Alberta Profile

A comprehensive demographic breakdown using data from the 2021 Statistics Canada Census.

National Rank:4 of 10

Alberta Population

Total Population (2021)

4,262,635

Total Population (2016)

4,067,175

Population Growth

+4.8% (+195,460)

Growth Rank

#6 of 10Same geo level

Male

49.9%2,127,935

Female

50.1%2,134,700

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.997

Average Age

Median Age

38.4

Age Rank

#1 of 10Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

250,250(5.9%)

5–9

278,810(6.5%)

10–14

280,585(6.6%)

15–19

249,765(5.9%)

20–24

248,740(5.8%)

25–29

275,465(6.5%)

30–34

323,260(7.6%)

35–39

338,945(8.0%)

40–44

307,665(7.2%)

45–49

277,770(6.5%)

50–54

262,770(6.2%)

55–59

274,150(6.4%)

60–64

265,240(6.2%)

65–69

217,270(5.1%)

70–74

163,890(3.8%)

75–79

105,520(2.5%)

80–84

70,160(1.6%)

85+

72,375(1.7%)

Alberta Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

1,772,670

Occupied Private Dwellings

1,633,220

Size Distribution

1 Person

424,055 (26.0%)

2 Persons

551,420 (33.8%)

3 Persons

249,135 (15.3%)

4 Persons

243,400 (14.9%)

5+ Persons

165,215 (10.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

465,405(28.5%)

Couples without children

410,680(25.1%)

One-parent families

132,125(8.1%)

One-person households

424,055(26.0%)

Multigenerational

47,450(2.9%)

Multiple-family

10,575(0.6%)

Alberta Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$98,800After tax

Median Household Income

$83,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$50,200After tax

Median Individual Income

$40,400After tax

Income Rank

#1 of 10Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

85.0%

Employment Income

70.0%

Government Transfers

15.0%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

271,260(8.4%)

$10k–$20k

307,390(9.6%)

$20k–$30k

483,175(15.0%)

$30k–$40k

384,115(12.0%)

$40k–$50k

332,120(10.3%)

$50k–$60k

277,960(8.6%)

$60k–$70k

232,840(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

187,305(5.8%)

$80k–$90k

146,920(4.6%)

$90k–$100k

124,520(3.9%)

$100k+

465,885(14.5%)

Alberta Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

60.2%

Unemployment Rate

11.5%

Total Labour Force

2,295,380

Employed

2,030,730

Unemployed

264,650

Not in Labour Force

1,079,750

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.2%

Children (0–17)

11.2%

Adults (18–64)

8.1%

Seniors (65+)

10.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3500 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.307

Alberta Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

3,894,690 (92.3%)

French Only

3,105 (0.1%)

English & French

258,330 (6.1%)

Neither

65,705 (1.6%)

Mother Tongue

English

3,083,840 (73.0%)

French

64,855 (1.5%)

Non-official languages

906,680 (21.5%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

3,083,840(73.0%)

Tagalog

108,395(2.6%)

Punjabi

91,070(2.2%)

French

64,855(1.5%)

Spanish

61,090(1.4%)

Cantonese

56,280(1.3%)

Mandarin

54,135(1.3%)

Arabic

46,425(1.1%)

German

29,025(0.7%)

Urdu

28,635(0.7%)

Cities & Towns in Alberta

All 85 census subdivisions in Alberta, sorted by population (2021). Click any column header to re-sort.

