Demographics of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three Prairie provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km² (251,700 mi²) and a population of 1,132,505 (Saskatchewanians) as of 2021. Saskatchewan's population is made of 50.3% women and 49.7% men.^[1] Most of its population lives in the Southern half of the province.

Population density of Saskatchewan, 2016

The most populous city is Saskatoon, with a population of 317,480 (2021) in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), followed by the province's capital, Regina, with a population of 249,217 (2021) in the CMA. The province's population makeup is also notable for German Canadians being the largest European ethnic group and for the second-largest proportion of people of indigenous descent of any of the provinces, after Manitoba.

Population history

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Year	Population	Five-year % change	Ten-year % change	Rank among provinces
1901	91,279†	n/a	n/a	8
1911	492,432	n/a	439.5	3
1921	757,510	n/a	53.8	3
1931	921,785	n/a	21.7	3
1941	895,992	n/a	−2.8	3
1951	831,728	n/a	−7.2	5
1956	880,665	5.9	n/a	5
1961	925,181	5.1	11.2	5
1966	955,344	3.3	8.5	6
1971	926,242	−3.0	0.1	6
1976	921,325	−0.5	3.6	6
1981	968,313	5.1	4.5	6
1986	1,009,613	4.3	9.6	6
1991	988,928	−2.0	2.1	6
1996	976,615	−1.2	−3.3	6
2001	978,933	0.2	−1.0	6
2006	985,386	0.7	0.9	6
2011	1,053,960	7.0	7.6	6
2016	1,098,352	6.3	11.4	6
2021	1,132,505	3.5	7.5	6

† 1901 population for District of Saskatchewan and District of Athabasca, parts of the then-named North-West Territories.

Source: Statistics Canada.^[2][3]

Ethnic origins

Largest ethnic origins by census division, 2021 census

Ethnic groups in Saskatchewan (1941–2021)

Ethnic group	2021[4]		2001[5]		1941[6]: 2–3
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
German	272,475	24.7%	275,060	28.56%	130,258	14.54%
English	219,660	19.91%	235,715	24.47%	186,053	20.77%
Scottish	175,590	15.92%	172,300	17.89%	108,919	12.16%
Irish	145,415	13.18%	139,205	14.45%	95,852	10.7%
Ukrainian	138,705	12.57%	121,735	12.64%	79,777	8.9%
First Nations	129,225	11.71%	102,285	10.62%	13,384	1.49%
French	108,505	9.84%	109,800	11.4%	50,530	5.64%
Norwegian	70,215	6.36%	60,510	6.28%	38,213	4.26%
Métis	56,060	5.08%	40,110	4.16%	9,160	1.02%
Polish	55,600	5.04%	51,445	5.34%	27,902	3.11%
Filipino	40,160	3.64%	3,275	0.34%	—	—
Russian	35,920	3.26%	27,695	2.88%	25,933	2.89%
Swedish	31,960	2.9%	29,900	3.1%	20,961	2.34%
Dutch	29,410	2.67%	32,300	3.35%	35,894	4.01%
Hungarian	28,495	2.58%	24,340	2.53%	14,576	1.63%
Indian	20,755	1.88%	3,245	0.34%	2	0%
Chinese	19,965	1.81%	9,275	0.96%	2,545	0.28%
Austrian	17,690	1.6%	14,450	1.5%	10,655	1.19%
Welsh	17,605	1.6%	13,935	1.45%	6,950	0.78%
Romanian	12,415	1.13%	10,290	1.07%	7,093	0.79%
Italian	10,830	0.98%	7,565	0.79%	1,014	0.11%
Danish	10,585	0.96%	9,375	0.97%	6,027	0.67%
Total responses	1,103,200	97.41%	963,150	98.39%	895,992	100%
Total population	1,132,505	100%	978,933	100%	895,992	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Future projections

Panethnic origin projections in Saskatchewan (2031–2041)^{[7][8][9][10]}

Panethnic group	2031		2036		2041
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	768,000	58.31%	751,000	54.46%	733,000	51.04%
Indigenous	246,000	18.68%	263,000	19.07%	279,000	19.43%
South Asian	94,000	7.14%	114,000	8.27%	133,000	9.26%
Southeast Asian[b]	82,000	6.23%	99,000	7.18%	118,000	8.22%
East Asian[c]	45,000	3.42%	51,000	3.7%	56,000	3.9%
African	45,000	3.42%	54,000	3.92%	64,000	4.46%
Middle Eastern[d]	19,000	1.44%	23,000	1.67%	27,000	1.88%
Latin American	9,000	0.68%	11,000	0.8%	13,000	0.91%
Other/multiracial[e]	10,000	0.76%	12,000	0.87%	14,000	0.97%
Projected Saskatchewan population	1,317,000	100%	1,379,000	100%	1,436,000	100%

Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

Indigenous and visible minority identity (2021):^[11]

1. European Canadian (68.5%)
2. Visible minority (14.4%)
3. First Nations (11.0%)
4. Métis (5.70%)
5. Other Indigenous (0.30%)

Largest panethnic groups in Saskatchewan by percentage of total population by census division, 2021 census

Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census)[12]
Population group		Population	%
European[a]		755,950	68.5%
Visible minority group	South Asian	44,720	4.1%
	Chinese	18,010	1.6%
	Black	22,570	2.0%
	Filipino	43,755	4.0%
	Arab	5,575	0.5%
	Latin American	5,680	0.5%
	Southeast Asian	8,540	0.8%
	West Asian	2,830	0.3%
	Korean	1,850	0.2%
	Japanese	830	0.1%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	1,275	0.1%
	Multiple visible minorities	3,725	0.3%
Total visible minority population		159,365	14.4%
Indigenous group	First Nations (North American Indian)	121,175	11.0%
	Métis	62,800	5.7%
	Inuk (Inuit)	460	0.0%
	Multiple Indigenous responses	2,030	0.2%
	Indigenous responses n.i.e.	1,425	0.1%
Total Indigenous population		187,885	17.0%
Total population		1,103,200	100.0%

Languages

Knowledge of languages

Top languages known in Saskatchewan
2021 census^[f]

Language			Percent
English			99.24%
French			4.72%
Tagalog			3.27%
Hindustani[g]			2.38%
Cree			2.25%
Chinese[h]			1.42%
Punjabi			1.21%
German[i]			1.08%
Spanish			1.01%
Ukrainian			0.98%

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses, and first appeared on the 1991 Canadian census.^[j]

Knowledge of Languages in Saskatchewan (1991–2021)
Language	2021 Canadian census [14][15]		2016 Canadian census		2011 Canadian census		2006 Canadian census [16]		2001 Canadian census [17][18][19][20][20][13]		1996 Canadian census [21][22][23][24]		1991 Canadian census [25][26][27]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
English	1,094,785	99.24%	1,062,275	99.23%	1,012,490	99.43%	950,100	99.61%	959,645	99.64%	971,325	99.46%	969,870	99.37%
French	52,065	4.72%	51,325	4.79%	47,000	4.62%	47,935	5.03%	49,360	5.12%	51,115	5.23%	51,250	5.25%
Tagalog	36,125	3.27%	28,655	2.68%	14,440	1.42%	2,810	0.29%	2,275	0.24%	2,270	0.23%	1,445	0.15%
Hindustani[g]	26,285	2.38%	17,495	1.63%	7,600	0.75%	2,010	0.21%	1,765	0.18%	1,555	0.16%	1,530	0.16%
Cree[k]	24,850	2.25%	27,065	2.53%	27,875	2.74%	30,250	3.17%	28,970	3.01%	30,000	3.07%	26,635	2.73%
Chinese[h]	15,620	1.42%	13,630	1.27%	9,980	0.98%	8,320	0.87%	7,205	0.75%	7,190	0.74%	7,240	0.74%
Punjabi	13,315	1.21%	8,300	0.78%	3,250	0.32%	1,210	0.13%	925	0.1%	760	0.08%	640	0.07%
German[i]	11,970	1.09%	17,730	1.66%	21,085	2.07%	31,695	3.32%	36,245	3.76%	42,180	4.32%	50,125	5.14%
Spanish	11,185	1.01%	9,605	0.9%	7,835	0.77%	6,530	0.68%	5,260	0.55%	4,120	0.42%	3,735	0.38%
Ukrainian	10,790	0.98%	13,090	1.22%	15,415	1.51%	20,355	2.13%	25,305	2.63%	30,870	3.16%	37,180	3.81%
Athabaskan–Dene	8,090	0.73%	9,120	0.85%	8,865	0.87%	7,805	0.82%	7,415	0.77%	7,320	0.75%	6,395	0.66%
Arabic	7,265	0.66%	5,605	0.52%	2,590	0.25%	2,290	0.24%	1,525	0.16%	1,035	0.11%	645	0.07%
Gujarati	6,970	0.63%	3,320	0.31%	765	0.08%	320	0.03%	310	0.03%	385	0.04%	300	0.03%
Russian	5,305	0.48%	5,275	0.49%	3,605	0.35%	2,270	0.24%	2,415	0.25%	2,590	0.27%	3,460	0.35%
Vietnamese	4,440	0.4%	3,105	0.29%	2,245	0.22%	1,675	0.18%	1,970	0.2%	2,090	0.21%	1,735	0.18%
Persian[l]	2,045	0.19%	1,630	0.15%	1,000	0.1%	885	0.09%	505	0.05%	390	0.04%	455	0.05%
Korean	1,870	0.17%	1,930	0.18%	1,185	0.12%	735	0.08%	465	0.05%	280	0.03%	180	0.02%
Polish	1,745	0.16%	2,185	0.2%	2,305	0.23%	3,065	0.32%	3,890	0.4%	4,545	0.47%	6,230	0.64%
Serbo-Croatian	1,705	0.15%	1,800	0.17%	1,205	0.12%	1,400	0.15%	1,480	0.15%	1,350	0.14%	385	0.04%
Greek	1,435	0.13%	1,470	0.14%	1,185	0.12%	1,390	0.15%	1,335	0.14%	1,555	0.16%	1,315	0.13%
Italian	1,395	0.13%	1,360	0.13%	1,125	0.11%	1,210	0.13%	1,495	0.16%	1,610	0.16%	1,590	0.16%
Portuguese	1,320	0.12%	885	0.08%	630	0.06%	735	0.08%	595	0.06%	650	0.07%	590	0.06%
Dutch	1,285	0.12%	1,510	0.14%	1,675	0.16%	2,030	0.21%	2,205	0.23%	2,635	0.27%	3,040	0.31%
Japanese	1,165	0.11%	1,205	0.11%	740	0.07%	760	0.08%	525	0.05%	485	0.05%	400	0.04%
Tamil	1,120	0.1%	635	0.06%	335	0.03%	390	0.04%	230	0.02%	295	0.03%	180	0.02%
Hungarian	1,055	0.1%	1,385	0.13%	1,675	0.16%	2,415	0.25%	2,990	0.31%	3,295	0.34%	4,210	0.43%
Scandinavian[m]	955	0.09%	1,035	0.1%	1,540	0.15%	1,855	0.19%	2,545	0.26%	3,795	0.39%	4,975	0.51%
Creoles	950	0.09%	495	0.05%	250	0.02%	100	0.01%	50	0.01%	60	0.01%	55	0.01%
Romanian	920	0.08%	1,105	0.1%	890	0.09%	930	0.1%	880	0.09%	1,210	0.12%	1,225	0.13%
Hebrew	470	0.04%	470	0.04%	435	0.04%	100	0.01%	90	0.01%	50	0.01%	165	0.02%
Finnish	175	0.02%	360	0.03%	280	0.03%	385	0.04%	520	0.05%	410	0.04%	540	0.06%
Total responses	1,103,205	97.4%	1,070,560	97.5%	1,018,315	96.6%	953,850	96.8%	963,150	98.4%	976,615	98.6%	976,040	98.7%
Total population	1,132,505	100%	1,098,352	100%	1,053,960	100%	985,386	100%	978,933	100%	990,237	100%	988,928	100%

