Demographics of Calgary

In the 2021 Census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,306,784 residents, representing 30.7% of the 4,262,635 residents in all of Alberta, and 3.5% compared to a population of 36,991,981 in all of Canada.^[23] The total population of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,481,806.^[24] Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, as of 2021.

Downtown Calgary

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1891	3,876	—
1901	4,091	+5.5%
1906	11,967	+192.5%
1911	43,704	+265.2%
1916	56,514	+29.3%
1921	63,305	+12.0%
1926	65,291	+3.1%
1931	83,761	+28.3%
1936	83,407	−0.4%
1941	88,904	+6.6%
1946	100,044	+12.5%
1951	129,060	+29.0%
1956	181,780	+40.8%
1961	249,641	+37.3%
1966	330,575	+32.4%
1971	403,319	+22.0%
1976	469,917	+16.5%
1981	592,743	+26.1%
1986	636,107	+7.3%
1991	710,795	+11.7%
1996	768,082	+8.1%
2001	878,866	+14.4%
2006	988,193	+12.4%
2011	1,096,833	+11.0%
2016	1,239,220	+13.0%
2021	1,306,784	+5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Civic census

Section 57 of Alberta's Municipal Government Act (MGA) enables municipalities to conduct censuses.^[25] The City of Calgary first conducted a municipal census, or civic census, in 1931.^[26] It has conducted a civic census annually since 1958.^[26]

Calgary's 2016 civic census counted a population of 1,381,345.^[27] From 2011 to 2012, there was a 2.7% increase over its 2011 municipal census population of 1,090,936.^[28][29] The city attributed the 29,289 increase in residents to a natural increase of 9,631 and a net migration of 19,658 since the 2011 civic census.^[30] The 2012 civic census also recorded a total 459,339 dwellings in the city.^[30]

2012 population breakdown

The following is a breakdown of the City of Calgary's 2012 civic census results by community, including residential communities, industrial areas, major parks and residual areas by electoral ward.^[30]

