Edmonton Population

Edmonton is the city in Alberta province of Canada, located on the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.45 million, covers city area of 767.85 sq km (296.47 sq mi), The Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centered on the city of Edmonton. Edmonton is the major economic centre for northern and central Alberta for the oil and gas industry. Edmonton hosts several festivals each year, nicknamed Canada's Festival City.

Contents
Languages
Population by Race
Nativity by Place of Birth
Housing

Edmonton city UN Urban Agglomeration Population Prospects - 1950 to 2035

Year Edmonton Population

1950 163,473

1955 213,218

1960 297,197

1965 375,561

1970 457,116

1975 530,990

1980 605,061

1985 725,625

1990 819,248

1995 854,414

2000 908,950

2005 997,474

2010 1,111,634

2011 1,137,346

2015 1,258,898

2020* 1,429,743

2025* 1,567,615

2035* 1,731,807
Source: population.un.org/wpp/, 1950 to 2035 Edmonton city Population(UA)

Year	Edmonton Population
1950	163,473
1955	213,218
1960	297,197
1965	375,561
1970	457,116
1975	530,990
1980	605,061
1985	725,625
1990	819,248
1995	854,414
2000	908,950
2005	997,474
2010	1,111,634
2011	1,137,346
2015	1,258,898
2020*	1,429,743
2025*	1,567,615
2035*	1,731,807

Greater Edmonton

Greater Edmonton population in 2021 is estimated to be 1.41 million, also known as Metro Edmonton, is the metropolitan area with its major urban centre being the city of Edmonton. The Edmonton CMA is the largest in Canada by area at 9,426.73 sq km (3,639.68 sq mi). The Greater Edmonton population will soon reach 1.5 million people by 2025. By 2021 population density of Greater area is 142 per sq km. The Greater Vancouver population in 2016 is 1.32 million, as compared to 1.15 million in 2011 with the change of 13.9 percent from 2011 to 2016 and change of 11.16 percent from 2016 to 2020. Total private dwellings are 537,634 in 2016.

	Edmonton City(2021)	Greater Edmonton(2021)
Population	1.01 million	1.41
Area	767.85 sq km (296.47 sq mi)	9,438.86 sq km (3644.36 sq mi)
Rank	5(Canada)	5(Canada CMA)

Reference: cma

Edmonton Language demographics

According to 2016 census, Edmonton language demographics are as below:

