I’ve been really looking forward to the StatsCan results for the 2025 census to see if we are on track for Surrey to overtake Vancouver as BC’s biggest municipality soon. The old projections from BCStats signaled the overtake to happen in 2027, but a lot has changed since the census of 2021.

Table titled 'Population Projects (BCStats)' showing projected populations for Vancouver and Surrey from 2025 to 2029. Vancouver: 750,886 (2025), 739,469 (2026), 738,740 (2027), 743,432 (2028), 748,946 (2029). Surrey: 723,378 (2025), 733,760 (2026), 746,513 (2027), 760,724 (2028), 775,149 (2029). The 2027 row is highlighted in yellow, marking the year Surrey's population is projected to surpass Vancouver's