# 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. Source: Statistics Canada.

- Indicator id: `population_quarterly`
- Place id: `ca-pr-59`
- Unit: persons
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter (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)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
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- Citation: 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.
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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_quarterly&place=ca-pr-59

| 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 |