Population
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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.
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)
