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British Columbia

Province in Canada

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2007-07-01		Population
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2012-07-01		Population
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2025-07-01
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,5044,290,9874,570,8664,934,2025,358,8455,697,536
Alberni-ClayoquotRegional District31,17031,35631,37332,62835,49836,303
Bulkley-NechakoRegional District41,39839,46439,71739,29139,44339,468
CapitalRegional District342,720357,305374,667407,299445,011464,082
CaribooRegional District66,66464,24463,22764,69266,05167,002
Central CoastRegional District3,6953,1643,2133,4143,8163,962
Central KootenayRegional District58,40857,68259,19862,31265,86568,593
Central OkanaganRegional District156,076171,000186,290208,903239,903254,635
Columbia-ShuswapRegional District50,10951,67551,00954,59260,61862,795
Comox ValleyRegional District57,58161,81765,05670,30276,44480,105
Cowichan ValleyRegional District75,19379,36781,91488,40893,56395,822
East KootenayRegional District58,10757,40558,60463,65270,01872,880
Fraser-Fort GeorgeRegional District97,30995,70394,58199,696102,356107,639
Fraser ValleyRegional District250,521269,579288,083316,642344,184369,211
Greater VancouverRegional District2,099,7712,218,5452,422,9582,619,6442,855,2293,087,023
Kitimat-StikineRegional District42,03439,11338,04938,71939,78342,423
Kootenay BoundaryRegional District32,37031,52631,73432,91435,02335,509
Mount WaddingtonRegional District13,09511,90711,65511,33911,40511,349
NanaimoRegional District133,796143,698150,677165,175179,995187,662
Northern RockiesRegional District5,9546,1226,1845,1964,6564,697
North OkanaganRegional District76,51080,19183,15689,07896,994100,142
Okanagan-SimilkameenRegional District80,18581,54381,25387,27893,82794,327
Peace RiverRegional District57,61261,04063,08965,62165,03767,857
Powell RiverRegional District20,13220,14920,09120,94922,52323,039
Skeena-Queen Charlotte (North Coast)Regional District21,83319,86918,99518,95719,05319,133
Squamish-LillooetRegional District34,99337,09940,56447,09954,32656,588
StikineRegion562538572640764789
StrathconaRegional District42,18243,48044,07947,21650,94451,853
Sunshine CoastRegional District26,98528,49729,09431,35733,70434,589
Thompson-NicolaRegional District123,539127,909131,784141,189152,812158,059
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07538,950,13241,651,653

Source: Statistics Canada.

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

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males2,820,902
Females2,876,634
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years921,242
18-64 years3,609,048
65+ years1,167,246
Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years54,133
80-89 years230,989
70-79 years533,326
60-69 years716,820
50-59 years676,173
40-49 years754,643
30-39 years901,815
20-29 years785,893
10-19 years571,946
0-9 years471,798
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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