Neighbourhoods of Calgary
Name[30]	Quadrant	Sector[31]	Ward[32]	Type[31]	2012 Population Rank	Population (2012)[30]	Population (2011)[30]	% change	Dwellings (2012)[30]	Area (km2)[31]	Population density	Notes
Abbeydale	NE/SE	Northeast	10	Residential	82	5,917	5,700	3.8	2,023	1.7	3,480.6	Very small section falls into the SE
Acadia	SE	South	9	Residential	27	10,705	10,615	0.8	5,053	3.9	2,744.9
Albert Park/Radisson Heights	SE	East	10	Residential	75	6,234	6,217	0.3	2,709	2.5	2,493.6	Commonly confused with Forest Lawn
Altadore	SW	Centre	11	Residential	39	9,116	8,907	2.3	4,486	2.9	3,143.4
Alpine Park
Alyth/Bonnybrook	SE	Centre	9	Industrial	208	16	17	−5.9	14	3.8	4.2
Applewood Park	SE/NE	East	10	Residential	69	6,498	6,404	1.5	2,215	1.6	4,061.3
Arbour Lake	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	26	10,836	10,762	0.7	3,918	4.4	2,462.7
Aspen Woods	SW	West	6	Residential	92	5,271	4,469	17.9	2,281	3.8	1,387.1
Auburn Bay	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	60	7,193	5,769	24.7	2,808	4.5	1,598.4
Aurora Business Park	NE	North	3	Industrial	237	0	0	—	0	2.4	0
Banff Trail	NW	Centre	7	Residential	113	3,837	3,582	7.1	1,950	1.5	2,558
Bankview	SW	Centre	8	Residential	94	5,221	4,754	9.8	3,528	0.7	7,458.6
Bayview	SW	South	11	Residential	182	682	648	5.2	249	0.4	1,705
Beddington Heights	NW/NE	North	4	Residential	20	11,585	11,457	1.1	4,348	3.2	3,620.3
Bel-Aire	SW	Centre	11	Residential	188	424	449	−5.6	159	0.3	1,413.3
Belmont
Beltline	SW/SE	Centre	8	Residential	3	19,681	19,556	0.6	14,456	2.9	6,786.6
Belvedere												Sometimes referred to as East Hills
Bonavista Downs	SE	South	14	Residential	177	925	947	−2.3	370	0.5	1,850
Bowness	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	24	11,012	10,700	2.9	5,313	5.6	1,966.4
Braeside	SW	South	11	Residential	81	5,940	5,978	−0.6	2,544	2	2,970
Brentwood	NW	Northwest	7	Residential	80	6,059	6,049	0.2	2,595	2.9	2,089.3
Bridgeland/Riverside	NE/SE	Centre	7/9	Residential	89	5,594	5,254	6.5	3,274	3.1	1,804.5
Bridlewood	SW	South	13	Residential	18	11,835	11,641	1.7	4,200	3.2	3,698.4
Britannia	SW	Centre	11	Residential	180	803	746	7.6	309	0.5	1,606
Burns Industrial	SE	Centre	9	Industrial	211	0	11	−100	2	2.9	0
Calgary International Airport	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	212	0	0	—	4	20.6	0
Cambrian Heights	NW	Centre	7	Residential	152	2,059	2,039	1	930	0.9	2,287.8
Canada Olympic Park	SW	West	1	Major Park	238	0	0	—	0	0.9	0
Canyon Meadows	SW	South	13	Residential	55	7,787	7,895	−1.4	3,195	3.1	2,511.9
Capitol Hill	NW	Centre	7	Residential	110	4,015	4,003	0.3	2,291	1.4	2,867.9
Castleridge	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	78	6,096	6,098	0	1,954	1.2	5,080
Cedarbrae	SW	South	11	Residential	74	6,237	6,264	−0.4	2,609	2.1	2,970
CFB Currie	SW	West	11	Residential	197	172	24	616.7	76	1.1	156.4
CFB Lincoln Park PMQ	SW	West	11	Residential	154	1,973	1,984	−0.6	729	0.4	4,932.5
Chaparral	SE	South	14	Residential	21	11,552	11,151	3.6	3,759	5.4	2,139.3
Charleswood	NW	Northwest	7	Residential	121	3,421	3,357	1.9	1,494	1.8	1,900.6
Chinatown	SW/SE	Centre	7	Residential	164	1,577	1,269	24.3	1,381	0.2	7,885
Chinook Park	SW	South	11	Residential	160	1,707	1,703	0.2	589	0.6	2,845
Christie Park	SW	West	6	Residential	149	2,196	2,180	0.7	728	0.8	2,745
Citadel	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	33	10,197	10,171	0.3	3,479	2.7	3,776.7
Cityscape[33]	NE	Northeast	3	Residential
Cliff Bungalow	SW	Centre	8	Residential	155	1,936	1,912	1.3	1,377	0.4	4,840
Coach Hill	SW	West	6	Residential	126	3,279	3,194	2.7	1,480	1.1	2,980.9
Collingwood	NW	Northwest	7	Residential	146	2,222	2,231	−0.4	978	1.6	1,388.8
Copperfield	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	54	7,834	7,162	9.4	3,043	4.4	1,780.5
Coral Springs	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	84	5,868	5,838	0.5	1,508	1.8	3,260
Cougar Ridge	SW	West	6	Residential	83	5,874	5,813	1	1,908	2.2	2,670
Country Hills	NW	North	4	Residential	116	3,728	3,720	0.2	1,426	1.9	1,962.1
Country Hills Village	NE	North	3	Residential	135	2,615	2,342	11.7	1,467	1	2,615	Sometimes referred to as North Pointe
