Photo: Miranda.Kopetzky · CC BY-SA 4.0North Vancouver sits above 91% of Canadian towns for households in buildings of five or more storeys (29%)
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, just over half of residents said they have no religion here. On children under 15, North Vancouver sits lower than 83% of Canadian towns: 13%. This British Columbia town had about 66,624 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 27,295 households at the 2021 Census. 38% of the people counted locally in 2021 were immigrants, about 22,020.
What stands out about the people of North Vancouver
A town of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 29% of households, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 49% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, North Vancouver outgrew 81% of Canadian towns: +10%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 15%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 73% of Canadian towns, at 9.5%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. 18% of residents are 65 or over. With a median age of 42, North Vancouver is younger than just over half of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ North Vancouver, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families stands at 8%.
43% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 60% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in North Vancouver comes in at 12%. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 93% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 32% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Renter households are more common here than in 83% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $86,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $86,000, the middle household in North Vancouver earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns, half of households had more than $87,000 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 29% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
More immigrants than 83% of Canadian towns: 38%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (57%), then in Europe (26%). Measured more widely, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. On residents without Canadian citizenship, North Vancouver sits higher than just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 15%. Of the immigrants living here, 33% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 74% of Canadian towns: 36%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (7.4%). As a reference point, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on Indigenous residents: 2.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents make up 9.2% in North Vancouver, more than in 59% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across North Vancouver, 1.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 51%, a higher share than 86% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 2.7% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 65%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 20th of 41 towns of 51,222 to 85,944 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Grande Prairie (34) and the oldest Shawinigan (54.4). In age, North Vancouver keeps company with Georgetown (42), Blainville (42), Medicine Hat (42.4) and St. Albert (42.4).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than North Vancouver
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | — | 42 | 18% | 38% |
| North Vancouver | 97,845 | 2.4 km | 44.4 | 19% | 32% |
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | 4.4 km | 45.6 | 22% | 37% |
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 4.8 km | 43.7 | 20% | 35% |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 5.1 km | 40.9 | 18% | 55% |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 5.2 km | 38.8 | 14% | 27% |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 5.5 km | 38.2 | 13% | 39% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about North Vancouver’s residents
What is the median income in North Vancouver?
$86,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in North Vancouver (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of North Vancouver?
Statistics Canada estimates 66,624 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 58,120 in North Vancouver, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in North Vancouver?
42 is the median age, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is North Vancouver bilingual?
9.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 89% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.7%.
How diverse is North Vancouver?
Immigrants make up 38% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 36% are members of a visible minority, and 2.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in North Vancouver?
Christian: 36%. No religion: 51%. Another religion: 12%.
Is North Vancouver good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 45% of households are couple families and 8% one-parent families. Schools near North Vancouver are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).