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Fastest-growing places

Population change, 2016 to 2021. 319 places ranked.

  1. 1Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area A+140%
  2. 2Sun Peaks Mountain+127.9%
  3. 3Juan de Fuca (Part 2)+110%
  4. 4Radium Hot Springs+72.6%
  5. 5Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A+63.1%
  6. 6Tahsis+58.5%
  7. 7Central Okanagan West+45.5%
  8. 8Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary+39.4%
  9. 9Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D+36.8%
  10. 10Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H+33.1%
  11. 11Pemberton+32.4%
  12. 12Langford+31.8%
  13. 13Slocan+31.1%
  14. 14Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F+30.4%
  15. 15Harrison Hot Springs+29.8%
  16. 16Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area C+29.2%
  17. 17East Kootenay, Electoral Area F+29.2%
  18. 18Southern Gulf Islands+28.9%
  19. 19Stewart+28.9%
  20. 20Tofino+27.9%
  21. 21qathet, Electoral Area E+24.8%
  22. 22North Coast, Electoral Area D+23.9%
  23. 23Lake Country+22.4%
  24. 24Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A+22.2%
  25. 25Squamish+22.2%
  26. 26Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake+21.7%
  27. 27Tumbler Ridge+20.7%
  28. 28Port Clements+20.6%
  29. 29Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C+20.3%
  30. 30Ucluelet+20.3%
  31. 31Canal Flats+20.1%
  32. 32Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area B+19.9%
  33. 33Nanaimo, Electoral Area C+19.1%
  34. 34Whistler+19%
  35. 35Cumberland+18.5%
  36. 36Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area I+18%
  37. 37Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F+17.8%
  38. 38Zeballos+17.8%
  39. 39Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E+17.1%
  40. 40Fernie+17.1%
  41. 41North Okanagan, Electoral Area C+16.6%
  42. 42Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A+16.1%
  43. 43Sooke+16%
  44. 44Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A+16%
  45. 45Bowen Island+15.7%
  46. 46Invermere+15.5%
  47. 47Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H+15.5%
  48. 48Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A+15.4%
  49. 49Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A+15.1%
  50. 50Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson)+15.1%
  51. 51Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D+14%
  52. 52Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B+13.7%
  53. 53Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country)+13.7%
  54. 54Kelowna+13.5%
  55. 55Cariboo, Electoral Area L+13.4%
  56. 56Langley+13.1%
  57. 57Logan Lake+13.1%
  58. 58Strathcona, Electoral Area A+13.1%
  59. 59qathet, Electoral Area A+13.1%
  60. 60Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands)+12.8%
  61. 61East Kootenay, Electoral Area G+12.7%
  62. 62Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C+12.6%
  63. 63Strathcona, Electoral Area C+12.6%
  64. 64Colwood+12.5%
  65. 65Lumby+12.5%
  66. 66Cariboo, Electoral Area K+12.3%
  67. 67Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J+12.1%
  68. 68Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C+12.1%
  69. 69Langley+11.9%
  70. 70Central Okanagan+11.6%
  71. 71Highlands+11.6%
  72. 72Nanaimo, Electoral Area B+11.6%
  73. 73Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)+11.6%
  74. 74East Kootenay, Electoral Area A+11.4%
  75. 75Port Alice+11.3%
  76. 76Chilliwack+11.2%
  77. 77Granisle+11.2%
  78. 78New Westminster+11.2%
  79. 79View Royal+11.2%
  80. 80Telkwa+11.1%
  81. 81Rossland+11%
  82. 82Vernon+11%
  83. 83Courtenay+10.8%
  84. 84Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C+10.8%
  85. 85Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F+10.7%
  86. 86Maple Ridge+10.6%
  87. 87Nanaimo, Electoral Area H+10.5%
  88. 88West Kelowna+10.5%
  89. 89Nanaimo, Electoral Area E+10.4%
  90. 90Nanaimo+10.3%
  91. 91Saltspring Island+10.2%
  92. 92Elkford+10%
  93. 93Osoyoos+10%
  94. 94White Rock+10%
  95. 95Comox Valley, Electoral Area A+9.9%
  96. 96Juan de Fuca (Part 1)+9.9%
  97. 97North Vancouver+9.9%
  98. 98Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B+9.9%
  99. 99North Coast, Electoral Area A+9.8%
  100. 100Salmon Arm+9.7%
  101. 101Surrey+9.7%
  102. 102Sparwood+9.6%
  103. 103Central Coast, Electoral Area E+9.5%
  104. 104Parksville+9.5%
  105. 105Revelstoke+9.4%
  106. 106Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G+9.3%