Languages	Population
English	1,050,405
French	10,950
Non-official languages	173,925
Aboriginal languages	535
Algonquian languages	450
Blackfoot	10
Cree-Montagnais languages	420
Northern East Cree	15
Plains Cree	55
Woods Cree	20
Cree	325
Eastern Algonquian languages	5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	25
Ojibway	20
Athabaskan languages	20
Northern Athabaskan languages	20
Dene	15
Slavey-Hare languages	5
South Slavey	5
Inuit languages	5
Inuit languages	5
Iroquoian languages	5
Siouan languages	40
Dakota	15
Stoney	25
Aboriginal languages	15
Non-Aboriginal languages	173,390
Afro-Asiatic languages	20,330
Berber languages	95
Kabyle	50
Berber languages	45
Cushitic languages	5,850
Bilen	210
Oromo	885
Somali	4,740
Cushitic languages	10
Semitic languages	14,365
Amharic	1,695
Arabic	10,590
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	20
Harari	115
Hebrew	185
Maltese	5
Tigrigna	1,655
Semitic languages	50
Afro-Asiatic languages	25
Austro-Asiatic languages	6,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	385
Vietnamese	5,860
Austro-Asiatic languages	5
Austronesian languages	22,800
Bikol	15
Cebuano	810
Fijian	25
Hiligaynon	190
Ilocano	605
Malagasy	5
Malay	130
Pampangan (Kapampangan; Pampango)	125
Pangasinan	25
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)	20,765
Waray-Waray	10
Austronesian languages	85
Creole languages	570
Haitian Creole	40
Creole	380
Creole languages	150
Dravidian languages	4,415
Kannada	80
Malayalam	2,330
Tamil	1,445
Telugu	560
Dravidian languages	10
Hmong-Mien languages	10
Indo-European languages	75,400
Albanian	370
Armenian	70
Balto-Slavic languages	12,815
Baltic languages	120
Latvian	55
Lithuanian	70
Slavic languages	12,690
Belarusan	10
Bosnian	305
Bulgarian	290
Croatian	895
Czech	255
Macedonian	90
Polish	3,805
Russian	3,265
Serbian	1,000
Serbo-Croatian	120
Slovak	170
Slovene (Slovenian)	65
Ukrainian	2,395
Slavic languages	25
Celtic languages	10
Scottish Gaelic	5
Germanic languages	3,045
Afrikaans	295
Danish	40
Dutch	275
Frisian	5
German	2,315
Icelandic	15
Norwegian	15
Swedish	65
Vlaams (Flemish)	15
Greek	375
Indo-Iranian languages	43,140
Indo-Aryan languages	39,005
Bengali	1,455
Gujarati	3,650
Hindi	5,095
Konkani	40
Marathi	335
Nepali	1,395
Oriya (Odia)	35
Punjabi (Panjabi)	20,655
Sindhi	465
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	785
Urdu	5,100
Iranian languages	4,020
Kurdish	375
Pashto	430
Persian (Farsi)	3,215
Indo-Iranian languages	115
Italic (Romance) languages	15,580
Catalan	10
Italian	1,405
Portuguese	1,915
Romanian	1,355
Spanish	10,880
Italic (Romance) languages	5
Japanese	475
Kartvelian languages	55
Georgian	55
Korean	4,570
Mongolic languages	45
Mongolian	50
Niger-Congo languages	2,945
Akan (Twi)	445
Edo	35
Ewe	40
Fulah (Pular; Pulaar; Fulfulde)	55
Ga	20
Ganda	80
Igbo	85
Lingala	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	200
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	285
Shona	220
Swahili	585
Wolof	90
Yoruba	280
Niger-Congo languages	495
Nilo-Saharan languages	365
Dinka	200
Nilo-Saharan languages	165
Sign languages	480
American Sign Language	195
Sign languages	285
Sino-Tibetan languages	32,310
Chinese languages	31,770
Cantonese	14,695
Hakka	215
Mandarin	14,725
Min Dong	10
Min Nan (Chaochow; Teochow; Fukien; Taiwanese)	555
Wu (Shanghainese)	120
Chinese	1,440
Chinese languages	10
Tibeto-Burman languages	540
Burmese	95
Karenic languages	360
Tibetan	20
Tibeto-Burman languages	60
Tai-Kadai languages	475
Lao	190
Thai	285
Tai-Kadai languages	5
Turkic languages	1,310
Azerbaijani	50
Turkish	1,140
Uyghur	40
Uzbek	70
Turkic languages	15
Uralic languages	505
Estonian	5
Finnish	30
Hungarian	475
Other languages	75

