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British Columbia (Canada)

Province

The population development of British Columbia.

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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2022-07-01		Population
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2024-07-01		 
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,5044,290,9874,570,8664,934,2025,357,4865,698,430
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07538,935,93441,288,599

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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2007-07-01		Population
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2012-07-01		Population
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Abbotsford - MissionMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia155,191166,250176,701193,234207,369220,786
Campbell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia34,40935,96036,93540,00643,17543,721
ChilliwackCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia81,03888,64197,576108,739121,565126,850
CourtenayCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia49,30053,50656,60761,26166,79369,672
CranbrookCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,02424,99525,63827,27328,61229,810
Dawson CreekCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,90618,14918,53119,46819,08220,140
DuncanCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia40,51542,69643,90846,96849,96750,601
Fort St. JohnCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,29226,49828,26829,86330,11730,979
KamloopsCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia92,51297,458102,188111,084122,117128,233
KelownaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia156,043170,950186,270208,874239,748251,756
LadysmithCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia12,60813,49813,93215,28516,35416,611
NanaimoCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia90,05896,085101,344111,651122,968128,371
NelsonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,17917,38418,25019,01620,01520,371
ParksvilleCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,42127,22228,05730,45332,10132,498
PentictonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia41,59442,63243,28245,90549,42649,637
Port AlberniCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,47825,31225,13125,67427,09127,679
Powell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,90116,97016,79217,51818,65019,018
Prince GeorgeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia87,02686,69186,85991,49494,76798,808
Prince RupertCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,17414,42814,03113,97014,11814,087
QuesnelCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,58223,38223,90124,03423,94824,225
Salmon ArmCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,96516,97917,74518,93020,64321,059
SquamishCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,18016,03618,36921,71527,67029,132
TerraceCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia20,17219,00619,21619,79520,73821,766
TrailCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia14,60314,24114,44514,69015,16615,153
VancouverMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia2,099,7452,218,2692,422,9572,619,6302,853,2033,108,941
VernonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia54,05157,57560,12164,87070,96473,445
VictoriaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia328,100342,279358,777390,727426,397441,491
Williams LakeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,43824,22123,72123,94224,88325,059

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.