  107. 107Kimberley+9.3%
  108. 108Penticton+9.3%
  109. 109Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D+9.2%
  110. 110North Okanagan, Electoral Area F+9.1%
  111. 111Queen Charlotte+9%
  112. 112Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D+8.9%
  113. 113North Okanagan, Electoral Area D+8.9%
  114. 114Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B+8.9%
  115. 115Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D+8.8%
  116. 116Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area D+8.8%
  117. 117North Saanich+8.8%
  118. 118Abbotsford+8.6%
  119. 119East Kootenay, Electoral Area C+8.6%
  120. 120Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H+8.4%
  121. 121Kamloops+8.4%
  122. 122Kaslo+8.4%
  123. 123Hope+8.2%
  124. 124North Okanagan, Electoral Area E+8.1%
  125. 125qathet, Electoral Area B+8%
  126. 126Mission+7.7%
  127. 127Nanaimo, Electoral Area G+7.7%
  128. 128North Cowichan+7.7%
  129. 129Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G+7.7%
  130. 130Campbell River+7.6%
  131. 131Metchosin+7.6%
  132. 132Sicamous+7.6%
  133. 133Golden+7.5%
  134. 134Sayward+7.4%
  135. 135Ashcroft+7.2%
  136. 136Keremeos+7.1%
  137. 137Victoria+7.1%
  138. 138Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area E+7%
  139. 139Burnaby+7%
  140. 140Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F+7%
  141. 141Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D+6.9%
  142. 142Belcarra+6.8%
  143. 143Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek)+6.8%
  144. 144Coquitlam+6.7%
  145. 145Peachland+6.7%
  146. 146Anmore+6.6%
  147. 147Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H+6.4%
  148. 148Nanaimo, Electoral Area F+6.4%
  149. 149qathet, Electoral Area C+6.4%
  150. 150Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A+6.3%
  151. 151Sechelt+6.2%
  152. 152Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)+6.2%
  153. 153Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K+6.1%
  154. 154Delta+6.1%
  155. 155Nanaimo, Electoral Area A+6%
  156. 156Powell River+6%
  157. 157Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area E+6%
  158. 158Fort St. John+5.9%
  159. 159Lantzville+5.9%
  160. 160Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area E+5.9%
  161. 161Richmond+5.9%
  162. 162Masset+5.7%
  163. 163Cariboo, Electoral Area H+5.6%
  164. 164Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A+5.6%
  165. 165Greenwood+5.6%
  166. 166Comox+5.5%
  167. 167Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G+5.5%
  168. 168Sidney+5.5%
  169. 169Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country)+5.4%
  170. 170Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area A+5.3%
  171. 171Ladysmith+5.3%
  172. 172Cariboo, Electoral Area F+5.2%
  173. 173Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B+5.1%
  174. 174Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1)+5.1%
  175. 175Nelson+5.1%
  176. 176Chase+4.9%
  177. 177Coldstream+4.9%
  178. 178Port Coquitlam+4.9%
  179. 179Vancouver+4.9%
  180. 180Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A+4.6%
  181. 181qathet, Electoral Area D+4.6%
  182. 182Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)+4.4%
  183. 183Warfield+4.3%
  184. 184Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North)+4.2%
  185. 185Lions Bay+4.2%
  186. 186Armstrong+4.1%
  187. 187Creston+4.1%
  188. 188Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I+4%
  189. 189Qualicum Beach+4%
  190. 190Central Kootenay, Electoral Area F+3.9%
  191. 191Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F+3.9%
  192. 192Spallumcheen+3.9%
  193. 193West Vancouver+3.9%
  194. 194Kent+3.8%
  195. 195New Hazelton+3.8%
  196. 196Castlegar+3.7%
  197. 197Prince George+3.7%
  198. 198Summerland+3.7%
  199. 199Cariboo, Electoral Area I+3.5%
  200. 200Central Saanich+3.4%
  201. 201Oliver+3.4%
  202. 202Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E+3.3%
  203. 203Gibsons+3.3%
  204. 204Port Alberni+3.3%
  205. 205Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E+3.2%
  206. 206Terrace+3.2%
  207. 207Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B+3.1%
  208. 208Lake Cowichan+3.1%
  209. 209Pitt Meadows+3.1%
  210. 210Saanich+3.1%
  211. 211Barriere+3%
  212. 212Cariboo, Electoral Area G+3%
  213. 213New Denver+3%
  214. 214Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area D+3%
  215. 215Valemount+3%
  216. 216Central Kootenay, Electoral Area I+2.9%
  217. 217North Vancouver+2.9%