Coventry Hills	NE	North	3	Residential	7	15,969	15,722	1.6	5,322	4.1	3,894.9
Cranston	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	16	11,857	10,831	9.5	4,625	8.3	1,428.6
Crescent Heights	NE/NW	Centre	7	Residential	72	6,271	5,895	6.4	3,614	1.6	3,919.4
Crestmont	SW	West	1	Residential	169	1,454	1,430	1.7	462	0.6	2,423.3
Dalhousie	NW	Northwest	7	Residential	40	9,085	8,917	1.9	3,739	3.3	2,753
Deer Ridge	SE	South	14	Residential	109	4,084	3,991	2.3	1,501	1.4	2,917.1
Deer Run	SE	South	14	Residential	91	5,341	5,390	−0.9	2,113	1.9	2,811.1
Deerfoot Business Centre	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	239	0	0	—	0	2	0
Diamond Cove	SE	South	14	Residential	181	699	716	−2.4	271	0.5	1,398
Discovery Ridge	SW	West	6	Residential	103	4,350	4,321	0.7	1,649	3.6	1,208.3
Douglasdale/Glen	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	15	11,890	11,768	1	4,217	6.4	1,857.8
Dover	SE	East	9	Residential	30	10,474	10,302	1.7	4,722	4.2	2,493.8
Downtown Commercial Core	SW/SE	Centre	7/8	Residential	52	8,015	8,071	−0.7	5,121	1.3	6,165.4
Downtown East Village	SE	Centre	7	Residential	132	2,782	2,747	1.3	1,230	0.5	5,564
Downtown West End	SW	Centre	8	Residential	142	2,322	2,483	−6.5	1,628	0.4	5,805
Eagle Ridge	SW	South	11	Residential	190	415	443	−6.3	110	0.4	1,037.5
East Fairview Industrial	SE	South	9	Industrial	213	0	0	—	1	2.3	0
East Shepard Industrial	SE	Southeast	12	Industrial	240	0	0	—	0	17.4	0
Eastfield	SE	East	10	Industrial	241	0	0	—	0	1.1	0
Eau Claire	SW	Centre	7	Residential	158	1,851	1,711	8.2	1,328	0.5	3,702
Edgemont	NW	Northwest	4	Residential	8	15,898	16,082	−1.1	5,421	6.6	2,408.8
Elbow Park	SW	Centre	8/11	Residential	122	3,377	3,408	−0.9	1,221	1.8	1,876.1
Elboya	SW	Centre	11	Residential	159	1,712	1,747	−2	783	0.7	2,445.7
Erin Woods	SE	East	10	Residential	64	6,901	6,794	1.6	2,453	1.6	4,313.1
Erlton	SW/SE	Centre	9	Residential	173	1,234	1,231	0.2	742	0.5	2,468
Evanston	NW	North	2	Residential	68	6,594	5,889	12	2,576	4.9	1,345.7
Evergreen	SW	South	13	Residential	2	20,110	19,487	3.2	6,961	4.6	4,371.7
Fairview	SE	South	9	Residential	119	3,623	3,552	2	1,606	1.3	2,786.9
Fairview Industrial	SE	South	9	Industrial	214	0	0	—	2	1.3	0
Falconridge	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	32	10,381	10,043	3.4	3,478	2.2	4,718.6
Fish Creek Park	SE/SW	South	12/13/14	Major Park	242	0	0	—	0	15.6	0
Foothills	SE	East	9	Industrial	195	298	326	−8.6	2	7.6	39.2
Forest Heights	SE	East	10	Residential	76	6,212	6,185	0.4	2,221	1.5	4,141.3	Commonly confused with Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn	SE	East	10	Residential	58	7,487	7,313	2.4	3,352	2.3	3,255.2
Forest Lawn Industrial	SE	East	10	Industrial	198	130	120	8.3	63	1.5	86.7
Franklin	NE/SE	Northeast	10	Industrial	215	0	0	—	3	1.5	0
Glacier Ridge
Glamorgan	SW	West	6	Residential	70	6,376	6,242	2.1	2,988	2	3,188
Glenbrook	SW	West	6	Residential	61	7,056	6,893	2.4	3,247	1.9	3,713.7
Glendale	SW	West	6	Residential	133	2,749	2,730	0.7	1,111	1.4	1,963.6
Glendeer Business Park	SE	South	9	Industrial	243	0	0	—	0	0.3	0
Glenmore Park	SW	West	11	Major Park	216	0	0	—	3	10.2	0
Golden Triangle	SE	East	9	Industrial	217	0	0	—	1	0.5	0
Great Plains	SE	East	9	Industrial	244	0	0	—	0	4.3	0
Greenview	NE	North	4	Residential	153	1,975	1,956	1	1,120	0.5	3,950
Greenview Industrial Park	NE	North	4/9	Industrial	218	0	0	—	5	2.1	0
Greenwood/Greenbriar	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	175	946	932	1.5	501	1.2	788.3
Hamptons	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	53	7,905	7,843	0.8	2,471	3.5	2,258.6
Harvest Hills	NE	North	3	Residential	59	7,402	7,485	−1.1	2,569	2.2	3,364.5
Hawkwood	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	34	9,831	9,898	−0.7	3,331	3.2	3,072.2
Haysboro	SW	South	11	Residential	63	6,943	6,724	3.3	3,637	2.7	2,571.5
Hidden Valley	NW	North	3	Residential	19	11,799	11,657	1.2	3,867	4.3	2,744
Highfield	SE	Centre	9	Industrial	245	0	0	—	0	2.7	0
Highland Park	NW/NE	Centre	4	Residential	114	3,792	3,539	7.1	2,123	1.4	2,708.6
