Editing Victoria, British Columbia (section)

==Demographics==
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|footnote    = <ref name = "bcstats">[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/StatisticsBySubject/Census/MunicipalPopulations.aspx Historical Municipal Census Data – BC Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231000705/http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/StatisticsBySubject/Census/MunicipalPopulations.aspx|date=31 December 2012}}. Bcstats.gov.bc.ca (15 January 2009). Retrieved on 12 April 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |title=1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles |publisher=2.statcan.gc.ca |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923090414/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |archive-date=23 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1871|3270
|1881|5925
|1891|16841
|1901|20816
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|31660
|1921|38727
|1931|39082
|1941|42907
|1951|51331
|1961|54941
|1971|61761
|1981|64379
|1991|71228
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|73504
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|74125
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|78057
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|80017
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|85792 
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|91867
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census]] of Population conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Victoria had a population of 91,867 living in 49,222 of its 53,070 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:91867-85792}}|85792|1}} from its 2016 population of 85,792. With a land area of {{cvt|19.45|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|91867|19.45|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="Census2021City">{{cite web |date=9 February 2022 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Victoria, City (CY) [Census subdivision], British Columbia |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=victoria&DGUIDlist=2021A00055917034&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=10 February 2022 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> Victoria is one of the most gender diverse cities in Canada, with approximately 0.75% of residents identifying as transgender or non-binary in the 2021 Statistics Canada Census of Population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Victoria most gender-diverse city in Canada, census says |url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/victoria-most-gender-diverse-city-in-canada-census-says-1.5878947 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=[[CTV News]] |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Victoria CMA had a population of {{val|397237|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|176676|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|186674|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:397237-367770}}|367770|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|367770|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|695.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|397237|695.29|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="Census2021CMA">{{cite web |date=9 February 2022 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Victoria [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=victoria&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021S0503935 |access-date=10 February 2022 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref>
[[File:Victoria, B.C. Population Pyramid.png|thumb|312x312px|Population Pyramid from the 2021 Census]]
Victoria is known for its disproportionately large [[retiree]] population. Some 23.4 percent of the population of Victoria and its surrounding area are over 65 years of age, which is higher than the overall Canadian distribution of over 65 year-olds in the population (19%).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Canada [Country] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

===Ethnic origins===
[[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] peoples made up 5 percent of Victoria's population in 2021.<ref name="2021censusB"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Victoria (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br />group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917034&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&SearchText=victoria&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917034&Data=Count&SearchText=victoria&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917034&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=victoria&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917034&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=victoria&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Statistics Canada }}</ref>
|-
![[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"|group="nb"}}
| 68,665
| {{Percentage | 68665 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 65,500
| {{Percentage | 65500 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 63,665
| {{Percentage | 63665 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 63,425
| {{Percentage | 63425 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 62,425
| {{Percentage | 62425 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"|group="nb"}}
| 4,645
| {{Percentage | 4645 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 4,715
| {{Percentage | 4715 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 3,720
| {{Percentage | 3720 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 4,360
| {{Percentage | 4360 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 3,465
| {{Percentage | 3465 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 4,365
| {{Percentage | 4365 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 3,780
