Population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia
Population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia was 5.71 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.1% from Q3 2025.
Q3 2026, persons5,710,598
Change on Q3 2025+0.1%
Series high5,716,602
Series low1,168,000
Population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia, Q3 1951 to Q3 2026
All 301 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q3 | 5,710,598 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5,703,683 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5,706,331 |
| 2025-Q4 | 5,716,602 |
| 2025-Q3 | 5,702,544 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5,687,504 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5,684,439 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5,684,774 |
| 2024-Q3 | 5,659,205 |
| 2024-Q2 | 5,628,073 |
| 2024-Q1 | 5,594,479 |
| 2023-Q4 | 5,569,929 |
| 2023-Q3 | 5,512,217 |
| 2023-Q2 | 5,458,417 |
| 2023-Q1 | 5,427,786 |
| 2022-Q4 | 5,403,857 |
| 2022-Q3 | 5,356,870 |
| 2022-Q2 | 5,310,232 |
| 2022-Q1 | 5,285,835 |
| 2021-Q4 | 5,270,096 |
| 2021-Q3 | 5,226,665 |
| 2021-Q2 | 5,200,393 |
| 2021-Q1 | 5,180,015 |
| 2020-Q4 | 5,173,896 |
| 2020-Q3 | 5,176,101 |
| 2020-Q2 | 5,169,535 |
| 2020-Q1 | 5,157,053 |
| 2019-Q4 | 5,148,047 |
| 2019-Q3 | 5,111,022 |
| 2019-Q2 | 5,080,515 |
| 2019-Q1 | 5,061,132 |
| 2018-Q4 | 5,052,131 |
| 2018-Q3 | 5,020,979 |
| 2018-Q2 | 4,991,716 |
| 2018-Q1 | 4,974,712 |
| 2017-Q4 | 4,962,706 |
| 2017-Q3 | 4,934,202 |
| 2017-Q2 | 4,908,971 |
| 2017-Q1 | 4,894,147 |
| 2016-Q4 | 4,886,638 |
| 2016-Q3 | 4,861,269 |
| 2016-Q2 | 4,831,042 |
| 2016-Q1 | 4,807,562 |
| 2015-Q4 | 4,795,547 |
| 2015-Q3 | 4,765,472 |
| 2015-Q2 | 4,763,917 |
| 2015-Q1 | 4,751,439 |
| 2014-Q4 | 4,743,505 |
| 2014-Q3 | 4,712,691 |
| 2014-Q2 | 4,689,892 |
| 2014-Q1 | 4,672,025 |
| 2013-Q4 | 4,663,919 |
| 2013-Q3 | 4,634,943 |
| 2013-Q2 | 4,616,335 |
| 2013-Q1 | 4,602,742 |
| 2012-Q4 | 4,594,846 |
| 2012-Q3 | 4,570,866 |
| 2012-Q2 | 4,552,320 |
| 2012-Q1 | 4,539,775 |
| 2011-Q4 | 4,529,186 |
| 2011-Q3 | 4,503,819 |
| 2011-Q2 | 4,488,509 |
| 2011-Q1 | 4,482,262 |
| 2010-Q4 | 4,483,613 |
| 2010-Q3 | 4,465,557 |
| 2010-Q2 | 4,453,756 |
| 2010-Q1 | 4,441,345 |
| 2009-Q4 | 4,431,587 |
| 2009-Q3 | 4,410,513 |
| 2009-Q2 | 4,395,197 |
| 2009-Q1 | 4,381,832 |
| 2008-Q4 | 4,371,128 |
| 2008-Q3 | 4,349,338 |
| 2008-Q2 | 4,331,706 |
| 2008-Q1 | 4,319,657 |
| 2007-Q4 | 4,312,048 |
| 2007-Q3 | 4,290,987 |
| 2007-Q2 | 4,276,745 |
| 2007-Q1 | 4,265,328 |
| 2006-Q4 | 4,258,653 |
| 2006-Q3 | 4,241,793 |
| 2006-Q2 | 4,227,980 |
| 2006-Q1 | 4,217,956 |
| 2005-Q4 | 4,212,674 |
| 2005-Q3 | 4,196,076 |
| 2005-Q2 | 4,182,971 |
| 2005-Q1 | 4,174,017 |
| 2004-Q4 | 4,167,802 |
| 2004-Q3 | 4,155,630 |
| 2004-Q2 | 4,145,916 |
| 2004-Q1 | 4,139,895 |
| 2003-Q4 | 4,134,598 |
| 2003-Q3 | 4,124,447 |
| 2003-Q2 | 4,114,884 |
| 2003-Q1 | 4,110,197 |
| 2002-Q4 | 4,108,351 |
| 2002-Q3 | 4,100,504 |