Highwood	NW	Centre	7	Residential	147	2,214	2,098	5.5	993	0.9	2,460
Hillhurst	NW	Centre	7	Residential	71	6,291	5,914	6.4	3,557	2.1	2,995.7
Horizon	NE	Northeast	3/5	Industrial	207	31	74	−58.1	4	2.3	13.5
Hotchkiss[34]	SE	Northeast	12	Residential
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill	NW	Centre	7	Residential	130	2,954	2,927	0.9	1,109	1.2	2,461.7	Sometimes referred to as North Hill
Huntington Hills	NW/NE	North	4	Residential	13	13,213	13,279	−0.5	5,580	4.8	2,752.7
Inglewood	SE	Centre	9	Residential	120	3,564	3,473	2.6	2,241	2.5	1,425.6
Kelvin Grove	SW	South	11	Residential	141	2,343	2,334	0.4	903	0.8	2,928.8
Killarney/Glengarry	SW	Centre	8	Residential	67	6,816	6,543	4.2	3,679	1.8	3,786.7
Kincora	NW	North	2	Residential	98	4,876	4,625	5.4	1,548	2.3	2,120
Kingsland	SW	South	11	Residential	102	4,513	4,418	2.2	2,383	1.3	3,471.5
Lake Bonavista	SE	South	14	Residential	29	10,475	10,610	−1.3	4,106	5.2	2,014.4
Lakeview	SW	West	11	Residential	90	5,468	5,501	−0.6	2,338	2.2	2,485.5
Legacy	SE	South	14	Residential	219	0	11	−100	0	6.1	0
Lincoln Park	SW	West	11	Residential	139	2,505	2,501	0.2	1,413	1.5	1,670
Lower Mount Royal	SW	Centre	8	Residential	127	3,180	2,981	6.7	2,266	0.3	10,600
MacEwan Glen	NW	North	4	Residential	96	5,100	5,138	−0.7	1,781	1.4	3,642.9
Mahogany	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	171	1,266	788	60.7	572	6.4	197.8
Manchester	SE/SW	Centre	9	Residential	186	618	669	−7.6	448	0.5	1,236
Manchester Industrial	SE/SW	Centre	9	Industrial	220	0	0	—	3	4.6	0	Not to be confused with Manchester
Maple Ridge	SE	South	14	Residential	156	1,910	1,978	−3.4	811	2.8	682.1
Marlborough	NE	Northeast	10	Residential	48	8,434	8,310	1.5	3,123	2.7	3,123.7
Marlborough Park	NE	Northeast	10	Residential	49	8,391	8,278	1.4	3,050	2.5	3,356.4
Martindale	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	12	13,674	12,987	5.3	3,912	2.7	5,064.4
Mayfair	SW	Centre	11	Residential	187	481	470	2.3	156	0.3	1,603.3
Mayland	SE/NE	Northeast	10	Industrial	221	0	0	—	1	1.2	0
Mayland Heights	NE	Northeast	10	Residential	86	5,833	5,835	0	2,787	2	2,916.5
McCall	NE	Northeast	5	Industrial	246	0	0	—	0	2.4	0
McKenzie Lake	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	10	14,050	14,062	−0.1	4,653	5.1	2,754.9
McKenzie Towne	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	6	16,102	15,395	4.6	6,783	4.8	3,354.6
Meadowlark Park	SW	Centre	11	Residential	184	623	605	3	277	0.6	1,038.3
Meridian	NE/SE	Northeast	10	Industrial	247	0	0	—	0	1.4	0
Midnapore	SE	South	14	Residential	66	6,861	6,888	−0.4	2,726	2.9	2,365.9
Millrise	SW/SE	South	13	Residential	65	6,892	6,717	2.6	2,635	1.8	3,828.9
Mission	SW/SE	Centre	8	Residential	104	4,325	4,363	−0.9	3,177	0.5	8,650
Monterey Park	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	31	10,470	10,460	0.1	3,164	3.4	3,079.4
Montgomery	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	112	3,860	3,686	4.7	1,839	3	1,286.7
Mount Pleasant	NW	Centre	7	Residential	99	4,851	4,718	2.8	2,654	1.9	2,553.2
New Brighton	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	50	8,303	7,314	13.5	3,247	2.9	2,863.1
Nolan Hill	NW	North	2	Residential	222	0	0	—	23	2.1	0
North Airways	NE	Northeast	5	Industrial	223	0	20	−100	3	1.2	0
North Glenmore Park	SW	West	11	Residential	140	2,386	2,388	−0.1	1,020	1.2	1,988.3
North Haven	NW	North	4	Residential	144	2,288	2,282	0.3	988	0.8	2,860
North Haven Upper	NW	North	4	Residential	185	622	615	1.1	246	0.3	2,073.3
Nose Hill Park	NW	Northwest	4	Major Park	248	0	0	—	0	11.6	0
Oakridge	SW	South	11	Residential	88	5,651	5,719	−1.2	2,291	2.4	2,354.6
Ogden	SE	Southeast	9	Residential	43	8,702	8,432	3.2	3,879	4.1	2,122.4
Ogden Shops	SE	East	9	Industrial	249	0	0	—	0	2.2	0
Palliser	SW	South	11	Residential	125	3,293	3,301	−0.2	1,707	1	3,293
Panorama Hills	NW	North	3	Residential	1	22,247	19,851	12.1	7,398	6.3	3,531.3
Parkdale	NW	Centre	7	Residential	143	2,296	2,317	−0.9	1,020	1.1	2,087.3
Parkhill	SW	Centre	9	Residential	162	1,592	1,623	−1.9	849	0.7	2,274.3
Parkland	SE	South	14	Residential	115	3,785	3,772	0.3	1,448	1.8	2,102.8