#	Location↕	Population (2021)↓	Growth↕	Avg Age↕	Median Income↕	Employment Rate↕
1	Calgary	1,306,784	+5.5%	38.8	$85k	60.5%
2	Edmonton	1,010,899	+8.3%	38.4	$80k	59.5%
3	Red Deer	100,844	+0.4%	39.4	$75k	58.7%
4	Strathcona County	99,225	+1.2%	41.4	$105k	61.6%
5	Lethbridge	98,406	+6.1%	40.2	$73k	59.2%
6	Airdrie	74,100	+20.3%	34.8	$94k	66.1%
7	Wood Buffalo	72,326	+1.0%	33.4	$144k	70.4%
8	St. Albert	68,232	+4.0%	41.8	$100k	59.9%
9	Grande Prairie	64,141	+1.5%	35.0	$88k	65.6%
10	Medicine Hat	63,271	0.0%	42.7	$70k	54.5%
11	Rocky View County	41,028	+4.1%	42.4	$126k	59.4%
12	Spruce Grove	37,645	+10.4%	36.8	$91k	63.0%
13	Leduc	34,094	+13.7%	37.6	$87k	61.8%
14	Parkland County	32,205	-1.6%	42.3	$98k	58.7%
15	Cochrane	32,199	+24.5%	39.4	$96k	62.7%
16	Okotoks	30,405	+4.8%	38.4	$100k	61.8%
17	Fort Saskatchewan	27,088	+12.1%	37.2	$95k	63.2%
18	Grande Prairie County No. 1	23,769	+5.6%	38.0	$102k	66.5%
19	Foothills County	23,199	+2.6%	44.1	$111k	60.8%
20	Chestermere	22,163	+11.4%	36.4	$115k	63.2%
21	Beaumont	20,888	+19.7%	34.6	$110k	66.4%
22	Sturgeon County	20,061	-2.1%	40.2	$105k	62.4%
23	Red Deer County	19,933	+2.1%	43.5	$83k	62.6%
24	Lloydminster (Part)	19,739	+0.5%	37.9	$85k	63.7%
25	Camrose	18,772	+0.2%	43.7	$69k	53.8%
26	Stony Plain	17,993	+4.7%	41.5	$80k	56.5%
27	Sylvan Lake	15,995	+8.0%	36.3	$80k	60.3%
28	Canmore	15,990	+14.3%	42.7	$92k	65.0%
29	Cold Lake	15,661	+4.6%	33.9	$90k	68.4%
30	Brooks	14,924	+3.3%	35.9	$80k	62.6%
31	Leduc County	14,416	+9.4%	41.0	$92k	62.9%
32	Strathmore	14,339	+4.2%	40.1	$80k	58.6%
33	High River	14,324	+5.4%	44.0	$73k	54.4%
34	Lacombe	13,396	+2.6%	40.5	$79k	56.9%
35	Mountain View County	12,981	-0.7%	43.3	$82k	65.3%
36	Bonnyville No. 87	12,897	+1.2%	39.0	$96k	60.9%
37	Mackenzie County	12,804	+14.6%	28.4	$82k	57.5%
38	Wetaskiwin	12,594	-0.5%	42.4	$63k	52.4%
39	Clearwater County	11,865	-0.7%	43.2	$74k	58.5%
40	Wetaskiwin County No. 10	11,212	+0.3%	44.9	$76k	57.7%
41	Lac Ste. Anne County	10,832	-0.6%	43.3	$76k	57.2%
42	Blackfalds	10,470	+12.2%	31.7	$89k	66.0%
43	Yellowhead County	10,426	-5.2%	42.5	$79k	54.8%
44	Morinville	10,385	+5.5%	36.9	$93k	64.6%
45	Lacombe County	10,283	-0.6%	42.1	$79k	61.5%
46	Lethbridge County	10,120	-1.1%	34.7	$88k	67.6%
47	Ponoka County	9,998	+2.0%	41.0	$81k	62.3%
48	Whitecourt	9,927	-2.8%	35.7	$85k	63.2%
49	Hinton	9,817	-0.7%	38.8	$88k	61.0%
50	Olds	9,209	+0.3%	43.6	$74k	57.5%
51	Taber	8,862	+5.1%	38.0	$73k	60.8%
52	Coaldale	8,771	+5.3%	38.8	$81k	60.1%
53	Wheatland County	8,738	-0.6%	40.4	$87k	66.1%
54	Greenview No. 16	8,584	-6.2%	39.8	$84k	61.8%
55	Camrose County	8,504	-1.8%	41.8	$80k	63.8%
56	Edson	8,374	-0.5%	39.1	$84k	62.5%
57	Banff	8,305	+5.8%	39.8	$78k	68.8%
58	Vermilion River County	7,994	-5.4%	40.7	$89k	70.1%
59	Innisfail	7,985	+1.8%	44.8	$69k	53.0%
60	Drumheller	7,909	-0.9%	43.9	$66k	58.3%
61	Lac la Biche County	7,673	-7.9%	40.8	$82k	58.0%
62	Cypress County	7,524	-1.8%	39.2	$88k	64.6%
63	Newell County	7,465	-0.8%	38.5	$81k	66.5%
64	Taber	7,447	+4.9%	31.8	$79k	64.0%
65	Ponoka	7,331	+1.4%	42.2	$69k	57.1%
66	Drayton Valley	7,291	+0.8%	38.8	$76k	61.6%
67	Westlock County	7,186	-0.5%	42.1	$73k	62.1%
68	Brazeau County	7,179	-7.6%	41.2	$81k	59.7%
69	Athabasca County	6,959	-11.6%	43.9	$78k	59.1%
70	Slave Lake	6,836	+2.8%	34.6	$95k	68.2%
71	Rocky Mountain House	6,765	+2.0%	39.5	$72k	56.0%
72	Peace River	6,619	-3.3%	36.7	$86k	66.9%
73	Wainwright	6,606	+5.1%	40.1	$74k	65.5%
74	Devon	6,545	-0.5%	40.0	$82k	59.3%
75	Bonnyville	6,404	+7.2%	37.9	$75k	60.8%
76	St. Paul County No. 19	6,306	+4.5%	42.7	$77k	61.3%
77	Willow Creek No. 26	6,081	+9.1%	41.2	$72k	68.7%
78	Barrhead County No. 11	5,877	-6.5%	40.2	$74k	60.6%
79	Beaver County	5,868	-0.6%	42.0	$81k	58.3%
80	St. Paul	5,863	+0.6%	40.2	$72k	60.1%
81	Stettler	5,695	-4.3%	43.7	$68k	57.0%
82	Crowsnest Pass	5,695	+1.9%	48.3	$70k	49.5%
83	Vegreville	5,689	-0.3%	44.4	$64k	53.8%
84	Redcliff	5,581	-0.3%	39.8	$73k	57.3%
85	Didsbury	5,070	-3.8%	44.1	$70k	56.0%

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