| 2002-Q2 | 4,094,170 |
| 2002-Q1 | 4,087,124 |
| 2001-Q4 | 4,085,595 |
| 2001-Q3 | 4,076,896 |
| 2001-Q2 | 4,066,132 |
| 2001-Q1 | 4,055,229 |
| 2000-Q4 | 4,049,297 |
| 2000-Q3 | 4,039,230 |
| 2000-Q2 | 4,033,319 |
| 2000-Q1 | 4,026,664 |
| 1999-Q4 | 4,021,600 |
| 1999-Q3 | 4,011,375 |
| 1999-Q2 | 4,002,433 |
| 1999-Q1 | 3,995,643 |
| 1998-Q4 | 3,990,451 |
| 1998-Q3 | 3,983,113 |
| 1998-Q2 | 3,977,912 |
| 1998-Q1 | 3,972,821 |
| 1997-Q4 | 3,964,677 |
| 1997-Q3 | 3,948,583 |
| 1997-Q2 | 3,931,056 |
| 1997-Q1 | 3,914,490 |
| 1996-Q4 | 3,899,256 |
| 1996-Q3 | 3,874,317 |
| 1996-Q2 | 3,849,847 |
| 1996-Q1 | 3,826,739 |
| 1995-Q4 | 3,805,461 |
| 1995-Q3 | 3,777,390 |
| 1995-Q2 | 3,751,377 |
| 1995-Q1 | 3,730,564 |
| 1994-Q4 | 3,711,468 |
| 1994-Q3 | 3,676,075 |
| 1994-Q2 | 3,646,632 |
| 1994-Q1 | 3,623,717 |
| 1993-Q4 | 3,601,746 |
| 1993-Q3 | 3,567,772 |
| 1993-Q2 | 3,541,936 |
| 1993-Q1 | 3,522,509 |
| 1992-Q4 | 3,502,209 |
| 1992-Q3 | 3,468,802 |
| 1992-Q2 | 3,443,237 |
| 1992-Q1 | 3,423,217 |
| 1991-Q4 | 3,404,049 |
| 1991-Q3 | 3,373,787 |
| 1991-Q2 | 3,352,585 |
| 1991-Q1 | 3,339,935 |
| 1990-Q4 | 3,322,896 |
| 1990-Q3 | 3,292,111 |
| 1990-Q2 | 3,266,888 |
| 1990-Q1 | 3,247,419 |
| 1989-Q4 | 3,229,220 |
| 1989-Q3 | 3,196,725 |
| 1989-Q2 | 3,174,623 |
| 1989-Q1 | 3,158,092 |
| 1988-Q4 | 3,141,854 |
| 1988-Q3 | 3,114,761 |
| 1988-Q2 | 3,094,274 |
| 1988-Q1 | 3,081,368 |
| 1987-Q4 | 3,068,995 |
| 1987-Q3 | 3,048,651 |
| 1987-Q2 | 3,032,807 |
| 1987-Q1 | 3,021,900 |
| 1986-Q4 | 3,015,876 |
| 1986-Q3 | 3,003,621 |
| 1986-Q2 | 2,994,267 |
| 1986-Q1 | 2,988,964 |
| 1985-Q4 | 2,984,237 |
| 1985-Q3 | 2,975,131 |
| 1985-Q2 | 2,967,584 |
| 1985-Q1 | 2,962,108 |
| 1984-Q4 | 2,956,332 |
| 1984-Q3 | 2,947,181 |
| 1984-Q2 | 2,935,384 |
| 1984-Q1 | 2,927,258 |
| 1983-Q4 | 2,919,166 |
| 1983-Q3 | 2,907,502 |
| 1983-Q2 | 2,898,574 |
| 1983-Q1 | 2,891,441 |
| 1982-Q4 | 2,885,875 |
| 1982-Q3 | 2,876,513 |
| 1982-Q2 | 2,865,557 |
| 1982-Q1 | 2,857,268 |
| 1981-Q4 | 2,845,212 |
| 1981-Q3 | 2,826,558 |
| 1981-Q2 | 2,805,394 |
| 1981-Q1 | 2,790,754 |
| 1980-Q4 | 2,773,680 |
| 1980-Q3 | 2,745,861 |
| 1980-Q2 | 2,722,921 |
| 1980-Q1 | 2,707,690 |
| 1979-Q4 | 2,691,121 |
| 1979-Q3 | 2,665,238 |
| 1979-Q2 | 2,650,940 |
| 1979-Q1 | 2,641,872 |
| 1978-Q4 | 2,632,020 |
| 1978-Q3 | 2,615,162 |
| 1978-Q2 | 2,603,502 |
| 1978-Q1 | 2,595,858 |
| 1977-Q4 | 2,586,668 |
| 1977-Q3 | 2,570,315 |
| 1977-Q2 | 2,560,711 |
| 1977-Q1 | 2,554,051 |
| 1976-Q4 | 2,546,813 |
| 1976-Q3 | 2,533,899 |
| 1976-Q2 | 2,525,812 |
| 1976-Q1 | 2,520,425 |
| 1975-Q4 | 2,510,751 |
| 1975-Q3 | 2,499,564 |
| 1975-Q2 | 2,489,116 |
| 1975-Q1 | 2,479,085 |
| 1974-Q4 | 2,461,396 |
| 1974-Q3 | 2,442,578 |
| 1974-Q2 | 2,424,995 |
| 1974-Q1 | 2,409,913 |
| 1973-Q4 | 2,386,932 |
| 1973-Q3 | 2,367,271 |
| 1973-Q2 | 2,350,837 |
| 1973-Q1 | 2,338,148 |
| 1972-Q4 | 2,318,552 |
| 1972-Q3 | 2,302,086 |
| 1972-Q2 | 2,290,667 |
| 1972-Q1 | 2,278,085 |
| 1971-Q4 | 2,258,651 |
| 1971-Q3 | 2,240,470 |
