Victoria indicatorsAll measures City government and residents
People living in Greater Victoria
445,090 residents
No target expected. This is a context measure. A population count is background for the other numbers; governments forecast it, they do not set a target for it. Targets and comparisons
Source: Statistics Canada. We read it on Nov 11, 2026.
Over time
People living in Greater Victoria (census metropolitan area)
2025 Residents, by year
- 445,090 residents
M municipal election: Oct 15, 2022F federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025
People living in Greater Victoria (census metropolitan area)
2025 Residents, by year
- 445,090 residents
M municipal election: Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022F federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025
People living in Greater Victoria (census metropolitan area)
2025 Residents, by year
- 445,090 residents
M municipal election: Nov 19, 2011; Nov 15, 2014; Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022F federal election: Jan 23, 2006; Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025Local elections before 2011 are not marked.
People living in Greater Victoria (census metropolitan area)
2025 Residents, by year
- 445,090 residents
M municipal election: Nov 19, 2011; Nov 15, 2014; Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022F federal election: Jun 28, 2004; Jan 23, 2006; Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025Local elections before 2011 are not marked.
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People living in the City of Victoria, with BC Stats' projection
Latest Residents, by year
- City of Victoria (estimate) 103,888 (2025)
- BC Stats projection (Projection, not data) 109,530 (2035)
M municipal election: Nov 19, 2011; Nov 15, 2014; Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022; Oct 17, 2026F federal election: Jun 28, 2004; Jan 23, 2006; Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025Local elections before 2011 are not marked.
Targets and comparisons
Context measure: no target expected
Context measure: no target expected. A population count is background for the other numbers; governments forecast it, they do not set a target for it.
Show the numbers as a table
| Period | Greater Victoria |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 445,090 |
| 2024 | 441,961 |
| 2023 | 432,684 |
| 2022 | 426,033 |
| 2021 | 414,596 |
| 2020 | 409,898 |
| 2019 | 403,868 |
| 2018 | 397,109 |
| 2017 | 390,727 |
| 2016 | 384,800 |
| 2015 | 375,046 |
| 2014 | 370,435 |
| 2013 | 364,939 |
| 2012 | 358,777 |
| 2011 | 352,537 |
| 2010 | 351,498 |
| 2009 | 348,408 |
| 2008 | 344,737 |
| 2007 | 342,279 |
| 2006 | 339,963 |
| 2005 | 335,915 |
| 2004 | 332,640 |
| 2003 | 330,417 |
| 2002 | 328,100 |
| 2001 | 325,850 |
| Period | City of Victoria (estimate) | BC Stats projection (Projection, not data) |
|---|---|---|
| 2035 | – | 109,530 |
| 2034 | – | 108,580 |
| 2033 | – | 107,665 |
| 2032 | – | 106,793 |
| 2031 | – | 105,976 |
| 2030 | – | 105,206 |
| 2029 | – | 104,479 |
| 2028 | – | 103,726 |
| 2027 | – | 102,998 |
| 2026 | – | 102,927 |
| 2025 | 103,888 | – |
| 2024 | 103,077 | – |
| 2023 | 100,557 | – |
| 2022 | 98,537 | – |
| 2021 | 96,278 | – |
| 2020 | 96,392 | – |
| 2019 | 95,799 | – |
| 2018 | 93,655 | – |
| 2017 | 91,802 | – |
| 2016 | 90,236 | – |
| 2015 | 88,262 | – |
| 2014 | 86,573 | – |
| 2013 | 85,131 | – |
| 2012 | 83,427 | – |
| 2011 | 82,453 | – |
| 2010 | 82,351 | – |
| 2009 | 81,945 | – |
| 2008 | 81,285 | – |
| 2007 | 80,962 | – |
| 2006 | 80,894 | – |
| 2005 | 79,920 | – |
| 2004 | 79,203 | – |
| 2003 | 78,737 | – |
| 2002 | 78,295 | – |
| 2001 | 77,858 | – |
Who decides
No government decides this directly. The bodies below decide the rules around it.
Show all 2 bodies and the laws
No government decides this directly. People decide where to live.
| Body | What it decides | Law or bylaw |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Canada and Parliament | Plans how many permanent residents Canada admits each year. | Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 94 |
| City of Victoria Council | Decides zoning and approves new housing in the City (each council decides for its own area). | Local Government Act, s. 479 |
Councils: last general local election October 17, 2026; next on October 19, 2030, the third Saturday of October set by the Local Government Act, s. 52. Canada: last general election April 28, 2025; next set for October 15, 2029 unless called earlier (Canada Elections Act, s. 56.1).
Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose
What this number does not show
- Estimates are revised each year, and the latest year is preliminary.
One more limit
- Estimates count people who usually live in the area, not commuters, students living elsewhere or visitors.
Not measured yet in city government and residents: share of Council business held in closed meetings, residents’ trust in local government. See all 17 gaps
In plain words
Up 0.7% in a year. Up 10% since 2019.
Statistics Canada’s estimate of the number of people living in Greater Victoria (the census metropolitan area) on July 1, with BC Stats’ estimate and projection for the City of Victoria as lines.
How we decide “Steady this year. Rising over 6 years.”
Population growth is neither good nor bad in itself. The change is 0.7% of the earlier value, below the 5% threshold. Over 6 years (since 2019) the change is 10.2% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold, so the label also says Rising over 6 years.
Greater Victoria: 445,090 residents on July 1, 2025, compared with 441,961 a year earlier (+0.7%) and 352,537 in 2011 (+26.3%). City of Victoria (BC Stats): 103,888 in 2025, 22.4% of the Capital Region (464,082).
Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.
All notes on this number
Why it matters. Population is the base for per-resident figures on this site, and growth adds to demand for homes and services.
- Estimates are revised each year, and the latest year is preliminary.
- Estimates count people who usually live in the area, not commuters, students living elsewhere or visitors.
- Greater Victoria here is Statistics Canada's Victoria census metropolitan area on 2021 boundaries. It is not the same area as the Capital Regional District.
- The City of Victoria line is BC Stats' estimate. Statistics Canada's own estimates for the City on 2021 Census boundaries (table 17-10-0155-01) agree with it within 0.1% in every year from 2001, so the whole series uses the same City boundary.
- The dashed line is BC Stats' projection for the City (2026 to 2035), from the same file as its estimates. It is a projection, not data, and it is not used for any label. Projections are kept in the site's projections log.
Which places
Area: Greater Victoria (CMA)
Statistics Canada’s Victoria metropolitan area: 13 municipalities plus nearby electoral-area and reserve lands.
Included
- Victoria
- Saanich
- Oak Bay
- Esquimalt
- View Royal
- Langford
- Colwood
- Highlands
- Metchosin
- Sooke
- Central Saanich
- North Saanich
- Sidney
- Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 1 (for example East Sooke, Jordan River and Shirley)
- First Nations reserves: Cole Bay 3, Union Bay 4, East Saanich 2, South Saanich 1, Becher Bay 1, Esquimalt, New Songhees 1A and T'Sou-ke
Not included
- Salt Spring Island
- Southern Gulf Islands (Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands)
- Port Renfrew area (Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 2)
Official definition
How the agency describes it: Greater Victoria (Victoria census metropolitan area); the City of Victoria is shown as a line.
How we got it
This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.
Licence and credits
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- Published by
- Statistics Canada, population estimates by census metropolitan area (table 17-10-0148-01)
- Updated by agency
- Annually (January); latest release Jan 14, 2026
- Retrieved
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:16 PM B.C. time
Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0148-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
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