| {{Percentage | 3780 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 3,375
| {{Percentage | 3375 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 2,835
| {{Percentage | 2835 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 2,180
| {{Percentage | 2180 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"|group="nb"}}
| 3,120
| {{Percentage | 3120 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 2,420
| {{Percentage | 2420 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 1,615
| {{Percentage | 1615 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 1,505
| {{Percentage | 1505 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 930
| {{Percentage | 930 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 2,540
| {{Percentage | 2540 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 1,750
| {{Percentage | 1750 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 1,160
| {{Percentage | 1160 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 1,015
| {{Percentage | 1015 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 975
| {{Percentage | 975 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 1,510
| {{Percentage | 1510 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 1,130
| {{Percentage | 1130 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 850
| {{Percentage | 850 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 1,070
| {{Percentage | 1070 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 830
| {{Percentage | 830 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"|group="nb"}}
| 1,125
| {{Percentage | 1125 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 1,020
| {{Percentage | 1020 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 630
| {{Percentage | 630 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 325
| {{Percentage | 325 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 245
| {{Percentage | 245 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 1,120
| {{Percentage | 1120 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 765
| {{Percentage | 765 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 505
| {{Percentage | 505 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 495
| {{Percentage | 495 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 405
| {{Percentage | 405 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"|group="nb"}}
| 800
| {{Percentage | 800 | 87890 | 2 }}
| 580
| {{Percentage | 580 | 81650 | 2 }}
| 505
| {{Percentage | 505 | 76025 | 2 }}
| 360
| {{Percentage | 360 | 75390 | 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 71590 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 87,890
! {{Percentage | 87890 | 91867 | 2 }}
! 81,650
! {{Percentage | 81650 | 85792 | 2 }}
! 76,025
! {{Percentage | 76025 | 80017 | 2 }}
! 75,390
! {{Percentage | 75390 | 78057 | 2 }}
! 71,590
! {{Percentage | 71590 | 74125 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 91,867
! {{Percentage | 91867 | 91867 | 2 }}
! 85,792
! {{Percentage | 85792 | 85792 | 2 }}
! 80,017
! {{Percentage | 80017 | 80017 | 2 }}
! 78,057
! {{Percentage | 78057 | 78057 | 2 }}
! 74,125
! {{Percentage | 74125 | 74125 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Ethnic Origin<ref name="2021censusB" />
!Population (2021){{Efn|Included multiple responses}}
!Proportion{{Efn|does not total 100% because all figures are multiple responses}}
|-
|[[English people|English]]
|26,790
|30.5%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]
|21,660
|24.6%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]
|18,205
|20.7%
|-
|[[German people|German]]
|11,540
|13.1%
|-
|[[French people|French]] n.o.s
|8,300
|9.4%
|-
|[[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]]
|7,335
|8.3%
|-
|[[British Canadians|British Isles]], n.o.s.{{Efn|"n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified". Most respondents of British Isles origins respond "English", "Scottish", "Irish", or "Welsh" instead of "British".}}
|5,785
|6.6%
|-
|[[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]]
|4,455
|5.1%
|-
|[[Dutch people|Dutch (Netherlands)]]
|4,030
|4.6%
|-
|[[Chinese people|Chinese]]
|3,285
|3.7%
|-
|[[Polish people|Polish]]
|3,240
|3.7%
|-
|[[Welsh people|Welsh]]
|3,210
|3.7%
|-
|[[Norwegians|Norwegian]]
|3,030
|3.4%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]
|3,205
|3.6%
|-
|European n.o.s
|2,410
|2.7%
|-
|[[Filipino people|Filipino]]
|2,255
|2.6%
|-
|[[Russian people|Russian]]
|2,195
|2.5%
|-
|[[Swedish people|Swedish]]
|2,070
|2.4%
|-
|[[American people|American]]
|2,025
|2.3%
|-
|Caucasian (White) n.o.s
|1,940
|2.2%
|-
|[[Indian people|East Indian]]
|1,790
|2.0%
|-
|[[Métis people|Métis]]
|1,525
|1.7%
|-
|First Nations n.o.s
|1,460
|1.7%
|-
|[[Jews|Jewish]]
|1,405
|1.6%
|-
|[[Danish people|Danish]]
|1,385
|1.6%
|-
|[[Magyars|Hungarian (Magyar)]]
|1,250
|1.4%
|-
|[[Austrian people|Austrian]]
|1,090
|1.2%
|-
|[[Spanish people|Spanish]]
|1,015
|1.2%
|-
|[[Japanese people|Japanese]]
|1,015
|1.2%
|-
|[[French Canadians|French Canadian]]
|1,085
|1.2%
|}
* Note: These categories are those used by Statistics Canada.

=== Religion and spirituality ===
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], the majority of the population of Victoria described themselves as [[Irreligion|irreligious]] (63.4%).<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=victoria&DGUIDlist=2021A00055917034&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> Over 25% of Victoria residents are [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]], with the second largest religious group being [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]] (1.9%). A similar proportion of residents are [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]] (1.4%) or [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]] (1.1%). [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]], [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] and [[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] make up under 1% of other groups.
