British Columbia (Canada): Province, Major Cities, Towns & District Municipalities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Province

The population development of British Columbia according to official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
British Columbia	BC	Prov	Victoria	920,687	4,100,504	4,290,987	4,570,866	4,934,202	5,358,845	5,697,536	92068700	→
Canada	CAN	Fed	Ottawa	8,788,703	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,950,132	41,651,653		→

Statistics Canada.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01
1	Vancouver	740,454
2	Surrey	703,531
3	Burnaby	299,682
4	Richmond	239,584
5	Langley	199,329
6	Abbotsford	175,358
7	Coquitlam	173,599
8	Kelowna	167,654
9	North Vancouver	164,469

Contents: Cities, Towns & District Municipalities

The population of all cities, towns and district municipalities in British Columbia with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01	Area
Abbotsford (Matsqui)	City	122,136	129,859	138,403	150,566	163,767	175,358	37533	→
Burnaby	City	204,271	214,424	233,908	246,515	271,239	299,682	9057	→
Campbell River	City	29,746	31,138	32,205	34,830	37,585	38,300	14438	→
Central Saanich	Com	15,960	16,164	16,368	17,626	18,171	18,184	4120	→
Chilliwack	City	66,164	73,853	80,893	90,126	98,771	105,520	26134	→
Coldstream	Com	9,499	9,881	10,640	11,220	11,585	11,380	6657	→
Colwood	City	14,500	15,459	16,664	17,949	20,972	22,794	1766	→
Comox	Town	12,079	12,871	14,114	14,674	15,388	15,884	1687	→
Coquitlam	City	118,279	119,079	134,122	148,351	160,415	173,599	12215	→
Courtenay	City	20,543	23,407	24,589	27,135	30,374	32,869	3242	→
Cranbrook	City	19,193	19,123	19,877	20,833	21,828	22,703	3197	→
Dawson Creek	City	11,160	11,577	11,990	12,923	13,086	13,635	2672	→
Delta	City	100,596	99,291	102,749	107,643	115,592	124,670	17966	→
Esquimalt	Com	16,991	17,370	17,252	18,382	18,759	19,512	708	→
Fort St. John	City	17,067	18,555	20,175	21,505	22,835	24,383	3267	→
Kamloops	City	80,397	84,553	88,636	96,339	104,468	108,793	29793	→
Kelowna	City	102,396	112,906	121,824	136,388	155,921	167,654	21185	→
Kitimat	Com	10,279	9,008	8,358	8,447	8,593	10,019	23928	→
Ladysmith	Town	7,182	7,811	8,133	8,954	9,467	9,926	1204	→
Lake Country (Duck Lake)	Com	9,642	10,164	12,248	14,224	17,125	17,637	12216	→
Langford	City	20,407	24,630	31,733	39,577	52,484	59,664	4143	→
Langley (incl. Langley District Municipality)	City	116,411	122,853	135,808	154,829	178,492	199,329	31740
Maple Ridge	Com	66,974	72,082	79,171	88,950	98,559	105,925	26782	→
Mission	Com	32,896	35,584	37,820	41,571	43,585	47,280	22698	→
Nanaimo	City	76,892	81,903	86,886	96,728	106,338	111,845	9045	→
Nelson	City	9,593	9,722	10,398	11,097	11,585	12,126	1193	→
New Westminster	City	57,922	61,965	69,662	76,197	85,319	92,124	1562	→
North Cowichan	Com	27,224	28,495	29,358	31,295	33,553	34,525	19541	→
North Saanich	Com	10,829	10,965	11,287	11,678	13,045	12,986	3716	→
North Vancouver (incl. North Vancouver District Municipality)	City	131,395	131,044	136,832	146,011	156,619	164,469	17250
Oak Bay	Com	18,368	18,388	18,394	18,382	18,815	18,626	1052	→
Parksville	City	10,718	11,417	12,152	13,037	14,288	15,371	1452	→
Penticton	City	32,451	32,766	33,122	35,704	38,432	39,068	4303	→
Pitt Meadows	City	15,474	16,493	18,426	19,790	20,543	20,892	8634	→
Port Alberni	City	18,135	17,981	17,882	18,347	19,287	19,671	1966	→
Port Coquitlam	City	53,511	54,266	57,829	62,071	65,463	67,724	2916	→
Port Moody	City	25,669	29,777	34,224	34,890	36,221	38,285	2585	→
Powell River	City	13,288	13,394	13,282	13,727	14,558	14,947	2890	→
Prince George	City	74,158	73,705	74,274	78,301	81,158	85,944	31674	→
Prince Rupert	City	14,658	12,978	12,712	12,805	12,859	12,903	6600	→
Quesnel	City	10,162	9,733	10,150	10,275	10,085	10,253	3535	→
Richmond	City	173,246	183,625	197,055	209,599	228,349	239,584	12887	→
Saanich	Com	108,687	111,192	113,278	119,841	124,028	126,011	10359	→
Salmon Arm	City	15,815	16,893	17,558	18,849	20,641	20,891	15519	→
Sechelt	Com	8,174	8,774	9,539	10,670	11,369	11,558	3902	→
Sidney	Town	11,332	11,417	11,428	12,193	13,060	13,445	511	→
Sooke	Com	9,255	10,285	12,276	14,109	16,432	17,248	5660	→
Squamish	Com	14,966	16,377	18,378	21,422	25,502	28,578	10471	→
Summerland	Com	11,144	11,281	11,409	12,093	12,522	12,343	7404	→
Surrey	City	372,838	420,626	496,869	553,188	618,908	703,531	31611	→
Terrace	City	12,324	11,698	11,816	12,126	12,745	13,648	5733	→
Vancouver	City	578,019	603,210	632,232	670,405	708,220	740,454	11518	→
Vernon	City	35,229	37,433	39,278	42,470	47,249	49,527	9643	→
Victoria	City	78,295	80,957	83,422	91,802	98,540	103,888	1945	→
View Royal	Town	7,860	9,032	9,871	11,185	12,443	12,795	1433	→
West Kelowna	City	25,856	28,681	31,791	34,697	39,048	40,274	12209	→
West Vancouver	Com	42,795	43,209	43,418	43,957	46,489	47,929	8718	→
Whistler	Com	9,441	9,175	10,542	13,322	15,276	15,090	24000	→
White Rock	City	18,917	19,045	19,705	21,117	23,524	25,057	517	→
Williams Lake	City	11,400	11,206	11,100	11,141	11,325	11,462	3312	→

Statistics Canada.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	2,820,902
Females	2,876,634

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	921,242
18-64 years	3,609,048
65+ years	1,167,246

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	54,133
80-89 years	230,989
70-79 years	533,326
60-69 years	716,820
50-59 years	676,173
40-49 years	754,643
30-39 years	901,815
20-29 years	785,893
10-19 years	571,946
0-9 years	471,798

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	3,258,320
America	172,215
Europe	340,390
Africa	60,875
Asia	1,045,295
Oceania	38,825

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	3,325,035
French	57,420
Indigenous language	5,490
Other language	1,373,655
Multiple languages	190,055