Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1891 | 3,876 | — |
1901 | 4,091 | +5.5% |
1906 | 11,967 | +192.5% |
1911 | 43,704 | +265.2% |
1916 | 56,514 | +29.3% |
1921 | 63,305 | +12.0% |
1926 | 65,291 | +3.1% |
1931 | 83,761 | +28.3% |
1936 | 83,407 | −0.4% |
1941 | 88,904 | +6.6% |
1946 | 100,044 | +12.5% |
1951 | 129,060 | +29.0% |
1956 | 181,780 | +40.8% |
1961 | 249,641 | +37.3% |
1966 | 330,575 | +32.4% |
1971 | 403,319 | +22.0% |
1976 | 469,917 | +16.5% |
1981 | 592,743 | +26.1% |
1986 | 636,107 | +7.3% |
1991 | 710,795 | +11.7% |
1996 | 768,082 | +8.1% |
2001 | 878,866 | +14.4% |
2006 | 988,193 | +12.4% |
2011 | 1,096,833 | +11.0% |
2016 | 1,239,220 | +13.0% |
2021 | 1,306,784 | +5.5% |
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] |
In the 2021 Census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,306,784 residents, representing 30.7% of the 4,262,635 residents in all of Alberta, and 3.5% compared to a population of 36,991,981 in all of Canada. [23] The total population of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,481,806. [24] Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, as of 2021.
Section 57 of Alberta's Municipal Government Act (MGA) enables municipalities to conduct censuses. [25] The City of Calgary first conducted a municipal census, or civic census, in 1931. [26] It has conducted a civic census annually since 1958. [26]
Calgary's 2016 civic census counted a population of 1,381,345. [27] From 2011 to 2012, there was a 2.7% increase over its 2011 municipal census population of 1,090,936. [28] [29] The city attributed the 29,289 increase in residents to a natural increase of 9,631 and a net migration of 19,658 since the 2011 civic census. [30] The 2012 civic census also recorded a total 459,339 dwellings in the city. [30]
The following is a breakdown of the City of Calgary's 2012 civic census results by community, including residential communities, industrial areas, major parks and residual areas by electoral ward. [30]
Neighbourhoods of Calgary | |||||||||||
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Name [30] | Quadrant | Sector [31] | Ward [32] | Type [31] | 2012 Population Rank | Population (2012) [30] | Population (2011) [30] | % change | Dwellings (2012) [30] | Area (km2) [31] | Population density |
Abbeydale | NE/SE | Northeast | 10 | Residential | 82 | 5,917 | 5,700 | 3.8 | 2,023 | 1.7 | 3,480.6 |
Acadia | SE | South | 9 | Residential | 27 | 10,705 | 10,615 | 0.8 | 5,053 | 3.9 | 2,744.9 |
Albert Park/Radisson Heights | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 75 | 6,234 | 6,217 | 0.3 | 2,709 | 2.5 | 2,493.6 |
Altadore | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 39 | 9,116 | 8,907 | 2.3 | 4,486 | 2.9 | 3,143.4 |
Alyth/Bonnybrook | SE | Centre | 9 | Industrial | 208 | 16 | 17 | −5.9 | 14 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Applewood Park | SE/NE | East | 10 | Residential | 69 | 6,498 | 6,404 | 1.5 | 2,215 | 1.6 | 4,061.3 |
Arbour Lake | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 26 | 10,836 | 10,762 | 0.7 | 3,918 | 4.4 | 2,462.7 |
Aspen Woods | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 92 | 5,271 | 4,469 | 17.9 | 2,281 | 3.8 | 1,387.1 |
Auburn Bay | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 60 | 7,193 | 5,769 | 24.7 | 2,808 | 4.5 | 1,598.4 |
Aurora Business Park | NE | North | 3 | Industrial | 237 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2.4 | 0 |
Banff Trail | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 113 | 3,837 | 3,582 | 7.1 | 1,950 | 1.5 | 2,558 |
Bankview | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 94 | 5,221 | 4,754 | 9.8 | 3,528 | 0.7 | 7,458.6 |
Bayview | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 182 | 682 | 648 | 5.2 | 249 | 0.4 | 1,705 |
Beddington Heights | NW/NE | North | 4 | Residential | 20 | 11,585 | 11,457 | 1.1 | 4,348 | 3.2 | 3,620.3 |
Bel-Aire | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 188 | 424 | 449 | −5.6 | 159 | 0.3 | 1,413.3 |
Beltline | SW/SE | Centre | 8 | Residential | 3 | 19,681 | 19,556 | 0.6 | 14,456 | 2.9 | 6,786.6 |
Bonavista Downs | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 177 | 925 | 947 | −2.3 | 370 | 0.5 | 1,850 |
Bowness | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 24 | 11,012 | 10,700 | 2.9 | 5,313 | 5.6 | 1,966.4 |
Braeside | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 81 | 5,940 | 5,978 | −0.6 | 2,544 | 2 | 2,970 |
Brentwood | NW | Northwest | 7 | Residential | 80 | 6,059 | 6,049 | 0.2 | 2,595 | 2.9 | 2,089.3 |
Bridgeland/Riverside | NE/SE | Centre | 7/9 | Residential | 89 | 5,594 | 5,254 | 6.5 | 3,274 | 3.1 | 1,804.5 |
Bridlewood | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 18 | 11,835 | 11,641 | 1.7 | 4,200 | 3.2 | 3,698.4 |
Britannia | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 180 | 803 | 746 | 7.6 | 309 | 0.5 | 1,606 |
Burns Industrial | SE | Centre | 9 | Industrial | 211 | 0 | 11 | −100 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 |
Calgary International Airport | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 212 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 20.6 | 0 |
Cambrian Heights | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 152 | 2,059 | 2,039 | 1 | 930 | 0.9 | 2,287.8 |
Canada Olympic Park | SW | West | 1 | Major Park | 238 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.9 | 0 |
