Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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] |
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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]
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]
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]
Panethnic group | 2021 [28] [29] | 2016 [30] | 2011 [31] | 2006 [32] | 2001 [33] | |||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
European [lower-alpha 1] | 849,515 | 60.78% | 857,085 | 66.07% | 822,830 | 72.2% | 797,420 | 77.81% | 750,315 | 80.94% | ||||
South Asian | 123,340 | 8.82% | 91,420 | 7.05% | 61,135 | 5.36% | 40,205 | 3.92% | 29,065 | 3.14% | ||||
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 101,410 | 7.26% | 78,310 | 6.04% | 56,240 | 4.94% | 30,655 | 2.99% | 23,865 | 2.57% | ||||
Indigenous | 87,600 | 6.27% | 76,205 | 5.87% | 61,765 | 5.42% | 52,105 | 5.08% | 40,930 | 4.42% | ||||
African | 80,575 | 5.76% | 57,820 | 4.46% | 32,725 | 2.87% | 20,380 | 1.99% | 14,095 | 1.52% | ||||
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 74,140 | 5.3% | 70,255 | 5.42% | 59,140 | 5.19% | 53,235 | 5.19% | 45,965 | 4.96% | ||||
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 39,955 | 2.86% | 32,255 | 2.49% | 21,590 | 1.89% | 14,865 | 1.45% | 10,840 | 1.17% | ||||
Latin American | 21,955 | 1.57% | 18,755 | 1.45% | 14,530 | 1.28% | 9,210 | 0.9% | 7,515 | 0.81% | ||||
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] | 20,200 | 1.45% | 15,170 | 1.17% | 9,640 | 0.85% | 6,750 | 0.66% | 4,430 | 0.48% | ||||
Total responses | 1,397,750 | 98.56% | 1,297,280 | 98.17% | 1,139,585 | 98.25% | 1,024,820 | 99.02% | 927,020 | 98.85% | ||||
Total population | 1,418,118 | 100% | 1,321,426 | 100% | 1,159,869 | 100% | 1,034,945 | 100% | 937,845 | 100% | ||||
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
2041 [34] [35] [36] [37] | ||
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Population | % | |
European [lower-alpha 6] | 1,000,000 | 44.23% |
South Asian | 303,000 | 13.4% |
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 236,000 | 10.44% |
African | 225,000 | 9.95% |
Indigenous | 141,000 | 6.24% |
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 141,000 | 6.24% |
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 124,000 | 5.48% |
Latin American | 48,000 | 2.12% |
Other/multiracial | 43,000 | 1.9% |
Projected Metro Edmonton Population | 2,261,000 | 100% |
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 | ||
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Ethnic origin [39] | Population | Percent |
Canadian | 159,070 | 17.41% |
English | 153,740 | 16.83% |
Scottish | 126,100 | 13.80% |
German | 124,170 | 13.59% |
Irish | 113,795 | 12.46% |
Ukrainian | 98,820 | 10.82% |
French | 85,565 | 9.37% |
Chinese | 67,970 | 7.44% |
East Indian | 67,935 | 7.44% |
Filipino | 57,050 | 6.24% |
Panethnic group | 2021 [40] | 2016 [41] | 2011 [42] | 2006 [43] | 2001 [44] | |||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
European [lower-alpha 7] | 512,125 | 51.39% | 524,270 | 57.39% | 514,935 | 64.72% | 518,620 | 71.81% | 497,655 | 75.71% | ||||
South Asian | 114,985 | 11.54% | 86,550 | 9.47% | 57,500 | 7.23% | 38,225 | 5.29% | 27,845 | 4.24% | ||||
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 89,755 | 9.01% | 70,285 | 7.69% | 52,045 | 6.54% | 28,880 | 4% | 22,535 | 3.43% | ||||
African | 75,525 | 7.58% | 54,285 | 5.94% | 30,355 | 3.81% | 19,020 | 2.63% | 12,920 | 1.97% | ||||
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 69,965 | 7.02% | 66,680 | 7.3% | 56,305 | 7.08% | 50,590 | 7% | 44,175 | 6.72% | ||||
Indigenous | 58,165 | 5.84% | 50,280 | 5.5% | 41,985 | 5.28% | 38,170 | 5.28% | 30,365 | 4.62% | ||||
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 38,175 | 3.83% | 30,360 | 3.32% | 20,410 | 2.57% | 13,895 | 1.92% | 10,405 | 1.58% | ||||
Latin American | 19,455 | 1.95% | 16,980 | 1.86% | 13,330 | 1.68% | 8,650 | 1.2% | 7,265 | 1.11% | ||||
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] | 18,330 | 1.84% | 13,910 | 1.52% | 8,815 | 1.11% | 6,195 | 0.86% | 4,195 | 0.64% | ||||
Total responses | 996,485 | 98.57% | 913,585 | 97.97% | 795,675 | 97.97% | 722,255 | 98.89% | 657,355 | 98.69% | ||||
Total population | 1,010,899 | 100% | 932,546 | 100% | 812,201 | 100% | 730,372 | 100% | 666,104 | 100% | ||||
