BC Demographics

Take a look at the population numbers, the median ages and how this changes the province of BC and its capital region.

Statistic	Year	Total population (000s)	Median age	Sex ratio	Life expectancy at birth**	Total fertility rate**	Child dependency (%)	Elderly dependency (%)	Total dependency (%)
Estimate	1971	2,240.5	27.8	102.3	73.2	—	58.1	16.1	74.2
Estimate	1972	2,302.1	27.9	102.1	73.3	1,966	56.4	16.0	72.4
Estimate	1973	2,367.3	28.1	101.8	73.1	1,875	54.5	15.9	70.4
Estimate	1974	2,442.6	28.2	101.6	73.2	1,769	52.5	15.8	68.3
Estimate	1975	2,499.6	28.5	101.4	73.7	1,756	50.9	15.8	66.7
Estimate	1976	2,533.9	28.9	100.9	74.7	1,690	49.2	16.0	65.2
Estimate	1977	2,570.3	29.3	100.6	74.5	1,649	47.6	16.2	63.8
Estimate	1978	2,615.2	29.7	100.4	74.8	1,630	45.9	16.4	62.3
Estimate	1979	2,665.2	30.1	100.0	75.2	1,637	44.3	16.6	61.0
Estimate	1980	2,745.9	30.4	100.0	75.2	1,615	43.1	16.9	59.9
Estimate	1981	2,826.6	30.6	100.0	75.7	1,619	41.7	16.9	58.6
Estimate	1982	2,876.5	31.0	99.9	76.1	1,664	40.5	17.0	57.5
Estimate	1983	2,907.5	31.4	99.7	76.4	1,631	39.7	17.3	56.9
Estimate	1984	2,947.2	31.8	99.5	76.6	1,661	39.2	17.5	56.7
Estimate	1985	2,975.1	32.3	99.3	76.6	1,675	39.0	18.2	57.1
Estimate	1986	3,003.6	32.8	99.1	77.0	1,623	38.6	18.8	57.4
Estimate	1987	3,048.7	33.2	99.0	76.8	1,609	38.4	19.3	57.7
Estimate	1988	3,114.8	33.5	98.9	77.0	1,659	38.0	19.6	57.6
Estimate	1989	3,196.7	33.8	98.9	77.2	1,696	37.7	19.8	57.5
Estimate	1990	3,292.1	34.1	99.0	77.4	1,663	37.7	19.9	57.6
Estimate	1991	3,373.8	34.4	99.4	77.5	1,696	37.5	20.0	57.5
Estimate	1992	3,468.8	34.6	99.2	77.5	1,663	37.6	20.0	57.5
Estimate	1993	3,567.8	34.9	99.2	77.7	1,651	37.4	19.8	57.2
Estimate	1994	3,676.1	35.1	99.4	77.9	1,645	37.1	19.7	56.9
Estimate	1995	3,777.4	35.4	99.5	78.0	1,619	36.8	19.7	56.5
Estimate	1996	3,874.3	35.7	99.2	78.3	1,529	36.4	19.6	56.0
Estimate	1997	3,948.6	36.0	99.1	78.4	1,461	36.0	19.7	55.7
Estimate	1998	3,983.1	36.5	98.9	78.9	1,441	35.6	19.9	55.5
Estimate	1999	4,011.4	37.0	98.7	79.3	1,418	35.0	20.1	55.1
Estimate	2000	4,039.2	37.5	98.6	79.5	1,388	34.4	20.2	54.7
Estimate	2001	4,076.9	37.9	98.5	79.6	1,376	33.7	20.4	54.1
Estimate	2002	4,100.5	38.4	98.4	79.9	1,412	32.9	20.6	53.5
Estimate	2003	4,124.4	38.9	98.3	79.9	1,415	32.2	20.8	53.0
Estimate	2004	4,155.6	39.4	98.2	80.0	1,436	31.7	21.0	52.7
Estimate	2005	4,196.1	39.8	98.2	80.2	1,455	31.2	21.2	52.4
Estimate	2006	4,241.8	40.1	98.2	80.5	1,490	30.8	21.5	52.3
Estimate	2007	4,291.0	40.3	98.3	80.4	1,537	30.2	21.7	51.9
Estimate	2008	4,349.3	40.5	98.5	80.9	1,531	29.7	21.9	51.6
Estimate	2009	4,410.5	40.6	98.7	81.1	1,500	29.3	22.3	51.5
Estimate	2010	4,465.6	40.8	98.8	81.4	1,451	28.9	22.6	51.5
Estimate	2011	4,503.8	41.1	98.7	81.5	1,434	28.7	23.2	51.9
Estimate	2012	4,570.9	41.4	98.6	81.6	1,428	28.1	23.9	52.0
Estimate	2013	4,634.9	41.7	98.5	81.8	1,399	27.7	24.6	52.3
Estimate	2014	4,712.7	41.9	98.3	81.6	1,393	27.4	25.2	52.6
Estimate	2015	4,765.5	42.2	98.0	81.6	1,394	27.4	26.2	53.6
Estimate	2016	4,861.3	42.2	98.0	81.1	1,369	27.3	26.8	54.1
Estimate	2017	4,934.2	42.1	98.1	81.3	1,318	27.2	27.5	54.7
Estimate	2018	5,021.0	41.9	98.2	81.5	1,256	27.0	28.1	55.1
Estimate	2019	5,111.0	41.7	98.4	81.7	1,209	26.8	28.7	55.6
Estimate	2020	5,176.1	41.7	98.4	80.8	1,175	26.9	29.7	56.6
Estimate	2021	5,226.7	41.8	98.4	80.7	1,153	26.8	30.6	57.5
Estimate	2022	5,356.3	41.5	98.2	81.0	1,058	26.7	31.0	57.6
Estimate	2023	5,519.0	41.1	98.4	82.1	1,040	26.0	31.0	57.0