  218. 218Clearwater+2.8%
  219. 219Gold River+2.8%
  220. 220Trail+2.7%
  221. 221Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)+2.4%
  222. 222Cranbrook+2.3%
  223. 223Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D+2.3%
  224. 224Princeton+2.3%
  225. 225Strathcona, Electoral Area B+2.3%
  226. 226Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area F+2.2%
  227. 227Enderby+2.2%
  228. 228Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C+2.2%
  229. 229North Okanagan, Electoral Area B+2.2%
  230. 230Duncan+2.1%
  231. 231Fruitvale+2%
  232. 232Houston+2%
  233. 233Mount Waddington, Electoral Area C+1.9%
  234. 234East Kootenay, Electoral Area B+1.8%
  235. 235Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E+1.8%
  236. 236Williams Lake+1.8%
  237. 237Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G+1.7%
  238. 238Montrose+1.7%
  239. 239Grand Forks+1.6%
  240. 240Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E+1.3%
  241. 241Kitimat+1.3%
  242. 242Cariboo, Electoral Area E+1.2%
  243. 243Central Coast, Electoral Area C+1.2%
  244. 244Dawson Creek+1.2%
  245. 245Lillooet+1.2%
  246. 246Cariboo, Electoral Area C+1.1%
  247. 247Central Coast, Electoral Area D+1%
  248. 248Port McNeill+0.8%
  249. 249Prince Rupert+0.7%
  250. 250Cache Creek+0.6%
  251. 251Cariboo, Electoral Area B+0.6%
  252. 252Port Edward+0.6%
  253. 253Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area C+0.5%
  254. 254One Hundred Mile House+0.5%
  255. 255Wells+0.5%
  256. 256Midway+0.3%
  257. 257Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C+0.2%
  258. 258Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A+0.2%
  259. 259Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F+0.2%
  260. 260Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H+0.2%
  261. 261Quesnel+0.1%
  262. 262Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks0%
  263. 263Port Moody0%
  264. 264Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D0%
  265. 265Salmo-0.1%
  266. 266Smithers-0.4%
  267. 267Oak Bay-0.6%
  268. 268Esquimalt-0.7%
  269. 269Cariboo, Electoral Area A-1%
  270. 270Nakusp-1%
  271. 271Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B-1.2%
  272. 272Merritt-1.2%
  273. 273Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters)-1.3%
  274. 274Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory-1.4%
  275. 275Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E-1.5%
  276. 276Cariboo, Electoral Area D-2%
  277. 277Vanderhoof-2%
  278. 278Fraser Lake-2.3%
  279. 279Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B-2.6%
  280. 280Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B-2.6%
  281. 281East Kootenay, Electoral Area E-3.8%
  282. 282Pouce Coupe-3.8%
  283. 283Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F-4%
  284. 284Cariboo, Electoral Area J-4%
  285. 285Mount Waddington, Electoral Area A-4%
  286. 286North Coast, Electoral Area E-4.4%
  287. 287Peace River, Electoral Area B-4.4%
  288. 288McBride-4.5%
  289. 289Fraser Valley, Electoral Area G-4.7%
  290. 290Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E-5.1%
  291. 291Port Hardy-5.6%
  292. 292Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D-5.8%
  293. 293Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)-5.9%
  294. 294Alert Bay-6.3%
  295. 295Burns Lake-6.7%
  296. 296Stikine Region-6.8%
  297. 297Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G-7.4%
  298. 298Chetwynd-8%
  299. 299Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F-9.4%
  300. 300Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B-9.5%
  301. 301Peace River, Electoral Area E-9.8%
  302. 302Taylor-10.3%
  303. 303Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C-10.8%
  304. 304Peace River, Electoral Area C-10.8%
  305. 305Clinton-11.4%
  306. 306Mackenzie-11.7%
  307. 307Fort St. James-13.3%
  308. 308Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A-14.1%
  309. 309Lytton-15.7%
  310. 310Hudson's Hope-17.1%
  311. 311Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country)-17.7%
  312. 312Hazelton-17.9%
  313. 313Northern Rockies-18.8%
  314. 314Peace River, Electoral Area D-19%
  315. 315Silverton-23.6%
  316. 316Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area D-25.3%
  317. 317Central Coast, Electoral Area A-26.6%
  318. 318Mount Waddington, Electoral Area B-41.7%
  319. 319North Coast, Electoral Area C-63.5%

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

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