Demographics of Alberta

Population density of Alberta, 2016

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 (on par with some larger provinces such as British Columbia), relatively high immigration, and a high rate of interprovincial migration when compared to other provinces.[1] 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.[2] 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 4,262,635 in 2021 and in the process has gone from less than 1.5% of Canada's population to 11.5%.[3] It is the fourth most populated province in Canada. Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, the Alberta population grew by 4.8%.

## Population history[edit]

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Year  | Population [4] | Five-year % change  | Ten-year % change  | Percentage of Canadian pop. | Rank among provinces

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1901 | 73,022† | n/a | n/a | 1.4 | 9
1911 | 374,295 | n/a | 412.6 | 5.2 | 7
1921 | 588,454 | n/a | 57.2 | 6.7 | 5
1931 | 731,605 | n/a | 24.3 | 7.0 | 4
1941 | 796,169 | n/a | 8.8 | 6.9 | 5
1951 | 939,501 | n/a | 18.0 | 6.7 | 4
1956 | 1,123,116 | 19.5 | n/a | n/a | 4
1961 | 1,331,944 | 18.6 | 41.8 | 7.3 | 4
1969 | 1,463,203 | 9.9 | 30.3 | n/a | 4
1971 | 1,627,875 | 11.3 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 4
1976 | 1,838,035 | 12.9 | 25.6 | n/a | 4
1981 | 2,237,724 | 21.7 | 37.5 | 9.2 | 4
1986 | 2,365,830 | 5.7 | 28.7 | 9.3 | 4
1991 | 2,545,553 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 4
1996 | 2,696,826 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 4
2001 | 2,974,807 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 4
2006 | 3,290,350 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 10.4 | 4
2011 | 3,645,257 | 10.8 | 22.5 | 10.9 | 4
2016 | 4,067,175 | 11.6 | 23.6 | 11.6 | 4
2021 | 4,262,635 | 4.8 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 4

† 1901 population for District of Alberta, part of the then-named North-West Territories.

## Population geography[edit]

### Census divisions[edit]

Main article: List of census divisions of Alberta

Alberta's census divisions by population

### Census metropolitan areas[edit]

As of the 2011 census, Alberta had two census metropolitan areas (CMAs) recognized by Statistics Canada. A third one was added in the 2016 census.

The following is a list of the recent population history of the Calgary and Edmonton CMAs.

CMA name [5] | 2021 [6] | 2016 [7] | 2011 [5] | 2006 [8] | 2001 [9] | 1996 [10] | Census division

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Calgary | 1,481,806 | 1,374,655 | 1,214,839 | 1,079,310 | 951,395 [CMA 1] | 821,628 | Division No. 6
Edmonton | 1,418,118 | 1,297,280 | 1,159,869 | 1,034,945 | 937,845 | 862,597 | Division No. 11

The third CMA added in 2016 is Lethbridge, and its population history is as follows:

CMA name [5] | 2021 [6] | 2016 [7] | Census division

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Lethbridge | 123,847 | 113,920 | Division No. 2

The fourth CMA added in 2021 is Red Deer, and its population history is as follows:

CMA name  | 2021 [6] | Census division

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Red Deer | 100,844 | Division No. 8

CMA notes:

1. ^ In the 2006 census, the 2001 population of the Calgary was adjusted to 951,494 due to a boundary expansion.

### Census agglomerations[edit]

Main article: List of census agglomerations in Alberta

### Census subdivisions[edit]

Population growth of Alberta's census subdivisions between 2006 and 2011 censuses

As of the 2006 census, Alberta had 453 census subdivisions (municipalities and municipal equivalents) recognized by Statistics Canada. The following is a list of those census subdivisions with a population of 10,000 or greater.

Name [11] | Municipal
status [12] | 2011 [13] | 2006 [11] | 2001 [14] | 1996 [15] | Notes

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Calgary | City | 1,096,833 | 988,193 | 878,866 | 768,082 |
Edmonton | City | 812,201 | 730,372 | 666,104 | 616,306 |
Strathcona County | Specialized
municipality | 92,490 | 82,511 | 71,986 | 64,176 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Red Deer | City | 90,564 | 82,772 | 67,707 | 60,075 |
Lethbridge | City | 83,517 | 74,637 | 67,374 | 63,053 |
Wood Buffalo | Specialized
municipality | 65,565 | 51,496 | 41,466 | 35,213 |
St. Albert | City | 61,466 | 57,719 | 53,081 | 46,888 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Medicine Hat | City | 60,005 | 56,997 | 51,249 | 46,783 |
Grande Prairie | City | 55,032 | 47,076 | 36,983 | 31,140 |
Airdrie | City | 42,564 | 28,927 | 20,382 | 15,946 | Located within the Calgary CMA
Rocky View County | Municipal
district | 36,461 | 34,171 | 30,688 | 23,326 | Located within the Calgary CMA
Parkland County | Municipal
district | 30,568 | 29,265 | 27,252 | 24,769 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Spruce Grove | City | 26,171 | 19,496 | 15,983 | 14,271 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Okotoks | Town | 24,511 | 17,145 | 11,664 | 8,510 |
Leduc | City | 24,279 | 16,967 | 15,032 | 14,305 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Foothills No. 31 | Municipal
district | 21,258 | 19,736 | 16,764 | 13,714 |
County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | Municipal
district | 20,347 | 17,970 | 15,638 | 13,750 |
Sturgeon County | Municipal
district | 19,578 | 18,621 | 18,067 | 15,945 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Fort Saskatchewan | City | 19,051 | 14,957 | 13,121 | 12,408 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Red Deer County | Municipal
district | 18,351 | 19,108 | 18,639 | 17,126 |
Lloydminster | City | 18,032 | 15,910 | 13,148 | 11,317 | Population totals do not include the part of the city located within Saskatchewan
Cochrane | Town | 17,580 | 13,780 | 11,798 | 7,424 | Located within Calgary CMA
Camrose | City | 17,286 | 15,620 | 14,854 | 13,728 |
Stony Plain | Town | 15,051 | 12,363 | 9,589 | 8,274 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Chestermere | Town | 14,824 | 9,564 | 3,414 | 1,911 |
Beaumont | Town | 13,284 | 8,961 | 7,006 | 5,810 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
Cold Lake | City | 13,839 | 11,991 | 11,520 | 4,089 |
Brooks | City | 13,676 | 12,498 | 11,604 | 10,093 |
Leduc County | Municipal
district | 13,541 | 12,730 | 12,528 | 12,361 | Located within the Edmonton CMA
High River | Town | 12,920 | 10,716 | 9,345 | 7,359 |
Wetaskiwin | City | 12,525 | 11,673 | 11,154 | 10,959 |
Mountain View County | Municipal
district | 12,359 | 12,391 | 12,134 | 11,277 |
Sylvan Lake | Town | 12,327 | 10,208 | 7,493 | 5,178 |
Strathmore | Town | 12,305 | 10,225 | 7,621 | 5,282 |
Canmore | Town | 12,288 | 12,039 | 10,792 | 8,354 |
Clearwater County | Municipal
district | 12,278 | 11,826 | 11,505 | 10,915 |
Lacombe | City | 11,707 | 10,742 | 9,384 | 8,018 |
Yellowhead County | Municipal
district | 11,469 | 10,045 | 9,881 | 9,352 |
Bonnyville No. 87 | Municipal
district | 11,191 | 10,194 | 9,473 | 17,352 |
Mackenzie County | Specialized
municipality | 10,927 | 10,002 | 8,829 | 7,980 |
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Municipal
district | 10,866 | 10,535 | 10,695 | 10,467 |
Lacombe County | Municipal
district | 10,312 | 10,451 | 10,159 | 10,081 |
Lethbridge County | Municipal
district | 10,061 | 10,302 | 9,930 | 9,290 |

