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 2013[32]	Ward 2021	Type[31]	Founded	2012 Population Rank	Population (2012)[30]	Population (2011)[30]	% change	Dwellings (2012)[30]	Area (km2)[31]	Population density	Notes
Abbeydale	NE/SE	Northeast	10	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	11	Residential		27	10,705	10,615	0.8	5,053	3.9	2,744.9
Albert Park/Radisson Heights	SE	East	10	9	Residential		75	6,234	6,217	0.3	2,709	2.5	2,493.6	Commonly confused with Forest Lawn
Altadore	SW	Centre	11	8	Residential		39	9,116	8,907	2.3	4,486	2.9	3,143.4
Alpine Park	SW			13
Alyth/Bonnybrook	SE	Centre	9	9	Industrial		208	16	17	−5.9	14	3.8	4.2
Applewood Park	SE/NE	East	10	9	Residential	1982	69	6,498	6,404	1.5	2,215	1.6	4,061.3
Arbour Lake	NW	Northwest	2	2	Residential	1992	26	10,836	10,762	0.7	3,918	4.4	2,462.7
Aspen Woods	SW	West	6	6	Residential		92	5,271	4,469	17.9	2,281	3.8	1,387.1
Auburn Bay	SE	Southeast	12	12	Residential	2005	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	7	Residential		113	3,837	3,582	7.1	1,950	1.5	2,558
Bankview	SW	Centre	8	8	Residential		94	5,221	4,754	9.8	3,528	0.7	7,458.6
Bayview	SW	South	11	11	Residential		182	682	648	5.2	249	0.4	1,705
Beddington Heights	NW/NE	North	4	4	Residential		20	11,585	11,457	1.1	4,348	3.2	3,620.3
Bel-Aire	SW	Centre	11	11	Residential	1960	188	424	449	−5.6	159	0.3	1,413.3
Belmont				13
Beltline	SW/SE	Centre	8	8	Residential		3	19,681	19,556	0.6	14,456	2.9	6,786.6
Belvedere	SE	East		9										Sometimes confused with East Hills
Bonavista Downs	SE	South	14		Residential		177	925	947	−2.3	370	0.5	1,850
Bowness	NW	Northwest	1	1	Residential		24	11,012	10,700	2.9	5,313	5.6	1,966.4
Braeside	SW	South	11	11	Residential		81	5,940	5,978	−0.6	2,544	2	2,970
Brentwood	NW	Northwest	7	2	Residential		80	6,059	6,049	0.2	2,595	2.9	2,089.3
Bridgeland/Riverside	NE/SE	Centre	7/9	9	Residential		89	5,594	5,254	6.5	3,274	3.1	1,804.5
Bridlewood	SW	South	13	13	Residential		18	11,835	11,641	1.7	4,200	3.2	3,698.4
Britannia	SW	Centre	11	8	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	5	Industrial		212	0	0	—	4	20.6	0
Cambrian Heights	NW	Centre	7	4	Residential		152	2,059	2,039	1	930	0.9	2,287.8
Canada Olympic Park	SW	West	1	6	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	7	Residential		110	4,015	4,003	0.3	2,291	1.4	2,867.9
Castleridge	NE	Northeast	5	5	Residential		78	6,096	6,098	0	1,954	1.2	5,080
Cedarbrae	SW	South	11	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	1995	21	11,552	11,151	3.6	3,759	5.4	2,139.3
Charleswood	NW	Northwest	7	4	Residential		121	3,421	3,357	1.9	1,494	1.8	1,900.6
Chinatown	SW/SE	Centre	7	7	Residential		164	1,577	1,269	24.3	1,381	0.2	7,885
Chinook Park	SW	South	11	11	Residential	1959	160	1,707	1,703	0.2	589	0.6	2,845
Christie Park	SW	West	6	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	5	Residential
Cliff Bungalow	SW	Centre	8	8	Residential		155	1,936	1,912	1.3	1,377	0.4	4,840
Coach Hill	SW	West	6	6	Residential		126	3,279	3,194	2.7	1,480	1.1	2,980.9
Collingwood	NW	Northwest	7	4	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	10	Residential		84	5,868	5,838	0.5	1,508	1.8	3,260
Cougar Ridge	SW	West	6	6	Residential		83	5,874	5,813	1	1,908	2.2	2,670
Country Hills	NW	North	4	3	Residential		116	3,728	3,720	0.2	1,426	1.9	1,962.1
Country Hills Village	NE	North	3	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	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	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	4	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	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	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
Easthills Crossing				9		2025								Originally a subcommunity in Belvedere, Reclassified name East Hills Crossing in 2025
Eau Claire	SW	Centre	7	7	Residential	1885	158	1,851	1,711	8.2	1,328	0.5	3,702