Patterson	SW	West	6	Residential	106	4,281	4,162	2.9	2,008	2	2,140.5
Pegasus	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	224	0	0	—	2	0.3	0
Penbrooke Meadows	SE	East	10	Residential	46	8,547	8,188	4.4	3,212	2	4,273.5	Commonly confused with Forest Lawn
Pine Creek												Commonly referred as Creekside
Pineridge	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	36	9,644	9,626	0.2	3,799	2.6	3,709.2
Point Mckay	NW	Centre	7	Residential	170	1,318	1,318	0	846	0.4	3,295
Pump Hill	SW	South	11	Residential	161	1,614	1,655	−2.5	563	0.9	1,793.3
Queens Park Village	NW	Centre	7	Residential	191	415	400	3.8	188	0.6	691.7
Queensland	SE	South	14	Residential	100	4,771	4,877	−2.2	1,894	1.6	2,981.9
Ramsay	SE	Centre	9	Residential	151	2,110	2,006	5.2	1,132	1	2,110
Ranchlands	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	57	7,626	7,529	1.3	3,051	2.3	3,315.7
Rangeview	SE
Red Carpet	SE	East	10	Residential	167	1,555	1,630	−4.6	917	0.6	2,591.7
Redstone	NE	Northeast	3	Residential	225	0	0	—	0	1.9	0
Renfrew	NE	Centre	9	Residential	85	5,846	5,669	3.1	3,231	2.7	2,165.2
Residual Ward 1	NW/SW	West/ Northwest	1	Residual Area	194	308	343	−10.2	110	n/a	—
Residual Ward 2	NW	North/ Northwest	2	Residual Area	174	1,181	1,140	3.6	25	n/a	—
Residual Ward 3	NE/NW	North/ Northeast	3	Residual Area	199	83	109	−23.9	31	n/a	—
Residual Ward 4			4	Residual Area	210	3	4	−25	0	n/a	—
Residual Ward 5	NE	Northeast	5	Residual Area	204	35	28	25	11	n/a	—
Residual Ward 6	SW	West	6	Residual Area	203	37	36	2.8	13	n/a	—
Residual Ward 7			7	Residual Area	226	0	0	—	0	n/a	—
Residual Ward 8			8	Residual Area	227	0	0	—	0	n/a	—
Residual Ward 9	SE	East/ Southeast	9	Residual Area	202	48	40	20	7	n/a	—
Residual Ward 10	SE/NE	East	10	Residual Area	179	834	827	0.8	378	n/a	—
Residual Ward 11			11	Residual Area	209	5	6	−16.7	0	n/a	—
Residual Ward 12	SE	Southeast	12	Residual Area	193	329	327	0.6	135	n/a	—
Residual Ward 13	SW	South	13	Residual Area	200	82	60	36.7	36	n/a	—
Residual Ward 14	SE/SW	South	14	Residual Area	201	60	58	3.4	27	n/a	—
Richmond	SW	Centre	8	Residential	107	4,229	4,113	2.8	2,259	1.8	2,349.4
Rideau Park	SW	Centre	9	Residential	183	636	627	1.4	342	0.3	2,120
Riverbend	SE	Southeast	9	Residential	35	9,684	9,749	−0.7	3,449	4.1	2,362
Rocky Ridge	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	56	7,662	7,266	5.5	2,972	2.8	2,736.4
Rosedale	NW	Centre	7	Residential	165	1,569	1,592	−1.4	636	0.7	2,241.4
Rosemont	NW	Centre	7	Residential	172	1,241	1,208	2.7	563	0.5	2,482
Rosscarrock	SW	West	8	Residential	123	3,356	3,175	5.7	1,645	1.1	3,050.9
Roxboro	SW	Centre	9	Residential	189	421	441	−4.5	161	0.3	1,403.3
Royal Oak	NW	Northwest	2	Residential	23	11,252	10,979	2.5	3,940	3.6	3,125.6
Royal Vista	NW	Northwest	2	Industrial	250	0	0	—	0	1.3	0
Rundle	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	22	11,258	11,029	2.1	3,836	2.6	4,330
Rutland Park	SW	West	11	Residential	145	2,227	2,309	−3.6	972	0.7	3,181.4
Saddle Ridge	NE	Northeast	3	Residential	9	14,372	13,388	7.3	3,668	5.5	2,613.1	Sometimes referred to as Saddletowne
Saddle Ridge Industrial	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	205	35	60	−41.7	24	2.5	14
Sage Hill	NW	North	2	Residential	150	2,189	1,425	53.6	992	3.8	576.1
Sandstone Valley	NW	North	4	Residential	73	6,253	6,142	1.8	2,120	1.8	3,473.9
Scarboro	SW	Centre	8	Residential	178	880	870	1.1	343	0.5	1,760
Scarboro/Sunalta West	SW	Centre	8	Residential	192	410	397	3.3	165	0.4	1,025
Scenic Acres	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	45	8,650	8,710	−0.7	2,921	4.3	2,011.6
Section 23	SE	Southeast	9	Industrial	228	0	0	—	1	3.1	0
Seton	SE	Southeast	12	Residential	229	0	0	—	0	1.7	0
Shaganappi	SW	Centre	8	Residential	168	1,553	1,459	6.4	862	1.5	1,035.3
Shawnee Slopes	SW	South	13	Residential	166	1,565	1,529	2.4	866	1.2	1,304.2
Shawnessy	SW/SE	South	13	Residential	37	9,385	9,315	0.8	3,300	3.7	2,536.5
Shepard Industrial	SE	Southeast	9/12	Residential	196	251	250	0.4	151	4.2	59.8	Sometimes referred to as just Shepard or South Hill
Sherwood	NW	North	2	Residential	138	2,523	2,109	19.6	979	2.4	1,051.3