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  Largest non-official language known in Saskatchewan by census division, 2021 census
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  Largest non-official language known in Saskatchewan by census division, 2011 census

Mother tongue

Languages of Saskatchewan (2016):^[28]

1. English (82.4%)
2. French (1.40%)
3. Other language (14.5%)
4. Multiple (1.70%)

The 2006 census showed a population of 968,157. Of the 946,250 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the languages most commonly reported were:

Mother tongue in Saskatchewan

Language	2006		2001		1931[29]: 1176–1187
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
English	811,275	85.7%	817,955	85.8%	516,342	56.02%
German	28,555	3.0%	32,515	3.4%	138,499	15.03%
Algonquian languages	26,525	2.8%	23,735	2.5%	—	—
Cree	24,255	2.6%	22,055	2.1%	—	—
Ojibway	1,745	0.2%	1,375	0.1%	—	—
Ukrainian	16,350	1.7%	19,650	2.1%	70,545	7.65%
French	16,060	1.7%	17,775	1.9%	42,283	4.59%
Chinese	7,475	0.8%	6,015	0.6%	2,500	0.27%
Cantonese	1,720	0.2%	1,425	0.2%	—	—
Mandarin	715	0.1%	395	<0.1%	—	—
Athapaskan languages	7,145	0.8%	6,315	0.7%	—	—
Dene	7,135	0.8%	6,310	0.7%	—	—
Polish	2,510	0.4%	3,015	0.3%	18,742	2.03%
Hungarian	2,190	0.2%	2,700	0.3%	11,853	1.29%
Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino)	2,170	0.2%	1,545	0.2%	—	—
Dutch	1,785	0.2%	1,930	0.20%	10,079	1.09%
Scandinavian languages	1,690	0.2%	2,320	0.2%	50,634	5.49%
Norwegian	830	0.1%	1,260	0.1%	27,996	3.04%
Danish	420	<0.1%	430	0.1%	3,882	0.42%
Swedish	355	<0.1%	525	0.1%	15,556	1.69%
Arabic	1,525	0.12%	1,090	0.11%	571	0.06%
Russian	1,400	0.2%	1,440	0.2%	17,085	1.85%
Vietnamese	1,305	0.1%	1,390	0.2%	—	—
Serbo-Croatian languages	1,250	0.1%	1,235	0.1%	956	0.1%
Croatian	450	0.1%	435	0.1%	—	—
Bosnian	335	<0.1%	N	N	—	—
Serbian	270	<0.1%	210	<0.1%	—	—
Serbo-Croatian	195	<0.1%	590	0.1%	—	—
Greek	1,060	0.1%	980	0.1%	370	0.04%
Panjabi (Punjabi)	850	0.1%	540	0.1%	7	0%
Persian	785	0.1%	415	<0.1%	—	—
Romanian	770	0.1%	775	0.1%	6,170	0.67%
Italian	735	0.1%	895	0.1%	692	0.08%
Korean	675	0.1%	425	<0.1%	—	—
Germanic languages n.i.e.	605	0.1%	375	<0.1%	8,619[n]	0.94%
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)	410	<0.1%	345	<0.1%	—	—
African languages n.i.e.	405	<0.1%	130	0.01%	—	—
Portuguese	380	<0.1%	405	<0.1%	—	—
Finnish	365	<0.1%	435	<0.1%	1,861	0.2%
Hindi	355	<0.1%	320	<0.1%	—	—
Lao	340	<0.1%	275	0.03%	—	—
Urdu	330	<0.1%	425	<0.1%	—	—
Bantu languages	325	<0.1%	170	<0.1%	—	—
Swahili	105	<0.1%	110	<0.1%	—	—
Czech	325	<0.1%	415	<0.1%	1,156	0.13%
Berber	310	<0.1%	185	<0.1%	—	—
Japanese	290	<0.1%	185	<0.1%	1,070	0.12%
Niger–Congo languages n.i.e.	285	<0.1%	100	<0.1%	—	—
Tigrigna	215	<0.1%	190	<0.1%	—	—
Gujarati	210	<0.1%	225	0.02%	—	—
Slovak	210	<0.1%	100	<0.1%	1,156	0.13%
Somali	210	<0.1%	35	<0.1%	—	—
Bengali	190	<0.1%	70	<0.1%	—	—