| 1971-Q2 | 2,178,000 |
| 1971-Q1 | 2,168,000 |
| 1970-Q4 | 2,152,000 |
| 1970-Q3 | 2,134,000 |
| 1970-Q2 | 2,118,000 |
| 1970-Q1 | 2,107,000 |
| 1969-Q4 | 2,082,000 |
| 1969-Q3 | 2,065,000 |
| 1969-Q2 | 2,052,000 |
| 1969-Q1 | 2,042,000 |
| 1968-Q4 | 2,023,000 |
| 1968-Q3 | 2,006,000 |
| 1968-Q2 | 1,996,000 |
| 1968-Q1 | 1,988,000 |
| 1967-Q4 | 1,970,000 |
| 1967-Q3 | 1,950,000 |
| 1967-Q2 | 1,937,000 |
| 1967-Q1 | 1,926,000 |
| 1966-Q4 | 1,905,000 |
| 1966-Q3 | 1,880,000 |
| 1966-Q2 | 1,862,000 |
| 1966-Q1 | 1,848,000 |
| 1965-Q4 | 1,827,000 |
| 1965-Q3 | 1,804,000 |
| 1965-Q2 | 1,790,000 |
| 1965-Q1 | 1,779,000 |
| 1964-Q4 | 1,765,000 |
| 1964-Q3 | 1,750,000 |
| 1964-Q2 | 1,737,000 |
| 1964-Q1 | 1,728,000 |
| 1963-Q4 | 1,716,000 |
| 1963-Q3 | 1,702,000 |
| 1963-Q2 | 1,694,000 |
| 1963-Q1 | 1,686,000 |
| 1962-Q4 | 1,674,000 |
| 1962-Q3 | 1,663,000 |
| 1962-Q2 | 1,655,000 |
| 1962-Q1 | 1,648,000 |
| 1961-Q4 | 1,640,000 |
| 1961-Q3 | 1,632,000 |
| 1961-Q2 | 1,626,000 |
| 1961-Q1 | 1,621,000 |
| 1960-Q4 | 1,614,000 |
| 1960-Q3 | 1,605,000 |
| 1960-Q2 | 1,596,000 |
| 1960-Q1 | 1,589,000 |
| 1959-Q4 | 1,580,000 |
| 1959-Q3 | 1,570,000 |
| 1959-Q2 | 1,562,000 |
| 1959-Q1 | 1,556,000 |
| 1958-Q4 | 1,548,000 |
| 1958-Q3 | 1,540,000 |
| 1958-Q2 | 1,532,000 |
| 1958-Q1 | 1,524,000 |
| 1957-Q4 | 1,511,000 |
| 1957-Q3 | 1,490,000 |
| 1957-Q2 | 1,468,000 |
| 1957-Q1 | 1,449,000 |
| 1956-Q4 | 1,426,000 |
| 1956-Q3 | 1,405,000 |
| 1956-Q2 | 1,388,000 |
| 1956-Q1 | 1,377,000 |
| 1955-Q4 | 1,362,000 |
| 1955-Q3 | 1,347,000 |
| 1955-Q2 | 1,334,000 |
| 1955-Q1 | 1,323,000 |
| 1954-Q4 | 1,311,000 |
| 1954-Q3 | 1,299,000 |
| 1954-Q2 | 1,288,000 |
| 1954-Q1 | 1,278,000 |
| 1953-Q4 | 1,265,000 |
| 1953-Q3 | 1,253,000 |
| 1953-Q2 | 1,242,000 |
| 1953-Q1 | 1,233,000 |
| 1952-Q4 | 1,222,000 |
| 1952-Q3 | 1,209,000 |
| 1952-Q2 | 1,198,000 |
| 1952-Q1 | 1,189,000 |
| 1951-Q4 | 1,179,000 |
| 1951-Q3 | 1,168,000 |
Compared with Canada
| Place | Q3 2026 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 5,710,598 |
| Canada | 41,798,407 |
Definition
Resident population estimate dated the first day of the quarter: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October. Canada: Statistics Canada quarterly demographic estimates, which count permanent and non-permanent residents.
The period label is the quarter that begins on the estimate date, so 2026-Q3 is the population on 1 July 2026. Separate from population, which is annual and uses other sources and dates.
How to cite
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,6,7&startRefPeriod=1946-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia?
Population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia was 5.71 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.1% from Q3 2025.
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What was the highest population at the start of the quarter in British Columbia?
5.72 million in Q4 2025, the highest value since Q3 1951 in this series.