Demographics of British Columbia
demographics of region
British Columbia is a Canadian province with a population of over 5.7 million people. The province represents about 13.2% of the Canadian population. Most of the population is between the ages of 15 and 49. About 60 percent of British Columbians have European descent with significant Asian and Aboriginal minorities. Just under 30% of British Columbians are immigrants. Over half of the population is irreligious, with Christianity and Sikhism being the most followed religions.
Life expectancy in the province in 2019 was 82.7 years (80.6 for male, 85.0 for female)
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Percentage surviving
The percentage surviving is the percent of the population that would survive to certain age if their life conditions, in a given year, were extrapolated to their whole life. Data for 2019.
Population history
Source: Statistics Canada
Ethnic origins
First-generation immigrants from the British Isles remain a strong component of local society despite the end of special immigration status for British subjects in the 1960s. Also present in large numbers relative to other Canadian cities (except Toronto) is a diverse background of European ethnicities, with many first- and second-generation immigrants, notably Germans, Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Yugoslavs and Italians.
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