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 Estimate (Ep) 2015-07-01
	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	35,851,774
	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	4,683,139	92250900

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

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (Ep) 2015-07-01
1	Vancouver	648,608
2	Surrey	526,004
3	Burnaby	238,209
4	Richmond	207,773
5	Coquitlam	144,668
6	Langley	144,601
7	Abbotsford	141,498
8	North Vancouver	140,232
9	Kelowna	124,378

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 Estimate (Ep) 2015-07-01	Area
Abbotsford (Matsqui)	City	...	86,928	105,403	115,494	124,258	133,497	141,498	37555
Burnaby	City	136,494	158,858	179,209	193,954	202,799	223,218	238,209	9061
Campbell River	City	...	25,259	28,851	28,276	29,572	31,186	33,395	14312
Central Saanich	Com	9,890	13,684	14,611	15,348	15,745	15,936	16,046	4133
Chilliwack	City	40,642	49,531	60,186	62,567	69,217	77,936	86,857	26150
Coldstream	Com	6,450	7,999	8,975	9,106	9,471	10,314	10,821	6628
Colwood	City	...	13,468	13,848	13,745	14,687	16,093	16,955	1766
Comox	Town	6,607	9,477	11,069	11,391	12,385	13,627	13,986	1674
Coquitlam	City	61,077	84,021	101,820	112,890	114,565	126,456	144,668	12230
Courtenay	City	...	...	17,335	19,166	22,021	24,099	25,244	2938
Cranbrook	City	15,915	16,447	18,329	18,517	18,329	19,319	19,911	3195
Dawson Creek	City	11,373	10,981	11,125	10,754	10,994	11,583	11,944	2437
Delta	Com	74,692	88,978	95,411	96,950	96,635	99,863	100,652	18011
Esquimalt	Com	15,870	16,192	16,151	16,127	16,840	16,209	16,697	708
Fort St. John	City	13,891	14,156	15,021	16,051	17,402	18,609	20,778	2269
Kamloops	City	64,048	67,057	76,394	77,281	80,376	85,678	89,995	29923
Kelowna	City	59,196	75,950	89,442	96,288	107,035	117,312	124,378	21182
Lake Country	Com	...	7,622	9,007	9,267	9,606	11,708	14,035	12219
Langford	City	...	15,642	17,484	18,840	22,459	29,228	37,275	3994
Langley (incl. Langley District Municipality)	City	...	85,805	102,702	110,539	117,332	129,258	144,601	31825
Maple Ridge	Com	32,232	48,422	56,173	63,169	68,949	76,052	81,247	26678
Mission	Com	20,056	26,202	30,519	31,272	34,505	36,426	38,711	22570
Nanaimo	City	47,069	60,129	70,130	73,000	78,692	83,810	90,524	9130
Nelson	City	9,143	8,849	9,585	9,318	9,258	10,230	10,802	1193
New Westminster	City	38,550	43,582	49,350	54,656	58,549	65,976	71,665	1563
North Cowichan	Com	18,210	21,373	25,305	26,138	27,557	28,807	29,999	19554
North Saanich	Com	6,117	9,645	10,411	10,436	10,823	11,089	10,994	3725
North Vancouver (incl. North Vancouver District Municipality)	City	...	113,593	121,893	126,402	127,727	132,608	140,232	17259
Oak Bay	Com	16,990	17,815	17,865	17,798	17,908	18,015	17,474	1053
Parksville	City	5,216	7,381	9,472	10,323	10,993	11,977	12,598	1444
Penticton	City	23,181	27,258	30,987	30,985	31,909	32,877	33,964	4210
Pitt Meadows	City	6,209	11,235	13,436	14,670	15,623	17,736	19,652	8651
Port Alberni	City	19,892	18,523	18,782	17,748	17,548	17,743	16,149	1976
Port Coquitlam	City	27,535	36,773	46,682	51,257	52,687	56,342	60,264	2917
Port Moody	City	14,917	17,756	20,847	23,816	27,512	32,975	34,554	2589
Powell River	City	13,423	12,991	13,131	12,983	12,957	13,165	12,893	2891
Prince George	City	67,559	69,653	75,150	72,406	70,981	71,974	71,363	31826
Prince Rupert	City	16,197	16,620	16,714	14,643	12,815	12,508	11,386	5493
Quesnel	City	...	...	10,532	10,044	9,326	10,007	9,160	3538
Richmond	City	96,154	126,624	148,867	164,345	174,461	190,473	207,773	12927
Saanich	Com	78,710	95,583	101,388	103,654	108,265	109,752	110,803	10378
Salmon Arm	City	10,780	12,115	14,664	15,210	16,012	17,464	17,183	15528
Sidney	Town	7,946	10,082	10,701	10,929	11,315	11,178	11,065	512
Sooke	Com	...	...	8,436	8,735	9,699	11,435	12,181	5672
Squamish	Com	...	11,709	13,994	14,247	14,949	17,158	18,469	10488
Summerland	Com	7,473	9,253	10,584	10,723	10,828	11,280	11,267	7406
Surrey	City	147,135	245,173	304,477	347,820	394,976	468,251	526,004	31641
Terrace	City	8,893	11,433	12,783	12,109	11,320	11,486	11,164	5736
Vancouver	City	414,281	471,844	514,008	545,671	578,041	603,502	648,608	11497
Vernon	City	...	...	32,165	33,542	35,979	38,150	40,497	9576
Victoria	City	64,379	71,228	73,504	74,125	78,057	80,017	84,793	1947
View Royal	Town	...	...	6,441	7,271	8,768	9,381	10,834	1436
West Kelowna	Com	...	...	...	...	27,214	30,892	34,484	12351
West Vancouver	Com	35,728	38,783	40,882	41,421	42,131	42,694	41,728	8726
Whistler	Com	1,369	4,459	7,172	8,896	9,248	9,824	10,361	24040
White Rock	City	13,550	16,314	17,210	18,250	18,755	19,339	19,327	512
Williams Lake	City	...	...	11,235	11,153	10,744	10,832	11,215	3313

(1981) - (2011) Statistics Canada (web).
(2015) BC Stats (web).