Number of Immigrants in British Columbia from 1946-2024

The number of immigrants arriving in British Columbia has significantly evolved over the decades, reflecting changes in global migration trends, Canadian immigration policy, and the country’s economic and social development.

Quarterly Immigration Numbers for British Columbia

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1946	1,278	2,511	2,925	1,905	8,619
1947	1,368	2,066	2,333	2,832	8,599
1948	2,668	3,330	2,910	3,010	11,918
1949	1,766	2,472	1,917	1,719	7,874
1950	1,181	1,701	1,577	1,632	6,091
1951	1,976	3,673	4,000	4,745	14,394
1952	3,467	4,964	3,672	2,864	14,967
1953	2,174	4,229	3,675	3,040	13,118
1954	2,235	4,309	3,101	2,552	12,197
1955	1,875	3,996	3,322	2,377	11,570
1956	2,335	5,178	4,839	5,889	18,241
1957	8,397	15,581	9,288	4,262	37,528
1958	2,397	5,200	3,244	2,559	13,400
1959	1,765	3,918	3,201	2,116	11,000
1960	1,672	3,890	2,644	1,914	10,120
1961	1,229	2,375	2,192	1,530	7,326
1962	1,329	2,117	2,381	1,614	7,441
1963	1,527	2,619	2,812	2,296	9,254
1964	1,935	3,542	3,814	3,033	12,324
1965	2,834	4,844	6,048	4,776	18,502
1966	4,243	6,983	7,592	5,928	24,746
1967	5,247	7,727	8,669	5,572	27,215
1968	4,346	5,755	6,583	5,812	22,496
1969	4,022	5,355	6,953	5,623	21,953
1970	4,112	6,030	6,456	5,085	21,683
1971	4,162	4,908	5,340	4,507	18,917
1972	3,739	4,816	5,506	6,046	20,107
1973	4,284	6,734	7,607	9,324	27,949
1974	6,908	9,147	10,251	8,175	34,481
1975	6,971	8,221	8,455	5,625	29,272
1976	4,857	6,324	5,350	3,953	20,484
1977	3,385	4,273	4,471	3,266	15,395
1978	2,721	3,590	3,149	2,871	12,331
1979	2,862	3,655	4,951	5,128	16,596
1980	5,106	6,959	6,795	5,643	24,503
1981	4,780	5,661	6,227	5,434	22,102
1982	4,897	5,568	4,356	4,203	19,024
1983	3,382	3,483	3,749	3,869	14,483
1984	3,102	3,750	3,538	2,841	13,231
1985	2,769	3,172	3,483	2,832	12,256
1986	2,776	3,299	3,147	3,334	12,556
1987	4,474	4,868	5,365	4,191	18,898
1988	4,739	6,160	6,955	5,277	23,131
1989	5,389	6,963	7,173	5,767	25,292
1990	5,812	7,744	9,098	6,486	29,140
1991	6,758	8,300	8,352	8,972	32,382
1992	7,768	9,716	10,180	9,373	37,037
1993	9,886	11,575	14,048	10,460	45,969
1994	11,790	13,134	15,248	8,974	49,146
1995	10,063	11,975	12,345	10,220	44,603
1996	12,197	12,966	14,724	12,138	52,025
1997	13,329	13,044	12,782	8,693	47,848
1998	9,149	9,832	9,615	7,394	35,990
1999	8,180	9,085	10,175	8,666	36,106
2000	8,610	9,495	10,316	8,992	37,413
2001	9,428	10,807	10,529	7,720	38,484
2002	9,573	10,202	7,992	6,290	34,057
2003	7,954	9,688	9,459	8,132	35,233
2004	8,967	10,156	10,364	7,543	37,030
2005	10,505	12,166	12,447	9,652	44,770
2006	10,271	11,478	11,025	9,322	42,096
2007	7,973	9,499	12,212	9,298	38,982
2008	10,129	11,592	12,716	9,569	44,006
2009	9,244	10,848	12,118	9,237	41,447
2010	9,631	12,897	13,512	8,155	44,195
2011	7,614	9,671	9,882	7,620	34,787
2012	8,656	10,079	9,031	8,469	36,235
2013	8,107	10,128	8,936	9,042	36,213
2014	9,564	9,936	7,988	7,682	35,170
2015	6,784	9,219	10,897	8,831	35,731
2016	11,766	11,729	7,820	6,774	38,089
2017	10,660	10,158	8,698	8,949	38,465
2018	12,187	12,066	10,859	9,742	44,854
2019	8,846	13,686	15,899	11,797	50,228
2020	11,035	6,064	4,888	6,495	28,482
2021	10,278	12,722	23,138	23,334	69,472
2022	20,737	16,013	16,087	8,392	61,229
2023	24,494	17,307	13,754	15,273	70,828
2024	17,758	16,789	15,829	12,689	63,065

Data Source:

Source Name:	Population estimates, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901
Published Date:	2025-03-19