Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Williams Lake, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
105
Provincial population rank: 19
National population rank: 105 of 152
2.1%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Williams Lake (CA), was 23,608, which represents a change of 2.1% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 7.6% and the national average of 5.2%.
3.8%
In 2021, there were 10,044 private dwellings occupied in Williams Lake (CA), which represent a change of 3.8% from 2016.
1.9
The land area of Williams Lake (CA) is 12,422.14 square kilometres and the population density was 1.9 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Williams Lake (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Williams Lake (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Williams Lake CA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Williams Lake | CY | 10,947 | 10,753 | 1.8 |
| Cariboo F | RDA | 4,792 | 4,554 | 5.2 |
| Cariboo E | RDA | 4,112 | 4,064 | 1.2 |
| Cariboo D | RDA | 2,870 | 2,929 | -2.0 |
| Alkali Lake 1 | IRI | 358 | 328 | 9.1 |
| Williams Lake 1 | IRI | 248 | 191 | 29.8 |
| Deep Creek 2 | IRI | 111 | 91 | 22.0 |
| Dog Creek 1 | IRI | 88 | 79 | 11.4 |
| Soda Creek 1 | IRI | 30 | 59 | -49.2 |
| Little Springs | IRI | 20 | 15 | 33.3 |
| Dog Creek 2 | IRI | 17 | 20 | -15.0 |
| Johny Sticks 2 | IRI | 10 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Alkali Lake 4A | IRI | 5 | 10 | -50.0 |
| Swan Lake 3 | IRI | 0 | 5 | -100.0 |
| Sandy Harry 4 | IRI | 0 | 5 | -100.0 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in British Columbia
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Vancouver | CMA | 2,642,825 | 2,463,431 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Victoria | CMA | 397,237 | 367,770 | 8.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Kelowna | CMA | 222,162 | 194,892 r | 14.0 | 20 | 3 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | CMA | 195,726 | 180,518 | 8.4 | 23 | 4 |
| Nanaimo | CMA | 115,459 | 104,936 | 10.0 | 35 | 5 |
| Kamloops | CMA | 114,142 | 103,811 | 10.0 | 36 | 6 |
| Chilliwack | CMA | 113,767 | 101,512 | 12.1 | 37 | 7 |
| Prince George | CA | 89,490 | 86,622 | 3.3 | 46 | 8 |
| Vernon | CA | 67,086 | 61,324 r | 9.4 | 54 | 9 |
| Courtenay | CA | 63,282 | 57,950 r | 9.2 | 56 | 10 |
| Duncan | CA | 47,582 | 44,451 | 7.0 | 64 | 11 |
| Penticton | CA | 47,380 | 43,534 r | 8.8 | 65 | 12 |
| Campbell River | CA | 40,704 | 37,861 | 7.5 | 73 | 13 |
| Parksville | CA | 31,054 | 28,922 | 7.4 | 87 | 14 |
| Fort St. John | CA | 28,729 | 28,396 | 1.2 | 92 | 15 |
| Cranbrook | CA | 27,040 | 26,068 r | 3.7 | 97 | 16 |
| Port Alberni | CA | 25,786 | 24,669 r | 4.5 | 100 | 17 |
| Squamish | CA | 24,232 | 19,893 | 21.8 | 103 | 18 |
| Williams Lake | CA | 23,608 | 23,113 r | 2.1 | 105 | 19 |
| Quesnel | CA | 23,113 | 23,146 | -0.1 | 106 | 20 |
| Salmon Arm | CA | 19,705 | 17,904 | 10.1 | 113 | 21 |
| Terrace | CA | 19,606 | 19,160 r | 2.3 | 114 | 22 |
| Nelson | CA | 19,119 | 18,307 | 4.4 | 116 | 23 |
| Dawson Creek | CA | 17,878 | 18,890 r | -5.4 | 124 | 24 |
| Powell River | CA | 17,825 | 16,783 | 6.2 | 125 | 25 |
| Ladysmith | CA | 15,501 | 14,572 r | 6.4 | 130 | 26 |
| Trail | CA | 14,268 | 14,196 r | 0.5 | 137 | 27 |
| Prince Rupert | CA | 13,442 | 13,462 r | -0.1 | 141 | 28 |
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