Demographics of Alberta

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 3,645,257 in 2011 and in the process has gone from less than 1.5% of Canada's population to 10.9%.[3] As of July 1, 2018, Alberta's population represented 11.6% of Canada's total population of 37,058,856 making it the fourth most populated province in Canada.[4][lower-alpha 1] According to the 2018 third quarter report, Alberta's population increased by 23,096 to 4,330,206, the largest increase since the 2014 economic downturn.[5][6]

Population density of Alberta, 2016

Population history
Year Population [7] Five Year
 % change		 Ten Year
 % change		 Percentage of
Canadian Pop.		 Rank Among
Provinces
190173,022†n/an/a1.49
1911374,295n/a412.65.27
1921588,454n/a57.26.75
1931731,605n/a24.37.04
1941796,169n/a8.86.95
1951939,501n/a18.06.74
19561,123,11619.5n/an/a4
19611,331,94418.641.87.34
19691,463,2039.930.3n/a4
19711,627,87511.322.27.54
19761,838,03512.925.6n/a4
19812,237,72421.737.59.24
19862,365,8305.728.79.34
19912,545,5537.613.89.34
19962,696,8265.914.09.34
20012,974,80710.316.99.94
20063,290,35010.622.010.44
20113,645,25710.822.510.94
20164,067,17511.623.611.64
20214,262,6354.816.911.54

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

Population geography

Census divisions
Main article: List of census divisions of Alberta
Alberta's census divisions by population

Census metropolitan areas

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 [8] 2021 [9] 2016 [10] 2011 [8] 2006 [11] 2001 [12] 1996 [13] Census division
Calgary1,481,8061,374,6551,214,8391,079,310951,395 [CMA 1]821,628Division No. 6
Edmonton1,418,1181,297,2801,159,8691,034,945937,845862,597Division No. 11

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

CMA name [8] 2021 [9] 2016 [10] Census division
Lethbridge123,847113,920Division No. 2

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

CMA name 2021 [9] Census division
Red Deer100,844Division 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
Main article: List of census agglomerations in Alberta

Census subdivisions
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.

Population centres
Main article: List of population centres in Alberta

Designated places
Main article: List of designated places in Alberta

Ethnic origins

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").[19]

Ethnic GroupTotalPercentage
English 766,070 18.3%
German 641,025 15.3%
Scottish 631,015 15.1%
Irish 561,915 13.5%
Canadian 484,655 11.6%
Ukrainian 343,640 8.2%
French 340,900 8.2%
Filipino 203,955 4.9%
Chinese 177,990 4.3%
Dutch (Netherlands) 174,625 4.2%
Polish 169,925 4.1%
Indian (South Asian) 155,700 3.7%
Norwegian 154,535 3.7%
British n.i.e. 124,835 3.0%
Métis 115,455 2.8%
Italian 98,730 2.4%
Russian 97,890 2.3%
Swedish 92,975 2.2%
Welsh 76,810 1.8%
Caucasian n.o.s. 73,475 1.8%

Other ethnic groups

In addition to the groups listed above, the next most commonly reported (counting both single and multiple responses) were:

Future projections
Ethnic origin by regional group
Group 2016[20] 2036[21][22]
Number % of 2016 population (4,067,175) Number % of 2036 estimated population (6,201,000)
European origins 2,786,340 70.0% 3,505,000 56.5%
East and Southeast Asian origins 401,820 10.1% 953,000 15.4%
South Asian and Middle Eastern origins 308,610 7.8% 784,000 12.6%
Aboriginal origins 258,640 6.5% 447,000 7.2%
African origins 129,390 3.3% 320,000 5.2%
Latin, Central and South American origins 55,090 1.4% 118,000 1.9%
Other 38,260 0.9% 92,000 1.5%
*Percentages total over 100% due to multiple responses, e.g. German-Indian, Norwegian-Irish.

Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

Indigenous and visible minority identity (2021):[23][24]

  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 (Canada 2021 Census)[25]
Population groupPopulation %
European[lower-alpha 2]2,731,82565.4%
Visible minority group
South Asian297,6507.1%
Chinese164,2353.9%
Black177,9404.3%
Filipino216,7105.2%
Arab69,5051.7%
Latin American66,5201.6%
Southeast Asian54,0051.3%
West Asian25,0750.6%
Korean24,3650.6%
Japanese13,5600.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.12,1000.3%
Multiple visible minorities39,7451.0%
Total visible minority population1,161,42027.8%
Indigenous group
First Nations (North American Indian)145,6403.5%
Métis127,4703.1%
Inuk (Inuit)2,9450.1%
Multiple Indigenous responses4,7850.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e.3,6200.1%
Total Indigenous population284,4706.8%
Total population4,177,715100.0%

