Alberta (Canada): Province, Major Cities, Towns & Specialized Municipalities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Province

The population development of Alberta according to official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
Alberta	ALTA	Prov	Edmonton	634,658	3,128,757	3,514,151	3,871,947	4,237,310	4,510,747	4,888,723	63465800	→
Canada	CAN	Fed	Ottawa	8,788,703	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,935,934	41,288,599		→

Statistics Canada.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
1	Calgary	1,569,133
2	Edmonton	1,190,458
3	Red Deer	112,917
4	Lethbridge	111,400
5	Strathcona County	105,218
6	Airdrie	88,471
7	Wood Buffalo	80,598
8	St. Albert	73,003
9	Grande Prairie	69,377
10	Medicine Hat	67,909

Contents: Cities, Towns & Specialized Municipalities

The population of all cities, towns and selected specialized municipalities in Alberta with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01	Area
Airdrie	City	23,394	33,336	48,618	67,157	80,120	88,471	8439	→
Banff	Town	7,253	7,210	7,897	8,427	9,347	10,944	408	→
Beaumont	City	7,670	10,286	14,972	18,645	22,277	24,593	2470	→
Blackfalds	Town	3,546	5,126	6,972	10,274	11,363	11,978	1658	→
Brooks	City	12,182	13,376	14,428	14,968	15,356	16,918	1821	→
Calgary	City	929,934	1,053,086	1,170,624	1,289,970	1,395,040	1,569,133	82062	→
Camrose	City	15,455	16,563	18,182	18,746	19,580	20,587	4167	→
Canmore	Town	11,350	12,751	13,098	15,073	16,817	17,200	6847	→
Chestermere	City	5,507	12,060	16,083	21,214	24,338	28,938	3283	→
Cochrane	Town	12,738	14,723	19,412	28,237	34,697	38,014	3158	→
Cold Lake (incl. Grand Centre)	City	11,976	12,884	14,798	15,944	16,361	17,579	6661	→
Edmonton	City	700,266	779,360	864,962	975,972	1,073,454	1,190,458	76561	→
Fort Saskatchewan	City	13,872	16,237	21,138	25,900	28,969	29,716	5650	→
Grande Prairie	City	40,571	52,060	60,653	65,817	65,614	69,377	13271	→
High River	Town	9,913	11,606	13,805	13,998	14,996	15,445	2219	→
Hinton	Town	9,641	10,044	9,899	10,096	9,933	10,042	3332	→
Lacombe	City	9,861	11,500	12,617	13,399	14,127	14,558	2059	→
Leduc	City	15,865	18,915	26,756	31,731	36,017	38,543	4225	→
Lethbridge	City	70,689	80,162	88,599	97,241	103,925	111,400	12112	→
Lloydminster (incl. Lloydminster (Sask.))	City	22,316	26,165	29,943	32,117	32,430	33,566	4204
Medicine Hat	City	53,558	60,256	62,865	64,964	65,291	67,909	11197	→
Morinville	Town	6,753	7,339	9,201	10,201	10,763	10,753	1115	→
Okotoks	Town	13,272	19,868	26,839	30,108	31,913	33,096	3855	→
Olds	Town	6,923	7,738	8,638	9,348	9,609	9,971	1492	→
Red Deer	City	73,179	88,871	97,438	103,957	105,176	112,917	10434	→
Spruce Grove	City	17,253	21,762	28,498	36,148	39,962	42,513	3752	→
St. Albert	City	55,466	61,239	63,653	67,704	70,669	73,003	4784	→
Stony Plain	Town	10,456	13,446	16,060	17,865	18,737	19,300	3545	→
Strathcona County (incl. Sherwood Park)	Com	76,074	87,789	96,957	100,617	103,185	105,218	117065	→
Strathmore	Town	8,417	11,413	13,101	14,568	15,298	16,189	2698	→
Sylvan Lake	Town	8,355	11,307	13,562	15,682	16,960	17,477	2309	→
Taber	Town	7,870	8,073	8,362	8,822	9,325	9,853	1932	→
Wetaskiwin	City	11,547	12,342	13,063	12,812	12,961	13,412	1875	→
Whitecourt	Town	8,793	9,680	10,148	10,602	10,090	10,350	2951	→
Wood Buffalo (incl. Fort McMurray)	Com	45,380	57,605	72,334	72,349	75,122	80,598	6084388	→

The population of Sherwood Park is estimated as 79,462 in 2024. The 2024 population of Fort McMurray is about 77,600. The Alberta part of Lloydminster has mid-2024 population of 21,071.
Statistics Canada, Province of Alberta.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2024)
Males	2,461,497
Females	2,427,226

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	1,048,359
18-64 years	3,099,654
65+ years	740,710

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	29,469
80-89 years	128,645
70-79 years	327,319
60-69 years	541,378
50-59 years	556,774
40-49 years	699,336
30-39 years	784,767
20-29 years	653,420
10-19 years	605,094
0-9 years	562,521

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	3,103,575
America	137,350
Europe	196,535
Africa	127,455
Asia	600,040
Oceania	12,760

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	3,083,840
French	64,855
Indigenous language	17,195
Other language	889,485
Multiple languages	166,460