Signal Hill	SW	West	6	Residential	11	13,914	13,795	0.9	5,253	5.6	2,484.6
Silver Springs	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	41	8,933	8,910	0.3	3,533	5	1,786.6
Silverado	SW/SE	South	14	Residential	95	5,136	4,337	18.4	1,898	5.1	1,007.1
Skyline East	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	251	0	0	—	0	0.6	0
Skyline West	NE	North	4	Industrial	252	0	0	—	0	0.8	0
Skyview Ranch	NE	Northeast	3	Residential	129	2,990	1,805	65.7	1,306	4.6	650
Somerset	SW/SE	South	13	Residential	47	8,540	8,401	1.7	3,136	2.3	3,713
South Airways	NE	Northeast	5	Industrial	230	0	0	—	2	1.9	0
South Calgary	SW	Centre	8	Residential	118	3,698	3,642	1.5	2,244	0.9	4,108.9
South Foothills	SE	Southeast	9	Industrial	231	0	0	—	3	3.6	0
Southview	SE	East	10	Residential	157	1,900	2,063	−7.9	936	1.6	1,187.5	Commonly confused with Forest Lawn
Southwood	SW	South	11	Residential	79	6,085	5,965	2	2,658	2.7	2,253.7	Commonly referred to as Southland
Springbank Hill	SW	West	6	Residential	42	8,783	8,388	4.7	3,166	6.3	1,394.1
Spruce Cliff	SW	West	8	Residential	105	4,285	3,992	7.3	2,344	1.1	3,895.5
St. Andrews Heights	NW	Centre	7	Residential	163	1,588	1,470	8	645	1.2	1,323.3
Starfield	SE	East	9	Industrial	232	0	0	—	2	4.3	0
Stonegate Landing	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	253	0	0	—	0	5.4	0
Stoney 1	NE	North	3	Industrial	233	0	0	—	5	6.1	0
Stoney 2	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	234	0	0	—	1	4	0
Stoney 3	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	254	0	0	—	0	1.3	0
Stoney 4	NE	Northeast	3	Industrial	235	0	0	—	3	5.6	0
Strathcona Park	SW	West	6	Residential	62	7,033	7,039	−0.1	2,436	2.7	2,604.8
Sunalta	SW	Centre	8	Residential	124	3,314	3,116	6.4	2,130	0.9	3,682.2
Sundance	SE	South	14	Residential	28	10,499	10,623	−1.2	3,406	4	2,624.8
Sunnyside	NW	Centre	7	Residential	117	3,704	3,751	−1.3	2,340	1	3,704
Sunridge	NE	Northeast	5	Industrial	206	33	40	−17.5	7	2.3	14.3
Taradale	NE	Northeast	3	Residential	5	16,841	16,110	4.5	4,559	2.9	5,807.2
Temple	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	25	10,894	10,580	3	3,648	2.6	4,190
Thorncliffe	NW/NE	North	4	Residential	44	8,693	8,640	0.6	3,858	3.3	2,634.2
Tuscany	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	4	19,013	18,838	0.9	6,492	6.9	2,755.5
Tuxedo Park	NE/NW	Centre	9	Residential	101	4,571	4,430	3.2	2,686	1.3	3,516.2
University District	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
University Heights	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	131	2,928	2,890	1.3	1,380	0.8	3,660
University of Calgary	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	134	2,725	2,355	15.7	927	2.7	1,009.3
Upper Mount Royal	SW	Centre	8	Residential	137	2,542	2,536	0.2	1,071	1.3	1,955.4
Valley Ridge	NW	West	1	Residential	97	5,013	5,042	−0.6	1,768	3.3	1,519.1
Valleyfield	SE	East	9	Industrial	236	0	0	—	6	1.2	0
Varsity	NW	Northwest	1	Residential	14	12,200	12,021	1.5	5,547	6.8	1,794.1
Vermilion Hills
Vista Heights	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	148	2,204	2,274	−3.1	844	1.1	2,003.6
Walden	SE	South	14	Residential	176	935	594	57.4	450	2.4	389.6
West Hillhurst	NW	Centre	7	Residential	87	5,802	5,757	0.8	2,947	2.4	2,417.5
West Springs	SW	West	6	Residential	51	8,228	7,849	4.8	2,795	4.1	2,006.8
Westgate	SW	West	8	Residential	128	3,172	3,101	2.3	1,334	1.2	2,643.3
Westwinds	NE	Northeast	5	Industrial	255	0	0	—	0	2	0
Whitehorn	NE	Northeast	5	Residential	17	11,852	11,541	2.7	3,869	2.6	4,558.5
Wildwood	SW	West	8	Residential	136	2,598	2,582	0.6	1,056	2.6	999.2
Willow Park	SE	South	14	Residential	93	5,229	5,308	−1.5	2,282	3.4	1,537.9
Windsor Park	SW	Centre	11	Residential	108	4,126	3,858	6.9	2,421	1.3	3,173.8
Winston Heights/Mountview	NE	Centre	9	Residential	111	3,891	3,760	3.5	1,883	3	1,297
Wolf Willow	SE	South		Residential
Woodbine	SW	South	13	Residential	38	9,131	9,086	0.5	3,371	3.2	2,853.4
Woodlands	SW	South	13	Residential	77	6,201	6,201	0	2,397	2.8	2,214.6
Yorkville	SW	South		Residential							?
Total City of Calgary						1,120,225	1,090,936	2.7	459,339	848.20	1,320.7