Projection	2024	5,682.1	40.7	98.6	82.2	1,052	25.5	31.0	56.5
Projection	2025	5,753.2	40.8	98.7	82.4	1,066	25.0	31.6	56.6
Projection	2026	5,812.8	41.0	98.5	82.5	1,076	24.5	32.3	56.9
Projection	2027	5,901.6	41.1	98.4	82.7	1,082	24.3	32.8	57.1
Projection	2028	5,997.3	41.2	98.3	82.8	1,086	24.1	33.3	57.4
Projection	2029	6,093.5	41.3	98.2	82.9	1,088	24.0	33.8	57.8
Projection	2030	6,189.4	41.4	98.1	83.1	1,088	23.9	34.1	58.0
Projection	2031	6,284.8	41.6	98.0	83.2	1,085	23.7	34.2	57.9
Projection	2032	6,379.7	41.8	97.9	83.4	1,082	23.5	34.3	57.8
Projection	2033	6,473.9	41.9	97.8	83.5	1,077	23.3	34.3	57.6
Projection	2034	6,567.6	42.1	97.7	83.6	1,071	23.1	34.4	57.5
Projection	2035	6,660.5	42.3	97.7	83.8	1,065	23.0	34.4	57.4
Projection	2036	6,752.8	42.5	97.6	83.9	1,057	22.9	34.5	57.3
Projection	2037	6,844.2	42.7	97.5	84.0	1,049	22.8	34.4	57.2
Projection	2038	6,934.7	42.9	97.5	84.1	1,041	22.7	34.3	57.0
Projection	2039	7,024.2	43.2	97.4	84.3	1,031	22.7	34.1	56.8
Projection	2040	7,112.5	43.4	97.4	84.4	1,022	22.6	34.0	56.7
Projection	2041	7,199.4	43.6	97.3	84.5	1,012	22.7	33.9	56.5
Projection	2042	7,284.8	43.8	97.3	84.6	1,002	22.6	33.8	56.4
Projection	2043	7,368.9	44.1	97.3	84.7	991	22.6	33.6	56.2
Projection	2044	7,451.5	44.3	97.2	84.9	981	22.5	33.6	56.1
Projection	2045	7,532.8	44.5	97.2	85.0	970	22.3	33.6	55.9
Projection	2046	7,612.8	44.8	97.2	85.1	959	22.2	33.6	55.8