Note: "n.i.e.": not included elsewhere

There were also 175 single-language responses for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 170 for Amharic; 155 for Turkish; 140 for Sinhala; 135 for Slavic languages n.i.e.; 130 for Slovenian; 120 for Pashto; 115 for Malay; 115 for Malayalam; 115 for Thai; 110 for Ilocano; 110 for Khmer; 100 for Celtic languages; and 100 for Sino-Tibetan languages n.i.e. In addition there were also 6,080 responses of both English and a non-official language; 245 of both French and a non-official language; 1,130 of both English and French; and 140 of English, French and a non-official language. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.^[30]

Religion

Religious groups in Saskatchewan (1981−2021)
Religious group	2021 Canadian census [31][32][33][34]		2011 Canadian census [35][36][37]		2001 Canadian census [38][39][40][41]		1991 Canadian census [41][42][43][44]		1981 Canadian census [45][46][47][48]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Christianity	621,250	56.31%	726,920	72.06%	795,935	82.64%	858,120	87.92%	889,820	93.03%
Irreligion	403,960	36.62%	246,305	24.42%	151,450	15.72%	107,225	10.99%	60,255	6.3%
Islam	25,455	2.31%	10,040	1%	2,230	0.23%	1,185	0.12%	1,120	0.12%
Indigenous spirituality	16,300	1.48%	12,240	1.21%	5,885	0.61%	1,995	0.2%	460	0.05%
Hinduism	14,150	1.28%	3,570	0.35%	1,590	0.17%	1,680	0.17%	1,150	0.12%
Sikhism	9,040	0.82%	1,650	0.16%	500	0.05%	565	0.06%	220	0.02%
Buddhism	4,410	0.4%	4,265	0.42%	3,055	0.32%	1,885	0.19%	985	0.1%
Judaism	1,105	0.1%	940	0.09%	865	0.09%	1,370	0.14%	1,585	0.17%
Other	7,540	0.68%	2,810	0.28%	1,640	0.17%	2,015	0.21%	845	0.09%
Total responses	1,103,205	97.41%	1,008,760	95.71%	963,150	98.39%	976,040	98.7%	956,440	98.77%
Total population	1,132,505	100%	1,053,960	100%	978,933	100%	988,928	100%	968,313	100%

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  Largest non-Christian religion in Saskatchewan by census division, 2021 census
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  Largest non-Christian religion in Saskatchewan by census division, 2011 census
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  Largest non-Christian religion in Saskatchewan by census division, 2001 census

Migration

Immigration

Largest nation of birth of immigrants by census division, 2021 census

Saskatchewan immigration statistics (1901–2021)
Census year	Immigrant percentage	Immigrant population	Total responses	Total population	Source(s)
1901 Canadian census	39.65%	36,195	91,279	91,279	[49]: 239
1911 Canadian census	49.49%	243,681	492,432	492,432	[49]: 239
1921 Canadian census	39.56%	299,677	757,510	757,510	[50]: 108 [49]: 239
1931 Canadian census	34.56%	318,545	921,785	921,785	[51]: 540 [52]: 710 [53]: 446 [54]: 374 [50]: 108
1941 Canadian census	26.66%	238,903	895,992	895,992	[55][56][57]: 282–343 [50]: 108
1951 Canadian census	21.14%	175,829	831,728	831,728	[58]: 675–676 [50]: 108
1961 Canadian census	16.15%	149,389	925,181	925,181	[59][60][61][50]: 108
1971 Canadian census	11.95%	110,690	926,240	926,242	[62][63][64][50]: 108
1981 Canadian census	8.75%	83,655	956,440	968,313	[65][66][67][68][69][70]
1986 Canadian census	7.22%	71,990	996,700	1,009,613	[71][72][73][74][75]
1991 Canadian census	5.92%	57,815	976,040	988,928	[71][76][77]
1996 Canadian census	5.36%	52,315	976,615	990,237	[78][79][71][80][81]
2001 Canadian census	4.97%	47,825	963,150	978,933	[82][79][83]
2006 Canadian census	5.05%	48,160	953,850	985,386	[84][85]
2011 Canadian census	6.82%	68,780	1,008,760	1,053,960	[86][87]
2016 Canadian census	10.51%	112,490	1,070,560	1,098,352	[88][89][90]
2021 Canadian census	12.47%	137,620	1,103,205	1,132,505	[91][92][93]

