Demographics

Calgary is home to more than 200 different ethnic origins and is ranked fourth in Canada in the proportion of visible minorities. Learn about this and other population data.

Calgary's population overview

Calgary is a young city, and it’s not getting much older.

As the city’s population grows over the next few years, the proportion of toddlers and preschoolers is expected to stay about the same, teenagers will decline slightly, while the ratio of seniors is set to increase.

But most Calgarians (an estimated 48.8 per cent for Calgary CMA) will still be between the ages of 25 and 54. The median age is a very young 35.9 years.

Learn about Calgary’s growing population, including current, historic and forecast projections.

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2011-2042 Population Distribution by Age - Calgary Economic Region

Population by five-year cohort

Age group 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 2042
0-4 91,600 95,000 97,300 99,100 101,100 103,400 104,300 103,100 99,800 101,200 107,600 115,300
5-9 80,900 85,100 89,000 93,100 96,600 98,300 101,500 108,800 107,200 104,500 105,900 112,100
10-14 79,000 80,100 81,200 83,000 85,100 84,500 91,400 106,000 112,900 111,800 109,100 110,400
15-19 83,700 84,200 84,400 85,100 85,600 82,400 86,200 95,700 109,900 117,300 116,200 113,400
20-24 92,200 92,500 92,500 92,300 92,400 89,600 91,900 91,600 100,800 115,500 122,900 121,600
25-29 111,300 112,000 110,300 108,300 106,700 103,700 104,900 100,700 99,800 109,800 124,500 131,600
30-34 110,800 115,700 119,700 123,900 126,400 126,700 126,500 115,200 110,100 110,200 120,300 134,600
35-39 108,200 111,100 113,800 116,900 120,500 124,800 127,500 134,800 122,700 118,600 118,700 128,500
40-44 105,600 110,000 112,800 114,700 116,600 118,400 119,800 133,400 140,100 128,800 124,700 124,700
45-49 108,400 108,500 108,300 108,700 110,200 111,800 117,100 124,500 137,500 144,800 133,600 129,400
50-54 105,100 107,300 109,300 111,300 112,400 111,100 111,700 118,900 125,800 139,000 146,200 135,100
55-59 85,700 90,900 95,200 98,900 102,100 105,300 106,500 110,400 117,400 124,300 137,200 144,200
60-64 65,100 67,000 69,600 73,600 77,900 84,200 87,900 103,100 106,900 113,700 120,400 132,900
65-69 42,600 46,400 50,200 53,500 57,100 62,300 62,700 82,900 97,400 100,900 107,300 113,700
70-74 31,200 31,900 33,200 34,700 36,200 39,500 41,200 56,600 75,300 88,500 91,600 97,700
75-79 25,200 24,900 24,900 25,000 25,100 27,100 26,400 34,900 48,300 64,400 75,900 78,600
80-84 19,000 19,200 19,300 19,100 19,100 20,100 18,800 20,300 27,100 37,600 50,500 59,500
85-89 10,800 10,400 10,200 10,300 10,400 11,200 10,600 10,400 11,400 15,500 21,300 28,800
90+ 6,000 6,400 6,800 7,100 7,300 8,200 7,600 8,200 8,400 8,900 11,000 14,600
                         
Total 1,362,400 1,398,600 1,428,000 1,458,500 1,488,800 1,512,600 1,544,500 1,659,500 1,758,800 1,855,300 1,944,900 2,026,700

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Economic Outlook: 2012-2017 with Long-Term Economic Trends 2018-2042, Fall 2012

Historical and forecast population - Calgary Economic Region

Year

Population
persons

Annual population growth rate
per cent
1996 906,000 2.4%
1997 936,000 3.3%
1998 970,000 3.6%
1999 995,000 2.7%
2000 1,022,000 2.8%
2001 1,048,000 2.5%
2002 1,076,000 2.7%
2003 1,096,000 1.9%
2004 1,118,000 2.0%
2005 1,142,000 2.1%
2006 1,188,000 4.0%
2007 1,230,000 3.5%
2008 1,252,000 1.8%
2009 1,296,000 3.6%
2010 1,320,500 2.2%
2011 1,365,200 2.0%
2012 1,385,800 1.5%
2013 1,403,500 1.3%
2014 1,419,800 1.2%
2015 1,435,600 1.1%
2016 1,451,500 1.1%
2017 1,468,000 1.1%
2018 1,485,000 1.2%
2019 1,502,200 1.2%
2020 1,519,400 1.1%
2021 1,536,500 1.1%

Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Economic Outlook: 2011-2021, Volume 2

Median Age - 2011

Census Metropolitan Area Age
Calgary 35.9
Edmonton 36.1
Toronto 38.0
Ottawa 38.7
Vancouver 39.3
Montreal 39.2

Source: Statistics Canada (from Annual Demographic Estimates, 2011)