British Columbia (Canada): Province, Major Cities, Towns & District Municipalities

Province

The population development of British Columbia according to census results and latest official estimates.

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (C) 1981-06-03	Population Census (C) 1991-06-04	Population Census (C) 1996-05-14	Population Census (C) 2001-05-15	Population Census (C) 2006-05-16	Population Census (C) 2011-05-10	Population Census (C) 2016-05-10
	Canada	CAN	Fed	Ottawa	8,965,121	24,343,181	27,296,859	28,846,761	30,007,094	31,612,897	33,476,688	35,151,728
	British Columbia	BC	Prov	Victoria	922,509	2,744,467	3,282,061	3,724,500	3,907,738	4,113,487	4,400,057	4,648,055	92250900	→

Census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or settlements are excluded.
Statistics Canada (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Population Census (C) 2016-05-10
1	Vancouver	631,486
2	Surrey	517,887
3	Burnaby	232,755
4	Richmond	198,309
5	Langley	143,173
6	Abbotsford	141,397
7	Coquitlam	139,284
8	North Vancouver	138,833
9	Kelowna	127,380

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 census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census (C) 1981-06-03	Population Census (C) 1991-06-04	Population Census (C) 1996-05-14	Population Census (C) 2001-05-15	Population Census (C) 2006-05-16	Population Census (C) 2011-05-10	Population Census (C) 2016-05-10	Area
Abbotsford (Matsqui)	City	...	86,928	105,403	115,494	124,258	133,497	141,397	37555	→
Burnaby	City	136,494	158,858	179,209	193,954	202,799	223,218	232,755	9061	→
Campbell River	City	...	25,259	28,851	28,276	29,572	31,186	32,588	14436	→
Central Saanich	Com	9,890	13,684	14,611	15,348	15,745	15,936	16,814	4133	→
Chilliwack	City	40,642	49,531	60,186	62,567	69,217	77,936	83,788	26165	→
Coldstream	Com	6,450	7,999	8,975	9,106	9,471	10,314	10,648	6660	→
Colwood	City	...	13,468	13,848	13,745	14,687	16,093	16,859	1767	→
Comox	Town	6,607	9,477	11,069	11,391	12,385	13,627	14,028	1674	→
Coquitlam	City	61,077	84,021	101,820	112,890	114,565	126,804	139,284	12230	→
Courtenay	City	...	...	17,335	19,166	22,021	24,216	25,599	3241	→
Cranbrook	City	15,915	16,447	18,329	18,517	18,329	19,319	20,047	3200	→
Dawson Creek	City	11,373	10,981	11,125	10,754	10,994	11,583	12,178	2437	→
Delta	Com	74,692	88,978	95,411	96,950	96,635	99,863	102,238	18020	→
Esquimalt	Com	15,870	16,192	16,151	16,127	16,840	16,209	17,655	708	→
Fort St. John	City	13,891	14,156	15,021	16,051	17,402	18,609	20,155	2627	→
Kamloops	City	64,048	67,057	76,394	77,281	80,376	85,678	90,280	29925	→
Kelowna	City	59,196	75,950	89,442	96,288	107,035	117,312	127,380	21185	→
Lake Country	Com	...	7,622	9,007	9,267	9,606	11,708	12,922	12219	→
Langford	City	...	15,642	17,484	18,840	22,459	29,228	35,342	3994	→
Langley (incl. Langley District Municipality)	City	...	85,805	102,702	110,539	117,332	129,258	143,173	31825	→
Maple Ridge	Com	32,232	48,422	56,173	63,169	68,949	76,052	82,256	26678	→
Mission	Com	20,056	26,202	30,519	31,272	34,505	36,426	38,833	22765	→
Nanaimo	City	47,069	60,129	70,130	73,000	78,692	83,810	90,504	9076	→
Nelson	City	9,143	8,849	9,585	9,318	9,258	10,230	10,572	1195	→
New Westminster	City	38,550	43,582	49,350	54,656	58,549	65,976	70,996	1563	→
North Cowichan	Com	18,210	21,373	25,305	26,138	27,557	28,807	29,676	19556	→
North Saanich	Com	6,117	9,645	10,411	10,436	10,823	11,089	11,249	3727	→
North Vancouver (incl. North Vancouver District Municipality)	City	...	113,593	121,893	126,402	127,727	132,608	138,833	17261	→
Oak Bay	Com	16,990	17,815	17,865	17,798	17,908	18,015	18,094	1053	→
Parksville	City	5,216	7,381	9,472	10,323	10,993	11,977	12,514	1456	→
Penticton	City	23,181	27,258	30,987	30,985	31,909	32,877	33,761	4210	→
Pitt Meadows	City	6,209	11,235	13,436	14,670	15,623	17,736	18,573	8651	→
Port Alberni	City	19,892	18,523	18,782	17,748	17,548	17,743	17,678	1976	→
Port Coquitlam	City	27,535	36,773	46,682	51,257	52,687	55,958	58,612	2917	→
Port Moody	City	14,917	17,756	20,847	23,816	27,512	33,011	33,551	2589	→
Powell River	City	13,423	12,991	13,131	12,983	12,957	13,165	13,157	2891	→
Prince George	City	67,559	69,653	75,150	72,406	70,981	71,974	74,003	31826	→
Prince Rupert	City	16,197	16,620	16,714	14,643	12,815	12,508	12,220	6628	→
Quesnel	City	...	...	10,532	10,044	9,326	10,007	9,879	3539	→
Richmond	City	96,154	126,624	148,867	164,345	174,461	190,473	198,309	12927	→
Saanich	Com	78,710	95,583	101,388	103,654	108,265	109,752	114,148	10378	→
Salmon Arm	City	10,780	12,115	14,664	15,210	16,012	17,464	17,706	15528	→
Sechelt	Com	...	...	7,343	7,775	8,454	9,291	10,216	3902	→
Sidney	Town	7,946	10,082	10,701	10,929	11,315	11,178	11,672	510	→
Sooke	Com	...	...	8,436	8,735	9,699	11,435	13,001	5662	→
Squamish	Com	...	11,709	13,994	14,247	14,949	17,158	19,512	10487	→
Summerland	Com	7,473	9,253	10,584	10,723	10,828	11,280	11,615	7408	→
Surrey	City	147,135	245,173	304,477	347,820	394,976	468,251	517,887	31641	→
Terrace	City	8,893	11,433	12,783	12,109	11,320	11,486	11,643	5736	→
Vancouver	City	414,281	471,844	514,008	545,671	578,041	603,502	631,486	11497	→
Vernon	City	...	...	32,165	33,542	35,979	38,180	40,116	9605	→
Victoria	City	64,379	71,228	73,504	74,125	78,057	80,017	85,792	1947	→
View Royal	Town	...	...	6,441	7,271	8,768	9,381	10,408	1436	→
West Kelowna	Com	...	...	...	...	27,214	30,902	32,655	12353	→
West Vancouver	Com	35,728	38,783	40,882	41,421	42,131	42,694	42,473	8726	→
Whistler	Com	1,369	4,459	7,172	8,896	9,248	9,824	11,854	24041	→
White Rock	City	13,550	16,314	17,210	18,250	18,755	19,339	19,952	512	→
Williams Lake	City	...	...	11,235	11,153	10,744	10,832	10,753	3313	→

Statistics Canada (web).