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Population of Saskatchewan 2022

Saskatchewan is a  province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota.

Saskatchewan is the sixth most populous province of Canada & Its seventh-largest province by area.  As per the Canada Census Bureau, the population of Saskatchewan in 2021 is 1,132,505 (1.13 million or 11.32 lakh)

Source: Statistics Canada

Saskatchewan Population 2016-2021

Saskatchewan has a population growth rate of 3.1% during 2016-2021. It has population increase of  34,153 since 2016. Its estimated population in 2022 is 1.2 million

Population of Saskatchewan in 2022 – 1.2 million
SaskatchewanCensus 2021
Total Population1,132,505
Percentage Change since 20163.1%
Population Rank6th
Total Land Area577,060 sq. km (228,450 sq mi)
Area Rank7th
Population Density2/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Capital CityRegina
Largest CitySaskatoon

Source: Statistics Canada

Saskatchewan Historic Population

Saskatchewan has a population growth rate during 2016-2020 of 7.42%. In 1901 Population of Saskatchewan was 91,279 & Year 2021 it reached 1.18 million, an increase of almost 1 million. Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1901 to 2021.

Year Population Actual Change Percentage Change
1901 91,279
1911 492,432 401,153 439.48%
1921 757,510 265,078 53.83%
1931 921,785 164,275 21.69%
1941 895,992 -25,793 -2.80%
1951 831,728 -64,264 -7.17%
1956 880,665 48,937 5.88%
1961 925,181 44,516 5.05%
1966 955,344 30,163 3.26%
1971 926,242 -29,102 -3.05%
1976 921,325 -4,917 -0.53%
1981 968,313 46,988 5.10%
1986 1,009,613 41,300 4.27%
1991 988,928 -20,685 -2.05%
1996 976,615 -12,313 -1.25%
2001 978,933 2,318 0.24%
2006 985,386 6,453 0.66%
2011 1,053,960 68,574 6.96%
2016 1,098,352 44,392 4.21%
2021 1,132,505
34,153 3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Saskatchewan Ethnic composition

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

Aboriginal origins accounts for 16.3% of Saskatchewan Population. First Nations (10.7%), Métis (5.4%) & Inuit are main subgroups.

In 2016, 115,875 ( 10.8%) Saskatchewanians were identified as members of the visible minority population.  South Asian, Chinese, Black and Filipino– accounted for almost 90% of visible minorities in Saskatchewan

South Asian was the single largest visible minority group, accounting for 2.8% of Ontario’s total population. Chinese was second (1.5%), followed by Black (1.4%), Filipino (3%), Arab, Latin American and West Asians.

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

#Ethnic OriginPercentage
1German28.6%
2Canadian25.0%
3English24.5%
4Scottish17.9%
5Irish14.5%
6Ukrainian12.6%
7French11.4%
8North American Indian10.6%
9Norwegian6.3%
10Polish5.3%
11Métis4.2%
12Dutch3.4%
13Swedish3.1%
14Filipino3.0%
15Russian2.9%
16South Asian2.8%
17Hungarian2.5%
18Austrian1.5%
19Chiense1.5%
20Welsh1.4%
21Black1.4%
22American1.2%
23Romanian1.1%
24Danish1.0%
25Chinese1.0%

Source: Statistics Canada 2016

Top cities in Saskatchewan by population

#CityPopulation 2016
1Saskatoon246,376
2Regina215,106
3Prince Albert35,926
4Moose Jaw33,890
5Swift Current16,604
6Yorkton16,343
7North Battleford14,315
8Lloydminster 11,765
9Estevan11,483
10Warman11,020

Source: Statistics Canada 2016

Saskatchewan Population 2023 | Top Cities in Saskatchewan