In the fourth quarter of 2010, the population of British Columbia was 4,554,085. Its rate of population growth is 1.2%. It makes up about 13% of the total population of Canada.
British Columbia's population has grown 35.8% since 1991, with an average annual growth rate of 1.8%.
Due largely to its position on the Pacific Coast, British Columbia has the highest proportion (24.8%) of "visible" minorities of any Canadian province. Most of these are of Asian descent, including large Chinese, Japanese, Korean, East Indian and South Asian populations. Chinese is the most-spoken language after English.
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As of 2021, approximately 147,000 people live in Kelowna, British Columbia.
As of the 2019 estimate, around 18,000 people reside in Ladysmith, British Columbia.
The population of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, is approximately 74,000 people. It is the largest city in northern British Columbia.
Approximately 18,630 people can be accommodated at GM Place, also known as Rogers Arena, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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