Growth and density

Between 2016 and 2021, the population of the City of Calgary grew by 5.5%, compared with an increase of 7.8% for the Calgary CMA.^[35] During the same period, the growth rates were 10.8% for Alberta and 5.9% for Canada.^[36] With land areas of 820.62 km² (316.84 sq mi) and 5,098.68 km² (1,968.61 sq mi) for the city and CMA respectively, the population density was 1,592.435/km² (4,124.388/sq mi) for the city and 290.6254/km² (752.7164/sq mi) for the CMA in 2021.^[36]

Age and gender

In the 2011 census, the median age was 36.4 years for both the City of Calgary and its CMA.^[35] Comparatively, the median ages were 36.5 years in Alberta and 40.6 years in Canada.^[37] The largest age group was 25 to 29 years for both the city (93,360) and the CMA (100,290).^[35]

The 2011 census also indicated that 50.09% of the population was female and 49.91% was male in the city (549,360 females and 547,475 males) and 50.05% and 49.95% in the CMA (607,970 females and 606,870 males).^[35]

Ethnicity

Metro Calgary

Population by ethnicity in Calgary CMA, 2016
Ethnic Origin[38]	Population	Percent
English	298,865	21.74%
Canadian	275,950	20.07%
Scottish	240,775	17.52%
German	201,650	14.67%
Irish	197,185	14.34%
French	118,080	8.59%
Chinese	104,620	7.61%
Ukrainian	90,740	6.60%
East Indian	90,620	6.59%
Filipino	75,020	5.46%

Panethnic groups in Metro Calgary (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[39][40]		2016[41]		2011[42]		2006[43]		2001[44]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	849,560	57.98%	869,555	63.26%	828,330	69.08%	805,825	75.29%	756,500	80.2%
South Asian	153,200	10.46%	122,900	8.94%	84,870	7.08%	57,700	5.39%	36,855	3.91%
Southeast Asian[b]	117,445	8.02%	93,900	6.83%	71,245	5.94%	41,320	3.86%	28,940	3.07%
East Asian[c]	112,825	7.7%	106,240	7.73%	89,345	7.45%	77,885	7.28%	59,585	6.32%
African	75,645	5.16%	54,190	3.94%	32,985	2.75%	21,060	1.97%	13,665	1.45%
Indigenous	48,625	3.32%	41,645	3.03%	33,370	2.78%	26,575	2.48%	21,915	2.32%
Middle Eastern[d]	48,180	3.29%	39,130	2.85%	25,765	2.15%	17,670	1.65%	11,390	1.21%
Latin American	34,390	2.35%	27,710	2.02%	20,595	1.72%	13,410	1.25%	8,605	0.91%
Other/Multiracial[e]	26,265	1.79%	19,385	1.41%	12,620	1.05%	8,840	0.83%	5,865	0.62%
Total responses	1,465,180	98.88%	1,374,650	98.71%	1,199,125	98.71%	1,070,295	99.16%	943,310	99.15%
Total population	1,481,806	100%	1,392,609	100%	1,214,839	100%	1,079,310	100%	951,395	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Future projections

Pan−ethnic Origin Projections (2041)

	2041[45][46][47][48]
	Population	%
European[f]	1,042,500	42.05%
South Asian	395,000	15.93%
Southeast Asian[b]	265,000	10.69%
East Asian[c]	223,000	9%
African	196,000	7.91%
Middle Eastern[d]	135,000	5.45%
Indigenous	90,500	3.65%
Latin American	76,000	3.07%
Other/multiracial	55,000	2.22%
Projected Metro Calgary Population	2,479,000	100%

City of Calgary

Panethnic groups in the City of Calgary (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[49]		2016[50]		2011[51]		2006[52]		2001[53]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[g]	715,725	55.41%	744,625	60.91%	727,935	67.26%	722,595	73.77%	688,465	79.03%
South Asian	141,660	10.97%	115,795	9.47%	81,180	7.5%	56,210	5.74%	36,370	4.17%
Southeast Asian[b]	110,610	8.56%	89,260	7.3%	67,880	6.27%	40,325	4.12%	28,605	3.28%
East Asian[c]	109,615	8.49%	103,640	8.48%	87,390	8.07%	76,565	7.82%	59,020	6.78%
African	70,680	5.47%	51,515	4.21%	31,870	2.94%	20,540	2.1%	13,370	1.53%
Middle Eastern[d]	45,885	3.55%	37,800	3.09%	25,215	2.33%	17,175	1.75%	11,300	1.3%
Indigenous	41,350	3.2%	35,195	2.88%	28,905	2.67%	24,425	2.49%	19,765	2.27%
Latin American	31,855	2.47%	26,265	2.15%	19,870	1.84%	13,120	1.34%	8,525	0.98%
Other/Multiracial[e]	24,400	1.89%	18,305	1.5%	11,990	1.11%	8,525	0.87%	5,735	0.66%
Total responses	1,291,770	98.85%	1,222,405	98.64%	1,082,230	98.67%	979,485	99.12%	871,140	99.12%
Total population	1,306,784	100%	1,239,220	100%	1,096,833	100%	988,193	100%	878,866	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religion

City of Calgary

Religion in Calgary (2021)

1. Christian (44.5%)
2. No Religion (38.7%)
3. Muslim (7.4%)
4. Sikh (3.8%)
5. Hindu (2.6%)
6. Buddhist (1.6%)
7. Jewish (0.5%)
8. Aboriginal Spirituality (0.1%)
9. Other (0.8%)

Religion (2021)[54]	Population	Percent
Christian	575,250	44.5%
No religion	499,375	38.7%
Islam	95,925	7.4%
Sikh	49,465	3.8%
Hindu	33,450	2.6%
Buddhist	20,855	1.6%
Jewish	6,390	0.5%
Aboriginal Spirituality	1,370	0.1%
Other	9,695	0.8%

Metro Calgary

Religious groups in Metro Calgary (1981−2021)

