不列颠哥伦比亚省报告了1979年以来最低的出生率,目前死亡率超过出生人数。 British Columbia reports its lowest birth rate since 1979, with deaths now outnumbering births.

2024年,不列颠哥伦比亚省出生率下降到1979年以来的最低点,到12月16日,仅登记了38 103名出生。 In 2024, British Columbia saw its birth rate decline to its lowest since 1979, with only 38,103 births registered by December 16. 这是近代历史上死亡人数超过出生人数的第一次,这一趋势始于2021年。 This marks the first time in recent history that deaths outnumbered births, a trend that began in 2021. 在不列颠哥伦比亚省的平均生育年龄。 The average child-bearing age in B.C. 2023年升至32.6岁,高于加拿大平均31.7岁。 rose to 32.6 years in 2023, above the Canadian average of 31.7. 该省记录的2022年死亡人数为45 998人,是其历史上最高的,2024年正按计划超过这一数字。 The province recorded 45,998 deaths in 2022, the highest in its history, with 2024 on track to surpass that number.