Edgemont	NW	Northwest	4	4	Residential		8	15,898	16,082	−1.1	5,421	6.6	2,408.8
Elbow Park	SW	Centre	8/11	8	Residential		122	3,377	3,408	−0.9	1,221	1.8	1,876.1
Elboya	SW	Centre	11	8	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	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	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	9	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	9	Residential		58	7,487	7,313	2.4	3,352	2.3	3,255.2
Forest Lawn Industrial	SE	East	10	9	Industrial		198	130	120	8.3	63	1.5	86.7
Franklin	NE/SE	Northeast	10	10	Industrial		215	0	0	—	3	1.5	0
Garrison Green	SW	West		11	Residential		D	6,376	6,242	2.1	2,988	2	3,188
Garrison Woods	SW	West		8
Glacier Ridge	NW
Glamorgan	SW	West	6	6	Residential		70	6,376	6,242	2.1	2,988	2	3,188
Glenbrook	SW	West	6	6	Residential		61	7,056	6,893	2.4	3,247	1.9	3,713.7
Glendale	SW	West	6	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	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	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	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	10	Industrial		207	31	74	−58.1	4	2.3	13.5	Commonly referred to as Whitehorn
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
Huxley				9
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
Keystone Hills				3
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	10	Residential		48	8,434	8,310	1.5	3,123	2.7	3,123.7
Marlborough Park	NE	Northeast	10	10	Residential		49	8,391	8,278	1.4	3,050	2.5	3,356.4
Martindale	NE	Northeast	5	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	10	Industrial		221	0	0	—	1	1.2	0
Mayland Heights	NE	Northeast	10	10	Residential		86	5,833	5,835	0	2,787	2	2,916.5
McCall	NE	Northeast	5	10	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	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	10	Residential		31	10,470	10,460	0.1	3,164	3.4	3,079.4
Montgomery	NW	Northwest	1	7	Residential	*1956(1911)	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	10	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	5	Residential		144	2,288	2,282	0.3	988	0.8	2,860
North Haven Upper	NW	North	4	4	Residential		185	622	615	1.1	246	0.3	2,073.3
Nose Hill Park	NW	Northwest	4	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
Osprey Hill				1
Palliser	SW	South	11		Residential		125	3,293	3,301	−0.2	1,707	1	3,293
Panorama Hills	NW	North	3	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	5	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	10	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	9	Residential		167	1,555	1,630	−4.6	917	0.6	2,591.7
Redstone	NE	Northeast	3	5	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	10	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	5	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	5	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	10	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	10	Industrial		206	33	40	−17.5	7	2.3	14.3
Taradale	NE	Northeast	3	5	Residential		5	16,841	16,110	4.5	4,559	2.9	5,807.2
Temple	NE	Northeast	5	10	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	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	7	Residential		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
University Heights	NW	Northwest	1	7	Residential		131	2,928	2,890	1.3	1,380	0.8	3,660
University of Calgary	NW	Northwest	1	7	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	5	Industrial		255	0	0	—	0	2	0
Whitehorn	NE	Northeast	5	10	Residential		17	11,852	11,541	2.7	3,869	2.6	4,558.5
Wildwood	SW	West	8		Residential	1956	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	1980	38	9,131	9,086	0.5	3,371	3.2	2,853.4
Woodlands	SW	South	13		Residential	1976	77	6,201	6,201	0	2,397	2.8	2,214.6
Yorkville	SW	South		13	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