2018 - 2022 FINAL Financial Plan (interactive version)

POPULATION AND GROWTH STATISTICS

Surrey’s actual and projected annual population growth rate for each of the years from 2013 to 2022 is shown in the Annual Growth Rate Population figure below. While some annual fluctuation is likely, it is expected that Surrey’s population growth rate will average 1.84% per year over the next few years. Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy estimate of Surrey’s growth rate is similar. Surrey’s share of growth in the region is projected to be approximately 26.6% making it the fastest growing municipality in Metro Vancouver.

Annual Growth Rate of Population (2013 - 2022)

Demographics by Age and Gender

1.90%

1.80%

2%

1.70%

17%

14%

1%

1.60%

13%

19%

1.50%

1.40%

1.30%

Annual Growth Rate

1.20%

1.10%

1.00%

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

67%

Year

67%

Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department

0 to 14 years

15 to 64 years

65 years and over

85 years and over

Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census Profile

The 2016 Census from Statistics Canada provides the following demographical information for the City of Surrey demonstrating that Surrey has a strong family based population. Each demographic chart is based on the Census 2016 population of 516,650.

Demographics by Primary Language

Widowed 5% Demographics by Marital Status

German, 2.0%

Vietnamese, 1.2%

Chinese, Mandarin and/or Cantonese, 6.3%

Hindi, 2.5%

Separated

Other languages, 15.1%

2% Divorced 5%

Spanish, 1.3%

Korean, 1.5%

Panjabi (Punjabi), 20.8%

Married 55%

Never married 28%

English and/or French, 49.9%

Living common law 5%

Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census Profile

Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census Profile

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