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British Columbia (Canada)

Province

The population development of British Columbia.

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2007-07-01		Population
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British ColumbiaProvince4,100,5044,290,9874,570,8664,934,2025,358,8455,697,536
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07538,950,13241,651,653

Contents: Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations

The population development of the metropolitan areas and census agglomerations in British Columbia.

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Name StatusProvince(s)Population
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Abbotsford - MissionMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia155,191166,250176,701193,234207,467223,828
Campbell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia34,40935,96036,93540,00643,17643,999
ChilliwackCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia81,03888,64197,576108,739121,511130,283
CourtenayCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia49,30053,50656,60761,26166,80470,323
CranbrookCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,02424,99525,63827,27328,61329,713
Dawson CreekCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,90618,14918,53119,46819,09620,264
DuncanCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia40,51542,69643,90846,96849,93451,122
Fort St. JohnCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,29226,49828,26829,86330,11130,862
KamloopsCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia92,51297,458102,188111,084122,129127,198
KelownaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia156,043170,950186,270208,874239,880254,605
LadysmithCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia12,60813,49813,93215,28516,33716,679
NanaimoCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia90,05896,085101,344111,651122,944129,750
NelsonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,17917,38418,25019,01620,00220,182
ParksvilleCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,42127,22228,05730,45332,09732,525
PentictonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia41,59442,63243,28245,90549,40849,807
Port AlberniCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,47825,31225,13125,67427,08827,672
Powell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,90116,97016,79217,51818,65018,966
Prince GeorgeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia87,02686,69186,85991,49494,810100,127
Prince RupertCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,17414,42814,03113,97014,11214,052
QuesnelCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,58223,38223,90124,03423,95324,222
Salmon ArmCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,96516,97917,74518,93020,64021,216
SquamishCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,18016,03618,36921,71527,66129,752
TerraceCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia20,17219,00619,21619,79520,72421,934
TrailCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia14,60314,24114,44514,69015,17515,149
VancouverMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia2,099,7452,218,2692,422,9572,619,6302,855,2053,088,036
VernonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia54,05157,57560,12164,87070,95973,500
VictoriaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia328,100342,279358,777390,727426,033445,090
Williams LakeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,43824,22123,72123,94224,87225,061

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: Metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to the 2021 definition. In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.