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 137,620 persons or 12.5 percent of the total population of Saskatchewan.^[91][92]

Immigrants in Saskatchewan by country of birth

Country of birth	2021 census [91][92][93]		2016 census [88][89][90]		2011 census [86][87]		2006 census [84][85]		2001 census [82][79][83]		1996 census [78][79][71][80][81]		1991 census [71][76][77]		1986 census [71][72][73][74][75]		1981 census [65][66][67][68][69][70]		1971 census [62][63][64]		1961 census [59][60][61]		1951 census [58]: 675–676		1941 census [55][56][57]: 282–343		1931 census [51]: 540 [52]: 710 [53]: 446 [54]: 374
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Philippines	35,955	26.1%	26,865	23.9%	12,775	18.6%	2,455	5.1%	2,065	4.3%	2,040	3.9%	1,255	2.2%	1,075	1.5%	900	1.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
India	15,660	11.4%	9,630	8.6%	3,080	4.5%	1,685	3.5%	1,100	2.3%	1,460	2.8%	1,220	2.1%	1,665	2.3%	1,040	1.2%	830	0.7%	199	0.1%	119	0.1%	153	0.1%	233	0.1%
China & Taiwan	8,825[o]	6.4%	7,670[p]	6.8%	4,760[q]	6.9%	3,600[r]	7.5%	2,880[s]	6%	2,980[t]	5.7%	2,760[u]	4.8%	2,795[v]	3.9%	2,575[w]	3.1%	2,335	2.1%	2,434	1.6%	1,742	1%	2,249	0.9%	3,335	1%
Pakistan	7,110	5.2%	6,860	6.1%	3,115	4.5%	330	0.7%	385	0.8%	170	0.3%	150	0.3%	205	0.3%	190	0.2%	95	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
United Kingdom	6,785	4.9%	7,020	6.2%	7,370	10.7%	7,685	16%	8,450	17.7%	9,530	18.2%	11,740	20.3%	15,630	21.7%	18,945	22.6%	28,835	26.1%	38,218	25.6%	48,282	27.5%	66,761	27.9%	91,571	28.7%
Nigeria & Ghana	5,520[x]	4%	2,155[y]	1.9%	745[z]	1.1%	345[aa]	0.7%	235[ab]	0.5%	315[ac]	0.6%	150	0.3%	140	0.2%	70	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
United States	5,215	3.8%	4,845	4.3%	5,020	7.3%	5,425	11.3%	5,865	12.3%	7,205	13.8%	8,660	15%	12,920	17.9%	16,560	19.8%	23,785	21.5%	31,656	21.2%	39,482	22.5%	54,617	22.9%	73,008	22.9%
Vietnam	3,245	2.4%	2,620	2.3%	1,770	2.6%	1,295	2.7%	1,465	3.1%	1,810	3.5%	1,800	3.1%	2,280	3.2%	2,385	2.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bangladesh	3,230	2.3%	2,575	2.3%	840	1.2%	60	0.1%	65	0.1%	50	0.1%	80	0.1%	55	0.1%	60	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ukraine & Russia	3,820[ad]	2.3%	4,080[ae]	2.9%	2,425[af]	2.5%	1,575[ag]	2.2%	2,105[ah]	2.9%	2,865[ai]	5.5%	3,765[ai]	6.5%	5,765[ai]	8%	7,875[ai]	9.4%	13,550[ai]	12.2%	18,364[ai]	12.3%	26,984[ai]	15.3%	27,596[ai]	11.6%	36,258[ai]	11.4%
Germany & Austria	2,220[aj]	1.5%	2,770[ak]	2.3%	2,865[al]	3.8%	2,875[am]	5.6%	3,275[an]	6.1%	3,710[ao]	6.1%	4,430[ap]	6.4%	5,520[aq]	6%	7,425[ar]	8.9%	11,320	10.2%	18,448	12.3%	13,898	7.9%	18,917	7.9%	21,214	6.7%
South Africa	2,075	1.5%	1,775	1.6%	865	1.3%	720	1.5%	650	1.4%	485	0.9%	525	0.9%	290	0.4%	220	0.3%	—	—	82	0.1%	70	0%	111	0%	140	0%
Eritrea & Ethiopia	1,805[as]	0.7%	1,230[at]	0.5%	800[au]	0.3%	305[av]	0.4%	330[aw]	0.5%	460	0.9%	300	0.5%	300	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Former Yugoslavia	1,745	1.3%	1,760	1.6%	1,230	1.8%	1,535	3.2%	1,650	3.5%	1,405	2.7%	755	1.3%	850	1.2%	920	1.1%	1,180	1.1%	1,420	1%	757	0.4%	1,097	0.5%	2,095	0.7%
Mexico	1,720	1.2%	1,330	1.2%	680	1%	235	0.5%	290	0.6%	280	0.5%	180	0.3%	280	0.4%	160	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Syria & Lebanon	1,630[ax]	1.2%	1,405[ay]	1.2%	315[az]	0.5%	260[ba]	0.5%	125[bb]	0.3%	115[bc]	0.2%	135[bd]	0.2%	140[be]	0.2%	80	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	199	0.1%	298	0.1%
Jamaica & Trinidad and Tobago	1,560[bf]	1.1%	1,030[bg]	0.9%	665[bh]	1%	415[bi]	0.9%	490[bj]	1%	520[bk]	1%	610[bl]	1.1%	595[bm]	0.8%	755	0.9%	235	0.2%	173[bn]	0.1%	49[bn]	0%	53[bn]	0%	92[bn]	0%
Iraq	1,440	1%	1,175	1%	780	1.1%	555	1.2%	425	0.9%	300	0.6%	65	0.1%	135	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sudan & South Sudan	1,195	0.9%	940	0.8%	265	0.4%	665	1.4%	245	0.5%	120	0.2%	20	0%	5	0%	5	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Korea	1,110	0.8%	1,125	1%	770	1.1%	425	0.9%	265	0.6%	180	0.3%	155	0.3%	70	0.1%	85	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Poland	1,080	0.8%	1,390	1.2%	1,310	1.9%	1,940	4%	2,405	5%	2,925	5.6%	4,185	7.2%	5,495	7.6%	6,345	7.6%	8,635	7.8%	10,455	7%	14,985	8.5%	24,026	10.1%	29,594	9.3%
Iran	1,040	0.8%	785	0.7%	575	0.8%	345	0.7%	310	0.6%	255	0.5%	275	0.5%	180	0.3%	65	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
El Salvador & Guatemala & Nicaragua	955[bo]	0.7%	915[bp]	0.8%	790[bq]	1.1%	810[br]	1.7%	610[bs]	1.3%	660[bt]	1.3%	445[bu]	0.8%	235[bv]	0.3%	50	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Netherlands	965	0.7%	1,220	1.1%	1,335	1.9%	1,355	2.8%	1,475	3.1%	1,615	3.1%	1,875	3.2%	1,930	2.7%	1,990	2.4%	2,055	1.9%	2,826	1.9%	1,314	0.7%	858	0.4%	1,225	0.4%
