Editing Lower Mainland (section)

===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 }}
|}