About Richmond
Population and Demographics
About Demographic Data
Population and Dwelling Counts | |
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Population in 2021 | 209,937 |
Population in 2016 | 198,309 |
2016 to 2021 population change (%) | 5.9% |
Total private dwellings | 85,035 |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents | 81,080 |
Population density per square kilometre | 1,629.0 |
Land area (square km) | 128.87 |
The Hot Facts Series
The Hot Facts series present a snapshot of demographic, social, economic and development trends affecting the city. Each is available as a formatted PDF fact
sheet for printing.
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May 2022 |
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December 2022 |
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November 2022 |
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July 2022 |
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December 2022 |
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December 2017 |
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September 2022 |
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November 2022 |
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July 2022 |
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February 2023 |
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December 2022 |
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August 2022 |
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November 2022 |
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May 2022 |
The Hot Facts are prepared by the City of Richmond's Policy Planning Department based on information collected by the City of Richmond and from a variety of other sources including:
- BC Stats
- Statistics Canada, especially the Census of Population and National Household Survey (NHS)
- Metro Vancouver (formerly Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD))
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