Demographics of Edmonton

Last updated

City of Edmonton
Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
1901 2,626—    
1906 11,167+325.2%
1911 24,900+123.0%
1916 53,846+116.2%
1921 58,821+9.2%
1926 65,163+10.8%
1931 79,197+21.5%
1936 85,774+8.3%
1941 93,817+9.4%
1946 113,116+20.6%
1951 159,631+41.1%
1956 226,002+41.6%
1961 281,027+24.3%
1966 376,925+34.1%
1971 438,152+16.2%
1976 461,361+5.3%
1981 532,246+15.4%
1986 573,982+7.8%
1991 616,741+7.4%
1996 616,306−0.1%
2001 666,104+8.1%
2006 730,372+9.6%
2011 812,201+11.2%
2016 932,546+14.8%
2021 1,010,899+8.4%
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] [24]

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. [24] The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada. [25]

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Growth and density

In the five years between 2016 and 2021, the population of the City of Edmonton grew by 8.3%, compared with an increase of 7.3% for the Edmonton CMA and 10.8% for Alberta as a whole. The population density of the City of Edmonton averaged 1,320.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,420/sq mi), compared with an average of 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) for Alberta altogether. [26]

Age and gender

In mid-2006, 11.9% of Edmonton's population were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.7% in Canada. [27] The median age was 35.3 years of age, compared to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada. Also, according to the 2006 census, 50.5% of the population within the City of Edmonton were female, while 49.5% were male. Children under five accounted for approximately 5.6% of the resident population of Edmonton. This compares with 6.2% in Alberta, and almost 5.2% for Canada overall. [27]

Ethnic origin

Metro Edmonton

Panethnic groups in Metro Edmonton (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [28] [29] 2016 [30] 2011 [31] 2006 [32] 2001 [33]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [a] 849,515857,085822,830797,420750,315
South Asian 123,34091,42061,13540,20529,065
Southeast Asian [b] 101,41078,31056,24030,65523,865
Indigenous 87,60076,20561,76552,10540,930
African American/ African 80,57557,82032,72520,38014,095
East Asian [c] 74,14070,25559,14053,23545,965
Middle Eastern [d] 39,95532,25521,59014,86510,840
Latin American 21,95518,75514,5309,2107,515
Other/Multiracial [e] 20,20015,1709,6406,7504,430
Total responses1,397,7501,297,2801,139,5851,024,820927,020
Total population1,418,1181,321,4261,159,8691,034,945937,845
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Future projections

Pan−ethnic Origin Projections (2041)
2041 [34] [35] [36] [37]
Population%
European [f] 1,000,000
South Asian 303,000
Southeast Asian [b] 236,000
African 225,000
Indigenous 141,000
East Asian [c] 141,000
Middle Eastern [d] 124,000
Latin American 48,000
Other/multiracial 43,000
Projected Metro Edmonton Population2,261,000

City of Edmonton

In 2016, people of Canadian origin make up the largest ethnic cluster in Edmonton. [38] Since 2011, visible minorities accounted for over 30% of the population, while more than 5% of Edmontonians were considered Aboriginal.

Population by ethnicity, 2016
Ethnic origin [39] PopulationPercent
Canadian 159,07017.41%
English 153,74016.83%
Scottish 126,10013.80%
German 124,17013.59%
Irish 113,79512.46%
Ukrainian 98,82010.82%
French 85,5659.37%
Chinese 67,9707.44%
East Indian 67,9357.44%
Filipino 57,0506.24%
Panethnic groups in the City of Edmonton (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [40] 2016 [41] 2011 [42] 2006 [43] 2001 [44]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [g] 512,125524,270514,935518,620497,655
South Asian 114,98586,55057,50038,22527,845
Southeast Asian [b] 89,75570,28552,04528,88022,535
African 75,52554,28530,35519,02012,920
East Asian [c] 69,96566,68056,30550,59044,175
Indigenous 58,16550,28041,98538,17030,365
Middle Eastern [d] 38,17530,36020,41013,89510,405
Latin American 19,45516,98013,3308,6507,265
Other/Multiracial [e] 18,33013,9108,8156,1954,195
Total responses996,485913,585795,675722,255657,355
Total population1,010,899932,546812,201730,372666,104
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Language

Metro Edmonton

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 Edmonton
Language 2021 [45]
Pop. %
English 1,372,110
French 96,620
Cree 3,915
Oromo 2,615
Somali 10,555
Amharic 5,965
Arabic 34,760
Hebrew 1,360
Tigrinya 6,440
Khmer
(Cambodian) 		1,055
Vietnamese 12,490
Bisaya,
n.o.s. 		1,055
Cebuano 3,190
Hiligaynon 1,510
Ilocano 4,760
Tagalog 63,930
Malayalam 6,485
Tamil 4,870
Telugu 2,140
Czech 1,035
Polish 10,715
Russian 10,420
Serbo-Croatian 5,845
Ukrainian 12,680
German 18,685
Afrikaans 1,360
Dutch 4,380
Greek 1,545
Bengali 3,865
Gujarati 10,620
Hindi 41,900
Kacchi 1,110
Marathi 1,470
Nepali 2,500
Punjabi 53,280
Sinhala 2,105
Urdu 16,575
Pashto 1,155
Dari 2,220
Iranian
Persian 		3,740
Italian 8,095
Portuguese 6,500
Romanian 2,960
Spanish 36,115
Japanese 3,320
Korean 8,020
Akan
(Twi) 		1,660
Igbo 1,295
Kinyarwanda
(Rwanda) 		1,520
Rundi
(Kirundi) 		1,060
Shona 1,100
Swahili 5,030
Yoruba 3,230
Mandarin 32,395
Min Nan
(Chaochow, Teochow,
Fukien, Taiwanese) 		1,685
Cantonese 29,300
Turkish 2,920
Hungarian 1,805
Total
Responses		1,397,750
Total
Population		1,418,118

Religion

City of Edmonton

The 2021 National Household Survey identified 44.6% of Edmontonians as Christian, while 31.1% of residents were identified as having no religion. [46]

Religion in Edmonton (2021)
  1. Christian (44.6%)
  2. No Religion (36.4%)
  3. Muslim (8.3%)
  4. Sikh (4.2%)
  5. Buddhist (1.5%)
  6. Hindu (3.4%)
  7. Jewish (0.4%)
  8. Other (1%)
  9. Indigenous Spirituality (0.2%)

Metro Edmonton

Religious groups in Metro Edmonton (1981−2021)
Religious group 2021 [48] 2011 [49] 2001 [50] 1991 [51] [52] 1981 [53] [54]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Christianity Christian cross.svg 655,720673,165649,205623,155548,010
Irreligion 539,075354,935218,905165,91081,675
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 86,12046,12519,57514,8157,020
Sikhism Khanda.svg 44,44020,4259,4056,4802,730
Hinduism Om.svg 35,83015,6157,8255,8153,635
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 16,47017,57014,0459,2851,980
Judaism Star of David.svg 3,8203,7903,9804,0454,245
Indigenous spirituality 3,4952,375——————
Other 12,7855,5854,0752,650975
Total responses1,397,7501,139,585927,020832,155650,895
Total population1,418,1181,159,869937,845839,924657,057

See also

References

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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 aboriginal identity.
    7. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
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