| The demands for public services, such as schools, hospitals, day care and roads, are closely related to population size and
characteristics. Marketing strategies of businesses are greatly influenced by the size and structure of the population. A
reliable population projection can be an essential tool for planners in both the private and public sectors.
BC Stats' publications present not only projections of the number of British Columbians by region to the year 2031, but also the
developments that lead to this total figure. Life expectancy gains, fertility trends, and migration levels all affect the final
count, and are important in their own right. The evolving age structure will also have a profound impact on this province in
the 21st century.
Detailed statistical tables provide historical and forecasted population by five year and special age groups and by gender, including
components of change and statistics, such as fertility rates, births, deaths, migration, dependency ratios and more, for a variety of provincial administrative regions.
These 13-page paper packages present the data in tabular form, with the valuable addition of population comparison pyramids, graphs of components of
various summary statistics, a background description of the region, and a map.
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For a variety of administrative regions, the population projection packages in the Excel/Lotus compatible 'CSV' format and/or Adobe Acrobat PDF files can be directly downloaded - for as few or as many regions as needed -
at our online store here.
The pricing structure for these items can be viewed here.
To view a sample of one of the 13-page paper products in PDF format, please click here (about 390k size).
The 13 page population projection packages can also be purchased on paper. Examples of the prices are as below:
28 Regional Districts (approx. 360 pages) -- paper $200
90 Local Health Areas (approx. 1,000 pages) -- paper $400
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