Kenya & Tanzania & Uganda	935[bw]	0.7%	675[bx]	0.6%	325[by]	0.5%	460[bz]	1%	345[ca]	0.7%	250[cb]	0.5%	335[cc]	0.6%	400[cd]	0.6%	400	0.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hong Kong	840	0.6%	770	0.7%	725	1.1%	885	1.8%	885	1.9%	1,290	2.5%	1,035	1.8%	1,085	1.5%	895	1.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DR Congo & Cameroon	830[ce]	0.6%	650[cf]	0.6%	185[cg]	0.3%	75[ch]	0.2%	65[ci]	0.1%	20[cj]	0%	40	0.1%	5	0%	5	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Egypt	805	0.6%	430	0.4%	220	0.3%	155	0.3%	130	0.3%	80	0.2%	115	0.2%	100	0.1%	95	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Myanmar	755	0.5%	560	0.5%	680	1%	110	0.2%	65	0.1%	25	0%	85	0.1%	80	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ireland	720	0.5%	840	0.7%	370	0.5%	280	0.6%	345	0.7%	375	0.7%	510	0.9%	590	0.8%	365	0.4%	1,190	1.1%	3,584	2.4%	4,174	2.4%	5,795	2.4%	8,159	2.6%
Colombia	665	0.5%	555	0.5%	450	0.7%	125	0.3%	100	0.2%	10	0%	15	0%	15	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Romania	660	0.5%	695	0.6%	545	0.8%	750	1.6%	640	1.3%	630	1.2%	750	1.3%	815	1.1%	900	1.1%	1,445	1.3%	2,110	1.4%	2,911	1.7%	6,306	2.6%	10,598	3.3%
Australia & New Zealand	615	0.4%	570	0.5%	640	0.9%	365	0.8%	365	0.8%	265	0.5%	425	0.7%	510	0.7%	370	0.4%	340	0.3%	244	0.2%	149	0.1%	181	0.1%	310	0.1%
Thailand	605	0.4%	490	0.4%	380	0.6%	105	0.2%	140	0.3%	150	0.3%	100	0.2%	75	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Italy	585	0.4%	570	0.5%	530	0.8%	550	1.1%	705	1.5%	690	1.3%	790	1.4%	780	1.1%	1,050	1.3%	990	0.9%	897	0.6%	308	0.2%	316	0.1%	367	0.1%
Chile	565	0.4%	525	0.5%	585	0.9%	700	1.5%	610	1.3%	470	0.9%	850	1.5%	815	1.1%	495	0.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greece	500	0.4%	605	0.5%	515	0.7%	650	1.3%	585	1.2%	720	1.4%	575	1%	600	0.8%	670	0.8%	450	0.4%	363	0.2%	154	0.1%	202	0.1%	272	0.1%
Somalia	485	0.4%	635	0.6%	370	0.5%	150	0.3%	50	0.1%	20	0%	0	0%	0	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Afghanistan	465	0.3%	515	0.5%	295	0.4%	310	0.6%	45	0.1%	10	0%	0	0%	60	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
France & Belgium	445[ck]	0.3%	355[cl]	0.3%	365[cm]	0.5%	365[cn]	0.8%	395[co]	0.8%	560[cp]	1.1%	675[cq]	1.2%	825[cr]	1.1%	1,095[cs]	1.3%	1,670	1.5%	2,540	1.7%	2,999	1.7%	3,990	1.7%	5,125	1.6%
Laos & Cambodia	435[ct]	0.3%	500[cu]	0.4%	440[cv]	0.6%	440[cw]	0.9%	565[cx]	1.2%	595[cy]	1.1%	610[cz]	1.1%	705[da]	1%	650	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sri Lanka	435	0.3%	440	0.4%	185	0.3%	230	0.5%	145	0.3%	160	0.3%	160	0.3%	150	0.2%	120	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Saudi Arabia	415	0.3%	210	0.2%	60	0.1%	50	0.1%	15	0%	0	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mauritius	405	0.3%	255	0.2%	165	0.2%	100	0.2%	60	0.1%	35	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Brazil	385	0.3%	185	0.2%	165	0.2%	105	0.2%	145	0.3%	125	0.2%	135	0.2%	15	0%	70	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Scandinavia[db]	395	0.3%	445	0.4%	550	0.8%	570	1.2%	890	1.9%	1,030	2%	1,645	2.8%	1,840	2.6%	2,685	3.2%	4,970	4.5%	8,321	5.6%	11,084	6.3%	16,244	6.8%	23,124	7.3%
United Arab Emirates	340	0.2%	215	0.2%	45	0.1%	0	0%	50	0.1%	15	0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hungary	325	0.2%	395	0.4%	295	0.4%	515	1.1%	740	1.5%	770	1.5%	1,125	1.9%	1,370	1.9%	1,795	2.1%	2,665	2.4%	4,044	2.7%	3,808	2.2%	5,510	2.3%	6,884	2.2%
Malaysia & Singapore	250[dc]	0.2%	165[dd]	0.1%	210[de]	0.3%	255[df]	0.5%	195[dg]	0.4%	160[dh]	0.3%	125[di]	0.2%	130[dj]	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Czech Republic & Slovakia	205	0.1%	235	0.2%	195	0.3%	300	0.6%	360	0.8%	545	1%	495	0.9%	655	0.9%	815	1%	1,130	1%	1,408	0.9%	1,427	0.8%	1,997	0.8%	2,389	0.7%
Total immigrants	137,620	12.5%	112,490	10.5%	68,780	6.8%	48,160	5%	47,825	5%	52,315	5.4%	57,815	5.9%	71,990	7.2%	83,655	8.7%	110,690	12%	149,389	16.1%	175,829	21.1%	238,903	26.7%	318,545	34.6%
Total responses	1,103,205	97.4%	1,070,560	97.5%	1,008,760	95.7%	953,850	96.8%	963,150	98.4%	976,615	98.6%	976,040	98.7%	996,700	98.7%	956,440	98.8%	926,245	100%	925,181	100%	831,728	100%	895,992	100%	921,785	100%
Total population	1,132,505	100%	1,098,352	100%	1,053,960	100%	985,386	100%	978,933	100%	990,237	100%	988,928	100%	1,009,613	100%	968,313	100%	926,242	100%	925,181	100%	831,728	100%	895,992	100%	921,785	100%