Canyon Meadows | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 55 | 7,787 | 7,895 | −1.4 | 3,195 | 3.1 | 2,511.9 |
Capitol Hill | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 110 | 4,015 | 4,003 | 0.3 | 2,291 | 1.4 | 2,867.9 |
Castleridge | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 78 | 6,096 | 6,098 | 0 | 1,954 | 1.2 | 5,080 |
Cedarbrae | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 74 | 6,237 | 6,264 | −0.4 | 2,609 | 2.1 | 2,970 |
CFB Currie | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 197 | 172 | 24 | 616.7 | 76 | 1.1 | 156.4 |
CFB Lincoln Park PMQ | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 154 | 1,973 | 1,984 | −0.6 | 729 | 0.4 | 4,932.5 |
Chaparral | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 21 | 11,552 | 11,151 | 3.6 | 3,759 | 5.4 | 2,139.3 |
Charleswood | NW | Northwest | 7 | Residential | 121 | 3,421 | 3,357 | 1.9 | 1,494 | 1.8 | 1,900.6 |
Chinatown | SW/SE | Centre | 7 | Residential | 164 | 1,577 | 1,269 | 24.3 | 1,381 | 0.2 | 7,885 |
Chinook Park | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 160 | 1,707 | 1,703 | 0.2 | 589 | 0.6 | 2,845 |
Christie Park | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 149 | 2,196 | 2,180 | 0.7 | 728 | 0.8 | 2,745 |
Citadel | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 33 | 10,197 | 10,171 | 0.3 | 3,479 | 2.7 | 3,776.7 |
Cityscape [33] | NE | Northeast | 3 | Residential | |||||||
Cliff Bungalow | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 155 | 1,936 | 1,912 | 1.3 | 1,377 | 0.4 | 4,840 |
Coach Hill | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 126 | 3,279 | 3,194 | 2.7 | 1,480 | 1.1 | 2,980.9 |
Collingwood | NW | Northwest | 7 | Residential | 146 | 2,222 | 2,231 | −0.4 | 978 | 1.6 | 1,388.8 |
Copperfield | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 54 | 7,834 | 7,162 | 9.4 | 3,043 | 4.4 | 1,780.5 |
Coral Springs | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 84 | 5,868 | 5,838 | 0.5 | 1,508 | 1.8 | 3,260 |
Cougar Ridge | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 83 | 5,874 | 5,813 | 1 | 1,908 | 2.2 | 2,670 |
Country Hills | NW | North | 4 | Residential | 116 | 3,728 | 3,720 | 0.2 | 1,426 | 1.9 | 1,962.1 |
Country Hills Village | NE | North | 3 | Residential | 135 | 2,615 | 2,342 | 11.7 | 1,467 | 1 | 2,615 |
Coventry Hills | NE | North | 3 | Residential | 7 | 15,969 | 15,722 | 1.6 | 5,322 | 4.1 | 3,894.9 |
Cranston | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 16 | 11,857 | 10,831 | 9.5 | 4,625 | 8.3 | 1,428.6 |
Crescent Heights | NE/NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 72 | 6,271 | 5,895 | 6.4 | 3,614 | 1.6 | 3,919.4 |
Crestmont | SW | West | 1 | Residential | 169 | 1,454 | 1,430 | 1.7 | 462 | 0.6 | 2,423.3 |
Dalhousie | NW | Northwest | 7 | Residential | 40 | 9,085 | 8,917 | 1.9 | 3,739 | 3.3 | 2,753 |
Deer Ridge | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 109 | 4,084 | 3,991 | 2.3 | 1,501 | 1.4 | 2,917.1 |
Deer Run | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 91 | 5,341 | 5,390 | −0.9 | 2,113 | 1.9 | 2,811.1 |
Deerfoot Business Centre | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 239 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Diamond Cove | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 181 | 699 | 716 | −2.4 | 271 | 0.5 | 1,398 |
Discovery Ridge | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 103 | 4,350 | 4,321 | 0.7 | 1,649 | 3.6 | 1,208.3 |
Douglasdale/Glen | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 15 | 11,890 | 11,768 | 1 | 4,217 | 6.4 | 1,857.8 |
Dover | SE | East | 9 | Residential | 30 | 10,474 | 10,302 | 1.7 | 4,722 | 4.2 | 2,493.8 |
Downtown Commercial Core | SW/SE | Centre | 7/8 | Residential | 52 | 8,015 | 8,071 | −0.7 | 5,121 | 1.3 | 6,165.4 |
Downtown East Village | SE | Centre | 7 | Residential | 132 | 2,782 | 2,747 | 1.3 | 1,230 | 0.5 | 5,564 |
Downtown West End | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 142 | 2,322 | 2,483 | −6.5 | 1,628 | 0.4 | 5,805 |
Eagle Ridge | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 190 | 415 | 443 | −6.3 | 110 | 0.4 | 1,037.5 |
East Fairview Industrial | SE | South | 9 | Industrial | 213 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2.3 | 0 |
East Shepard Industrial | SE | Southeast | 12 | Industrial | 240 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 17.4 | 0 |
Eastfield | SE | East | 10 | Industrial | 241 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.1 | 0 |
Eau Claire | SW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 158 | 1,851 | 1,711 | 8.2 | 1,328 | 0.5 | 3,702 |
Edgemont | NW | Northwest | 4 | Residential | 8 | 15,898 | 16,082 | −1.1 | 5,421 | 6.6 | 2,408.8 |
Elbow Park | SW | Centre | 8/11 | Residential | 122 | 3,377 | 3,408 | −0.9 | 1,221 | 1.8 | 1,876.1 |
Elboya | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 159 | 1,712 | 1,747 | −2 | 783 | 0.7 | 2,445.7 |
Erin Woods | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 64 | 6,901 | 6,794 | 1.6 | 2,453 | 1.6 | 4,313.1 |
Erlton | SW/SE | Centre | 9 | Residential | 173 | 1,234 | 1,231 | 0.2 | 742 | 0.5 | 2,468 |
Evanston | NW | North | 2 | Residential | 68 | 6,594 | 5,889 | 12 | 2,576 | 4.9 | 1,345.7 |
Evergreen | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 2 | 20,110 | 19,487 | 3.2 | 6,961 | 4.6 | 4,371.7 |
