Demographics of Calgary

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Downtown Calgary
Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
18913,876    
19014,091+5.5%
1906 11,967+192.5%
1911 43,704+265.2%
191656,514+29.3%
192163,305+12.0%
192665,291+3.1%
193183,761+28.3%
193683,407−0.4%
194188,904+6.6%
1946100,044+12.5%
1951129,060+29.0%
1956181,780+40.8%
1961249,641+37.3%
1966330,575+32.4%
1971403,319+22.0%
1976469,917+16.5%
1981592,743+26.1%
1986636,107+7.3%
1991710,795+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
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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.

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Civic census

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]

2012 population breakdown

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]

Growth and density

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. [36] During the same period, the growth rates were 10.8% for Alberta and 5.9% for Canada. [24] 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

Age and gender

In the 2011 census, the median age was 36.4 years for both the City of Calgary and its CMA. [36] 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). [36]

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). [36]

Ethnicity

Metro Calgary

Population by ethnicity in Calgary CMA, 2016
Ethnic Origin [38] PopulationPercent
English 298,86521.74%
Canadian 275,95020.07%
Scottish 240,77517.52%
German 201,65014.67%
Irish 197,18514.34%
French 118,0808.59%
Chinese 104,6207.61%
Ukrainian 90,7406.60%
East Indian 90,6206.59%
Filipino 75,0205.46%
Panethnic groups in Metro Calgary (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [39] [40] 2016 [41] 2011 [42] 2006 [43] 2001 [44]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [a] 849,560869,555828,330805,825756,500
South Asian 153,200122,90084,87057,70036,855
Southeast Asian [b] 117,44593,90071,24541,32028,940
East Asian [c] 112,825106,24089,34577,88559,585
African 75,64554,19032,98521,06013,665
Indigenous 48,62541,64533,37026,57521,915
Middle Eastern [d] 48,18039,13025,76517,67011,390
Latin American 34,39027,71020,59513,4108,605
Other/Multiracial [e] 26,26519,38512,6208,8405,865
Total responses1,465,1801,374,6501,199,1251,070,295943,310
Total population1,481,8061,392,6091,214,8391,079,310951,395
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Future projections

Pan−ethnic Origin Projections (2041)
2041 [45] [46] [47] [48]
Population%
European [f] 1,042,500
South Asian 395,000
Southeast Asian [b] 265,000
East Asian [c] 223,000
African 196,000
Middle Eastern [d] 135,000
Indigenous 90,500
Latin American 76,000
Other/multiracial 55,000
Projected Metro Calgary Population2,479,000

City of Calgary

Largest panethnic groups in Calgary by neighbourhood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential) Panethnic groups in Calgary (2021).jpg
Largest panethnic groups in Calgary by neighbourhood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential)
Panethnic groups in the City of Calgary (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [49] 2016 [50] 2011 [51] 2006 [52] 2001 [53]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [g] 715,725744,625727,935722,595688,465
South Asian 141,660115,79581,18056,21036,370
Southeast Asian [b] 110,61089,26067,88040,32528,605
East Asian [c] 109,615103,64087,39076,56559,020
African 70,68051,51531,87020,54013,370
Middle Eastern [d] 45,88537,80025,21517,17511,300
Indigenous 41,35035,19528,90524,42519,765
Latin American 31,85526,26519,87013,1208,525
Other/Multiracial [e] 24,40018,30511,9908,5255,735
Total responses1,291,7701,222,4051,082,230979,485871,140
Total population1,306,7841,239,2201,096,833988,193878,866
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religion

City of Calgary

Religion in Calgary (2021)
  1. Christian (44.5%)
  2. No Religion (38.7%)
  3. Muslim (7.40%)
  4. Sikh (3.80%)
  5. Hindu (2.60%)
  6. Buddhist (1.60%)
  7. Jewish (0.50%)
  8. Aboriginal Spirituality (0.10%)
  9. Other (0.80%)

Metro Calgary

Religious groups in Metro Calgary (1981−2021)
Religious group 2021 [55] 2011 [56] 2001 [57] 1991 [58] [59] 1981 [60] [61]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Christianity Christian cross.svg 656,315667,110632,295541,785482,730
Irreligion 576,025388,365237,575165,63581,600
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 100,82558,31025,92013,8958,390
Sikhism Khanda.svg 56,05530,42013,3256,0752,505
Hinduism Om.svg 34,92017,8357,2604,1552,710
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 22,12523,26016,6358,8702,170
Judaism Star of David.svg 6,7056,1706,5305,4555,575
Indigenous spirituality 1,4801,195
Other 10,7306,4653,7752,340780
Total responses1,465,1751,199,125943,310748,215587,020
Total population1,481,8061,214,839951,395754,033592,743

Language

Knowledge of languages

Metro Calgary

Largest non-official knowledge of language in Calgary by neighbourhoood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential) Knowledge of language in Calgary (2021).jpg
Largest non-official knowledge of language in Calgary by neighbourhoood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential)

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.

