City profile · Canada · North America
Victoria
City population
289,625
#20
in Canada
#3
in British Columbia
#1,973
worldwide
48.436, -123.352 · 3,576 km from Ottawa
About Victoria
Victoria is a city in British Columbia, Canada with a population of 289,625. It is the 20th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 1,973rd largest worldwide. It lies 3,576 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 49
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
48.436, -123.352
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.