Fairview | SE | South | 9 | Residential | 119 | 3,623 | 3,552 | 2 | 1,606 | 1.3 | 2,786.9 |
Fairview Industrial | SE | South | 9 | Industrial | 214 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1.3 | 0 |
Falconridge | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 32 | 10,381 | 10,043 | 3.4 | 3,478 | 2.2 | 4,718.6 |
Fish Creek Park | SE/SW | South | 12/13/14 | Major Park | 242 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 15.6 | 0 |
Foothills | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 195 | 298 | 326 | −8.6 | 2 | 7.6 | 39.2 |
Forest Heights | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 76 | 6,212 | 6,185 | 0.4 | 2,221 | 1.5 | 4,141.3 |
Forest Lawn | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 58 | 7,487 | 7,313 | 2.4 | 3,352 | 2.3 | 3,255.2 |
Forest Lawn Industrial | SE | East | 10 | Industrial | 198 | 130 | 120 | 8.3 | 63 | 1.5 | 86.7 |
Franklin | NE/SE | Northeast | 10 | Industrial | 215 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Glamorgan | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 70 | 6,376 | 6,242 | 2.1 | 2,988 | 2 | 3,188 |
Glenbrook | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 61 | 7,056 | 6,893 | 2.4 | 3,247 | 1.9 | 3,713.7 |
Glendale | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 133 | 2,749 | 2,730 | 0.7 | 1,111 | 1.4 | 1,963.6 |
Glendeer Business Park | SE | South | 9 | Industrial | 243 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
Glenmore Park | SW | West | 11 | Major Park | 216 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 10.2 | 0 |
Golden Triangle | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 217 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Great Plains | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 244 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4.3 | 0 |
Greenview | NE | North | 4 | Residential | 153 | 1,975 | 1,956 | 1 | 1,120 | 0.5 | 3,950 |
Greenview Industrial Park | NE | North | 4/9 | Industrial | 218 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2.1 | 0 |
Greenwood/Greenbriar | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 175 | 946 | 932 | 1.5 | 501 | 1.2 | 788.3 |
Hamptons | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 53 | 7,905 | 7,843 | 0.8 | 2,471 | 3.5 | 2,258.6 |
Harvest Hills | NE | North | 3 | Residential | 59 | 7,402 | 7,485 | −1.1 | 2,569 | 2.2 | 3,364.5 |
Hawkwood | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 34 | 9,831 | 9,898 | −0.7 | 3,331 | 3.2 | 3,072.2 |
Haysboro | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 63 | 6,943 | 6,724 | 3.3 | 3,637 | 2.7 | 2,571.5 |
Hidden Valley | NW | North | 3 | Residential | 19 | 11,799 | 11,657 | 1.2 | 3,867 | 4.3 | 2,744 |
Highfield | SE | Centre | 9 | Industrial | 245 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2.7 | 0 |
Highland Park | NW/NE | Centre | 4 | Residential | 114 | 3,792 | 3,539 | 7.1 | 2,123 | 1.4 | 2,708.6 |
Highwood | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 147 | 2,214 | 2,098 | 5.5 | 993 | 0.9 | 2,460 |
Hillhurst | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 71 | 6,291 | 5,914 | 6.4 | 3,557 | 2.1 | 2,995.7 |
Horizon | NE | Northeast | 3/5 | Industrial | 207 | 31 | 74 | −58.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
Hotchkiss [34] | SE | Northeast | 12 | Residential | |||||||
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 130 | 2,954 | 2,927 | 0.9 | 1,109 | 1.2 | 2,461.7 |
Huntington Hills | NW/NE | North | 4 | Residential | 13 | 13,213 | 13,279 | −0.5 | 5,580 | 4.8 | 2,752.7 |
Inglewood | SE | Centre | 9 | Residential | 120 | 3,564 | 3,473 | 2.6 | 2,241 | 2.5 | 1,425.6 |
Kelvin Grove | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 141 | 2,343 | 2,334 | 0.4 | 903 | 0.8 | 2,928.8 |
Killarney/Glengarry | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 67 | 6,816 | 6,543 | 4.2 | 3,679 | 1.8 | 3,786.7 |
Kincora | NW | North | 2 | Residential | 98 | 4,876 | 4,625 | 5.4 | 1,548 | 2.3 | 2,120 |
Kingsland | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 102 | 4,513 | 4,418 | 2.2 | 2,383 | 1.3 | 3,471.5 |
Lake Bonavista | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 29 | 10,475 | 10,610 | −1.3 | 4,106 | 5.2 | 2,014.4 |
Lakeview | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 90 | 5,468 | 5,501 | −0.6 | 2,338 | 2.2 | 2,485.5 |
Legacy | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 219 | 0 | 11 | −100 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 |
Lincoln Park | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 139 | 2,505 | 2,501 | 0.2 | 1,413 | 1.5 | 1,670 |
Lower Mount Royal | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 127 | 3,180 | 2,981 | 6.7 | 2,266 | 0.3 | 10,600 |
MacEwan Glen | NW | North | 4 | Residential | 96 | 5,100 | 5,138 | −0.7 | 1,781 | 1.4 | 3,642.9 |
Mahogany | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 171 | 1,266 | 788 | 60.7 | 572 | 6.4 | 197.8 |
Manchester | SW | Centre | 9 | Residential | 186 | 618 | 669 | −7.6 | 448 | 0.5 | 1,236 |
Manchester Industrial | SE/SW | Centre | 9 | Industrial | 220 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4.6 | 0 |
Maple Ridge | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 156 | 1,910 | 1,978 | −3.4 | 811 | 2.8 | 682.1 |
Marlborough | NE | Northeast | 10 | Residential | 48 | 8,434 | 8,310 | 1.5 | 3,123 | 2.7 | 3,123.7 |
