A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,626 | — |
| 1906 | 11,167 | +325.2% |
| 1911 | 24,900 | +123.0% |
| 1916 | 53,846 | +116.2% |
| 1921 | 58,821 | +9.2% |
| 1926 | 65,163 | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 79,197 | +21.5% |
| 1936 | 85,774 | +8.3% |
| 1941 | 93,817 | +9.4% |
| 1946 | 113,116 | +20.6% |
| 1951 | 159,631 | +41.1% |
| 1956 | 226,002 | +41.6% |
| 1961 | 281,027 | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 376,925 | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 438,152 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 461,361 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 532,246 | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 573,982 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 616,741 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 616,306 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 666,104 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 730,372 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 812,201 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 932,546 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 1,010,899 | +8.4% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] | ||
 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2018) |
According to the 2021 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of Alberta, Canada.[24] The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada.[25]
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 1,320.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,420/sq mi), compared with an average of 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) for Alberta altogether.[26]
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.[27] 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.[27]
Ethnic origin
Metro Edmonton
| Panethnic group | 2021[28][29] | 2016[30] | 2011[31] | 2006[32] | 2001[33] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
| European[a] | 849,515 | 60.78% | 857,085 | 66.07% | 822,830 | 72.2% | 797,420 | 77.81% | 750,315 | 80.94% | ||||
| South Asian | 123,340 | 8.82% | 91,420 | 7.05% | 61,135 | 5.36% | 40,205 | 3.92% | 29,065 | 3.14% | ||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 101,410 | 7.26% | 78,310 | 6.04% | 56,240 | 4.94% | 30,655 | 2.99% | 23,865 | 2.57% | ||||
| Indigenous | 87,600 | 6.27% | 76,205 | 5.87% | 61,765 | 5.42% | 52,105 | 5.08% | 40,930 | 4.42% | ||||
| African | 80,575 | 5.76% | 57,820 | 4.46% | 32,725 | 2.87% | 20,380 | 1.99% | 14,095 | 1.52% | ||||
| East Asian[c] | 74,140 | 5.3% | 70,255 | 5.42% | 59,140 | 5.19% | 53,235 | 5.19% | 45,965 | 4.96% | ||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 39,955 | 2.86% | 32,255 | 2.49% | 21,590 | 1.89% | 14,865 | 1.45% | 10,840 | 1.17% | ||||
| Latin American | 21,955 | 1.57% | 18,755 | 1.45% | 14,530 | 1.28% | 9,210 | 0.9% | 7,515 | 0.81% | ||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 20,200 | 1.45% | 15,170 | 1.17% | 9,640 | 0.85% | 6,750 | 0.66% | 4,430 | 0.48% | ||||
| Total responses | 1,397,750 | 98.56% | 1,297,280 | 98.17% | 1,139,585 | 98.25% | 1,024,820 | 99.02% | 927,020 | 98.85% | ||||
| Total population | 1,418,118 | 100% | 1,321,426 | 100% | 1,159,869 | 100% | 1,034,945 | 100% | 937,845 | 100% | ||||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||||||
Future projections
| 2041[34][35][36][37] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | % | |
| European[f] | 1,000,000 | 44.23% |
| South Asian | 303,000 | 13.4% |
| Southeast Asian[b] | 236,000 | 10.44% |
| African | 225,000 | 9.95% |
| Indigenous | 141,000 | 6.24% |
| East Asian[c] | 141,000 | 6.24% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 124,000 | 5.48% |
| Latin American | 48,000 | 2.12% |
| Other/multiracial | 43,000 | 1.9% |
| Projected Metro Edmonton Population | 2,261,000 | 100% |
City of Edmonton
In 2016, people of Canadian origin make up the largest ethnic cluster in Edmonton.[38] Since 2011, visible minorities accounted for over 30% of the population, while more than 5% of Edmontonians were considered Aboriginal.
| Population by ethnicity, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic origin[39] | Population | Percent |
| Canadian | 159,070 | 17.41% |
| English | 153,740 | 16.83% |
| Scottish | 126,100 | 13.80% |
| German | 124,170 | 13.59% |
| Irish | 113,795 | 12.46% |
| Ukrainian | 98,820 | 10.82% |
| French | 85,565 | 9.37% |
| Chinese | 67,970 | 7.44% |
| East Indian | 67,935 | 7.44% |
| Filipino | 57,050 | 6.24% |
| Panethnic group | 2021[40] | 2016[41] | 2011[42] | 2006[43] | 2001[44] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[g] | 512,125 | 51.39% | 524,270 | 57.39% | 514,935 | 64.72% | 518,620 | 71.81% | 497,655 | 75.71% |
| South Asian | 114,985 | 11.54% | 86,550 | 9.47% | 57,500 | 7.23% | 38,225 | 5.29% | 27,845 | 4.24% |
| Southeast Asian[b] | 89,755 | 9.01% | 70,285 | 7.69% | 52,045 | 6.54% | 28,880 | 4% | 22,535 | 3.43% |
| African | 75,525 | 7.58% | 54,285 | 5.94% | 30,355 | 3.81% | 19,020 | 2.63% | 12,920 | 1.97% |
| East Asian[c] | 69,965 | 7.02% | 66,680 | 7.3% | 56,305 | 7.08% | 50,590 | 7% | 44,175 | 6.72% |
| Indigenous | 58,165 | 5.84% | 50,280 | 5.5% | 41,985 | 5.28% | 38,170 | 5.28% | 30,365 | 4.62% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 38,175 | 3.83% | 30,360 | 3.32% | 20,410 | 2.57% | 13,895 | 1.92% | 10,405 | 1.58% |
| Latin American | 19,455 | 1.95% | 16,980 | 1.86% | 13,330 | 1.68% | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Demographics_of_Edmonton||||