Knowledge of Languages in Metro Calgary
Language 2021 [62]
Pop. %
English 1,430,255
French 98,320
Tagalog 70,230
Punjabi 68,240
Spanish 58,975
Mandarin 46,240
Cantonese 42,805
Hindi 44,965
Arabic 34,975
Urdu 31,625
Vietnamese 19,290
German 16,305
Russian 15,020
Korean 12,225
Gujarati 11,115
Italian 9,510
Polish 9,110
Amharic 8,450
Tigrinya 7,655
Iranian Persian 6,960
Portuguese 6,780
Serbo-Croatian 6,600
Ilocano 6,560
Yoruba 6,335
Bengali 6,140
Romanian 5,875
Japanese 5,155
Dari 4,760
Ukrainian 4,620
Dutch 4,540
Tamil 4,425
Malayalam 3,850
Hungarian 3,665
Cebuano 3,530
Swahili 3,405
Igbo 3,030
Nepali 2,925
Turkish 2,600
Somali 2,430
Telugu 2,425
Min Nan 2,380
Greek 2,335
Kutchi 2,320
Marathi 2,290
Czech 2,130
Oromo 2,115
Afrikaans 2,070
Hebrew 2,065
Albanian 1,865
Slovak 1,440
Kurdish 1,420
Akan (Twi) 1,395
Sinhala 1,380
Hiligaynon 1,365
Thai 1,300
Khmer 1,255
Indonesian 1,250
Pampangan 1,145
Bisaya, n.o.s.1,115
Kannada 1,085
Danish 1,075
Bulgarian 1,015
Total responses1,465,175
Total population1,481,806

Mother tongue

Metro Calgary

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]

City of Calgary

Top 25 languages Calgary, 2016 [64] Population%
English 806,81567.8
Tagalog 39,2853.3
Punjabi 38,8403.3
Cantonese 33,7002.8
Mandarin 28,3552.4
Spanish 27,0552.3
Arabic 18,3901.5
French 18,1501.5
Urdu 16,3201.4
Vietnamese 12,5501.1
German 9,8950.8
Persian 9,5250.8
Russian 9,2550.8
Korean 8,8800.7
Polish 7,6800.6
Hindi 7,0500.6
Gujarati 5,3900.5
Yoruba 5,3060.5
Italian 5,0000.4
Romanian 4,4950.4
Bengali 4,0700.3
Amharic 4,0500.3
Dutch 3,4350.3
Hungarian 3,3950.3
Portuguese 3,3600.3
Ukrainian 3,3450.3

Immigration

Largest nation of birth of immigrants in Calgary by neighbourhood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential) Immigrants in Calgary (2021).jpg
Largest nation of birth of immigrants in Calgary by neighbourhood, 2021 census (grey areas are non-residential)

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 460,875 persons or 31.5 percent of the total population of Metro Calgary. [65] [66]

Immigrants in Metro Calgary by country of birth (1986–2021)
Country of birth2021 [65] [66] 2016 [67] [68] 2011 [69] [70] 2006 [71] [72] 2001 [73] [74] [75] 1996 [76] [74] [77] [78] [79] 1991 [77] [80] [81] 1986 [77] [82] [83] [84] [85]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Philippines 68,82553,45034,36518,71012,2059,0156,1104,570
India 61,22546,94531,37521,54012,9458,5556,4555,525
China 36,78534,94529,72024,71014,76011,5008,9357,060
United Kingdom 24,45026,17525,12526,06025,41525,93028,07529,695
Pakistan 19,37517,74011,5757,8703,4401,8451,240825
Vietnam 16,26515,70014,73013,89011,76510,9509,2206,970
Nigeria 13,3407,6903,5601,150685160220195
United States 12,40512,11012,37511,03510,2059,3859,56011,065
Hong Kong 10,94011,11010,01010,19010,72510,8007,6955,050
South Korea 8,6007,2805,5654,7952,9301,6951,0201,140
Ethiopia 7,1605,2303,5401,855690395465 [h] 170 [h]
Poland 6,3256,8406,5756,6706,7306,9005,8554,515
Colombia 6,2005,8054,2551,89561023520085
Iran 5,6955,8003,4852,3301,405835860325
Germany 5,5506,4856,6907,0407,2657,8607,9608,145
Mexico 5,4004,4852,5601,335760445430295
Eritrea 4,7752,270745415390170 [i] [i]
Russia 4,4504,0003,4502,5851,8501,0652,695 [j] 2,605 [j]
Lebanon 4,4204,3353,7153,0852,9802,3451,9901,350
Syria 4,4152,195605570360315255110
Total immigrants460,875404,700313,880252,765197,410170,880151,745138,295
Total responses1,465,1801,374,6501,199,1251,070,295943,310815,985748,215665,845
Total population1,481,8061,392,6091,214,8391,079,310951,395821,628754,033671,326

Recent immigration

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 85,620 people who immigrated to Metro Calgary between 2016 and 2021. [65] [66]

Recent immigrants to Metro Calgary by Country of birth (2016 to 2021) [65] [66]
Country of BirthPopulation% recent immigrants
Philippines16,430
India14,755
Nigeria6,170
China5,605
Syria3,095
Eritrea2,545
Pakistan2,385
United States2,370
Ethiopia1,850
South Korea1,800
United Kingdom1,675
Mexico1,410
Vietnam960
Iraq945
Brazil900
Venezuela900
Afghanistan870
Iran865
South Africa755
Ukraine750
Russia685
Colombia675
Bangladesh640
Egypt610
Jamaica555
Total85,620

See also

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    1. 2001-2016: Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

      2021: Statistic includes all persons belonging to the non-indigenous and non-visible minority “White” population group.
    2. 1 2 3 Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
    3. 1 2 3 Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
    4. 1 2 3 Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
    5. 1 2 Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
    6. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.
    7. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
    8. 1 2 Includes Eritrea.
    9. 1 2 Included with Ethiopia.
    10. 1 2 Includes total persons born in all republics of the Soviet Union.