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British Columbia (Canada)

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The population development of British Columbia.

NameStatusPopulation
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2002-07-01
Population
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2007-07-01
Population
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2012-07-01
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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
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07540,097,761

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
Estimate
2002-07-01
Population
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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
 
Abbotsford - MissionMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia155,191166,250176,701193,234213,785
Campbell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia34,40935,96036,93540,00643,812
ChilliwackCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia81,03888,64197,576108,739124,163
CourtenayCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia49,30053,50656,60761,26167,844
CranbrookCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,02424,99525,63827,27328,968
Dawson CreekCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,90618,14918,53119,46819,550
DuncanCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia40,51542,69643,90846,96850,590
Fort St. JohnCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,29226,49828,26829,86329,988
KamloopsCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia92,51297,458102,188111,084125,332
KelownaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia156,043170,950186,270208,874246,894
LadysmithCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia12,60813,49813,93215,28516,539
NanaimoCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia90,05896,085101,344111,651125,430
NelsonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia17,17917,38418,25019,01619,973
ParksvilleCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,42127,22228,05730,45332,292
PentictonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia41,59442,63243,28245,90549,650
Port AlberniCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,47825,31225,13125,67427,343
Powell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,90116,97016,79217,51818,815
Prince GeorgeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia87,02686,69186,85991,49496,758
Prince RupertCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia16,17414,42814,03113,97014,155
QuesnelCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia24,58223,38223,90124,03423,853
Salmon ArmCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,96516,97917,74518,93020,938
SquamishCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia15,18016,03618,36921,71529,206
TerraceCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia20,17219,00619,21619,79521,202
TrailCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia14,60314,24114,44514,69015,143
VancouverMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia2,099,7452,218,2692,422,9572,619,6302,971,853
VernonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia54,05157,57560,12164,87071,966
VictoriaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia328,100342,279358,777390,727434,429
Williams LakeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia25,43824,22123,72123,94225,088

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.