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
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 [45] | |
---|---|---|
Pop. | % | |
English | 1,372,110 | 98.17% |
French | 96,620 | 6.91% |
Cree | 3,915 | 0.28% |
Oromo | 2,615 | 0.19% |
Somali | 10,555 | 0.76% |
Amharic | 5,965 | 0.43% |
Arabic | 34,760 | 2.49% |
Hebrew | 1,360 | 0.1% |
Tigrigna | 6,440 | 0.46% |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 1,055 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 12,490 | 0.89% |
Bisaya, n.o.s. | 1,055 | 0.08% |
Cebuano | 3,190 | 0.23% |
Hiligaynon | 1,510 | 0.11% |
Ilocano | 4,760 | 0.34% |
Tagalog | 63,930 | 4.57% |
Malayalam | 6,485 | 0.46% |
Tamil | 4,870 | 0.35% |
Telugu | 2,140 | 0.15% |
Czech | 1,035 | 0.07% |
Polish | 10,715 | 0.77% |
Russian | 10,420 | 0.75% |
Serbo-Croatian | 5,845 | 0.42% |
Ukrainian | 12,680 | 0.91% |
German | 18,685 | 1.34% |
Afrikaans | 1,360 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 4,380 | 0.31% |
Greek | 1,545 | 0.11% |
Bengali | 3,865 | 0.28% |
Gujarati | 10,620 | 0.76% |
Hindi | 41,900 | 3% |
Kacchi | 1,110 | 0.08% |
Marathi | 1,470 | 0.11% |
Nepali | 2,500 | 0.18% |
Punjabi | 53,280 | 3.81% |
Sinhala | 2,105 | 0.15% |
Urdu | 16,575 | 1.19% |
Pashto | 1,155 | 0.08% |
Dari | 2,220 | 0.16% |
Iranian Persian | 3,740 | 0.27% |
Italian | 8,095 | 0.58% |
Portuguese | 6,500 | 0.47% |
Romanian | 2,960 | 0.21% |
Spanish | 36,115 | 2.58% |
Japanese | 3,320 | 0.24% |
Korean | 8,020 | 0.57% |
Akan (Twi) | 1,660 | 0.12% |
Igbo | 1,295 | 0.09% |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 1,520 | 0.11% |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 1,060 | 0.08% |
Shona | 1,100 | 0.08% |
Swahili | 5,030 | 0.36% |
Yoruba | 3,230 | 0.23% |
Mandarin | 32,395 | 2.32% |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 1,685 | 0.12% |
Cantonese | 29,300 | 2.1% |
Turkish | 2,920 | 0.21% |
Hungarian | 1,805 | 0.13% |
Total Responses | 1,397,750 | 98.56% |
Total Population | 1,418,118 | 100% |
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 (2021) 1 | Denomination | Congregation | Proportion 2 |
---|---|---|---|
Christian | 444,690 | 44.6% | |
Catholic | 208,905 | 21.0% | |
Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox | 23,445 | 2.4% | |
United Church | 22,375 | 2.2% | |
Anglican Church | 17,325 | 1.7% | |
Pentecostal | 14,500 | 1.5% | |
Lutheran | 13,840 | 1.4% | |
Baptist | 10,845 | 1.1% | |
Latter Day Saints | 5,030 | 0.5% | |
Presbyterian | 3,915 | 0.4% | |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 3,770 | 0.4% | |
Reformed | 2,600 | 0.3% | |
Anabaptist | 1,070 | 0.1% | |
Other Christian traditions | 25,235 | 2.5% | |
Christian n.o.s. | 90,430 | 9.1% | |
Muslim | 83,015 | 8.3% | |
Sikh | 41,385 | 4.2% | |
Buddhist | 15,365 | 1.5% | |
Hindu | 33,905 | 3.4% | |
Jewish | 3,515 | 0.4% | |
Other Religions | 9,965 | 1.0% | |
Aboriginal spirituality | 1,995 | 0.2% | |
No religious affiliation | 362,645 | 36.4% | |
Total | 996,485 | 100% |
Religious group | 2021 [48] | 2011 [49] | 2001 [50] | 1991 [51] [52] | 1981 [53] [54] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Christianity | 655,720 | 46.91% | 673,165 | 59.07% | 649,205 | 70.03% | 623,155 | 74.88% | 548,010 | 84.19% |
Irreligion | 539,075 | 38.57% | 354,935 | 31.15% | 218,905 | 23.61% | 165,910 | 19.94% | 81,675 | 12.55% |
Islam | 86,120 | 6.16% | 46,125 | 4.05% | 19,575 | 2.11% | 14,815 | 1.78% | 7,020 | 1.08% |
Sikhism | 44,440 | 3.18% | 20,425 | 1.79% | 9,405 | 1.01% | 6,480 | 0.78% | 2,730 | 0.42% |
Hinduism | 35,830 | 2.56% | 15,615 | 1.37% | 7,825 | 0.84% | 5,815 | 0.7% | 3,635 | 0.56% |
Buddhism | 16,470 | 1.18% | 17,570 | 1.54% | 14,045 | 1.52% | 9,285 | 1.12% | 1,980 | 0.3% |
Judaism | 3,820 | 0.27% | 3,790 | 0.33% | 3,980 | 0.43% | 4,045 | 0.49% | 4,245 | 0.65% |
Indigenous spirituality | 3,495 | 0.25% | 2,375 | 0.21% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other | 12,785 | 0.91% | 5,585 | 0.49% | 4,075 | 0.44% | 2,650 | 0.32% | 975 | 0.15% |
Total responses | 1,397,750 | 98.56% | 1,139,585 | 98.25% | 927,020 | 98.85% | 832,155 | 99.08% | 650,895 | 99.06% |
Total population | 1,418,118 | 100% | 1,159,869 | 100% | 937,845 | 100% | 839,924 | 100% | 657,057 | 100% |
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