British Columbia (Canada): Province, Major Cities, Towns & District Municipalities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Province

The population development of British Columbia according to official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
British Columbia	BC	Prov	Victoria	920,687	4,100,504	4,290,987	4,570,866	4,934,202	5,357,486	5,698,430	92068700	→
Canada	CAN	Fed	Ottawa	8,788,703	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,935,934	41,288,599		→

Statistics Canada.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
1	Vancouver	756,008
2	Surrey	700,459
3	Burnaby	298,986
4	Richmond	242,966
5	Langley	197,585
6	Abbotsford	175,087
7	Coquitlam	174,248
8	North Vancouver	166,371
9	Kelowna	165,200
10	Saanich	125,436
11	Delta	125,165

Contents: Cities, Towns & District Municipalities

The population of all cities, towns and district municipalities in British Columbia with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01	Area
Abbotsford (Matsqui)	City	122,136	129,859	138,403	150,566	164,237	175,087	37533	→
Burnaby	City	204,271	214,424	233,908	246,515	271,121	298,986	9057	→
Campbell River	City	29,746	31,138	32,205	34,830	37,624	38,028	14438	→
Central Saanich	Com	15,960	16,164	16,368	17,626	18,149	18,150	4120	→
Chilliwack	City	66,164	73,853	80,893	90,126	98,350	102,306	26134	→
Coldstream	Com	9,499	9,881	10,640	11,220	11,591	11,553	6657	→
Colwood	City	14,500	15,459	16,664	17,949	20,896	22,151	1766	→
Comox	Town	12,079	12,871	14,114	14,674	15,441	15,962	1687	→
Coquitlam	City	118,279	119,079	134,122	148,351	160,456	174,248	12215	→
Courtenay	City	20,543	23,407	24,589	27,135	30,393	32,049	3242	→
Cranbrook	City	19,193	19,123	19,877	20,833	21,809	22,733	3197	→
Dawson Creek	City	11,160	11,577	11,990	12,923	12,299	12,775	2672	→
Delta	City	100,596	99,291	102,749	107,643	115,561	125,165	17966	→
Esquimalt	Com	16,991	17,370	17,252	18,382	18,777	19,302	708	→
Fort St. John	City	17,067	18,555	20,175	21,505	23,237	24,273	3267	→
Kamloops	City	80,397	84,553	88,636	96,339	104,476	109,633	29793	→
Kelowna	City	102,396	112,906	121,824	136,388	156,077	165,200	21185	→
Ladysmith	Town	7,182	7,811	8,133	8,954	9,459	9,903	1204	→
Lake Country (Duck Lake)	Com	9,642	10,164	12,248	14,224	17,034	17,497	12216	→
Langford	City	20,407	24,630	31,733	39,577	53,120	58,320	4143	→
Langley (incl. Langley District Municipality)	City	116,411	122,853	135,808	154,829	178,617	197,585	31740
Maple Ridge	Com	66,974	72,082	79,171	88,950	98,657	106,489	26782	→
Mission	Com	32,896	35,584	37,820	41,571	43,652	46,226	22698	→
Nanaimo	City	76,892	81,903	86,886	96,728	106,242	110,707	9045	→
Nelson	City	9,593	9,722	10,398	11,097	11,545	12,346	1193	→
New Westminster	City	57,922	61,965	69,662	76,197	85,356	92,433	1562	→
North Cowichan	Com	27,224	28,495	29,358	31,295	33,673	34,495	19541	→
North Saanich	Com	10,829	10,965	11,287	11,678	13,158	13,340	3716	→
North Vancouver (incl. North Vancouver District Municipality)	City	131,395	131,044	136,832	146,011	156,329	166,371	17250
Oak Bay	Com	18,368	18,388	18,394	18,382	18,864	18,813	1052	→
Parksville	City	10,718	11,417	12,152	13,037	14,360	14,995	1452	→
Penticton	City	32,451	32,766	33,122	35,704	38,550	38,665	4303	→
Pitt Meadows	City	15,474	16,493	18,426	19,790	20,506	21,402	8634	→
Port Alberni	City	18,135	17,981	17,882	18,347	19,271	19,685	1966	→
Port Coquitlam	City	53,511	54,266	57,829	62,071	65,330	69,306	2916	→
Port Moody	City	25,669	29,777	34,224	34,890	36,171	38,942	2585	→
Powell River	City	13,288	13,394	13,282	13,727	14,614	14,937	2890	→
Prince George	City	74,158	73,705	74,274	78,301	81,284	84,905	31674	→
Prince Rupert	City	14,658	12,978	12,712	12,805	12,905	12,915	6600	→
Quesnel	City	10,162	9,733	10,150	10,275	10,067	10,236	3535	→
Richmond	City	173,246	183,625	197,055	209,599	228,165	242,966	12887	→
Saanich	Com	108,687	111,192	113,278	119,841	123,979	125,436	10359	→
Salmon Arm	City	15,815	16,893	17,558	18,849	20,449	20,613	15519	→
Sechelt	Com	8,174	8,774	9,539	10,670	11,456	11,492	3902	→
Sidney	Town	11,332	11,417	11,428	12,193	13,049	13,288	511	→
Sooke	Com	9,255	10,285	12,276	14,109	16,475	17,128	5660	→
Squamish	Com	14,966	16,377	18,378	21,422	25,602	28,056	10471	→
Summerland	Com	11,144	11,281	11,409	12,093	12,605	12,492	7404	→
Surrey	City	372,838	420,626	496,869	553,188	619,230	700,459	31611	→
Terrace	City	12,324	11,698	11,816	12,126	12,718	13,252	5733	→
Vancouver	City	578,019	603,210	632,232	670,405	706,273	756,008	11518	→
Vernon	City	35,229	37,433	39,278	42,470	47,231	49,167	9643	→
Victoria	City	78,295	80,957	83,422	91,802	98,315	102,856	1945	→
View Royal	Town	7,860	9,032	9,871	11,185	12,458	12,619	1433	→
West Kelowna	City	25,856	28,681	31,791	34,697	38,874	40,093	12209	→
West Vancouver	Com	42,795	43,209	43,418	43,957	46,411	48,880	8718	→
Whistler	Com	9,441	9,175	10,542	13,322	15,109	15,625	24000	→
White Rock	City	18,917	19,045	19,705	21,117	23,495	25,129	517	→
Williams Lake	City	11,400	11,206	11,100	11,141	11,292	11,369	3312	→

Statistics Canada.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2024)
Males	2,826,107
Females	2,872,323

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	927,081
18-64 years	3,644,003
65+ years	1,127,346

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	51,250
80-89 years	219,885
70-79 years	511,770
60-69 years	715,662
50-59 years	683,550
40-49 years	739,806
30-39 years	900,182
20-29 years	820,509
10-19 years	576,729
0-9 years	479,087

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	3,258,320
America	172,215
Europe	340,390
Africa	60,875
Asia	1,045,295
Oceania	38,825

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	3,325,035
French	57,420
Indigenous language	5,490
Other language	1,373,655
Multiple languages	190,055