British Columbia
ProvinceCA-BCData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province of Canada.
North AmericaCapital: VictoriaLanguage: English
Population
5.7M
Metros tracked
13
5.1M in metros (90%)
Composite score
51.5
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: CA-BC
At a glance
- Established
- 1871
- Demonym
- British Columbian
- Area
- 944,735 km² (364,764 mi²)
- Population density
- 6/km² (16/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Fairweather (4,671 m (15,325 ft))
- Legislature
- Parliament of British Columbia
- Human Development Index
- 0.950 (2023)
- House of Commons seats
- 43
- Senate seats
- 6
- Rank in Canada
- 3rd of 13 by composite score
- Area rank
- 5th of 13 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Vancouver
Civic facts via Wikidata.
British Columbia metro footprint
13 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
13 tracked metros
#60Vancouver
3.5M · Major Metro
41.1
#350Victoria★ Capital
460K · Established Metro
7.6
#1295Kelowna
252K · Emerging Metro
1.1
#1651Prince Rupert
19K · Local Metro
0.7
#2331Kamloops
159K · Local Metro
0.3
#2493Prince George
106K · Local Metro
0.3
#2549Penticton
94K · Local Metro
0.3
#3277Nanaimo
186K · Local Metro
0.1
#3619Vernon (BC)
100K · Local Metro
0.0
#3646Duncan (BC)
95K · Local Metro
0.0
#3736Courtenay
79K · Local Metro
0.0
#3774Cranbrook (BC)
73K · Local Metro
0.0