Marlborough Park | NE | Northeast | 10 | Residential | 49 | 8,391 | 8,278 | 1.4 | 3,050 | 2.5 | 3,356.4 |
Martindale | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 12 | 13,674 | 12,987 | 5.3 | 3,912 | 2.7 | 5,064.4 |
Mayfair | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 187 | 481 | 470 | 2.3 | 156 | 0.3 | 1,603.3 |
Mayland | SE/NE | Northeast | 10 | Industrial | 221 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2 | 0 |
Mayland Heights | NE | Northeast | 10 | Residential | 86 | 5,833 | 5,835 | 0 | 2,787 | 2 | 2,916.5 |
McCall | NE | Northeast | 5 | Industrial | 246 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2.4 | 0 |
McKenzie Lake | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 10 | 14,050 | 14,062 | −0.1 | 4,653 | 5.1 | 2,754.9 |
McKenzie Towne | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 6 | 16,102 | 15,395 | 4.6 | 6,783 | 4.8 | 3,354.6 |
Meadowlark Park | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 184 | 623 | 605 | 3 | 277 | 0.6 | 1,038.3 |
Meridian | NE/SE | Northeast | 10 | Industrial | 247 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
Midnapore | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 66 | 6,861 | 6,888 | −0.4 | 2,726 | 2.9 | 2,365.9 |
Millrise | SW/SE | South | 13 | Residential | 65 | 6,892 | 6,717 | 2.6 | 2,635 | 1.8 | 3,828.9 |
Mission | SW/SE | Centre | 8 | Residential | 104 | 4,325 | 4,363 | −0.9 | 3,177 | 0.5 | 8,650 |
Monterey Park | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 31 | 10,470 | 10,460 | 0.1 | 3,164 | 3.4 | 3,079.4 |
Montgomery | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 112 | 3,860 | 3,686 | 4.7 | 1,839 | 3 | 1,286.7 |
Mount Pleasant | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 99 | 4,851 | 4,718 | 2.8 | 2,654 | 1.9 | 2,553.2 |
New Brighton | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 50 | 8,303 | 7,314 | 13.5 | 3,247 | 2.9 | 2,863.1 |
Nolan Hill | NW | North | 2 | Residential | 222 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2.1 | 0 |
North Airways | NE | Northeast | 5 | Industrial | 223 | 0 | 20 | −100 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 |
North Glenmore Park | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 140 | 2,386 | 2,388 | −0.1 | 1,020 | 1.2 | 1,988.3 |
North Haven | NW | North | 4 | Residential | 144 | 2,288 | 2,282 | 0.3 | 988 | 0.8 | 2,860 |
North Haven Upper | NW | North | 4 | Residential | 185 | 622 | 615 | 1.1 | 246 | 0.3 | 2,073.3 |
Nose Hill Park | NW | Northwest | 4 | Major Park | 248 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 11.6 | 0 |
Oakridge | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 88 | 5,651 | 5,719 | −1.2 | 2,291 | 2.4 | 2,354.6 |
Ogden | SE | Southeast | 9 | Residential | 43 | 8,702 | 8,432 | 3.2 | 3,879 | 4.1 | 2,122.4 |
Ogden Shops | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 249 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2.2 | 0 |
Palliser | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 125 | 3,293 | 3,301 | −0.2 | 1,707 | 1 | 3,293 |
Panorama Hills | NW | North | 3 | Residential | 1 | 22,247 | 19,851 | 12.1 | 7,398 | 6.3 | 3,531.3 |
Parkdale | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 143 | 2,296 | 2,317 | −0.9 | 1,020 | 1.1 | 2,087.3 |
Parkhill | SW | Centre | 9 | Residential | 162 | 1,592 | 1,623 | −1.9 | 849 | 0.7 | 2,274.3 |
Parkland | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 115 | 3,785 | 3,772 | 0.3 | 1,448 | 1.8 | 2,102.8 |
Patterson | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 106 | 4,281 | 4,162 | 2.9 | 2,008 | 2 | 2,140.5 |
Pegasus | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 224 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3 | 0 |
Penbrooke Meadows | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 46 | 8,547 | 8,188 | 4.4 | 3,212 | 2 | 4,273.5 |
Pineridge | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 36 | 9,644 | 9,626 | 0.2 | 3,799 | 2.6 | 3,709.2 |
Point Mckay | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 170 | 1,318 | 1,318 | 0 | 846 | 0.4 | 3,295 |
Pump Hill | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 161 | 1,614 | 1,655 | −2.5 | 563 | 0.9 | 1,793.3 |
Queens Park Village | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 191 | 415 | 400 | 3.8 | 188 | 0.6 | 691.7 |
Queensland | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 100 | 4,771 | 4,877 | −2.2 | 1,894 | 1.6 | 2,981.9 |
Ramsay | SE | Centre | 9 | Residential | 151 | 2,110 | 2,006 | 5.2 | 1,132 | 1 | 2,110 |
Ranchlands | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 57 | 7,626 | 7,529 | 1.3 | 3,051 | 2.3 | 3,315.7 |
Red Carpet | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 167 | 1,555 | 1,630 | −4.6 | 917 | 0.6 | 2,591.7 |
Redstone | NE | Northeast | 3 | Residential | 225 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.9 | 0 |
Renfrew | NE | Centre | 9 | Residential | 85 | 5,846 | 5,669 | 3.1 | 3,231 | 2.7 | 2,165.2 |
Residual Ward 1 | NW/SW | West/ Northwest | 1 | Residual Area | 194 | 308 | 343 | −10.2 | 110 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 2 | NW | North/ Northwest | 2 | Residual Area | 174 | 1,181 | 1,140 | 3.6 | 25 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 3 | NE/NW | North/ Northeast | 3 | Residual Area | 199 | 83 | 109 | −23.9 | 31 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 4 | 4 | Residual Area | 210 | 3 | 4 | −25 | 0 | n/a | — | ||
