Population Highlights

• As of January 1, 2011, British Columbia’s population stood at 4,554,085, an increase of 55,295 or 1.2 per cent compared with the previous year.

• British Columbia ranks as the third most popular destination for immigrants to Canada with more than 44,000 arriving in 2010.
• China currently ranks as the top source country of immigrants to B.C., followed by the Philippines, India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Taiwan, Korea and Iran.
• Of the more than 44,000 immigrants who settled in B.C. in 2010, over 16,500 were classified as skilled workers and 5,500 were investors.