COVID-19: Restoring Richmond
Find out which City Services & Facilities are open.

Latest updates

About Richmond

Population and Demographics

About Demographic Data
Many of the Hot Facts sheets draw on the 2016 Census, the 2011 Census and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), as those are still the most up-to-date sources of information at the appropriate level of detail. The Hot Facts will be updated as more relevant data is released and ordered. Statistics Canada released the following estimates (counts) of Richmond's population and dwellings:

Population and Dwelling Counts  
Population in 2016 198,309 
Population in 2011 190,473
2011 to 2016 population change (%) 4.1%
Total private dwellings 77,478
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 73,457
Population density per square kilometre 1,534.1
Land area (square km) 129.27

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.

Subject Revision Date
 Agriculture July 2019
 Education July 2019
 Ethnicity July 2019
 Family Structure & Marital Status August 2019
 Fast Facts About Richmond September 2019
 Heritage in Richmond December 2017
 Housing Characteristics August 2019
 Immigration August 2019
 Income August 2019
 Jobs in Richmond August 2019
 Labour and Mode of Travel to Work August 2019
 Languages August 2019
 Mobility August 2019
 Population September 2020
Data Sources
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:

Email Notification
If you would like to be notified when Hot Facts are updated, go to Email Notifications and subscribe to 'Population & Demographics'.