Languages

Knowledge of languages
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[26] 2016
Pop. % Pop. %
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[lower-alpha 3] 1.56%[lower-alpha 3] 83,010 2.09%
Urdu 51,545 1.23% 41,235 1.04%

Mother tongue

Languages of Alberta (2016):[27]

  English (74.3%)
  French (1.8%)
  Indigenous language (0.7%)
  Other language (20.9%)
  Multiple (2.3%)

Of the 3,978,145 singular responses to the 2016 census question concerning mother tongue, the languages most commonly reported were:[28]

2016 % 2011 % 2006 % 2001 %
1. English 2,972,670 74.71% 2,780,200 78.37% 2,576,670 79.99% 2,379,515 81.84%
2. Chinese 119,710 3.01% 105,470 2.97% 97,275 3.02% 78,205 2.69%
Cantonese 59,580 1.50% 34,985 0.99% 32,485 1.01% 26,255 0.90%
Mandarin 49,990 1.26% 19,325 0.54% 12,135 0.38% 5,580 0.19%
Min Nan languages (Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,075 0.08% 785 0.02% 400 0.01% N N
Hakka 940 0.02% 325 0.01% 425 0.01% 570 0.02%
3. Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino) 98,360 2.47% 60,085 1.69% 29,740 0.92% 11,705 0.40%
4. French 70,440 1.77% 68,545 1.93% 61,225 1.90% 58,645 2.02%
5. Panjabi (Punjabi) 68,315 1.72% 49,940 1.41% 36,320 1.13% 22,535 0.78%
6. German 63,570 1.60% 80,905 2.28% 84,505 2.62% 78,040 2.68%
7. Spanish 54,685 1.37% 44,020 1.24% 29,125 0.90% 19,820 0.68%
8. Arabic 40,695 1.02% 28,000 0.79% 20,495 0.64% 15,390 0.53%
9. Urdu 26,860 0.68% 19,900 0.56% 11,275 0.35% 4,910 0.17%
10. Vietnamese 23,015 0.58% 21,195 0.60% 19,350 0.60% 16,680 0.57%
11. Selected Aboriginal languages 22,970 0.58% 22,005 0.62% 20,890 0.65% 18,470 0.64%
Cree 17,125 0.43% 16,745 0.47% 17,215 0.53% 15,105 0.52%
Blackfoot 3,385 0.09% 3,035 0.09% 3,015 0.09% 2,630 0.09%
Dene 1,570 0.04% 1,680 0.05% 1,585 0.05% 1,495 0.05%
Ojibway 630 0.02% 455 0.01% 615 0.02% 645 0.02%
12. Ukrainian 21,215 0.53% 24,575 0.69% 29,455 0.91% 33,970 1.17%
13. Polish 19,780 0.50% 19,890 0.56% 21,990 0.68% 20,635 0.71%
14. Russian 17,465 0.44% 13,840 0.38% 10,145 0.31% 6,980 0.29%
15. Korean 17,400 0.44% 13,885 0.39% 10,845 0.33% 6,330 0.22%
16. Hindi 16,495 0.41% 12,290 0.35% 8,985 0.28% 6,315 0.22%
17. Dutch 16,005 0.40% 17,950 0.51% 19,980 0.62% 19,575 0.67%
18. Niger-Congo languages 15,515 0.30% N N N N N N
Swahili 2,390 0.06% 1,455 0.04% 850 0.03% 380 0.01%
Akan (Twi) 1,765 0.04% 1,100 0.04% 345 0.01% N N
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 770 0.02% 440 0.01% 60 0.01% N N
Rundi (Kirundi) 570 0.01% 290 0.01% 50 0.01% N N
19. Persian 14,835 0.37% 10,655 0.30% 7,700 0.24% 3,700 0.13%
20. Gujarati 12,775 0.32% 8,675 0.24% 6,280 0.19% 4,910 0.17%
21. Italian 11,475 0.29% 11,960 0.34% 13,095 0.41% 13,935 0.48%
22. Somali 9,425 0.24% 5,515 0.16% 3,130 0.10% 810 0.03%
23. Portuguese 8,565 0.22% 7,380 0.21% 7,205 0.22% 6,110 0.21%
24. Romanian 8,255 0.21% 6,550 0.18% 4,370 0.14% 2,890 0.10%
25. Amharic 7,015 0.18% 5,110 0.14% 2,785 0.09% 1,100 0.04%
26. Bengali 6,940 0.17% 5.030 0.14% 2,710 0.08% 1,190 0.04%
27. Hungarian 6,505 0.16% 6,700 0.19% 6,770 0.21% 6,985 0.24%
28. Malayalam 6,230 0.16% 2,760 0.08% 1,550 0.05% 1,055 0.04%
29. Ilocano 5,750 0.14% 3,010 0.08% 1,885 0.06% N N
30. Cebuano and other Bisayan languages 5,025 0.13% 3,255 0.09% 1,370 0.04% N N
31. Nepali 4,995 0.13% 1,605 0.05% N N N N
32. Tamil 4,650 0.11% 2,645 0.07% 1,385 0.04% 1,110 0.04%
33. Japanese 4,575 0.11% 4,560 0.13% 4,555 0.14% 3,625 0.12%
34. Croatian 4,425 0.11% 3,960 0.11% 4,150 0.13% 4,195 0.14%
35. Serbian 4,115 0.10% 3,560 0.10% 3,090 0.10% 2,125 0.07%
36. Scandinavian languages 3,750 0.09% 4,935 0.14% 6,045 0.19% 6,795 0.23%
Danish 2,225 0.06% 2,805 0.08% 3,510 0.11% 3,615 0.12%
Swedish 785 0.02% 950 0.03% 1,145 0.04% 1,345 0.05%
Norwegian 740 0.02% 1,180 0.03% 1,245 0.04% 1,670 0.06%
37. Greek 3,285 0.08% 2,965 0.08% 3,305 0.10% 2,765 0.10%
38. Afrikaans 3,050 0.08% 2,420 0.07% N N N N
39. Sinhalese 2,935 0.07% 1,940 0.05% 835 0.03% N N
40. Sindhi 2,835 0.07% 2,560 0.07% 2,000 0.06% 1,990 0.07%
41 Turkish 2,760 0.07% 2,460 0.07% 1,605 0.05% 810 0.03%
42 Czech 2,715 0.07% 2,880 0.08% 3,100 0.08% 3,520 0.12%
43. Oromo language 2,615 0.07% 1,405 0.04% N N N N
44. Albanian 2,435 0.06% 1,685 0.05% N N N N
45. Pashto 2,340 0.06% 1,850 0.05% 1,175 0.04% 275 0.01%
46. Nilo-Saharan languages 2,310 0.06% N N N N N N
47. Slovak 2,275 0.06% 2,145 0.06% 2,430 0.08% 1,605 0.06%
48. Creole 2,120 0.05% 1,560 0.05% 415 0.01% 250 0.01%
49. Khmer (Cambodian) 2,075 0.05% 1,745 0.05% 1,740 0.05% 1,450 0.05%
50. Bosnian 2,020 0.05% 1,745 0.05% 1,745 0.05% N N

