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Surrey

British Columbia · Canada
City population
568,322
#11
in Canada
#2
in British Columbia
#982
worldwide
OttawaSurrey
49.106, -122.825 · 3,522 km from Ottawa
City population
568,322
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#11
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#982
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
1.4%
of the national population

About Surrey

At 82 m elevation, Surrey is the second-largest city in British Columbia, with a population of 568,322. It holds 1.4% of Canada's national population and ranks eleventh among Canadian cities. Langley, 12 km away, is the largest neighbouring settlement, followed by Fleetwood at 7 km and 65,565 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Canada
#11of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in British Columbia
#2of 49
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Rank in region
#2of 49
Distance to capital
3,522 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
82 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.106, -122.825
Record updated
2025-09-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 295 in Canada

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMFleetwood66K people12KMLangley133K people13KMNew Westminster79K people15KMWalnut Grove26K people16KMPitt Meadows19K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Surrey568K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Surrey compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Surrey568K

Surrey Population FAQ

What is the population of Surrey?

Surrey has a city population of 568,322. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Surrey?

Surrey is in British Columbia, Canada, 3,522 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 49.106, -122.825.

How big is Surrey compared with other cities in Canada?

It is the 11th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 1.4% of the national population.

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