### Population centres[edit]

Main article: List of population centres in Alberta

### Designated places[edit]

Main article: List of designated places in Alberta

## Vital statistics[edit]

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## Ethnic origins[edit]

The ethnicities most commonly reported in the 2021 Census are shown in the table below. The percentages add up to more than 100% because of dual responses (e.g. "Irish-Canadian" generates an entry in both the category "Irish" and the category "Canadian").[16]

Ethnic groups in Alberta (1941–2021)  Ethnic group  | 2021[17] | 2001[18] | 1941[19]: 2–3

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
English  | 766,070  | 18.34%  | 753,190  | 25.61%  | 191,934  | 24.11%
German  | 641,025  | 15.34%  | 576,350  | 19.6%  | 77,721  | 9.76%
Scottish  | 631,015  | 15.1%  | 556,575  | 18.92%  | 112,540  | 14.14%
Irish  | 561,915  | 13.45%  | 461,065  | 15.68%  | 83,876  | 10.53%
Ukrainian  | 343,640  | 8.23%  | 285,725  | 9.71%  | 71,868  | 9.03%
French  | 341,755  | 8.18%  | 333,705  | 11.35%  | 42,979  | 5.4%
Filipino  | 203,955  | 4.88%  | 36,235  | 1.23%  | —  | —
First Nations  | 188,315  | 4.51%  | 144,040  | 4.9%  | 12,565  | 1.58%
Chinese  | 177,990  | 4.26%  | 108,050  | 3.67%  | 3,122  | 0.39%
Dutch  | 174,625  | 4.18%  | 149,225  | 5.07%  | 20,429  | 2.57%
Polish  | 169,925  | 4.07%  | 137,625  | 4.68%  | 26,845  | 3.37%
Indian  | 155,700  | 3.73%  | 61,180  | 2.08%  | 48  | 0.01%
Norwegian  | 154,535  | 3.7%  | 120,045  | 4.08%  | 29,628  | 3.72%
Métis  | 115,455  | 2.76%  | 63,620  | 2.16%  | 8,808  | 1.11%
Italian  | 98,730  | 2.36%  | 67,655  | 2.3%  | 4,872  | 0.61%
Russian  | 97,890  | 2.34%  | 62,750  | 2.13%  | 19,316  | 2.43%
Swedish  | 92,970  | 2.23%  | 78,565  | 2.67%  | 20,505  | 2.58%
Welsh  | 76,810  | 1.84%  | 59,470  | 2.02%  | 10,896  | 1.37%
Danish  | 56,190  | 1.34%  | 50,465  | 1.72%  | 12,284  | 1.54%
Hungarian  | 51,360  | 1.23%  | 41,535  | 1.41%  | 7,892  | 0.99%
Spanish  | 40,170  | 0.96%  | 19,295  | 0.66%  | 135  | 0.02%
Pakistani  | 39,535  | 0.95%  | 5,450  | 0.19%  | —  | —
Vietnamese  | 39,395  | 0.94%  | 21,490  | 0.73%  | —  | —
Punjabi  | 37,585  | 0.9%  | 3,785  | 0.13%  | —  | —
Austrian  | 36,220  | 0.87%  | 27,910  | 0.95%  | 7,513  | 0.94%
African  | 34,225  | 0.82%  | 7,115  | 0.24%  | 926  | 0.12%
Mennonite  | 31,565  | 0.76%  | —  | —  | —  | —
Romanian  | 31,530  | 0.75%  | 20,235  | 0.69%  | 4,206  | 0.53%
Sikh  | 28,860  | 0.69%  | —  | —  | —  | —
Lebanese  | 28,480  | 0.68%  | 17,660  | 0.6%  | —[a] | —
Mexican  | 25,450  | 0.61%  | 3,345  | 0.11%  | 1  | 0%
Korean  | 24,165  | 0.58%  | 7,925  | 0.27%  | —  | —
Swiss  | 22,450  | 0.54%  | 17,460  | 0.59%  | —  | —
Belgian  | 21,985  | 0.53%  | 14,925  | 0.51%  | 2,919  | 0.37%
Portuguese  | 21,415  | 0.51%  | 13,885  | 0.47%  | 42  | 0.01%
Hindu  | 20,535  | 0.49%  | —  | —  | —  | —
Czech  | 19,730  | 0.47%  | 15,765  | 0.54%  | 8,177[b] | 1.03%
Icelandic  | 19,720  | 0.47%  | 13,065  | 0.44%  | 1,077  | 0.14%
Finnish  | 18,705  | 0.45%  | 12,730  | 0.43%  | 3,452  | 0.43%
Japanese  | 18,605  | 0.45%  | 11,945  | 0.41%  | 578  | 0.07%
Somali  | 16,310  | 0.39%  | 1,385  | 0.05%  | —  | —
Jamaican  | 15,620  | 0.37%  | 7,925  | 0.27%  | —  | —
Nigerian  | 14,600  | 0.35%  | 1,245  | 0.04%  | —  | —
Jewish  | 14,405  | 0.34%  | 15,435  | 0.52%  | 4,164  | 0.52%
Greek  | 13,980  | 0.33%  | 9,110  | 0.31%  | 605  | 0.08%
Croatian  | 13,720  | 0.33%  | 8,565  | 0.29%  | 1,704[c] | 0.21%
Ethiopian  | 13,505  | 0.32%  | 1,460  | 0.05%  | —  | —
Muslim  | 12,420  | 0.3%  | —  | —  | —  | —
Colombian  | 11,115  | 0.27%  | 950  | 0.03%  | —  | —
Eritrean  | 11,010  | 0.26%  | 1,180  | 0.04%  | —  | —
Iranian  | 10,545  | 0.25%  | 3,130  | 0.11%  | —  | —
Slovak  | 10,525  | 0.25%  | 6,810  | 0.23%  | —[d] | —
Afghan  | 10,380  | 0.25%  | 1,805  | 0.06%  | —  | —
Egyptian  | 9,585  | 0.23%  | 2,290  | 0.08%  | —  | —
Syrian  | 9,520  | 0.23%  | 1,265  | 0.04%  | 428[e] | 0.05%
Total responses  | 4,177,720  | 98.01%  | 2,941,150  | 98.87%  | 796,169  | 100%
Total population  | 4,262,635  | 100%  | 2,974,807  | 100%  | 796,169  | 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

