City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

POPULATION AND GROWTH STATISTICS

Surrey’s actual and projected annual population growth rate for each of the years from 2016 to 2025 is shown in the figure to the right. While some annual fluctuation is likely, it is expected that Surrey’s population growth rate will average 1.49% per year over the next five years. Surrey’s share of growth in the region in the next 5 years is projected to be approximately 21.3%, making it one of the fastest growing municipalities in Metro Vancouver.

Annual Growth Rate of Population (2016 - 2025)

4.00%

3.50%

3.00%

2.50%

2.00%

1.50%

Annual Growth Rate

1.00%

0.50%

City of Surrey’s Community Planning along with the Marketing and Communications teams have created community profiles for the city. These profiles provide a graphic snapshot of Surrey and are based on the source data available. Each demographic chart below is sourced from the Surrey City Profile. Population by Family Size Surrey has a strong family based population. 35% of Surrey families consisted of four or more people, compared with 29% in Metro Vancouver. Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department 0.00% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Year

Population by Age Group Surrey has a very young population with a noticeable difference when compared to Metro Vancouver in the 0-19 age group.

Top 4 Ethnic Groups Surrey is rich in diversity with several different ethnic groups living in the city.

City of Surrey | 2021—2025 Financial Plan | Community Profile

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