Vancouver Statistics:
Population, Housing, Employment & Transportation
The City of Vancouver has only four percent of Metro Vancouver’s land, but over a quarter of the population and over a third of the jobs in the region. Find out more about past change and future expectations for population, housing, employment, land use and transportation in the webpages below. The Vancouver Statistics webpages were developed by the Planning Department's Research and Data Group.
Information Sheets & Census Data
Info Sheets on the City & Large
Redevelopment
Sites
Learn about Vancouver and the downtown from the census and other sources, including comparisons with west coast cities and Metro Vancouver. +more
Census Data
Get information about the city and its 22 neighbourhoods from the 2011 census as well as historic comparisons back to 1971. +more
Population, Housing & Households
Population Trends
Vancouver has over a quarter of the region’s population and the city adds an average of 6,000 more people every year. +more
Age Profiles
The city’s age structure has changed over the past decades and is expected to continue to change in the future. +more
Redevelopment
The city is effectively built out, so population growth is accommodated by increasing density in many different ways throughout the city. +more
Dwelling Types & Households
The demand for future housing is driven in part by changing household size and the age of the population. +more
Future Population Growth
The city is expected to continue to grow over the next 35 years by adding over 120,000 more people. +more
Employment
Regional Context
Vancouver has over a third of the region’s jobs. +more
Metro Core
Although the Metro Core has only 15% of the city’s land area, it has two thirds of the city’s jobs including within downtown, the region’s office hub. +more
Diversity of Jobs
The employment structure and location within the city has changed over time. +more
Industrial Areas
Vancouver has over 21 million square feet of space within industrial buildings. +more
Future Employment Growth
The city is expected to add over 80,000 jobs by 2041. +more
Land Use & Transportation
Land Use
Map and tabular information show the principle land uses within the City of Vancouver (2001). +more
Planning & Transportation
Vancouver’s planning and transportation policies work together to reduce the need to drive and increase opportunities to use more sustainable transportation. +more
Travel to Work
Patterns of travel to work are changing with the number of cars entering the city falling while bike and transit use continue to increase. +more
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