### Future projections[edit]

Panethnic origin projections in Alberta (2031–2041)[20][21][22][23] Panethnic group  | 2031  | 2036  | 2041

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
European[f] | 3,122,000  | 56.6%  | 3,178,000  | 52.89%  | 3,219,000  | 49.6%
South Asian | 533,000  | 9.66%  | 649,000  | 10.8%  | 763,000  | 11.76%
Southeast Asian[g] | 441,000  | 7.99%  | 528,000  | 8.79%  | 619,000  | 9.54%
Indigenous | 404,000  | 7.32%  | 442,000  | 7.36%  | 480,000  | 7.4%
African | 331,000  | 6%  | 406,000  | 6.76%  | 480,000  | 7.4%
East Asian[h] | 311,000  | 5.64%  | 352,000  | 5.86%  | 392,000  | 6.04%
Middle Eastern[i] | 188,000  | 3.41%  | 233,000  | 3.88%  | 280,000  | 4.31%
Latin American | 107,000  | 1.94%  | 126,000  | 2.1%  | 144,000  | 2.22%
Other/multiracial[j] | 78,000  | 1.41%  | 95,000  | 1.58%  | 112,000  | 1.73%
Projected Alberta population  | 5,516,000  | 100%  | 6,009,000  | 100%  | 6,490,000  | 100%

## Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples[edit]

Indigenous and visible minority identity (2021):[24][25]

European Canadian (65.4%)

Visible minority (27.8%)

First Nations (3.5%)

Métis (3.1%)

Inuit (0.1%)

Other Indigenous (0.2%)

Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census)[26]

Population group | Population | %
European[f] | 2,731,825 | 65.4%
Visible minority group
| South Asian | 297,650 | 7.1%
Chinese | 164,235 | 3.9%
Black | 177,940 | 4.3%
Filipino | 216,710 | 5.2%
Arab | 69,505 | 1.7%
Latin American | 66,520 | 1.6%
Southeast Asian | 54,005 | 1.3%
West Asian | 25,075 | 0.6%
Korean | 24,365 | 0.6%
Japanese | 13,560 | 0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 12,100 | 0.3%
Multiple visible minorities | 39,745 | 1.0%
Total visible minority population | 1,161,420 | 27.8%
Indigenous group
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 145,640 | 3.5%
Métis | 127,470 | 3.1%
Inuk (Inuit) | 2,945 | 0.1%
Multiple Indigenous responses | 4,785 | 0.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e. | 3,620 | 0.1%
Total Indigenous population | 284,470 | 6.8%
Total population | 4,177,715 | 100.0%

## Languages[edit]

### Knowledge of languages[edit]

Knowledge of official languages of Canada in Alberta (2016)

Language |  | Percent
English only |

| 91.86%
French only |

| 0.10%
English and French |

| 6.57%
Neither English nor French |

| 1.47%

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of languages in Alberta  Language  | 2021[27] | 2016

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English | 4,109,720  | 98.37%  | 3,916,805  | 98.46%
French | 260,415  | 6.23%  | 264,720  | 6.65%
Tagalog | 172,625  | 4.13%  | 138,440  | 3.48%
Punjabi | 126,385  | 3.03%  | 90,485  | 2.27%
Spanish | 116,070  | 2.78%  | 104,445  | 2.63%
Hindi | 94,015  | 2.25%  | 61,290  | 1.54%
Mandarin | 82,095  | 1.97%  | 70,510  | 1.77%
Arabic | 76,760  | 1.84%  | 62,730  | 1.58%
Cantonese | 74,960  | 1.79%  | 74,770  | 1.88%
German | 65,370[k] | 1.56%[k] | 83,010  | 2.09%
Urdu | 51,545  | 1.23%  | 41,235  | 1.04%

### Mother tongue[edit]

Languages of Alberta (2021):[28]

English (76.6%)

French (2.1%)

Indigenous language (0.6%)

Other language (20.9%)

Multiple (2.3%)

Of the 4,221,835 singular responses to the 2021 census question concerning mother tongue, the languages most commonly reported were:[29]