Edmonton Population by Race

Ethnic	Population	Male	Female
North American Aboriginal origins	89,865	42,970	46,895
First Nations (North American Indian)	54,695	25,870	28,825
Inuit	1,615	845	770
MÃ©tis	38,155	18,280	19,880
Other North American origins	281,765	143,450	138,315
Acadian	1,910	1,090	820
American	20,005	9,660	10,345
Canadian	266,440	135,735	130,705
New Brunswicker	20	20	0
Newfoundlander	565	310	250
Nova Scotian	80	50	30
Ontarian	10	0	0
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	495	285	215
Other North American origins	85	40	45
European origins	814,405	406,030	408,380
British Isles origins	470,485	234,925	235,555
Channel Islander	65	20	45
Cornish	75	50	25
English	258,295	127,740	130,555
Irish	186,105	90,320	95,785
Manx	280	130	145
Scottish	208,460	103,215	105,240
Welsh	24,790	12,010	12,775
British Isles origins	28,175	13,745	14,435
French origins	143,085	69,595	73,490
Alsatian	80	45	35
Breton	35	20	15
Corsican	90	50	35
French	142,950	69,515	73,435
Western European origins (except French origins)	274,300	135,385	138,915
Austrian	13,765	6,545	7,220
Bavarian	40	20	20
Belgian	7,040	3,405	3,630
Dutch	57,535	28,305	29,235
Flemish	730	310	420
Frisian	145	90	55
German	213,115	105,050	108,065
Luxembourger	210	110	95
Swiss	6,240	3,200	3,035
Western European origins	175	70	105
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	93,665	45,000	48,665
Danish	15,725	7,525	8,205
Finnish	5,355	2,665	2,695
Icelandic	5,355	2,755	2,595
Norwegian	43,520	20,850	22,670
Swedish	29,400	13,435	15,965
Northern European origins	4,205	2,090	2,120
Eastern European origins	253,740	123,005	130,740
Bulgarian	905	460	440
Byelorussian	1,060	580	485
Czech	6,110	3,020	3,085
Czechoslovakian	2,990	1,450	1,545
Estonian	675	310	360
Hungarian	14,510	7,070	7,440
Latvian	1,230	565	660
Lithuanian	2,035	1,010	1,025
Moldovan	380	170	205
Polish	72,795	35,335	37,460
Romanian	11,610	5,655	5,955
Russian	28,275	13,425	14,850
Slovak	3,225	1,515	1,710
Ukrainian	159,940	77,335	82,610
Eastern European origins	615	320	295
Southern European origins	77,085	38,665	38,420
Albanian	805	445	360
Bosnian	1,540	770	765
Catalan	35	30	10
Croatian	5,265	2,900	2,365
Cypriot	65	40	25
Greek	5,015	2,585	2,435
Italian	33,800	17,180	16,620
Kosovar	175	85	85
Macedonian	405	205	200
Maltese	485	260	225
Montenegrin	105	70	40
Portuguese	10,710	5,460	5,255
Serbian	3,415	1,665	1,745
Sicilian	90	45	50
Slovenian	1,380	725	655
Spanish	16,615	7,625	8,985
Yugoslavian	1,685	830	860
Southern European origins	60	35	25
Other European origins	7,305	3,870	3,440
Basque	125	55	70
Jewish	3,695	2,010	1,685
Roma (Gypsy)	110	55	60
Slavic	290	140	150
Other European origins	3,125	1,630	1,500
Caribbean origins	15,250	7,600	7,645
Antiguan	130	65	60
Bahamian	100	70	35
Barbadian	860	425	440
Bermudan	45	30	15
Carib	50	25	25
Cuban	970	520	450
Dominican	360	185	180
Grenadian	345	185	160
Guadeloupean	0	0	0
Haitian	880	505	380
Jamaican	7,465	3,670	3,790
Kittitian/Nevisian	25	10	20
Martinican	0	10	0
Montserratan	15	0	20
Puerto Rican	100	45	55
St. Lucian	230	120	115
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,470	1,275	1,200
Vincentian/Grenadinian	140	50	90
West Indian	1,105	525	585
Caribbean origins	920	450	475
Latin; Central and South American origins	24,505	12,245	12,260
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	765	335	430
Arawak	10	15	0
Argentinian	385	220	170
Belizean	55	35	20
Bolivian	85	40	45
Brazilian	965	460	505
Chilean	3,930	1,965	1,965
Colombian	3,565	1,755	1,805
Costa Rican	150	75	75
Ecuadorian	295	145	150
Guatemalan	700	370	325
Guyanese	1,605	770	835
Hispanic	755	390	365
Honduran	180	110	70
Maya	235	110	120
Mexican	5,105	2,650	2,455
Nicaraguan	510	265	245
Panamanian	105	50	50
Paraguayan	25	20	10
