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British Columbia

Province in Canada

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NameStatusPopulation
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2007-07-01		Population
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2012-07-01		Population
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2017-07-01		Population
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2023-07-01
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,5044,290,9874,570,8664,934,2025,519,013
Alberni-ClayoquotRegional District31,17031,35631,37332,62835,891
Bulkley-NechakoRegional District41,39839,46439,71739,29139,370
CapitalRegional District342,720357,305374,667407,299453,425
CaribooRegional District66,66464,24463,22764,69266,291
Central CoastRegional District3,6953,1643,2133,4143,850
Central KootenayRegional District58,40857,68259,19862,31267,129
Central OkanaganRegional District156,076171,000186,290208,903246,789
Columbia-ShuswapRegional District50,10951,67551,00954,59261,505
Comox ValleyRegional District57,58161,81765,05670,30277,706
Cowichan ValleyRegional District75,19379,36781,91488,40894,941
East KootenayRegional District58,10757,40558,60463,65270,741
Fraser-Fort GeorgeRegional District97,30995,70394,58199,696104,141
Fraser ValleyRegional District250,521269,579288,083316,642353,301
Greater VancouverRegional District2,099,7712,218,5452,422,9582,619,6442,971,064
Kitimat-StikineRegional District42,03439,11338,04938,71940,558
Kootenay BoundaryRegional District32,37031,52631,73432,91435,189
Mount WaddingtonRegional District13,09511,90711,65511,33911,425
NanaimoRegional District133,796143,698150,677165,175183,039
Northern RockiesRegional District5,9546,1226,1845,1964,632
North OkanaganRegional District76,51080,19183,15689,07898,529
Okanagan-SimilkameenRegional District80,18581,54381,25387,27894,533
Peace RiverRegional District57,61261,04063,08965,62165,487
Powell RiverRegional District20,13220,14920,09120,94922,768
Skeena-Queen Charlotte (North Coast)Regional District21,83319,86918,99518,95719,133
Squamish-LillooetRegional District34,99337,09940,56447,09954,923
StikineRegion562538572640779
StrathconaRegional District42,18243,48044,07947,21651,676
Sunshine CoastRegional District26,98528,49729,09431,35734,104
Thompson-NicolaRegional District123,539127,909131,784141,189156,094
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07540,097,761

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males2,736,718
Females2,782,295
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years914,064
18-64 years3,515,159
65+ years1,089,790
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years50,166
80-89 years209,846
70-79 years491,908
60-69 years704,493
50-59 years686,474
40-49 years705,150
30-39 years849,139
20-29 years783,304
10-19 years560,474
0-9 years478,059
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada3,258,320
America172,215
Europe340,390
Africa60,875
Asia1,045,295
Oceania38,825
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English3,325,035
French57,420
Indigenous language5,490
Other language1,373,655
Multiple languages190,055

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