Peoples of BC

The population of BC in 2016 was 4,648,055, 13% of the Canadian total, making it the third most populous province in Canada. The population is distributed unevenly geographically. About 70% of residents live in the province's southwest corner: in the LOWER MAINLAND and on southern VANCOUVER ISLAND. Overall population density is 5 people per sq km, but in Vancouver density jumps to 5,492 people.

BC is the only province whose population growth rate has consistently exceeded the national growth...

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