Peruvian	865	420	445
Salvadorean	3,980	2,000	1,975
Uruguayan	135	85	50
Venezuelan	715	330	385
Latin; Central and South American origins	1,080	550	530
African origins	59,335	30,555	28,780
Central and West African origins	12,935	6,815	6,115
Akan	25	20	0
Angolan	125	75	45
Ashanti	35	20	15
Beninese	40	25	15
Burkinabe	75	40	30
Cameroonian	780	390	395
Chadian	10	10	0
Congolese	2,270	1,195	1,080
Edo	210	125	80
Ewe	55	30	25
Gabonese	10	0	0
Gambian	35	25	10
Ghanaian	2,110	1,100	1,010
Guinean	285	155	135
Ibo	385	215	170
Ivorian	405	215	190
Liberian	650	310	340
Malian	35	15	15
MalinkÃ©	70	40	35
Nigerian	3,570	1,850	1,715
Peulh	60	40	20
Senegalese	250	155	90
Sierra Leonean	470	250	225
Togolese	50	20	30
Wolof	20	15	10
Yoruba	830	425	405
Central and West African origins	875	500	380
North African origins	9,235	4,840	4,395
Algerian	500	225	270
Berber	235	150	85
Coptic	95	45	50
Dinka	200	105	95
Egyptian	3,355	1,775	1,585
Libyan	595	305	290
Maure	35	20	15
Moroccan	1,195	645	550
Sudanese	2,745	1,450	1,295
Tunisian	375	180	195
North African origins	240	115	120
Southern and East African origins	27,410	14,115	13,290
Afrikaner	80	50	35
Amhara	185	95	90
Bantu	410	235	185
Burundian	695	380	315
Djiboutian	155	85	70
Eritrean	3,475	1,790	1,690
Ethiopian	5,330	2,675	2,660
Harari	115	60	55
Kenyan	970	505	465
Malagasy	50	35	15
Mauritian	205	105	95
Oromo	560	350	205
Rwandan	1,125	600	530
Seychellois	10	10	0
Somali	9,800	4,995	4,810
South African	1,770	890	880
Tanzanian	470	300	170
Tigrian	255	130	125
Ugandan	650	355	295
Zambian	100	50	45
Zimbabwean	1,380	690	690
Zulu	170	80	95
Southern and East African origins	1,510	770	740
Other African origins	10,980	5,470	5,515
Black	1,220	615	610
Other African origins	9,945	4,950	4,995
Asian origins	288,745	142,015	146,725
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	40,215	21,110	19,105
Afghan	2,490	1,310	1,175
Arab	4,420	2,405	2,015
Armenian	620	310	310
Assyrian	160	70	90
Azerbaijani	295	150	150
Georgian	120	60	60
Hazara	100	55	45
Iranian	4,630	2,375	2,255
Iraqi	2,065	1,085	980
Israeli	705	360	345
Jordanian	635	320	320
Kazakh	110	50	60
Kurd	1,060	600	470
Kuwaiti	120	60	60
Kyrgyz	25	20	15
Lebanese	15,110	7,835	7,280
Palestinian	2,900	1,610	1,295
Pashtun	235	105	130
Saudi Arabian	195	100	95
Syrian	3,015	1,540	1,470
Tajik	70	45	25
Tatar	135	55	80
Turk	2,750	1,520	1,225
Turkmen	45	15	35
Uighur	95	50	50
Uzbek	175	85	90
Yemeni	255	135	120
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	885	495	390
South Asian origins	91,595	47,185	44,410
Bangladeshi	1,450	715	730
Bengali	615	340	270
Bhutanese	75	45	30
East Indian	72,245	37,095	35,155
Goan	80	45	40
Gujarati	485	255	230
Kashmiri	105	55	50
Nepali	1,840	995	845
Pakistani	8,380	4,325	4,050
Punjabi	6,270	3,320	2,950
Sinhalese	270	155	120
Sri Lankan	2,325	1,180	1,145
Tamil	480	250	230
South Asian origins	1,945	1,010	935
East and Southeast Asian origins	158,420	74,450	83,975
Burmese	450	235	215
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,570	805	765
Chinese	71,950	34,655	37,290
Filipino	64,275	29,125	35,145
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	950	455	500
Japanese	3,635	1,560	2,075
Karen	395	220	175
Korean	7,985	3,820	4,165
Laotian	760	390	370
Malaysian	1,465	670	795
Mongolian	350	155	190
Singaporean	150	70	85
Taiwanese	660	285	370
Thai	1,040	375	665
Tibetan	45	20	20
Vietnamese	14,180	6,825	7,355
East and Southeast Asian origins	365	190	180
Other Asian origins	940	505	435
Other Asian origins	940	505	435
Oceania origins	4,945	2,550	2,395
Australian	1,930	1,015	915
New Zealander	700	385	320
Pacific Islands origins	2,435	1,215	1,210
Fijian	1,910	935	980
Hawaiian	150	75	75
Maori	195	105	95
Polynesian	55	25	30
Samoan	65	40	20
Pacific Islands origins	70	50	20

