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COMMUNITY PROFILE
POPULATION AND GROWTH STATISTICS
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
Surrey's total population, as of December 2015, is estimated at 516,650 residents. This
estimate is based on the City's residential building inventory, created using a
combination of data sources that include:
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BC Assessment Authority data;
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Surrey Building Permit information;
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Surrey Secondary Suite data;
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The latest GIS Orthophoto imagery; and
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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.
Figure 1 illustrates existing and projected total City population for the years 2010
through 2020. Over the last five years, Surrey's population grew by 40,990 residents,
representing an average annual growth rate of 1.72%. Further population growth of
approximately 51,230 residents is projected for the five years between 2015 and 2020,
for an estimated 2020 population of 567,880. This estimate represents an average annual
growth rate of approximately 1.98% over the next five years.
Figure 1—Total Population in Surrey (2010—2020)
Note: Year 2016 –2020 are projected
Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department
475,660
483,930 492,990
501,510 507,580
516,650
526,290
536,390 546,700
557,290
567,880
420,000
440,000
460,000
480,000
500,000
520,000
540,000
560,000
580,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Population
Year
Total Population in Surrey (2010 ‐ 2020)
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