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Population of Alberta 2022

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories  to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. 

Alberta is the fourth most populous province of Canada & Its sixth-largest province by area. As per the Canada Census Bureau, the population of Alberta in 2021 is 4,262,635 (4.26 million or 43 lakh) 

Source: Statistics Canada

Alberta Population 2016-2021

Alberta has a population growth rate of 4.8% during 2016-2021. It has population increase of 195,460 since 2016. Its estimated population in 2022 is 4.3 million

Population of Alberta in 2022 – 4.3 million
AlbertaCensus 2021
Total Population4,262,635
Percentage Change since 20164.8%
Population Rank4th
Total Land Area634,658 sq. km (247,137 sq mi)
Area Rank6th
Population Density17.4/sq mi (6.7/sq.km)
Capital CityEdmonton
Largest CityCalgary

Source: Statistics Canada

Alberta Historic Population

Alberta has a population growth rate during 2016-2020 of 9.24%. In 1901 Population of Alberta was 73 thousand & Year 2021 it reached 4.4 million, an increase of almost 4 million. Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1901 to 2021.

YearPop.Actual ChangePercentage Change
190173,022
1911374,295301,273412.58%
1921588,454214,15957.22%
1931731,605143,15124.33%
1941796,16964,5648.82%
1951939,501143,33218.00%
19561,123,116183,61519.54%
19611,331,944208,82818.59%
19661,463,203131,2599.85%
19711,627,875164,67211.25%
19761,838,035210,16012.91%
19812,237,724399,68921.75%
19862,365,830128,1065.72%
19912,545,553179,7237.60%
19962,696,826151,2735.94%
20012,974,807277,98110.31%
20063,290,350315,54310.61%
20113,645,257354,90710.79%
20164,067,175421,91811.57%
20214,262,635195,4604.8%
Source: Statistics Canada

Alberta Ethnic composition

Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent’s ancestors. The ethnic origin most often reported in Alberta was Canadian followed by English, German, Scottish, Irish, French & Ukrainian.

In 2016, 933,165 (23.5%) Albertians were identified as members of the visible minority population.  South Asian, Chinese, Black and Filipino– accounted for almost three-quarters (73.6%) of visible minorities.

South Asian was the single largest visible minority group, accounting for 5.8% of Alberta’s total population. Chinese was second, followed by Black , Filipino, Latin Americans & Arabs

Let’s look at the top Ethnic Origins of Alberta Population

Ethnic GroupPopulation 2016Percentage
Canadian902,31022.70%
English899,44522.60%
German712,95517.90%
Scottish704,20017.70%
Irish596,75015.00%
French411,31510.30%
Ukrainian369,0959.30%
First Nations200,2855.00%
Dutch (Netherlands)195,7254.90%
Chinese188,2854.70%
Polish186,5104.70%
Filipino175,1304.40%
Indian (South Asian)174,5054.40%
Norwegian156,6003.90%
Métis113,7402.90%
Russian107,8002.70%
Italian101,2602.50%
Swedish97,8352.50%
British n.i.e.90,8652.30%
Welsh80,4552.00%

Top cities in Alberta by population

#CityPopulation
1Calgary1,239,220
2Edmonton932,546
3Red Deer100,418
4Lethbridge92,729
5St. Albert65,589
6Medicine Hat63,260
7Grande Prairie63,166
8Airdrie61,581
9Spruce Grove34,066
10Leduc29,993

Source: Statistics Canada 2016

Alberta Population 2023 | Top Cities in Alberta