Nativity by Place of Birth

Citizenship	Population	Male	Female
Canadian citizens	1,162,900	583,130	579,770
Canadian citizens aged under 18	264,740	135,520	129,225
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	898,160	447,610	450,550
Not Canadian citizens	134,375	66,510	67,865

Immigrant status and period of immigration:

Type/Period	Population	Male	Female
Non-immigrants	960,305	484,015	476,290
Immigrants	308,605	150,860	157,745
Before 1981	61,135	30,555	30,580
1981 to 1990	34,055	16,640	17,415
1991 to 2000	46,805	21,960	24,845
2001 to 2010	88,085	43,340	44,750
2001 to 2005	36,515	17,855	18,665
2006 to 2010	51,570	25,480	26,085
2011 to 2016	78,520	38,360	40,160
Non-permanent residents	28,370	14,770	13,600

Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Ethnic	Population	Male	Female
Americas	31,610	15,195	16,420
Brazil	800	330	475
Colombia	2,610	1,305	1,305
El Salvador	3,055	1,550	1,500
Guyana	1,405	625	785
Haiti	540	305	240
Jamaica	2,795	1,265	1,530
Mexico	2,440	1,235	1,205
Peru	555	215	335
Trinidad and Tobago	1,630	805	830
United States	8,605	4,020	4,590
Other places of birth in Americas	7,175	3,540	3,635
Europe	65,660	32,670	32,985
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,945	995	950
Croatia	1,430	770	665
France	785	345	435
Germany	7,140	3,550	3,585
Greece	655	370	285
Hungary	975	480	490
Ireland	1,520	815	700
Italy	3,520	1,900	1,625
Netherlands	3,830	2,020	1,805
Poland	8,005	3,870	4,135
Portugal	2,575	1,265	1,305
Romania	2,335	1,185	1,150
Russian Federation	2,330	1,000	1,330
Serbia	880	395	490
Ukraine	3,765	1,650	2,120
United Kingdom	16,875	8,615	8,260
Other places of birth in Europe	7,100	3,440	3,660
Africa	37,200	19,240	17,955
Algeria	385	195	185
Egypt	2,055	1,155	900
Ethiopia	4,015	2,050	1,970
Kenya	1,995	1,025	975
Morocco	805	495	305
Nigeria	3,255	1,735	1,525
Somalia	4,585	2,255	2,335
South Africa; Republic of	2,250	1,070	1,180
Other places of birth in Africa	17,845	9,260	8,585
Asia	169,900	81,640	88,255
Afghanistan	1,490	770	725
Bangladesh	1,615	810	810
China	19,705	9,025	10,680
Hong Kong	7,355	3,555	3,800
India	38,830	19,850	18,980
Iran	2,720	1,440	1,280
Iraq	2,100	1,140	955
Japan	690	195	490
Korea; South	4,980	2,345	2,640
Lebanon	5,055	2,755	2,295
Pakistan	8,255	4,245	4,010
Philippines	45,400	19,900	25,500
Sri Lanka	2,125	1,050	1,070
Syria	2,015	1,090	920
Taiwan	1,030	445	585
Viet Nam	10,425	4,865	5,555
Other places of birth in Asia	16,130	8,165	7,965
Oceania and other places of birth	4,235	2,110	2,125