Mother tongue in Alberta  Language  | 2021  | 2016  | 2011  | 2006  | 2001

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English | 3,235,065  | 76.6%  | 2,972,670  | 74.71%  | 2,780,200  | 78.37%  | 2,576,670  | 79.99%  | 2,379,515  | 81.84%
Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino) | 138,160  | 3.27%  | 98,360  | 2.47%  | 60,085  | 1.69%  | 29,740  | 0.92%  | 11,705  | 0.40%
Chinese | 128,160  | 3.04%  | 119,710  | 3.01%  | 105,470  | 2.97%  | 97,275  | 3.02%  | 78,205  | 2.69%
Cantonese | 62,835  | 1.49%  | 59,580  | 1.50%  | 34,985  | 0.99%  | 32,485  | 1.01%  | 26,255  | 0.90%
Mandarin | 58,535  | 1.39%  | 49,990  | 1.26%  | 19,325  | 0.54%  | 12,135  | 0.38%  | 5,580  | 0.19%
Min Nan languages (Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 3,080  | 0.07%  | 3,075  | 0.08%  | 785  | 0.02%  | 400  | 0.01%  | N  | N
Hakka | 1,075  | 0.03%  | 940  | 0.02%  | 325  | 0.01%  | 425  | 0.01%  | 570  | 0.02%
Chinese, n.o.s. | 1,960  | 0.05%  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 103,965  | 2.46%  | 68,315  | 1.72%  | 49,940  | 1.41%  | 36,320  | 1.13%  | 22,535  | 0.78%
French | 88,010  | 2.08%  | 70,440  | 1.77%  | 68,545  | 1.93%  | 61,225  | 1.90%  | 58,645  | 2.02%
Spanish | 67,865  | 1.61%  | 54,685  | 1.37%  | 44,020  | 1.24%  | 29,125  | 0.90%  | 19,820  | 0.68%
German | 65,835  | 1.56%  | 63,570  | 1.60%  | 80,905  | 2.28%  | 84,505  | 2.62%  | 78,040  | 2.68%
Arabic | 57,170  | 1.35%  | 40,695  | 1.02%  | 28,000  | 0.79%  | 20,495  | 0.64%  | 15,390  | 0.53%
Urdu | 35,905  | 0.85%  | 26,860  | 0.68%  | 19,900  | 0.56%  | 11,275  | 0.35%  | 4,910  | 0.17%
Hindi | 26,975  | 0.64%  | 16,495  | 0.41%  | 12,290  | 0.35%  | 8,985  | 0.28%  | 6,315  | 0.22%
Vietnamese | 26,930  | 0.64%  | 23,015  | 0.58%  | 21,195  | 0.60%  | 19,350  | 0.60%  | 16,680  | 0.57%
Niger-Congo languages | 25,230  | 0.60%  | 15,515  | 0.30%  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N
Yoruba | 5,565  | 0.13%  | 3,215  | 0.08%  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N
Swahili | 3,800  | 0.09%  | 2,390  | 0.06%  | 1,455  | 0.04%  | 850  | 0.03%  | 380  | 0.01%
Igbo | 2,530  | 0.06%  | 1,160  | 0.03%  | 900  | 0.03%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Akan (Twi) | 2,280  | 0.05%  | 1,765  | 0.04%  | 1,100  | 0.04%  | 345  | 0.01%  | N  | N
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 1,395  | 0.03%  | 770  | 0.02%  | 440  | 0.01%  | 60  | 0.01%  | N  | N
Rundi (Kirundi) | 895  | 0.02%  | 570  | 0.01%  | 290  | 0.01%  | 50  | 0.01%  | N  | N
Selected Aboriginal languages  | 24,630  | 0.58%  | 22,970  | 0.58%  | 22,005  | 0.62%  | 20,890  | 0.65%  | 18,470  | 0.64%
Cree | 16,445  | 0.41%  | 17,125  | 0.43%  | 16,745  | 0.47%  | 17,215  | 0.53%  | 15,105  | 0.52%
Blackfoot | 4,800  | 0.11%  | 3,385  | 0.09%  | 3,035  | 0.09%  | 3,015  | 0.09%  | 2,630  | 0.09%
Dene | 1,425  | 0.03%  | 1,570  | 0.04%  | 1,680  | 0.05%  | 1,585  | 0.05%  | 1,495  | 0.05%
Ojibway | 485  | 0.01%  | 630  | 0.02%  | 455  | 0.01%  | 615  | 0.02%  | 645  | 0.02%
Korean | 21,020  | 0.50%  | 17,400  | 0.44%  | 13,885  | 0.39%  | 10,845  | 0.33%  | 6,330  | 0.22%
Russian | 20,280  | 0.48%  | 17,465  | 0.44%  | 13,840  | 0.38%  | 10,145  | 0.31%  | 6,980  | 0.29%
Ukrainian | 19,885  | 0.47%  | 21,215  | 0.53%  | 24,575  | 0.69%  | 29,455  | 0.91%  | 33,970  | 1.17%
Polish | 19,345  | 0.46%  | 19,780  | 0.50%  | 19,890  | 0.56%  | 21,990  | 0.68%  | 20,635  | 0.71%
Gujarati | 18,675  | 0.44%  | 12,775  | 0.32%  | 8,675  | 0.24%  | 6,280  | 0.19%  | 4,910  | 0.17%
Persian | 17,635  | 0.42%  | 14,835  | 0.37%  | 10,655  | 0.30%  | 7,700  | 0.24%  | 3,700  | 0.13%
Dutch | 14,420  | 0.34%  | 16,005  | 0.40%  | 17,950  | 0.51%  | 19,980  | 0.62%  | 19,575  | 0.67%
Somali | 12,310  | 0.29%  | 9,425  | 0.24%  | 5,515  | 0.16%  | 3,130  | 0.10%  | 810  | 0.03%
Tigrinya | 11,510  | 0.27%  | 5,755  | 0.14%  | 2,460  | 0.07%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Italian | 11,180  | 0.26%  | 11,475  | 0.29%  | 11,960  | 0.34%  | 13,095  | 0.41%  | 13,935  | 0.48%
Portuguese | 11,090  | 0.26%  | 8,565  | 0.22%  | 7,380  | 0.21%  | 7,205  | 0.22%  | 6,110  | 0.21%
Malayalam | 10,720  | 0.25%  | 6,230  | 0.16%  | 2,760  | 0.08%  | 1,550  | 0.05%  | 1,055  | 0.04%
Ilocano | 9,765  | 0.23%  | 5,750  | 0.14%  | 3,010  | 0.08%  | 1,885  | 0.06%  | N  | N
Amharic | 9,610  | 0.22%  | 7,015  | 0.18%  | 5,110  | 0.14%  | 2,785  | 0.09%  | 1,100  | 0.04%
Bengali | 9,125  | 0.22%  | 6,940  | 0.17%  | 5.030  | 0.14%  | 2,710  | 0.08%  | 1,190  | 0.04%
Romanian | 8,205  | 0.19%  | 8,255  | 0.21%  | 6,550  | 0.18%  | 4,370  | 0.14%  | 2,890  | 0.10%
Cebuano and other Bisayan languages | 6,780  | 0.16%  | 5,025  | 0.13%  | 3,255  | 0.09%  | 1,370  | 0.04%  | N  | N
Nepali | 6,645  | 0.16%  | 4,995  | 0.13%  | 1,605  | 0.05%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Tamil | 6,450  | 0.15%  | 4,650  | 0.11%  | 2,645  | 0.07%  | 1,385  | 0.04%  | 1,110  | 0.04%
Hungarian | 5,950  | 0.14%  | 6,505  | 0.16%  | 6,700  | 0.19%  | 6,770  | 0.21%  | 6,985  | 0.24%
Japanese | 5,290  | 0.13%  | 4,575  | 0.11%  | 4,560  | 0.13%  | 4,555  | 0.14%  | 3,625  | 0.12%
Croatian | 4,865  | 0.12%  | 4,425  | 0.11%  | 3,960  | 0.11%  | 4,150  | 0.13%  | 4,195  | 0.14%
Serbian | 4,530  | 0.11%  | 4,115  | 0.10%  | 3,560  | 0.10%  | 3,090  | 0.10%  | 2,125  | 0.07%
Oromo language | 4,030  | 0.10%  | 2,615  | 0.07%  | 1,405  | 0.04%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Turkish | 3,860  | 0.09%  | 2,760  | 0.07%  | 2,460  | 0.07%  | 1,605  | 0.05%  | 810  | 0.03%
Afrikaans | 3,730  | 0.09%  | 3,050  | 0.08%  | 2,420  | 0.07%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Telugu | 3,550  | 0.08%  | 2,130  | 0.05%  | 1,245  | 0.03%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Scandinavian languages | 3,535  | 0.08%  | 3,750  | 0.09%  | 4,935  | 0.14%  | 6,045  | 0.19%  | 6,795  | 0.23%
Danish | 2,040  | 0.05%  | 2,225  | 0.06%  | 2,805  | 0.08%  | 3,510  | 0.11%  | 3,615  | 0.12%
Swedish | 855  | 0.02%  | 785  | 0.02%  | 950  | 0.03%  | 1,145  | 0.04%  | 1,345  | 0.05%
Norwegian | 640  | 0.02%  | 740  | 0.02%  | 1,180  | 0.03%  | 1,245  | 0.04%  | 1,670  | 0.06%
Pashto | 3,435  | 0.08%  | 2,340  | 0.06%  | 1,850  | 0.05%  | 1,175  | 0.04%  | 275  | 0.01%
Greek | 3,330  | 0.08%  | 3,285  | 0.08%  | 2,965  | 0.08%  | 3,305  | 0.10%  | 2,765  | 0.10%
Sindhi (includes Kacchi)  | 3,260  | 0.08%  | 2,835  | 0.07%  | 2,560  | 0.07%  | 2,000  | 0.06%  | 1,990  | 0.07%
Sinhalese | 3,215  | 0.08%  | 2,935  | 0.07%  | 1,940  | 0.05%  | 835  | 0.03%  | N  | N
Hiligaynon | 3,090  | 0.07%  | 1,160  | 0.03%  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N
Czech | 3,000  | 0.07%  | 2,715  | 0.07%  | 2,880  | 0.08%  | 3,100  | 0.08%  | 3,520  | 0.12%
Creole | 2,770  | 0.07%  | 2,120  | 0.05%  | 1,560  | 0.05%  | 415  | 0.01%  | 250  | 0.01%
Albanian | 2,625  | 0.06%  | 2,435  | 0.06%  | 1,685  | 0.05%  | N  | N  | N  | N
Thai | 2,255  | 0.05%  | 1,700  | 0.04%  | 1,375  | 0.04%  | 190  | 0.01%  | N  | N

In addition to the table above, other mother tongues in Alberta include (including languages with more than 422 people, or 0.01 per cent of respondents):

* 2,120 Bosnian;
* 2,100 Slovak;
* 2,070 Khmer (Cambodian);
* 1,720 Pampangan;
* 1,655 Marathi;
* 1,495 Indonesian;
* 1,470 Kurdish;
* 1,435 Nilo-Saharan languages;
* 1,390 Bulgarian;
* 1,355 Sign languages;
* 1,155 Lao;
* 1,135 Hebrew;
* 1,020 Neo-Aramaic;
* 865 Kannada;
* 815 Finnish;
* 810 Karenic languages;
* 745 Tibetan;
* 730 Bilen;
* 715 Waray;
* 635 Mongolian;
* 635 Pangasinan;
* 625 Slovenian;
* 590 Armenian;
* 570 Lithuanian;
* 545 Burmese;
* 545 Malay;
* 425 Macedonian;

In addition to the single-language responses detailed above, about 88,765 people reported having more than one mother tongue. There were 74,515 responses of both English and a non-official language; 2,785 of both French and a non-official language; 10,005 of both English and French; and 1,455 of English, French and a non-official language.

## Religion[edit]

Religious affiliation (2021):[30]

Christian (48.1%)

Muslim (4.8%)

Sikh (2.5%)

Hindu (1.9%)

Buddhist (1.0%)

Jewish (0.3%)

Aboriginal spirituality (0.5%)

Other religions (0.8%)

Irreligious (40.1%)

Christian sub-affiliation (2021):[30]

Roman Catholic (41.4%)

United Church (7.7%)

Anglican (4.8%)

Lutheran (3.9%)

Orthodox (3.2%)

Pentecostal (2.7%)

Latter Day Saints (2.3%)

Baptist (2.2%)

Presbyterian (1.1%)

Jehovah's Witnesses (0.9%)

Reformed (0.7%)

Other Christian (26.9%)

Just under 50 percent of Albertans identify as Christian, while over 40 percent of residents identify with no religion. The largest denominations are the Roman Catholic, United, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

Just over 1 percent of Albertans are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, descended from pioneers who emigrated from Utah around the turn of the 20th century; there are three temples in the province. Alberta also has large numbers of Pentecostal, Presbyterians, and evangelical Christians.

There are significant numbers of Mennonites and Hutterites, which are communal Anabaptist sects. There are also many Jehovah's Witnesses and Reformed Christians, as well a significant population of Seventh-day Adventists in and around Lacombe where the Canadian University College is located.

Alberta is also home to several Eastern Rite Churches as part of the legacy of Eastern European immigrants, including the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Diocese of Edmonton and Western Canada. There are 500 Doukhobors living in their few communities across Southern Alberta.

Many people of the Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim faiths also make Alberta their home; one of the largest Sikh temples in Canada is located just outside Edmonton. Most of Alberta's Jewish population of 11,390 lives in Calgary and Edmonton.

Alberta's second largest religion, Islam, has roots that include Canada's first mosque, Al-Rashid Mosque, built in 1938 led by a Lebanese woman named Hilwie Hamdon.

Religion (2021) 1 | Denomination  | Congregation  | Proportion

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Christian |  | 2,009,820 | 48.1%
| Anglican Church | 95,560  | 2.3%
| Baptist | 44,605  | 1.1%
| Catholic | 833,025  | 19.9%
| Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox | 63,775  | 1.5%
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 18,185  | 0.4%
| Latter Day Saints | 47,125  | 1.1%
| Lutheran | 78,925  | 1.9%
| Methodist | 9,640  | 0.2%
| Pentecostal | 53,900  | 1.3%
| Presbyterian | 22,850  | 0.5%
| Reformed | 14,735  | 0.4%
| United Church | 153,820  | 3.7%
| Other Christian | 541,520  | 15.2%
Muslim |  | 202,535 | 4.8%
Sikh |  | 103,600 | 2.5%
Hindu |  | 78,520 | 1.9%
Buddhist |  | 42,830 | 1.0%
Jewish |  | 11,390 | 0.3%
Other religions |  | 33,220 | 0.8%
Aboriginal spirituality |  | 19,755 | 0.5%
No religious affiliation |  | 1,676,045 | 40.1%

^1 Statistics Canada. 2022. Alberta (table). National Household Survey (NHS) Profile. 2021 National Household Survey. Released October 26, 2022.[30]
Religious groups in Alberta (1981–2021)  Religious group  | 2021[31] | 2011[32] | 2001[33] | 1991[34] | 1981[35]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Christianity | 2,009,820  | 48.11%  | 2,152,200  | 60.32%  | 2,099,435  | 71.38%  | 1,928,745  | 76.56%  | 1,903,205  | 85.98%
Irreligion | 1,676,045  | 40.12%  | 1,126,130  | 31.56%  | 694,840  | 23.62%  | 496,150  | 19.69%  | 260,015  | 11.75%
Islam | 202,535  | 4.85%  | 113,445  | 3.18%  | 49,045  | 1.67%  | 31,000  | 1.23%  | 16,865  | 0.76%
Sikhism | 103,600  | 2.48%  | 52,335  | 1.47%  | 23,470  | 0.8%  | 13,550  | 0.54%  | 5,985  | 0.27%
Hinduism | 78,520  | 1.88%  | 36,845  | 1.03%  | 15,965  | 0.54%  | 10,770  | 0.43%  | 7,360  | 0.33%
Buddhism | 42,830  | 1.03%  | 44,410  | 1.24%  | 33,410  | 1.14%  | 20,745  | 0.82%  | 6,200  | 0.28%
Indigenous spirituality | 19,755  | 0.47%  | 15,100  | 0.42%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Judaism | 11,390  | 0.27%  | 10,900  | 0.31%  | 11,085  | 0.38%  | 9,950  | 0.39%  | 10,655  | 0.48%
Other | 33,220  | 0.8%  | 16,605  | 0.47%  | 13,900  | 0.47%  | 8,270  | 0.33%  | 2,355  | 0.11%
Total responses  | 4,177,715  | 98.01%  | 3,567,975  | 97.88%  | 2,941,150  | 98.87%  | 2,519,180  | 98.96%  | 2,213,650  | 98.92%
Total population  | 4,262,635  | 100%  | 3,645,257  | 100%  | 2,974,807  | 100%  | 2,545,553  | 100%  | 2,237,724  | 100%

## Migration[edit]

### Immigration[edit]

Alberta immigration statistics[36]: 239 [37]: 108 Year  | Immigrant percentage  | Immigrant population  | Total population

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1901  | 42.8%  | 31,240  | 73,022
1911  | 56.8%  | 212,426  | 374,295
1921  | 46.5%  | 273,364  | 588,454
1931  | 41.8%  | 305,738  | 731,605
1941  | 32.5%  | 258,387  | 796,169
1951  | 25.5%  | 240,016  | 939,501
1961  | 21.7%  | 288,749  | 1,331,944
1971  | 17.3%  | 282,260  | 1,627,870

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 970,975 persons or 23.2 percent of the total population of Alberta.[38]

Immigrants in Alberta by country of birth  Country of birth  | 2021[39][38] | 2016[40] | 2011[41][42] | 2006[43][44] | 2001[45][46] | 1921[47]: 314–315

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Philippines  | 167,735  | 17.3%  | 123,830  | 14.7%  | 69,575  | 10.8%  | 36,630  | 7%  | 24,800  | 5.7%  | —  | —
India  | 122,145  | 12.6%  | 91,660  | 10.8%  | 59,020  | 9.2%  | 38,610  | 7.3%  | 24,670  | 5.6%  | 300  | 0.1%
China  | 61,390  | 6.3%  | 57,695  | 6.8%  | 49,595  | 7.7%  | 41,495  | 7.9%  | 27,630  | 6.3%  | 3,422  | 1.3%
United Kingdom  | 56,675  | 5.8%  | 59,215  | 7%  | 58,245  | 9%  | 60,210  | 11.4%  | 59,510  | 13.6%  | 90,131  | 33%
Pakistan  | 30,815  | 3.2%  | 28,080  | 3.3%  | 19,110  | 3%  | 12,095  | 2.3%  | 5,415  | 1.2%  | —  | —
United States  | 30,540  | 3.1%  | 30,460  | 3.6%  | 31,050  | 4.8%  | 28,325  | 5.4%  | 27,510  | 6.3%  | 99,879  | 36.5%
Vietnam  | 27,875  | 2.9%  | 27,080  | 3.2%  | 26,020  | 4%  | 24,270  | 4.6%  | 22,005  | 5%  | —  | —
Nigeria  | 21,065  | 2.2%  | 12,405  | 1.5%  | 5,575  | 0.9%  | 1,740  | 0.3%  | 985  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Hong Kong  | 18,725  | 1.9%  | 19,115  | 2.3%  | 17,300  | 2.7%  | 17,455  | 3.3%  | 18,600  | 4.2%  | —  | —
Mexico  | 17,985  | 1.9%  | 15,665  | 1.9%  | 10,755  | 1.7%  | 5,970  | 1.1%  | 3,880  | 0.9%  | —  | —
Germany  | 16,635  | 1.7%  | 19,200  | 2.3%  | 20,085  | 3.1%  | 21,570  | 4.1%  | 21,845  | 5%  | 14,587[l] | 5.3%
South Korea  | 16,180  | 1.7%  | 13,850  | 1.6%  | 9,575  | 1.5%  | 8,120  | 1.5%  | 5,290  | 1.2%  | —  | —
Poland  | 15,595  | 1.6%  | 16,930  | 2%  | 16,335  | 2.5%  | 19,165  | 3.6%  | 19,680  | 4.5%  | 2,959  | 1.1%
Ethiopia  | 14,420  | 1.5%  | 10,565  | 1.2%  | 6,375  | 1%  | 3,655  | 0.7%  | 1,370  | 0.3%  | —  | —
Netherlands  | 12,730  | 1.3%  | 14,035  | 1.7%  | 15,290  | 2.4%  | 16,715  | 3.2%  | 17,385  | 4%  | 1,765  | 0.6%
Colombia  | 10,385  | 1.1%  | 9,535  | 1.1%  | 6,860  | 1.1%  | 3,155  | 0.6%  | 945  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Syria  | 9,975  | 1%  | 4,800  | 0.6%  | 1,185  | 0.2%  | 975  | 0.2%  | 610  | 0.1%  | 109[m] | 0%
Lebanon  | 9,960  | 1%  | 10,390  | 1.2%  | 8,390  | 1.3%  | 7,530  | 1.4%  | 6,870  | 1.6%  | —  | —
Eritrea  | 9,720  | 1%  | 4,815  | 0.6%  | 2,805  | 0.4%  | 965  | 0.2%  | 845  | 0.2%  | —  | —
South Africa  | 8,960  | 0.9%  | 7,355  | 0.9%  | 6,010  | 0.9%  | 4,950  | 0.9%  | 4,025  | 0.9%  | 230  | 0.1%
Ukraine  | 8,915  | 0.9%  | 8,150  | 1%  | 6,430  | 1%  | 5,435  | 1%  | 5,170  | 1.2%  | 2,165  | 0.8%
Iran  | 8,865  | 0.9%  | 8,910  | 1.1%  | 5,595  | 0.9%  | 3,995  | 0.8%  | 2,400  | 0.5%  | —  | —
Jamaica  | 8,695  | 0.9%  | 6,845  | 0.8%  | 4,340  | 0.7%  | 3,755  | 0.7%  | 3,705  | 0.8%  | 110[n] | 0%
Somalia  | 8,545  | 0.9%  | 7,060  | 0.8%  | 3,395  | 0.5%  | 2,120  | 0.4%  | 795  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Russia  | 7,470  | 0.8%  | 7,260  | 0.9%  | 5,900  | 0.9%  | 4,850  | 0.9%  | 3,635  | 0.8%  | 11,572  | 4.2%
Romania  | 7,190  | 0.7%  | 7,725  | 0.9%  | 6,235  | 1%  | 5,165  | 1%  | 3,920  | 0.9%  | 3,073  | 1.1%
Italy  | 6,990  | 0.7%  | 8,115  | 1%  | 8,050  | 1.2%  | 8,705  | 1.7%  | 9,830  | 2.2%  | 2,486  | 0.9%
El Salvador  | 6,940  | 0.7%  | 7,255  | 0.9%  | 5,535  | 0.9%  | 5,475  | 1%  | 4,695  | 1.1%  | —  | —
Egypt  | 6,760  | 0.7%  | 5,320  | 0.6%  | 3,120  | 0.5%  | 2,140  | 0.4%  | 1,490  | 0.3%  | —  | —
Afghanistan  | 6,585  | 0.7%  | 5,190  | 0.6%  | 4,345  | 0.7%  | 3,305  | 0.6%  | 1,695  | 0.4%  | —  | —
Iraq  | 6,215  | 0.6%  | 5,935  | 0.7%  | 3,825  | 0.6%  | 2,300  | 0.4%  | 1,490  | 0.3%  | —  | —
Kenya  | 6,070  | 0.6%  | 5,120  | 0.6%  | 4,005  | 0.6%  | 3,425  | 0.6%  | 2,875  | 0.7%  | —  | —
Bangladesh  | 6,035  | 0.6%  | 5,085  | 0.6%  | 3,680  | 0.6%  | 1,835  | 0.3%  | 690  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Nepal  | 4,970  | 0.5%  | 3,915  | 0.5%  | 1,260  | 0.2%  | 490  | 0.1%  | 115  | 0%  | —  | —
Sri Lanka  | 4,930  | 0.5%  | 4,835  | 0.6%  | 3,295  | 0.5%  | 1,600  | 0.3%  | 1,330  | 0.3%  | —  | —
Venezuela  | 4,800  | 0.5%  | 4,335  | 0.5%  | 1,930  | 0.3%  | 1,350  | 0.3%  | 500  | 0.1%  | —  | —
Fiji  | 4,690  | 0.5%  | 4,625  | 0.5%  | 4,140  | 0.6%  | 3,975  | 0.8%  | 3,395  | 0.8%  | —  | —
Tanzania  | 4,660  | 0.5%  | 4,510  | 0.5%  | 4,465  | 0.7%  | 4,035  | 0.8%  | 4,435  | 1%  | —  | —
Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 4,335  | 0.4%  | 4,555  | 0.5%  | 3,720  | 0.6%  | 3,505  | 0.7%  | 3,065  | 0.7%  | 282[o] | 0.1%
Ireland  | 4,225  | 0.4%  | 3,940  | 0.5%  | 2,795  | 0.4%  | 2,475  | 0.5%  | 2,840  | 0.6%  | 7,374  | 2.7%
Chile  | 4,215  | 0.4%  | 4,255  | 0.5%  | 4,305  | 0.7%  | 4,345  | 0.8%  | 3,775  | 0.9%  | —  | —
Sudan  | 4,145  | 0.4%  | 2,580  | 0.3%  | 4,625  | 0.7%  | 3,400  | 0.6%  | 1,055  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Malaysia  | 3,990  | 0.4%  | 4,260  | 0.5%  | 3,500  | 0.5%  | 3,215  | 0.6%  | 2,855  | 0.7%  | —  | —
Australia  | 3,690  | 0.4%  | 3,360  | 0.4%  | 2,745  | 0.4%  | 2,480  | 0.5%  | 2,370  | 0.5%  | 251  | 0.1%
Brazil  | 3,800  | 0.4%  | 2,545  | 0.3%  | 1,740  | 0.3%  | 1,130  | 0.2%  | 750  | 0.2%  | —  | —
Japan  | 3,380  | 0.3%  | 3,060  | 0.4%  | 2,935  | 0.5%  | 2,265  | 0.4%  | 1,730  | 0.4%  | 374  | 0.1%
Total immigrants  | 970,975  | 23.2%  | 845,215  | 21.2%  | 644,115  | 18.1%  | 527,030  | 16.2%  | 438,335  | 14.9%  | 273,364  | 46.5%
Total responses  | 4,177,715  | 98%  | 3,978,145  | 97.8%  | 3,567,975  | 97.9%  | 3,256,355  | 99%  | 2,941,150  | 98.9%  | 588,454  | 100%
Total population  | 4,262,635  | 100%  | 4,067,175  | 100%  | 3,645,257  | 100%  | 3,290,350  | 100%  | 2,974,807  | 100%  | 588,454  | 100%

### Recent immigration[edit]

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 193,170 people who immigrated to Alberta between 2016 and 2021.

Recent immigrants to Alberta by place of birth (2016 to 2021)[48]

Rank  | Country  | Population  | % of recent immigrants
1  | Philippines  | 47,605  | 24.6%
2  | India  | 31,815  | 16.5%
3  | Nigeria  | 9,840  | 5.1%
4  | China  | 9,495  | 4.9%
5  | Syria  | 7,295  | 3.8%
6  | United States  | 5,175  | 2.7%
7  | Eritrea  | 5,120  | 2.7%
8  | Mexico  | 4,165  | 2.2%
9  | Pakistan  | 4,080  | 2.1%
10  | Ethiopia  | 3,960  | 2.1%
11  | United Kingdom  | 3,800  | 2%
12  | South Korea  | 3,430  | 1.8%
13  | Iran  | 3,260  | 1.7%
14  | Nepal  | 2,620  | 1.4%
15  | Jamaica  | 2,130  | 1.1%

### Interprovincial migration[edit]

Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

Over the past five decades, Alberta has had the highest net increase from interprovincial migration of any province. However, it typically experiences population decline during economic downturns, as it did during the 1980s.[citation needed] Oil is the main industry driving interprovincial migration to Alberta, as many Canadians move to Alberta to work on the oil fields. Interprovincial migration to Alberta rises and drops dependent of the price of oil. There was a dramatic reduction after the 2014 drop in oil prices.[49]

Interprovincial migration in Alberta  | In-migrants  | Out-migrants  | Net migration

|
|
|

2009–10  |  57,958  |  61,229  |  −3,271
2010–11  |  63,975  |  55,532  |  8,443
2011–12  |  80,837  |  53,185  |  27,652
2012–13  |  84,602  |  46,004  |  38,598
2013–14  |  87,307  |  51,925  |  35,382
2014–15  |  81,540  |  59,946  |  21,594
2015–16  |  56,978  |  72,086  |  −15,108
2016–17  |  50,396  |  65,955  |  −15,559
2017–18  |  55,147  |  58,394  |  −3,247
2018–19  |  65,778  |  60,236  |  5,542
2019–20  |  85,919  |  77,519  |  8,400

Source: Statistics Canada[50]

## See also[edit]

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

* Demographics of Calgary
* Demographics of Canada
* Demographics of Edmonton
* Population of Canada by province and territory

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Included under Syrian
2. ^ Including Slovak
3. ^ Including all Yugoslavic ethnic groups
4. ^ Included under Czech
5. ^ Including Lebanese
6. ^ a b Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.
7. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
8. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
9. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
10. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
11. ^ a b Now excluding Plautdietsch.
12. ^ Including Austria
13. ^ Including Lebanon
14. ^ All individuals born in the British West Indies
15. ^ All individuals born in Yugoslavia.

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