Langley has almost 200,000 people: StatsCan
The combined population of Langley Township and City is just shy of 200,000 people, according to new Statistics Canada estimates of population released in January.
According to the updated numbers, as of 2024, Langley Township's population was 162,269, while Langley City's population was 35,316, for a combined total of 197,585 people.
That's a rapid increase over the four years since the 2021 census, when the Township had 135,885 people, and the City had 30,333, having just passed the 30,000 mark for the first time ever.
Langley Township has grown by 17.2 per cent since the last Canadian census, while the City has grown almost as fast, with a 16.4 per cent increase in population.
Comparative, the City of Vancouver itself grew by 8.6 per cent, from just under 700,000 residents in the last census to 756,008.
Surrey grew by 17.3 per cent, and was not only the fastest-growing community in the region, but added more than 100,000 residents in four years, growing from 597,141 residents to 700,549 in just four years.
With Surrey growing at this rate, it will pass the population of Vancouver within a few years, becoming the largest city in the Metro Vancouver region.
The high growth rate has challenged local, regional, and provincial governments to keep up with infrastructure.
Township Mayor Eric Woodward said the council is tackling a number of issues rapidly, and that it will take another four-year council term to catch up to the infrastructure deficit in roads and recreation facilities.
"We have to finish the plan we started, and then look to what other issues we have in the long-term, such as the lack of natural park spaces within our growing urban areas," Woodward said.
City Mayor Nathan Pachal said a number of plans are being launched by the City to deal with a variety of needs, from parks to sewer and water to rec facilities.
"With more people, we need to provide more services," he noted.
But he also pointed out that part of the infrastructure issues are the responsibility of the region or the province. Hospitals and schools are largely the responsibility of Victoria.