Religious group	2021[55]		2011[56]		2001[57]		1991[58][59]		1981[60][61]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Christianity	656,315	44.79%	667,110	55.63%	632,295	67.03%	541,785	72.41%	482,730	82.23%
Irreligion	576,025	39.31%	388,365	32.39%	237,575	25.19%	165,635	22.14%	81,600	13.9%
Islam	100,825	6.88%	58,310	4.86%	25,920	2.75%	13,895	1.86%	8,390	1.43%
Sikhism	56,055	3.83%	30,420	2.54%	13,325	1.41%	6,075	0.81%	2,505	0.43%
Hinduism	34,920	2.38%	17,835	1.49%	7,260	0.77%	4,155	0.56%	2,710	0.46%
Buddhism	22,125	1.51%	23,260	1.94%	16,635	1.76%	8,870	1.19%	2,170	0.37%
Judaism	6,705	0.46%	6,170	0.51%	6,530	0.69%	5,455	0.73%	5,575	0.95%
Indigenous spirituality	1,480	0.1%	1,195	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other	10,730	0.73%	6,465	0.54%	3,775	0.4%	2,340	0.31%	780	0.13%
Total responses	1,465,175	98.88%	1,199,125	98.71%	943,310	99.15%	748,215	99.23%	587,020	99.03%
Total population	1,481,806	100%	1,214,839	100%	951,395	100%	754,033	100%	592,743	100%

Language

Knowledge of languages

Metro Calgary

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 1,000 respondents.

Knowledge of Languages in Metro Calgary

Language	2021[62]
	Pop.	%
English	1,430,255	97.62%
French	98,320	6.71%
Oromo	2,115	0.14%
Somali	2,430	0.17%
Amharic	8,450	0.58%
Arabic	34,975	2.39%
Hebrew	2,065	0.14%
Tigrigna	7,655	0.52%
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,255	0.09%
Vietnamese	19,290	1.32%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	1,115	0.08%
Cebuano	3,530	0.24%
Hiligaynon	1,365	0.09%
Ilocano	6,560	0.45%
Indonesian	1,250	0.09%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	1,145	0.08%
Tagalog	70,230	4.79%
Kannada	1,085	0.07%
Malayalam	3,850	0.26%
Tamil	4,425	0.3%
Telugu	2,425	0.17%
Albanian	1,865	0.13%
Bulgarian	1,015	0.07%
Czech	2,130	0.15%
Polish	9,110	0.62%
Russian	15,020	1.03%
Serbo-Croatian	6,600	0.45%
Slovak	1,440	0.1%
Ukrainian	4,620	0.32%
German	16,305	1.11%
Afrikaans	2,070	0.14%
Dutch	4,540	0.31%
Danish	1,075	0.07%
Greek	2,335	0.16%
Bengali	6,140	0.42%
Gujarati	11,115	0.76%
Hindi	44,965	3.07%
Kacchi	2,320	0.16%
Marathi	2,290	0.16%
Nepali	2,925	0.2%
Punjabi	68,240	4.66%
Sinhala	1,380	0.09%
Urdu	31,625	2.16%
Kurdish	1,420	0.1%
Dari	4,760	0.32%
Iranian Persian	6,960	0.48%
Italian	9,510	0.65%
Portuguese	6,780	0.46%
Romanian	5,875	0.4%
Spanish	58,975	4.03%
Japanese	5,155	0.35%
Korean	12,225	0.83%
Akan (Twi)	1,395	0.1%
Igbo	3,030	0.21%
Swahili	3,405	0.23%
Yoruba	6,335	0.43%
Mandarin	46,240	3.16%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	2,380	0.16%
Cantonese	42,805	2.92%
Thai	1,300	0.09%
Turkish	2,600	0.18%
Hungarian	3,665	0.25%
Total Responses	1,465,175	98.88%
Total Population	1,481,806	100%

Mother tongue

Metro Calgary

Based on Calgary's 2016 metropolitan census reporting a population of 1,381,345, English is the mother tongue for 67.8 per cent of inhabitants. French-speakers make up 1.5 per cent with 20,715 people. Other languages make up 30.7 per cent or 383,320. The top five languages outside English and French in Calgary are Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino), Punjabi (Panjabi), Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish (at 8,685 or 2.1 per cent of Calgary's population).^[63]

City of Calgary

Top 25 languages Calgary, 2016[64]	Population	%
English	806,815	67.8
Tagalog (Filipino)	39,285	3.3
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,840	3.3
Cantonese	33,700	2.8
Mandarin	28,355	2.4
Spanish	27,055	2.3
Arabic	18,390	1.5
French	18,150	1.5
Urdu	16,320	1.4
Vietnamese	12,550	1.1
German	9,895	0.8
Persian	9,525	0.8
Russian	9,255	0.8
Korean	8,880	0.7
Polish	7,680	0.6
Hindi	7,050	0.6
Gujarati	5,390	0.5
Yoruba	5,306	0.5
Italian	5,000	0.4
Romanian	4,495	0.4
Bengali	4,070	0.3
Amharic	4,050	0.3
Dutch	3,435	0.3
Hungarian	3,395	0.3
Portuguese	3,360	0.3
Ukrainian	3,345	0.3

See also

• Demographics of Edmonton
• Demographics of Alberta
• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary