The population of that city grew at a rate of 6.7 per cent, slightly higher than Vancouver’s rate.ĭinani said Victoria’s higher growth rate comes from the fact there is an increasing number of people who see Victoria as a viable investment option. Victoria comes in seventh in the country with a population density of 4,406 people/sq km. New Westminster (fifth in Canada, 4,543 people/sq km), North Vancouver (sixth, 4,465 people/sq km) and White Rock (ninth, 3,893 people/sq km) all fall within the top 10 most densely populated municipalities in the country. “You’re essentially taking down old buildings to construct new ones. “We are surrounded by mountains and water, so you can’t really build much more,” said Adil Dinani, a realtor with Royal LePage. Royal LePage real estate agent Adil Dinani said the reason for Vancouver’s high density is it’s supply-constrained environment. While the population in the region keeps growing, four municipalities within the CMA now have some of the highest population density rates in the country, and the municipality of Vancouver takes the number one spot in Canada with a density rate of 5,493 people per square kilometre. The population of the Vancouver CMA grew 6.5 per cent between 20 after growing 9.3 per cent between 20. border, and more than one third of the entire population of the country live in the three largest Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) in the country: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, according to Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census data released February 8.
More than two-thirds of the people living in Canada live within 100 kilometres of the U.S.