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People living in the City of Victoria

Area: City of Victoria July 1, 2025 · Where this covers

103,888 residents

For context

Was 103,077 in 2024 (+0.8%). Share of the Capital Region: 22.4%

Source: BC Stats, Jul 1, 2025 · Full source

What it measures

BC Stats’ estimate of the number of people living in the City of Victoria on July 1.

Why it matters

Population is the base for per-resident figures on this site, and growth adds to demand for homes and services.

Over time

Line chart, 15 periods from 2011 to 2025. People living in the City of Victoria: starts at 82,453 residents (2011), ends at 103,888 residents (2025); highest 103,888 residents (2025), lowest 82,453 residents (2011). Every value is in the table.050,000100,000150,00020132016201920222025103,88882,4532011: 82,453 residents2012: 83,427 residents2013: 85,131 residents2014: 86,573 residents2015: 88,262 residents2016: 90,236 residents2017: 91,802 residents2018: 93,655 residents2019: 95,799 residents2020: 96,392 residents2021: 96,278 residents2022: 98,537 residents2023: 100,557 residents2024: 103,077 residents2025: 103,888 residents

The scale starts at 0. Tap, hover or drag along the chart to see each value. July 1 estimates.

Reading this page

Population is shown for context, so it has no “better” or “worse” label. It is the denominator for the per-resident measures on this site. 103,888 residents on July 1, 2025, compared with 103,077 a year earlier (+0.8%) and 82,453 in 2011 (+26.0%). Capital Region: 464,082. The rules.

Source

Period
July 1, 2025
Updated by agency
Annually (January); latest release May 29, 2026
Retrieved
Nov 11, 2026, 1:10 AM B.C. time

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Show the numbers as a table
People living in the City of Victoria, City of Victoria (newest first)
PeriodValue
2025103,888
2024103,077
2023100,557
202298,537
202196,278
202096,392
201995,799
201893,655
201791,802
201690,236
201588,262
201486,573
201385,131
201283,427
201182,453

Keep in mind

  • BC Stats estimates are revised each year, and the latest year is preliminary.
  • Estimates count people who usually live in the City, not commuters, students living elsewhere or visitors.

Where this covers

Area: City of Victoria

The City of Victoria municipality only, all neighbourhoods.

Included

  • All City of Victoria neighbourhoods, including Downtown, James Bay, Fairfield, Fernwood, Oaklands, Hillside/Quadra, North Park, Burnside, Victoria West, Rockland, Jubilee and Gonzales

Not included

  • Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Langford and every other municipality in the region

Official definition

How the agency describes it: City of Victoria (municipality).

Connected to: Births, deaths and migration, Housing supply. This is a label, not a judgement.

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