Residual Ward 5 | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residual Area | 204 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 11 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 6 | SW | West | 6 | Residual Area | 203 | 37 | 36 | 2.8 | 13 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 7 | 7 | Residual Area | 226 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | n/a | — | ||
Residual Ward 8 | 8 | Residual Area | 227 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | n/a | — | ||
Residual Ward 9 | SE | East/ Southeast | 9 | Residual Area | 202 | 48 | 40 | 20 | 7 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 10 | SE/NE | East | 10 | Residual Area | 179 | 834 | 827 | 0.8 | 378 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 11 | 11 | Residual Area | 209 | 5 | 6 | −16.7 | 0 | n/a | — | ||
Residual Ward 12 | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residual Area | 193 | 329 | 327 | 0.6 | 135 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 13 | SW | South | 13 | Residual Area | 200 | 82 | 60 | 36.7 | 36 | n/a | — |
Residual Ward 14 | SE/SW | South | 14 | Residual Area | 201 | 60 | 58 | 3.4 | 27 | n/a | — |
Richmond | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 107 | 4,229 | 4,113 | 2.8 | 2,259 | 1.8 | 2,349.4 |
Rideau Park | SW | Centre | 9 | Residential | 183 | 636 | 627 | 1.4 | 342 | 0.3 | 2,120 |
Riverbend | SE | Southeast | 9 | Residential | 35 | 9,684 | 9,749 | −0.7 | 3,449 | 4.1 | 2,362 |
Rocky Ridge | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 56 | 7,662 | 7,266 | 5.5 | 2,972 | 2.8 | 2,736.4 |
Rosedale | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 165 | 1,569 | 1,592 | −1.4 | 636 | 0.7 | 2,241.4 |
Rosemont | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 172 | 1,241 | 1,208 | 2.7 | 563 | 0.5 | 2,482 |
Rosscarrock | SW | West | 8 | Residential | 123 | 3,356 | 3,175 | 5.7 | 1,645 | 1.1 | 3,050.9 |
Roxboro | SW | Centre | 9 | Residential | 189 | 421 | 441 | −4.5 | 161 | 0.3 | 1,403.3 |
Royal Oak | NW | Northwest | 2 | Residential | 23 | 11,252 | 10,979 | 2.5 | 3,940 | 3.6 | 3,125.6 |
Royal Vista | NW | Northwest | 2 | Industrial | 250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.3 | 0 |
Rundle | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 22 | 11,258 | 11,029 | 2.1 | 3,836 | 2.6 | 4,330 |
Rutland Park | SW | West | 11 | Residential | 145 | 2,227 | 2,309 | −3.6 | 972 | 0.7 | 3,181.4 |
Saddle Ridge | NE | Northeast | 3 | Residential | 9 | 14,372 | 13,388 | 7.3 | 3,668 | 5.5 | 2,613.1 |
Saddle Ridge Industrial | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 205 | 35 | 60 | −41.7 | 24 | 2.5 | 14 |
Sage Hill | NW | North | 2 | Residential | 150 | 2,189 | 1,425 | 53.6 | 992 | 3.8 | 576.1 |
Sandstone Valley | NW | North | 4 | Residential | 73 | 6,253 | 6,142 | 1.8 | 2,120 | 1.8 | 3,473.9 |
Scarboro | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 178 | 880 | 870 | 1.1 | 343 | 0.5 | 1,760 |
Scarboro/Sunalta West | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 192 | 410 | 397 | 3.3 | 165 | 0.4 | 1,025 |
Scenic Acres | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 45 | 8,650 | 8,710 | −0.7 | 2,921 | 4.3 | 2,011.6 |
Section 23 | SE | Southeast | 9 | Industrial | 228 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 3.1 | 0 |
Seton | SE | Southeast | 12 | Residential | 229 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.7 | 0 |
Shaganappi | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 168 | 1,553 | 1,459 | 6.4 | 862 | 1.5 | 1,035.3 |
Shawnee Slopes | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 166 | 1,565 | 1,529 | 2.4 | 866 | 1.2 | 1,304.2 |
Shawnessy | SW/SE | South | 13 | Residential | 37 | 9,385 | 9,315 | 0.8 | 3,300 | 3.7 | 2,536.5 |
Shepard Industrial | SE | Southeast | 9/12 | Industrial | 196 | 251 | 250 | 0.4 | 151 | 4.2 | 59.8 |
Sherwood | NW | North | 2 | Residential | 138 | 2,523 | 2,109 | 19.6 | 979 | 2.4 | 1,051.3 |
Signal Hill | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 11 | 13,914 | 13,795 | 0.9 | 5,253 | 5.6 | 2,484.6 |
Silver Springs | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 41 | 8,933 | 8,910 | 0.3 | 3,533 | 5 | 1,786.6 |
Silverado | SW/SE | South | 14 | Residential | 95 | 5,136 | 4,337 | 18.4 | 1,898 | 5.1 | 1,007.1 |
Skyline East | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 251 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
Skyline West | NE | North | 4 | Industrial | 252 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
Skyview Ranch | NE | Northeast | 3 | Residential | 129 | 2,990 | 1,805 | 65.7 | 1,306 | 4.6 | 650 |
Somerset | SW/SE | South | 13 | Residential | 47 | 8,540 | 8,401 | 1.7 | 3,136 | 2.3 | 3,713 |
South Airways | NE | Northeast | 5 | Industrial | 230 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1.9 | 0 |
South Calgary | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 118 | 3,698 | 3,642 | 1.5 | 2,244 | 0.9 | 4,108.9 |
South Foothills | SE | Southeast | 9 | Industrial | 231 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3.6 | 0 |
Southview | SE | East | 10 | Residential | 157 | 1,900 | 2,063 | −7.9 | 936 | 1.6 | 1,187.5 |
Southwood | SW | South | 11 | Residential | 79 | 6,085 | 5,965 | 2 | 2,658 | 2.7 | 2,253.7 |
Springbank Hill | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 42 | 8,783 | 8,388 | 4.7 | 3,166 | 6.3 | 1,394.1 |