Recent immigrants by selected places of birth:

Nativity	Population	Male	Female
Americas	5,875	2,765	3,110
Brazil	270	110	160
Colombia	575	235	335
Cuba	250	115	135
Haiti	180	100	75
Jamaica	685	290	390
Mexico	975	505	465
United States	1,485	680	810
Venezuela	230	90	140
Other places of birth in Americas	1,230	640	595
Europe	7,310	3,745	3,565
France	105	55	50
Germany	520	295	225
Ireland	535	330	205
Moldova	210	90	120
Romania	375	175	200
Russian Federation	440	165	275
Ukraine	905	415	485
United Kingdom	1,855	1,035	820
Other places of birth in Europe	2,365	1,185	1,180
Africa	11,805	5,980	5,825
Algeria	40	15	30
Cameroon	375	180	195
Congo; Democratic Republic of the	525	250	275
CÃ´te d'Ivoire	285	130	155
Egypt	745	410	335
Eritrea	990	520	475
Ethiopia	1,225	630	595
Morocco	245	145	100
Nigeria	1,565	830	735
Somalia	1,390	685	705
South Africa; Republic of	500	245	250
Tunisia	155	80	80
Other places of birth in Africa	3,760	1,865	1,895
Asia	52,810	25,490	27,315
Afghanistan	225	115	105
Bangladesh	555	265	290
China	3,685	1,650	2,030
Hong Kong	310	110	200
India	13,565	7,090	6,475
Iran	890	475	410
Iraq	705	360	340
Israel	250	130	120
Japan	190	60	130
Korea; South	1,500	745	750
Lebanon	785	400	390
Nepal	1,095	580	515
Pakistan	1,980	990	990
Philippines	21,500	9,800	11,705
Saudi Arabia	375	215	165
Sri Lanka	760	365	395
Syria	1,390	745	650
Taiwan	130	40	85
Turkey	220	135	85
United Arab Emirates	310	170	140
Viet Nam	760	295	465
Other places of birth in Asia	1,635	750	885
Oceania and other	725	380	345
Australia	270	145	130
Other places of birth	445	235	215

Visible minority population:

Region	Population	Male	Female
South Asian	91,420	47,190	44,225
Chinese	60,200	29,265	30,935
Black	57,820	29,685	28,135
Filipino	61,040	27,535	33,505
Latin American	18,755	9,525	9,230
Arab	25,505	13,610	11,895
Southeast Asian	17,270	8,265	9,005
West Asian	6,750	3,480	3,270
Korean	7,585	3,635	3,955
Japanese	2,470	975	1,495
Visible minority	4,045	1,910	2,135
Multiple visible minorities	11,125	5,525	5,600
Not a visible minority	933,290	469,030	464,260

Edmonton Housing

According to 2016 housing census, Edmonton housing statistics are, 31,195 are in semi-detached house, 42,865 are in row houses, 10,680 are in apartment or flat in a duplex, 95,675 are in apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys, 6,905 are in movable dwelling. Households by household size are 123,655 households are with 1 person, 168,735 are with 2 persons, 82,535 are with 3 persons, 77,110 are with 4 persons, 50,115 are with 5 or more persons, average household size is 2.6.

According to Housing Affordability 2021 Report, Edmonton city is the most affordable city for purchasing a home, The average price of residential properties in Edmonton is about $377,554.