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B.C.’s population could reach almost 8 million by 2046: StatsBC
Summary by Ground News
B.C.'s population could reach almost eight million people by 2046, an increase of 44 per cent compared to its population of 5.5 million in 2023. But as the provincial population grows, it will also age and become more diverse. B.C.’s low fertility rate of 1.11 children per birth parent is the lowest in Canada.
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According to data from the new report “Continued Growth: Demographic and Demographic Statistics of BC and Canada” published by the BC Bureau of Statistics, the population of BC is estimated to reach 7.9 million in 2046.