Alberta (Canada): Province, Major Cities, Towns & Specialized Municipalities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Province

The population development of Alberta according to official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
Alberta	ALTA	Prov	Edmonton	634,658	3,128,757	3,514,151	3,871,947	4,237,310	4,512,731	5,029,346	63465800	→
Canada	CAN	Fed	Ottawa	8,788,703	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,950,132	41,651,653		→

Statistics Canada.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01
1	Calgary	1,612,834
2	Edmonton	1,238,295
3	Red Deer	115,409
4	Lethbridge	113,671
5	Strathcona County	107,345
6	Airdrie	92,544
7	Wood Buffalo	81,611
8	St. Albert	74,621
9	Grande Prairie	71,160
10	Medicine Hat	68,714

Contents: Cities, Towns & Specialized Municipalities

The population of all cities, towns and selected specialized municipalities in Alberta with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01	Area
Airdrie	City	23,394	33,336	48,618	67,157	80,168	92,544	8439	→
Banff	Town	7,253	7,210	7,897	8,427	9,340	11,402	408	→
Beaumont	City	7,670	10,286	14,972	18,645	22,288	26,305	2470	→
Blackfalds	Town	3,546	5,126	6,972	10,274	11,364	12,258	1658	→
Brooks	City	12,182	13,376	14,428	14,968	15,361	17,537	1821	→
Calgary	City	929,934	1,053,086	1,170,624	1,289,970	1,395,672	1,612,834	82062	→
Camrose	City	15,455	16,563	18,182	18,746	19,620	20,800	4167	→
Canmore	Town	11,350	12,751	13,098	15,073	16,813	17,341	6847	→
Chestermere	City	5,507	12,060	16,083	21,214	24,345	31,671	3283	→
Cochrane	Town	12,738	14,723	19,412	28,237	34,720	39,397	3158	→
Cold Lake (incl. Grand Centre)	City	11,976	12,884	14,798	15,944	16,363	17,798	6661	→
Edmonton	City	700,266	779,360	864,962	975,972	1,074,178	1,238,295	76561	→
Fort Saskatchewan	City	13,872	16,237	21,138	25,900	28,994	30,575	5650	→
Grande Prairie	City	40,571	52,060	60,653	65,817	65,600	71,160	13271	→
High River	Town	9,913	11,606	13,805	13,998	15,001	15,508	2219	→
Hinton	Town	9,641	10,044	9,899	10,096	9,929	10,124	3332	→
Lacombe	City	9,861	11,500	12,617	13,399	14,127	14,733	2059	→
Leduc	City	15,865	18,915	26,756	31,731	36,054	39,966	4225	→
Lethbridge	City	70,689	80,162	88,599	97,241	103,978	113,671	12112	→
Lloydminster (incl. Lloydminster (Sask.))	City	22,316	26,165	29,943	32,117	32,527	34,404	4204
Medicine Hat	City	53,558	60,256	62,865	64,964	65,287	68,714	11197	→
Morinville	Town	6,753	7,339	9,201	10,201	10,762	10,763	1115	→
Okotoks	Town	13,272	19,868	26,839	30,108	31,926	33,482	3855	→
Olds	Town	6,923	7,738	8,638	9,348	9,606	9,653	1492	→
Red Deer	City	73,179	88,871	97,438	103,957	105,176	115,409	10434	→
Spruce Grove	City	17,253	21,762	28,498	36,148	40,005	44,575	3752	→
St. Albert	City	55,466	61,239	63,653	67,704	70,720	74,621	4784	→
Stony Plain	Town	10,456	13,446	16,060	17,865	18,749	19,662	3545	→
Strathcona County (incl. Sherwood Park)	Com	76,074	87,789	96,957	100,617	103,259	107,345	117065	→
Strathmore	Town	8,417	11,413	13,101	14,568	15,295	16,416	2698	→
Sylvan Lake	Town	8,355	11,307	13,562	15,682	16,957	17,897	2309	→
Taber	Town	7,870	8,073	8,362	8,822	9,328	10,175	1932	→
Wetaskiwin	City	11,547	12,342	13,063	12,812	12,966	13,703	1875	→
Whitecourt	Town	8,793	9,680	10,148	10,602	10,081	10,708	2951	→
Wood Buffalo (incl. Fort McMurray)	Com	45,380	57,605	72,334	72,349	75,096	81,611	6084388	→

The population of Sherwood Park is estimated as 75,575 in May 2024. The population of Fort McMurray was 78,632 in April 2025. The Alberta part of Lloydminster had mid-2025 population of 21,267.
Statistics Canada, Province of Alberta.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	2,532,446
Females	2,496,900

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	1,063,814
18-64 years	3,185,533
65+ years	779,999

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	31,817
80-89 years	135,857
70-79 years	348,932
60-69 years	548,627
50-59 years	562,198
40-49 years	727,961
30-39 years	805,322
20-29 years	683,773
10-19 years	618,789
0-9 years	566,070

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	3,103,575
America	137,350
Europe	196,535
Africa	127,455
Asia	600,040
Oceania	12,760

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	3,083,840
French	64,855
Indigenous language	17,195
Other language	889,485
Multiple languages	166,460