What is the population of Vancouver?
Vancouver has a city population of 662,248. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Canada · North America
Vancouver
City population
662,248
#8
in Canada
#1
in British Columbia
#838
worldwide
49.250, -123.119 · 3,540 km from Ottawa
About Vancouver
Vancouver's metropolitan area holds 2,632,000 residents, with the city proper accounting for 662,248 people at a density of 915 per km². The city was established in 1886 and has grown at an annual rate of 1.2%, reflecting steady population increase. Situated at an elevation of 70 m, the city benefits from proximity to multiple airports: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Nanaimo Airport (YCD), Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), and Victoria International Airport (YYJ). Ken Sim serves as the current mayor.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
2,632,000
0.032% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.15%
Archive estimateDensity
915/km²
2,878 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 49
Founded
1886
Leadership
Ken Sim
Coordinates
49.250, -123.119
Record updated
4 August 2025
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 CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Vancouver | 662K |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Vancouver International AirportYVR
8 km from the city centre
- Nanaimo AirportYCD
59 km from the city centre
- Abbotsford International AirportYXX
61 km from the city centre
- Victoria International AirportYYJ
71 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Canada
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 13,741,747 |
| 1960 | 17,898,790 |
| 1970 | 21,440,022 |
| 1980 | 24,533,776 |
| 1990 | 27,789,443 |
| 2000 | 30,891,803 |
| 2010 | 34,196,899 |
| 2020 | 38,171,902 |
| 2030 | 41,655,589 |
| 2040 | 43,951,417 |
| 2050 | 45,621,882 |
| 2060 | 47,145,289 |
| 2070 | 48,857,807 |
| 2080 | 50,449,270 |
| 2090 | 51,956,748 |
| 2100 | 53,612,234 |
Vancouver Population FAQ
Where is Vancouver?
Vancouver is in British Columbia, Canada, 3,540 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 49.250, -123.119.
How big is Vancouver compared with other cities in Canada?
It is the 8th largest of the 295 cities listed in Canada, holding 1.6% of the national population.