Census Profile, 2016 Census
British Columbia [Province] and Canada [Country]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic British Columbia

[Province] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , British Columbia [Province]  Map : British Columbia [Province]
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 4,648,055 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 4,400,057 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.6 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,063,417 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,881,969 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 5.0 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 922,503.01 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 691,390 355,400 335,985 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 220,625 113,355 107,275 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 236,900 122,070 114,830 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 233,860 119,975 113,885 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 258,980 133,000 125,985 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 287,560 147,615 139,945 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 303,000 151,585 151,415 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 313,750 155,035 158,715 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 293,590 143,070 150,520 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 295,045 141,930 153,115 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 322,365 155,325 167,040 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 354,375 172,065 182,310 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 354,925 171,210 183,715 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 324,095 156,450 167,645 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 848,985 395,560 453,425 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 287,520 139,490 148,035 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 201,785 97,675 104,110 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 145,225 68,715 76,510 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 105,255 48,645 56,610 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 109,190 41,035 68,155 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 67,510 27,930 39,575 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 31,815 10,615 21,205 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 8,545 2,215 6,330 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 1,325 275 1,050 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.9 15.6 14.2 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 66.9 67.0 66.7 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 18.3 17.4 19.1 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 42.3 41.5 43.1 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 43.0 41.9 44.0 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. British Columbia [Province] and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 8, 2024).

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