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Religion in Canada|Religious]] groups in Victoria (1944−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Religious group
! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB" />
! colspan="2" |[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]<ref name="2011census" />
! colspan="2" |[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]<ref name="2001census" />
! colspan="2" |[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]<ref name="1991census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-03-29 |title= 1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B |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=51679&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=2023-03-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan = "2"|1944<ref name="1944SikhCanadianSurvey">{{Cite web |last=Jagpal |first=Sarjeet Singh |date=1994 |title= Becoming Canadians: Pioneer Sikhs In Their Own Words |url=https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/km-7014/becoming-canadians-pioneer-sikhs-their-own-words-page-1 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.digital.lib.sfu.ca}}</ref>{{rp|131–132}}<ref name = "bcstats"/>
! colspan="2" |[[1911 Canadian census|1911]]<ref name="1911censusB">{{Cite web|title= viHistory Census Search|url=https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~taprhist/search/searchcensusreligion.php?start=0&orderby=name&order=ASC&show=n&year=|access-date=2024-01-21|website=viHistory.ca}}</ref>
|-

![[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}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]]
|     24,930
| {{Percentage |     24,930|     87,890| 2 }}
|       28,270 
| {{Percentage |       28,270 |       76,025 | 2 }}
| 37,195
| {{Percentage | 37,195|       71,590 | 2 }}
| 43,425
| {{Percentage | 43,425|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      23,894
| {{Percentage |      23894|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]]
|   1,690
| {{Percentage |   1,690|     87,890| 2 }}
|     860
| {{Percentage |     860|       76,025 | 2 }}
|   565
| {{Percentage |   565|       71,590 | 2 }}
|   145
| {{Percentage |   145|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      0
| {{Percentage |      0|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]]
|   1,220
| {{Percentage |    1,220|     87,890| 2 }}
|      1,235 
| {{Percentage |      1,235 |       76,025 | 2 }}
|    1,335 
| {{Percentage |    1,335 |       71,590 | 2 }}
|   655
| {{Percentage |   655|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      141
| {{Percentage |      141|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]]
|    960
| {{Percentage |   960|     87,890| 2 }}
|     550
| {{Percentage |     550|       76,025 | 2 }}
|   595
| {{Percentage |   595|       71,590 | 2 }}
|   325
| {{Percentage |   325|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      118
| {{Percentage |      118|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]]
|     670
| {{Percentage |     670|     87,890| 2 }}
|     310
| {{Percentage |     310|       76,025 | 2 }}
|   150
| {{Percentage |   150|       71,590 | 2 }}
|   115
| {{Percentage |   115|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      0
| {{Percentage |      0|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikh]]
|    420
| {{Percentage |    420|     87,890| 2 }}
|      315 
| {{Percentage |      315 |       76,025 | 2 }}
|   300
| {{Percentage |   300|   71,590 | 2 }}
|   350
| {{Percentage |   350|      68,740 | 2 }}
| 338
| {{Percentage | 338 | 44068 | 2 }}
|      85
| {{Percentage |      85|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas#Northwest|Indigenous spirituality]]
|   255
| {{Percentage |   255|     87,890| 2 }}
|       90 
| {{Percentage |       90 |       76,025 | 2 }}
| N/A
| N/A
|  N/A
| N/A
|
|
|      6
| {{Percentage |      6|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| Other religion
|    1,990
| {{Percentage |    1,990|     87,890| 2 }}
|       1,660 
| {{Percentage |       1,660 |       76,025 | 2 }}
| 1,025
| {{Percentage | 1,025|       71,590 | 2 }}
|   700
| {{Percentage |   700|      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      3,246
| {{Percentage |      3246|      27691| 2 }}
|-
| [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligious]]
|     55,750
| {{Percentage |     55,750|     87,890| 2 }}
|       42,735 
| {{Percentage |       42,735 |       76,025 | 2 }}
|      30,425 
| {{Percentage |      30,425 |       71,590 | 2 }}
|      23,025 
| {{Percentage |      23,025 |      68,740 | 2 }}
|
|
|      201
| {{Percentage |      201|      27691| 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total responses
!     87,890
! {{Percentage |     87,890|     91,867| 2 }}
!       76,025 
! {{Percentage |  76,025 | 80017 | 2 }}
!      71,590 
! {{Percentage |      71,590 |      74,125 | 2 }}
!      68,740 
! {{Percentage |      68,740 |       71,228 | 2 }}
!      44,068 
! 
!      27,691
! {{Percentage |      27691|       31,660| 2 }}
|-
|}