Recent immigration

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 43,120 people who immigrated to Saskatchewan between 2016 and 2021.^[91][92]

Recent immigrants to Saskatchewan by country of birth (2016 to 2021)[91][92]
Country of birth	Population	% recent immigrants
Philippines	10,460	24.3%
India	7,940	18.4%
China	3,685	8.5%
Nigeria	3,305	7.7%
Pakistan	1,685	3.9%
Syria	1,240	2.9%
Bangladesh	1,225	2.8%
United States	990	2.3%
Vietnam	865	2%
South Africa	775	1.8%
Ukraine	760	1.8%
United Kingdom	595	1.4%
Eritrea	595	1.4%
Mexico	560	1.3%
Jamaica	560	1.3%
Egypt	385	0.9%
Iran	335	0.8%
Ethiopia	315	0.7%
Iraq	310	0.7%
Sudan	300	0.7%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	290	0.7%
Saudi Arabia	285	0.7%
South Korea	275	0.6%
Mauritius	190	0.4%
United Arab Emirates	190	0.4%
Total recent immigrants	43,120	100%

Interprovincial migration

Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

Interprovincial migration has long been a demographic challenge for Saskatchewan, and it was often said that "Saskatchewan's most valuable export [was] its young people".^[94] The trend reversed in 2006 as the nascent oil fracking industry started growing in the province, but returned to negative net migration starting in 2013. Most people migrating from Saskatchewan move west to Alberta or British Columbia.^[95]

Interprovincial migration in Saskatchewan

	In-migrants	Out-migrants	Net migration
2008–09	18,127	15,144	2,983
2009–10	17,237	15,084	2,153
2010–11	16,602	16,057	545
2011–12	19,386	17,508	1,878
2012–13	16,982	16,590	392
2013–14	16,371	18,210	−1,839
2014–15	15,346	19,874	−4,528
2015–16	15,260	19,532	−4,272
2016–17	13,130	18,890	−5,760
2017–18	11,637	20,112	−8,475
2018–19	11,637	23,607	−9,688

Source: Statistics Canada

See also

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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

