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2009-2019 Population Distribution by Age - Calgary Economic Region


Population by Five-Year Cohort
Age Group 2009 2010 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
0-4 77,000 80,000 82,000 86,000 89,000 90,000 91,000
5-9 78,000 78,000 78,000 79,000 83,000 87,000 90,000
10-14 80,000 81,000 81,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 86,000
15-19 85,000 85,000 86,000 86,000 87,000 89,000 90,000
20-24 93,000 95,000 94,000 94,000 92,000 93,000 93,000
25-29 94,000 96,000 98,000 102,000 104,000 103,000 102,020
30-34 100,000 100,000 100,000 102,000 104,000 108,000 110,000
35-39 104,000 106,000 106,000 107,000 108,000 108,000 109,000
40-44 101,000 102,000 105,000 110,000 112,000 113,000 113,000
45-49 110,000 110,000 108,000 106,000 107,000 112,000 115,000
50-54 103,000 107,000 110,000 114,000 114,000 111,000 109,000
55-59 81,000 86,000 91,000 101,000 109,000 113,000 115,000
60-64 60,000 65,000 69,000 75,000 85,000 95,000 104,000
65-69 41,000 44,000 47,000 56,000 63,000 70,000 78,000
70-74 31,000 32,000 33,000 37,000 42,000 49,000 56,000
75-79 25,000 26,000 26,000 28,000 29,000 32,000 36,000
80-84 18,000 19,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 22,000 23,000
85-89 10,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000
90+ 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000
Total 1,296,000 1,328,000 1,351,000 1,405,000 1,453,000 1,498,000 1,542,000

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Economic Outlook: 2009-2019


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 1,296,000 2009 3.6%
2010 1,328,000 2010 2.5%
2011 1,351,000 2011 1.7%
2012 1,380,000 2012 2.1%
2013 1,405,000 2013 1.8%
2014 1,433,000 2014 2.0%
2015 1,453,000 2015 1.4%
2016 1,475,00 2016 1.5%
2017 1,498,000 2017 1.6%
2018 1,520,000 2018 1.5%
2019 1,542,000 2019 1.4%

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Socio-Economic Outlook: 2009-2019



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, 2008
Census Metropolitan Area Migrants
Ottawa    3,654
Edmonton    2,840
Vancouver    2,177
Calgary       516
Toronto   -6,085
Montreal   -9,973

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