Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Vancouver, Census metropolitan area
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Vancouver (CMA), 2001 to 2021
English only
+8.3%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +8.3% (or +176,565 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +33.7% or +581,145 people.
French only
-2.2%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -2.2% (or -25 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was -10.7% or -130 people.
English and French
-0.7%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -0.7% (or -1,180 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +15.7% or +23,185 people.
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Vancouver (CMA), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Vancouver (CMA), 2001 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Vancouver (CMA), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Vancouver (CMA), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Vancouver (CMA), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English only | 2,130,565 | 87.3 | 2,307,130 | 88.1 |
French only | 1,115 | 0.0 | 1,090 | 0.0 |
English and French | 172,140 | 7.1 | 170,960 | 6.5 |
Neither English nor French | 136,320 | 5.6 | 140,240 | 5.4 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Vancouver (CMA), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 1,316,635 | 54.0 | 1,340,990 | 51.2 |
French | 25,000 | 1.0 | 24,705 | 0.9 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Vancouver (CMA), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 1,809,920 | 74.2 | 1,882,515 | 71.9 |
French | 14,995 | 0.6 | 14,195 | 0.5 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Vancouver (CMA), 2016 and 2021
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