In addition to the table above, other mother tongues in Alberta include (including languages with more than 407 people, or 0.01 per cent of respondents):

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

Religious affiliation (2021):[29]

  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):[29]

  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.

Religion (2021) 1 Denomination Congregation Proportion
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.[29]
Religious groups in Alberta (1981−2021)
Religious group 2021[30] 2011[31] 2001[32] 1991[33] 1981[34]
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

Immigration
Alberta Immigration Statistics[35]: 239 [36]: 108 
Year Immigrant percentage Immigrant population Total population
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.[37]

Immigrants in Alberta by country of birth
Country of Birth 2021[38][37] 2016[39] 2011[40][41] 2006[42][43] 2001[44][45]
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%
 China 61,390 6.3% 57,695 6.8% 49,595 7.7% 41,495 7.9% 27,630 6.3%
 United Kingdom 56,675 5.8% 59,215 7% 58,245 9% 60,210 11.4% 59,510 13.6%
 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%
 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%
 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%
 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%
 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%
 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%
 Ukraine 8,915 0.9% 8,150 1% 6,430 1% 5,435 1% 5,170 1.2%
 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%
 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%
 Romania 7,190 0.7% 7,725 0.9% 6,235 1% 5,165 1% 3,920 0.9%
 Italy 6,990 0.7% 8,115 1% 8,050 1.2% 8,705 1.7% 9,830 2.2%
 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% — — 4,035 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%
 Ireland 4,225 0.4% 3,940 0.5% 2,795 0.4% 2,475 0.5% 2,840 0.6%
 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% — — 3,400 0.6% 1,055 0.2%
 Malaysia 3,990 0.4% 4,260 0.5% — — 3,215 0.6% 2,855 0.7%
 Australia 3,690 0.4% 3,360 0% — — 2,480 0.5% 2,370 0.5%
 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%
Total 970,975 100% 845,215 100% 644,115 100% 527,030 100% 438,335 100%

Recent immigration

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)[46]
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
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. 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.[47]

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

Source: Statistics Canada[48]

See also
Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

Notes
  1. The three most populated provinces, as of July 1, 2018 were Ontario with 14,322,757 inhabitants representing 38.6% of the Canadian population; Quebec with 22.6% or 8,390,499 people and British Columbia 13.5% and British Columbia with 4,991,687 people or 13.5%.
  2. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.
  3. Now excluding Plautdietsch.

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