
| 54,985
| {{Percentage | 54985 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 41,645
| {{Percentage | 41645 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Korean language|Korean]]
| 54,385
| {{Percentage | 54385 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 47,715
| {{Percentage | 47715 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 49,255
| {{Percentage | 49255 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 38,705
| {{Percentage | 38705 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[French language|French]]
| 27,280
| {{Percentage | 27280 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 27,820
| {{Percentage | 27820 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
|[[German language|German]]
| 24,795
| {{Percentage | 24795 | 2939500 | 2 }}
| 32,210
| {{Percentage | 32210 | 2731255 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 2,939,500
! {{Percentage | 2939500 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,731,255
! {{Percentage | 2731255 | 2759365 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population{{efn|name=population}}
! 2,966,830
! {{Percentage | 2966830 | 2966830 | 2 }}
! 2,759,365
! {{Percentage | 2759365 | 2759365 | 2 }}
|}
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