Spruce Cliff | SW | West | 8 | Residential | 105 | 4,285 | 3,992 | 7.3 | 2,344 | 1.1 | 3,895.5 |
St. Andrews Heights | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 163 | 1,588 | 1,470 | 8 | 645 | 1.2 | 1,323.3 |
Starfield | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 232 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Stonegate Landing | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 253 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 5.4 | 0 |
Stoney 1 | NE | North | 3 | Industrial | 233 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 6.1 | 0 |
Stoney 2 | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 234 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Stoney 3 | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 254 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1.3 | 0 |
Stoney 4 | NE | Northeast | 3 | Industrial | 235 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 5.6 | 0 |
Strathcona Park | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 62 | 7,033 | 7,039 | −0.1 | 2,436 | 2.7 | 2,604.8 |
Sunalta | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 124 | 3,314 | 3,116 | 6.4 | 2,130 | 0.9 | 3,682.2 |
Sundance | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 28 | 10,499 | 10,623 | −1.2 | 3,406 | 4 | 2,624.8 |
Sunnyside | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 117 | 3,704 | 3,751 | −1.3 | 2,340 | 1 | 3,704 |
Sunridge | NE | Northeast | 5 | Industrial | 206 | 33 | 40 | −17.5 | 7 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
Taradale | NE | Northeast | 3 | Residential | 5 | 16,841 | 16,110 | 4.5 | 4,559 | 2.9 | 5,807.2 |
Temple | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 25 | 10,894 | 10,580 | 3 | 3,648 | 2.6 | 4,190 |
Thorncliffe | NW/NE | North | 4 | Residential | 44 | 8,693 | 8,640 | 0.6 | 3,858 | 3.3 | 2,634.2 |
Tuscany | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 4 | 19,013 | 18,838 | 0.9 | 6,492 | 6.9 | 2,755.5 |
Tuxedo Park | NE/NW | Centre | 9 | Residential | 101 | 4,571 | 4,430 | 3.2 | 2,686 | 1.3 | 3,516.2 |
University Heights | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 131 | 2,928 | 2,890 | 1.3 | 1,380 | 0.8 | 3,660 |
University of Calgary | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 134 | 2,725 | 2,355 | 15.7 | 927 | 2.7 | 1,009.3 |
Upper Mount Royal | SW | Centre | 8 | Residential | 137 | 2,542 | 2,536 | 0.2 | 1,071 | 1.3 | 1,955.4 |
Valley Ridge | NW | West | 1 | Residential | 97 | 5,013 | 5,042 | −0.6 | 1,768 | 3.3 | 1,519.1 |
Valleyfield | SE | East | 9 | Industrial | 236 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1.2 | 0 |
Varsity | NW | Northwest | 1 | Residential | 14 | 12,200 | 12,021 | 1.5 | 5,547 | 6.8 | 1,794.1 |
Vista Heights | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 148 | 2,204 | 2,274 | −3.1 | 844 | 1.1 | 2,003.6 |
Walden | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 176 | 935 | 594 | 57.4 | 450 | 2.4 | 389.6 |
West Hillhurst | NW | Centre | 7 | Residential | 87 | 5,802 | 5,757 | 0.8 | 2,947 | 2.4 | 2,417.5 |
West Springs | SW | West | 6 | Residential | 51 | 8,228 | 7,849 | 4.8 | 2,795 | 4.1 | 2,006.8 |
Westgate | SW | West | 8 | Residential | 128 | 3,172 | 3,101 | 2.3 | 1,334 | 1.2 | 2,643.3 |
Westwinds | NE | Northeast | 5 | Industrial | 255 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Whitehorn | NE | Northeast | 5 | Residential | 17 | 11,852 | 11,541 | 2.7 | 3,869 | 2.6 | 4,558.5 |
Wildwood | SW | West | 8 | Residential | 136 | 2,598 | 2,582 | 0.6 | 1,056 | 2.6 | 999.2 |
Willow Park | SE | South | 14 | Residential | 93 | 5,229 | 5,308 | −1.5 | 2,282 | 3.4 | 1,537.9 |
Windsor Park | SW | Centre | 11 | Residential | 108 | 4,126 | 3,858 | 6.9 | 2,421 | 1.3 | 3,173.8 |
Winston Heights/Mountview | NE | Centre | 9 | Residential | 111 | 3,891 | 3,760 | 3.5 | 1,883 | 3 | 1,297 |
Woodbine | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 38 | 9,131 | 9,086 | 0.5 | 3,371 | 3.2 | 2,853.4 |
Woodlands | SW | South | 13 | Residential | 77 | 6,201 | 6,201 | 0 | 2,397 | 2.8 | 2,214.6 |
Total City of Calgary | 1,120,225 | 1,090,936 | 2.7 | 459,339 | 848.20 | 1,320.7 |
Between 2016 and 2021, the population of the City of Calgary grew by 5.5%, compared with an increase of 7.8% for the Calgary CMA. [35] During the same period, the growth rates were 10.8% for Alberta and 5.9% for Canada. [36] With land areas of 820.62 km2 (316.84 sq mi) and 5,098.68 km2 (1,968.61 sq mi) for the city and CMA respectively, the population density was 1,592.435/km2 (4,124.388/sq mi) for the city and 290.6254/km2 (752.7164/sq mi) for the CMA in 2021. [36]
In the 2011 census, the median age was 36.4 years for both the City of Calgary and its CMA. [35] Comparatively, the median ages were 36.5 years in Alberta and 40.6 years in Canada. [37] The largest age group was 25 to 29 years for both the city (93,360) and the CMA (100,290). [35]
The 2011 census also indicated that 50.09% of the population was female and 49.91% was male in the city (549,360 females and 547,475 males) and 50.05% and 49.95% in the CMA (607,970 females and 606,870 males). [35]
Population by ethnicity in Calgary CMA, 2016 | ||
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Ethnic Origin [38] | Population | Percent |
English | 298,865 | 21.74% |
Canadian | 275,950 | 20.07% |
Scottish | 240,775 | 17.52% |
