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2006-2012 Population Distribution by Age


Population by Five-Year Cohort
Age Group 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
0-4 71,400 77,200 82,900 87,900 92,400 97,000 98,200
5-9 71,100 71,200 71,300 72,500 74,000 75,700 81,000
10-14 75,900 76,100 75,700 75,600 75,600 75,300 75,100
15-19 80,700 81,300 81,900 82,200 81,600 81,100 80,800
20-24 89,300 89,300 88,400 87,700 87,400 87,900 88,000
25-29 97,300 100,300 101,900 102,800 102,600 101,800 100,700
30-34 97,900 100,000 102,000 104,400 107,200 109,500 111,300
35-39 95,100 98,100 100,700 102,900 104,400 106,100 107,400
40-44 105,500 104,600 103,000 101,500 100,500 100,900 103,200
45-49 102,400 105,700 107,600 109,500 110,500 110,400 108,900
50-54 83,400 88,800 94,100 98,400 102,200 105,500 108,300
55-59 64,900 69,400 72,000 75,400 80,100 84,900 89,900
60-64 43,600 46,600 51,700 56,300 60,400 64,900 69,100
65-69 32,500 33,900 35,600 38,100 40,400 42,900 45,600
70-74 28,200 28,600 29,000 29,500 30,300 31,200 32,400
75-79 23,000 24,000 24,700 25,200 25,600 25,900 26,100
80-84 15,500 16,100 16,700 17,500 18,200 19,100 19,800
85-89 8,100 8,900 9,600 10,100 10,600 10,900 11,300
90+ 4,200 3,900 3,700 3,600 3,600 3,900 4,100
Total 1,190,000 1,224,000 1,252,500 1,281,100 1,307,600 1,334,900 1,361,200

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Socio-Economic Outlook: 2006-2016


Historical and forecast population table

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 1,095,000 2003 1.8%
2004 1,116,000 2004 1.9%
2005 1,142,000 2005 2.3%
2006 1,190,000 2006 4.2%
2007 1,224,000 2007 2.9%
2008 1,253,000 2008 2.3%
2009 1,281,000 2009 2.3%
2010 1,308,000 2010 2.1%
2011 1,335,000 2011 2.1%
2012 1,361,000 2012 2.0%
2013 1,388,000 2013 1.9%
2014 1,414,000 2014 1.9%
2015 1,441,000 2015 1.9%
2016 1,466,000 2016 1.8%

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Socio-Economic Outlook: 2006-2016



Knowledge of the English Language

Diversity - Knowledge of the English Language Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
Total Population 943,310
English only 852,865
French only 560
Both English and French 73,940
Neither English nor French 15,950

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census

Migration

Net Interprovincial Migration
Census Metropolitan Area Migrants
Calgary 7,824
Toronto 804
Vancouver 257
Montreal -2,224
Ottawa 1,812
Edmonton 3,755

Source: Statistics Canada

Median Age

Census Metropolitan Area Age
Calgary 34.9
Toronto 36.2
Vancouver 37.9
Montreal 37.4
Ottawa 36.6
Edmonton 35.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census


Ethnic Diversity

Visible Minority Population
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area

Total Population 943,310
Total visible minority population 164,900
Black 13,665
South Asian 36,855
Chinese 51,850
Korean 3,885
Japanese 3,845
Southeast Asian 12,560
Filipino 16,380
Arab/West Asian 11,395
Latin American 8,605
Visible minority, not included elsewhere 2,250
Multiple visible minority 3,610

Source: Statistics Canada, , 2001 Census

Population by ethnic origins

Population by Selected Ethnic Origin
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area

Total Population 943,310
Canadian 257,015
English 252,640
Scottish 189,055
German 156,505
Irish 153,155
French 93,165
Ukrainian 65,040
Chinese 56,580
Dutch (Netherlands) 40,470
Polish 39,255
East Indian 31,580
Norwegian 30,275
Italian 29,120
North American Indian 22,665
Russian 22,115
Swedish 20,800
Welsh 19,560
Filipino 17,455
Hungarian (Magyar) 16,075
American (USA) 16,005
Danish 15,570
Métis 12,060
Vietnamese 11,595
Austrian 9,595
Spanish 8,465
British, not included elsewhere 8,335
Jewish 8,180
Lebanese 7,405

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census

Language by Mother Tongue

Diversity - Language by Mother Tongue
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
Total Population 943,310
Single Responses 930,890
 English 737,455
 French 14,675
 Non-official languages 178,765
  Chinese 41,575
   Cantonese 14,140
   Mandarin 3,230
   Hakka 165
   Chinese, n.o.s. 24,040
  Italian 6,685
  German 14,885
  Polish 7,630
  Spanish 9,265
  Portuguese 1,770
  Punjabi 13,020
  Ukrainian 4,265
  Arabic 7,500
  Dutch 4,855
  Tagalog (Pilipino) 8,995
  Greek 1,375
  Vietnamese 9,035
  Cree 235
  Inuktitut (Eskimo) 0
  Other non-official
  languages 		 47,675
Multiple responses  12,420
 English and French 1,905
 English and non-official 
 language		 9,900
 French and non-official 
 language		 385
 English, French and non-
 official language		 230

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census