While B.C.’s population has previously been projected to grow by 44 per cent in the next two decades, it is currently on the decline.
According to StatsCan’s population estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025, B.C.’s population dropped by 0.4 per cent in the last three months of 2025.
Over the course of the entire 2025, B.C. lost over 41,000 people (roughly the same size as the population of Mission, B.C.), a 0.7 decline in population. This is tied with Ontario.
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