German | 201,650 | 14.67% |
Irish | 197,185 | 14.34% |
French | 118,080 | 8.59% |
Chinese | 104,620 | 7.61% |
Ukrainian | 90,740 | 6.60% |
East Indian | 90,620 | 6.59% |
Filipino | 75,020 | 5.46% |
Panethnic group | 2021 [39] [40] | 2016 [41] | 2011 [42] | 2006 [43] | 2001 [44] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
European [lower-alpha 1] | 849,560 | 57.98% | 869,555 | 63.26% | 828,330 | 69.08% | 805,825 | 75.29% | 756,500 | 80.2% |
South Asian | 153,200 | 10.46% | 122,900 | 8.94% | 84,870 | 7.08% | 57,700 | 5.39% | 36,855 | 3.91% |
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 117,445 | 8.02% | 93,900 | 6.83% | 71,245 | 5.94% | 41,320 | 3.86% | 28,940 | 3.07% |
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 112,825 | 7.7% | 106,240 | 7.73% | 89,345 | 7.45% | 77,885 | 7.28% | 59,585 | 6.32% |
African | 75,645 | 5.16% | 54,190 | 3.94% | 32,985 | 2.75% | 21,060 | 1.97% | 13,665 | 1.45% |
Indigenous | 48,625 | 3.32% | 41,645 | 3.03% | 33,370 | 2.78% | 26,575 | 2.48% | 21,915 | 2.32% |
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 48,180 | 3.29% | 39,130 | 2.85% | 25,765 | 2.15% | 17,670 | 1.65% | 11,390 | 1.21% |
Latin American | 34,390 | 2.35% | 27,710 | 2.02% | 20,595 | 1.72% | 13,410 | 1.25% | 8,605 | 0.91% |
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] | 26,265 | 1.79% | 19,385 | 1.41% | 12,620 | 1.05% | 8,840 | 0.83% | 5,865 | 0.62% |
Total responses | 1,465,180 | 98.88% | 1,374,650 | 98.71% | 1,199,125 | 98.71% | 1,070,295 | 99.16% | 943,310 | 99.15% |
Total population | 1,481,806 | 100% | 1,392,609 | 100% | 1,214,839 | 100% | 1,079,310 | 100% | 951,395 | 100% |
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
2041 [45] [46] [47] [48] | ||
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Population | % | |
European [lower-alpha 6] | 1,042,500 | 42.05% |
South Asian | 395,000 | 15.93% |
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 265,000 | 10.69% |
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 223,000 | 9% |
African | 196,000 | 7.91% |
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 135,000 | 5.45% |
Indigenous | 90,500 | 3.65% |
Latin American | 76,000 | 3.07% |
Other/multiracial | 55,000 | 2.22% |
Projected Metro Calgary Population | 2,479,000 | 100% |
Panethnic group | 2021 [49] | 2016 [50] | 2011 [51] | 2006 [52] | 2001 [53] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
European [lower-alpha 7] | 715,725 | 55.41% | 744,625 | 60.91% | 727,935 | 67.26% | 722,595 | 73.77% | 688,465 | 79.03% |
South Asian | 141,660 | 10.97% | 115,795 | 9.47% | 81,180 | 7.5% | 56,210 | 5.74% | 36,370 | 4.17% |
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 110,610 | 8.56% | 89,260 | 7.3% | 67,880 | 6.27% | 40,325 | 4.12% | 28,605 | 3.28% |
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 109,615 | 8.49% | 103,640 | 8.48% | 87,390 | 8.07% | 76,565 | 7.82% | 59,020 | 6.78% |
African | 70,680 | 5.47% | 51,515 | 4.21% | 31,870 | 2.94% | 20,540 | 2.1% | 13,370 | 1.53% |
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 45,885 | 3.55% | 37,800 | 3.09% | 25,215 | 2.33% | 17,175 | 1.75% | 11,300 | 1.3% |
Indigenous | 41,350 | 3.2% | 35,195 | 2.88% | 28,905 | 2.67% | 24,425 | 2.49% | 19,765 | 2.27% |
Latin American | 31,855 | 2.47% | 26,265 | 2.15% | 19,870 | 1.84% | 13,120 | 1.34% | 8,525 | 0.98% |
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] | 24,400 | 1.89% | 18,305 | 1.5% | 11,990 | 1.11% | 8,525 | 0.87% | 5,735 | 0.66% |
Total responses | 1,291,770 | 98.85% | 1,222,405 | 98.64% | 1,082,230 | 98.67% | 979,485 | 99.12% | 871,140 | 99.12% |
Total population | 1,306,784 | 100% | 1,239,220 | 100% | 1,096,833 | 100% | 988,193 | 100% | 878,866 | 100% |
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
Religion (2021) [54] | Population | Percent |
---|---|---|
Christian | 575,250 | 44.5% |
No religion | 499,375 | 38.7% |
Islam | 95,925 | 7.4% |
Sikh | 49,465 | 3.8% |
Hindu | 33,450 | 2.6% |
Buddhist | 20,855 | 1.6% |
Jewish | 6,390 | 0.5% |
Aboriginal Spirituality | 1,370 | 0.1% |
Other | 9,695 | 0.8% |
Religious group | 2021 [55] | 2011 [56] | 2001 [57] | 1991 [58] [59] | 1981 [60] [61] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Christianity | 656,315 | 44.79% | 667,110 | 55.63% | 632,295 | 67.03% | 541,785 | 72.41% | 482,730 | 82.23% |
Irreligion | 576,025 | 39.31% | 388,365 | 32.39% | 237,575 | 25.19% | 165,635 | 22.14% | 81,600 | 13.9% |
Islam | 100,825 | 6.88% | 58,310 | 4.86% | 25,920 | 2.75% | 13,895 | 1.86% | 8,390 | 1.43% |
Sikhism | 56,055 | 3.83% | 30,420 | 2.54% | 13,325 | 1.41% | 6,075 | 0.81% | 2,505 | 0.43% |
Hinduism | 34,920 | 2.38% | 17,835 | 1.49% | 7,260 | 0.77% | 4,155 | 0.56% | 2,710 | 0.46% |
Buddhism | 22,125 | 1.51% | 23,260 | 1.94% | 16,635 | 1.76% | 8,870 | 1.19% | 2,170 | 0.37% |
Judaism | 6,705 | 0.46% | 6,170 | 0.51% | 6,530 | 0.69% | 5,455 | 0.73% | 5,575 | 0.95% |
Indigenous spirituality | 1,480 | 0.1% | 1,195 | 0.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other | 10,730 | 0.73% | 6,465 | 0.54% | 3,775 | 0.4% | 2,340 | 0.31% | 780 | 0.13% |
Total responses | 1,465,175 | 98.88% | 1,199,125 | 98.71% | 943,310 | 99.15% | 748,215 | 99.23% | 587,020 | 99.03% |
Total population | 1,481,806 | 100% | 1,214,839 | 100% | 951,395 | 100% | 754,033 | 100% | 592,743 | 100% |
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 1,000 respondents.
