Demographics
According to the 2006 census, 2,116,581 people lived in the metropolitan area, about half of the population of British Columbia. The 2011 census reported the population at 2,313,328, a 9.3 percent increase since the last census.
In 2011, Metro Vancouver had a population of 2,313,328 living in 949,565 dwellings. The regional district has a land area of 2,882.55 km2 (1,112.96 sq mi) and a population density of 802.5 /km2 (2,078 /sq mi).
Metro Vancouver has a large ethnic minority population. The 2006 census showed that nearly 41.7% of the population were of visible minority origin, the largest visible minority group being Chinese, followed by South Asians. Other prominent groups include Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Southeast Asian, West Asian, and Latin Americans. British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province.
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