According to the
2021 census, the City of
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
,
Canada
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.
The total population of the
Edmonton census metropolitan area (
CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada.
Growth and density
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 , compared with an average of for Alberta altogether.
Age and gender
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.
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.
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Ethnic origin
Metro Edmonton
Future projections
City of Edmonton
In 2016, people of Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
origin make up the largest ethnic cluster in Edmonton.visible minorities
A visible minority () is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connect ...
accounted for over 30% of the population, while more than 5% of Edmontonians were considered Aboriginal.
Language
Metro Edmonton
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.
Religion
City of Edmonton
The 2021 National Household Survey identified 44.6% of Edmontonians as Christian, while 31.1% of residents were identified as having no religion.
Metro Edmonton
See also
* Demographics of Alberta
* Demographics of Calgary
*List of neighbourhoods in Edmonton
The City of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada is divided into 7 geographic sectors and 375 neighbourhoods, not including those proposed and planned neighbourhoods that have yet to be developed. This article generally describes e ...
* List of oldest Edmontonians
References
External links
Alberta Municipal Affairs – Municipal Census & Population Lists
City of Edmonton
Municipal Census Results
Population History
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Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
Edmonton