Population

Find research and analyses on the size, structure and distribution of the population and how populations change over time due to births, deaths, mobility and aging.

• Read the quarterly population highlights report (PDF)

Statistics

• Quarterly population and migration estimates for B.C. (XLSX)
• Population estimates
• Population projections
• Household projections
• Vital statistics (births, life expectancy, deaths)
• Mobility (immigration and migration)

Reports

• 2011 Census Net Undercoverage (PDF)
• Overview of the B.C. and Regional Population Projections 2013-2036 (PDF)
• 2011 Census Fast Facts: Toddlers and Teetotallers (PDF)
• B.C. second only to Alberta in terms of population growth (PDF)
• Census 2016: Highlights of Population and Dwellings (PDF)
• Estimating Population: Census, Survey or Administrative Record (PDF)

Studies

• Seniors' Demographic Characteristics (2005) (PDF)
• Regional Population Trends in B.C. (1997) (PDF)
• Can Existing Levels of Social Services Be Maintained? (1994) (PDF)
• Regional Population Growth and Income Inequality (1994) (PDF)
• British Columbia's Changing Ethnic Mosaic (1994) (PDF)
• Some Economic Issues Surrounding Population Change (1994) (PDF)