2025-2029 Surrey Financial Plan

POPULATION AND GROWTH STATISTICS

Surrey is one of the fastest growing major cities in Canada, with growth averaging over 10,640 people per year for the past five years. A large proportion of this growth is due to immigration. Surrey's total population, as of December 2025, is estimated to be 638,748 residents. This estimate is provided by Surrey’s Planning & Development Department and is based on the City's residential building inventory, created using a combination of data sources that include: • BC Assessment Authority data; • Surrey Building Permit information; • Surrey Secondary Suite data; • The latest GIS Orthophoto imagery; and • Surrey GIS Cadastre (lot and address) information. The City's estimates are calibrated to the Census of Canada (including the estimated Census undercount) every five years as this data is released. The chart illustrates existing and projected total City population for the years 2020 through 2029. Over the last five years, Surrey's population grew by 45,352 residents, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.6%. Further population growth of approximately 65,586 residents is projected for the five years between 2025 and 2029, for an estimated 2029 population of 704,334. This estimate represents an average annual growth rate of approximately 2.0% over the next five years.

Total Population in Surrey (2020-2029)

400,000 450,000 500,000 550,000 600,000 650,000 700,000 750,000 800,000

704,334

669,922

638,748

686,592

611,211

590,273

653,949

623,984

600,342

Population

578,632

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

Year

Population for 2025 - 2029 is projected Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department

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