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2008-2013 Population Distribution by Age - Calgary Economic Region


Population by Five-Year Cohort
Age Group 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
0-4 75,200 82,600 89,800 95,500 100,100 103,400
5-9 75,100 75,500 77,100 79,700 82,500 85,900
10-14 78,000 78,800 79,800 80,600 82,400 84,000
15-19 84,100 83,700 84,300 85,200 85,300 85,700
20-24 90,600 91,600 93,200 94,000 94,600 94,900
25-29 92,500 94,000 96,100 99,000 101,700 103,800
30-34 96,700 97,000 97,400 97,100 97,500 98,500
35-39 100,400 101,000 101,900 101,800 102,100 102,300
40-44 99,800 99,200 100,300 103,200 105,300 106,600
45-49 107,800 107,400 106,300 104,500 103,000 102,000
50-54 97,800 101,100 103,300 104,900 105,400 105,700
55-59 74,600 78,900 83,400 88,000 92,500 96,000
60-64 55,100 58,500 62,600 66,400 68,400 71,700
65-69 38,100 40,500 42,800 45,500 50,150 53,800
70-74 29,600 30,200 31,000 32,100 33,700 36,100
75-79 24,800 25,000 25,300 25,500 25,900 26,100
80-84 17,200 18,000 19,000 19,700 20,100 20,400
85-89 9,800 10,400 10,800 11,400 12,000 12,700
90+ 4,400 4,300 4,600 4,800 5,200 5,400
Total 1,251,600 1,277,700 1,309,000 1,338,900 1,367,800 1,395,000

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Economic Outlook: 2008-2013


Historical and Forecast Population

Population (Calgary Economic Region)
   Annual Population Growth Rate (Calgary Economic Region)
Year Persons Year Percent
1996 906,000 1996 2.4%
1997 936,000 1997 3.3%
1998 970,000 1998 3.6%
1999 995,000 1999 2.7%
2000 1,022,000 2000 2.8%
2001 1,048,000 2001 2.5%
2002 1,076,000 2002 2.7%
2003 1,096,000 2003 1.9%
2004 1,118,000 2004 2.0%
2005 1,142,000 2005 2.1%
2006 1,188,000 2006 4.0%
2007 1,230,000 2007 3.5%
2008 1,252,000 2008 1.8%
2009 1,278,000 2009 2.1%
2010 1,309,000 2010 2.4%
2011 1,339,000 2011 2.3%
2012 1,368,000 2012 2.2%
2013 1,395,000 2013 2.0%

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Socio-Economic Outlook: 2008-2013



Knowledge of the Official Languages

Diversity - Knowledge of official languages -  Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
Total Population 1,070,295
English only 964,790
French only 595
Both English and French 84,085
Neither English nor French 20.830

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

Migration

Net Interprovincial Migration, 2007
Census Metropolitan Area Migrants
Calgary  16,543
Edmonton  11,980
Vancouver    3,620
Ottawa   -4,346
Montreal  -11,694
Toronto  -11,924

Source: Statistics Canada

Median Age

Census Metropolitan Area Age
Calgary 35.7
Toronto 37.5
Vancouver 39.1
Montreal 39.3
Ottawa 38.4
Edmonton 36.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census


Ethnic Diversity

Visible Minority Population
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area

Total Population 1,070,295
Total visible minority population 237,895
Black 21,060
South Asian 57,700
Chinese 66,375
Korean 6,835
Japanese 4,675
Southeast Asian 15,755
Filipino 25,565
Arab/West Asian 11,395
Latin American 13,410
Visible minority, not included elsewhere 1,980
Multiple visible minority 6,860

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

Population by Ethnic Origins

Population by Selected Ethnic Origins
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area

Total Population 1,070,295
English 291,370
Scottish 223,000
Canadian 207,790
German 182,940
Irish 175,575
French 109,180
Ukrainian 76,240
Chinese 75,410
East Indian 48,270
Polish 47,925
Dutch (Netherlands) 47,650
Norwegian 35,935
Italian 33,645
Russian 30,975
Filipino 26,680
North American Indian 26,110
Welsh 25,935
Swedish 25,410
British Isles (not included elsewhere) 23,205
American (USA) 22,015
Hungarian (Magyar) 18,805
Danish 17,735
Metis 16,280
Spanish 14,635
Vietnamese 14,285
Austrian 12,410
Romanian 9,470
Lebanese 8,225
Czech 7,220
Jewish 7,080
Korean 7,005
Swiss 6,975
Pakistani 6,955
Icelandic 6,465
Portuguese

6,050


Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

Language by Mother Tongue

Diversity - Language by Mother Tongue
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
Total Population 1,070,295
Single Responses 1,056,760
 English 797,555
 French 16,310
 Non-official languages 242,895
  Chinese 54,275
   Cantonese 18,520
   Mandarin 7,775
   Hakka 110
   Chinese, n.o.s. 27,355
  Italian 5,670
  German 14,885
  Polish 8,420
  Spanish 14,515
  Portuguese 2,365
  Punjabi 21,185
  Ukrainian 3,845
  Arabic 9,600
  Dutch 4,770
  Tagalog (Pilipino) 14,790
  Greek 1,580
  Vietnamese 10,890
  Cree 285
  Inuktitut (Eskimo) 55
  Other non-official
  languages 		 75,765
Multiple responses  13,535
 English and French 1,845
 English and non-official 
 language		 10,920
 French and non-official 
 language		 600
 English, French and non-
 official language		 165

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census