Language | 2021 [62] | |
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Pop. | % | |
English | 1,430,255 | 97.62% |
French | 98,320 | 6.71% |
Oromo | 2,115 | 0.14% |
Somali | 2,430 | 0.17% |
Amharic | 8,450 | 0.58% |
Arabic | 34,975 | 2.39% |
Hebrew | 2,065 | 0.14% |
Tigrigna | 7,655 | 0.52% |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 1,255 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 19,290 | 1.32% |
Bisaya, n.o.s. | 1,115 | 0.08% |
Cebuano | 3,530 | 0.24% |
Hiligaynon | 1,365 | 0.09% |
Ilocano | 6,560 | 0.45% |
Indonesian | 1,250 | 0.09% |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,145 | 0.08% |
Tagalog | 70,230 | 4.79% |
Kannada | 1,085 | 0.07% |
Malayalam | 3,850 | 0.26% |
Tamil | 4,425 | 0.3% |
Telugu | 2,425 | 0.17% |
Albanian | 1,865 | 0.13% |
Bulgarian | 1,015 | 0.07% |
Czech | 2,130 | 0.15% |
Polish | 9,110 | 0.62% |
Russian | 15,020 | 1.03% |
Serbo-Croatian | 6,600 | 0.45% |
Slovak | 1,440 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 4,620 | 0.32% |
German | 16,305 | 1.11% |
Afrikaans | 2,070 | 0.14% |
Dutch | 4,540 | 0.31% |
Danish | 1,075 | 0.07% |
Greek | 2,335 | 0.16% |
Bengali | 6,140 | 0.42% |
Gujarati | 11,115 | 0.76% |
Hindi | 44,965 | 3.07% |
Kacchi | 2,320 | 0.16% |
Marathi | 2,290 | 0.16% |
Nepali | 2,925 | 0.2% |
Punjabi | 68,240 | 4.66% |
Sinhala | 1,380 | 0.09% |
Urdu | 31,625 | 2.16% |
Kurdish | 1,420 | 0.1% |
Dari | 4,760 | 0.32% |
Iranian Persian | 6,960 | 0.48% |
Italian | 9,510 | 0.65% |
Portuguese | 6,780 | 0.46% |
Romanian | 5,875 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 58,975 | 4.03% |
Japanese | 5,155 | 0.35% |
Korean | 12,225 | 0.83% |
Akan (Twi) | 1,395 | 0.1% |
Igbo | 3,030 | 0.21% |
Swahili | 3,405 | 0.23% |
Yoruba | 6,335 | 0.43% |
Mandarin | 46,240 | 3.16% |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 2,380 | 0.16% |
Cantonese | 42,805 | 2.92% |
Thai | 1,300 | 0.09% |
Turkish | 2,600 | 0.18% |
Hungarian | 3,665 | 0.25% |
Total Responses | 1,465,175 | 98.88% |
Total Population | 1,481,806 | 100% |
Based on Calgary's 2016 metropolitan census reporting a population of 1,381,345, English is the mother tongue for 67.8 per cent of inhabitants. French-speakers make up 1.5 per cent with 20,715 people. Other languages make up 30.7 per cent or 383,320. The top five languages outside English and French in Calgary are Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino), Punjabi (Panjabi), Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish (at 8,685 or 2.1 per cent of Calgary's population). [63]
Top 25 languages Calgary, 2016 [64] | Population | % |
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English | 806,815 | 67.8 |
Tagalog (Filipino) | 39,285 | 3.3 |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 38,840 | 3.3 |
Cantonese | 33,700 | 2.8 |
Mandarin | 28,355 | 2.4 |
Spanish | 27,055 | 2.3 |
Arabic | 18,390 | 1.5 |
French | 18,150 | 1.5 |
Urdu | 16,320 | 1.4 |
Vietnamese | 12,550 | 1.1 |
German | 9,895 | 0.8 |
Persian | 9,525 | 0.8 |
Russian | 9,255 | 0.8 |
Korean | 8,880 | 0.7 |
Polish | 7,680 | 0.6 |
Hindi | 7,050 | 0.6 |
Gujarati | 5,390 | 0.5 |
Yoruba | 5,306 | 0.5 |
Italian | 5,000 | 0.4 |
Romanian | 4,495 | 0.4 |
Bengali | 4,070 | 0.3 |
Amharic | 4,050 | 0.3 |
Dutch | 3,435 | 0.3 |
Hungarian | 3,395 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 3,360 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 3,345 | 0.3 |
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The demographics of Metro Vancouver indicate a multicultural and multiracial region. Metro Vancouver is a metropolitan area, with its major urban centre being Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver census metropolitan area, as defined by Statistics Canada, encompasses roughly the same territory as the Metro Vancouver Regional District, a regional district in British Columbia. The regional district includes 23 local authorities. Figures provided here are for the Vancouver census metropolitan area and not for the City of Vancouver.
British Columbia is a Canadian province with a population of about 5.4 million people. The province represents about 13.2% of the population of the Canadian population. Most of the population is between the ages of 15 and 49. About 64% of British Columbians have European descent with significant Asian and Aboriginal minorities and just under 30% of British Columbians are immigrants. Over half of the population is irreligious, with Christianity and Sikhism being the most followed religions.
Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of all Canadians, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.
Alberta has experienced a relatively high rate of growth in recent years, due in large part to its economy. Between 2003 and 2004, the province saw high birthrates, relatively high immigration, and a high rate of interprovincial migration when compared to other provinces. Approximately 81% of the population live in urban areas and only about 19% live in rural areas. The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. Many of Alberta's cities and towns have also experienced high rates of growth in recent history. From a population of 73,022 in 1901, Alberta has grown to 3,645,257 in 2011 and in the process has gone from less than 1.5% of Canada's population to 10.9%. As of July 1, 2018, Alberta's population represented 11.6% of Canada's total population of 37,058,856 making it the fourth most populated province in Canada. According to the 2018 third quarter report, Alberta's population increased by 23,096 to 4,330,206, the largest increase since the 2014 economic downturn.
Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three Prairie Provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km² (251,700 mi²) and a population of 1,132,505 (Saskatchewanians) as of 2021. Saskatchewan's population is made of 50.3% women and 49.7% men. Most of its population lives in the Southern half of the province.
Manitoba is one of Canada's 10 provinces. It is the easternmost of the three Prairie provinces.
Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Geographically, Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 52,824.71 km2 (20,395.73 sq mi). As of 2021, it has a population of 969,383 people.
According to the 2021 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of Alberta, Canada. The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada.
In 2021, the population of the city of Ottawa was 1,017,449. The population of the census metropolitan area, Ottawa-Gatineau, was 1,488,307.
The demographics of Winnipeg reveal the city to be a typically Canadian one: multicultural and multilingual. Winnipeg is also prominent in the size and ratio of its First Nations population, which plays an important part in the city's makeup. About 12.4% of Winnipeggers are of Indigenous descent, which vastly exceeds the national average of 5.0%.