Editing Lower Mainland (section)

===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}}
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|-
| [[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.}} 
|}