• Demographics of Canada
• Population of Canada by province and territory

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
6. The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian census.
7. Including total responses to Hindi–Urdu.
8. Including total responses to all Chinese languages and dialects.
9. Including total responses to all High German languages.
10. The 1991 Census was the first to ask Canadians whether they could conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French.^[13]: 50
11. Including total responses to all Cree–Innu language dialects.
12. Including total responses to all Persian Language dialects.
13. Total responses to all Scandinavian–North Germanic languages, including Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish.
14. Including Flemish (2,029), Austrian not otherwise specified (1,510), and Yiddish (5,011)
15. China: 8,650 / Taiwan: 175
16. China: 7,485 / Taiwan: 185
17. China: 4,625 / Taiwan: 135
18. China: 3,405 / Taiwan: 195
19. China: 2,730 / Taiwan: 150
20. China: 2,810 / Taiwan: 170
21. China: 2,725 / Taiwan: 35
22. China: 2,700 / Taiwan: 95
23. China: 1,300 / Taiwan: 1,275
24. Nigeria: 5,030 / Ghana: 490
25. Nigeria: 1,700 / Ghana: 455
26. Nigeria: 540 / Ghana: 205
27. Nigeria: 235 / Ghana: 110
28. Nigeria: 95 / Ghana: 140
29. Nigeria: 140 / Ghana: 175
30. Ukraine: 3,170 / Russia: 650
31. Ukraine: 3,280 / Russia: 800
32. Ukraine: 1,720 / Russia: 705
33. Ukraine: 1,055 / Russia: 520
34. Ukraine: 1,395 / Russia: 710
35. Includes total persons born in all republics of the Soviet Union.
36. Germany: 2,100 / Austria: 120
37. Germany: 2,575 / Austria: 195
38. Germany: 2,625 / Austria: 240
39. Germany: 2,675 / Austria: 200
40. Germany: 2,930 / Austria: 345
41. Germany: 3,220 / Austria: 490
42. Germany: 3,700 / Austria: 730
43. Germany: 4,345 / Austria: 1,175
44. Germany: 5,560 / Austria: 1,865
45. Eritrea: 1,025 / Ethiopia: 780
46. Eritrea: 595 / Ethiopia: 635
47. Eritrea: 230 / Ethiopia: 570
48. Eritrea: 170 / Ethiopia: 135
49. Eritrea: 225 / Ethiopia: 105
50. Syria: 1,410 / Lebanon: 220
51. Syria: 1,155 / Lebanon: 250
52. Syria: 100 / Lebanon: 215
53. Syria: 45 / Lebanon: 215
54. Syria: 10 / Lebanon: 115
55. Syria: 10 / Lebanon: 105
56. Syria: 35 / Lebanon: 100
57. Syria: 25 / Lebanon: 115
58. Jamaica: 1,360 / Trinidad and Tobago: 200
59. Jamaica: 815 / Trinidad and Tobago: 215
60. Jamaica: 420 / Trinidad and Tobago: 245
61. Jamaica: 230 / Trinidad and Tobago: 185
62. Jamaica: 325 / Trinidad and Tobago: 165
63. Jamaica: 325 / Trinidad and Tobago: 195
64. Jamaica: 375 / Trinidad and Tobago: 235
65. Jamaica: 395 / Trinidad and Tobago: 200
66. All individuals born in the British West Indies.
67. El Salvador: 620 / Guatemala: 210 / Nicaragua: 125
68. El Salvador: 630 / Guatemala: 225 / Nicaragua: 60
69. El Salvador: 480 / Guatemala: 190 / Nicaragua: 120
70. El Salvador: 580 / Guatemala: 160 / Nicaragua: 70
71. El Salvador: 490 / Guatemala: 90 / Nicaragua: 30
72. El Salvador: 510 / Guatemala: 110 / Nicaragua: 40
73. El Salvador: 345 / Guatemala: 50 / Nicaragua: 50
74. El Salvador: 230 / Guatemala: 0 / Nicaragua: 5
75. Kenya: 510 / Tanzania: 145 / Uganda: 280
76. Kenya: 425 / Tanzania: 170 / Uganda: 80
77. Kenya: 185 / Tanzania: 65 / Uganda: 75
78. Kenya: 250 / Tanzania: 55 / Uganda: 155
79. Kenya: 195 / Tanzania: 70 / Uganda: 80
80. Kenya: 100 / Tanzania: 40 / Uganda: 110
81. Kenya: 190 / Tanzania: 80 / Uganda: 65
82. Kenya: 185 / Tanzania: 125 / Uganda: 90
83. DR Congo: 665 / Cameroon: 165
84. DR Congo: 460 / Cameroon: 190
85. DR Congo: 175 / Cameroon: 10
86. DR Congo: 75 / Cameroon: 0
87. DR Congo: 65 / Cameroon: 0
88. DR Congo: 10 / Cameroon: 10
89. France: 310 / Belgium: 135
90. France: 215 / Belgium: 140
91. France: 245 / Belgium: 120
92. France: 240 / Belgium: 125
93. France: 240 / Belgium: 155
94. France: 330 / Belgium: 230
95. France: 380 / Belgium: 295
96. France: 465 / Belgium: 360
97. France: 570 / Belgium: 525
98. Laos: 300 / Cambodia: 135
99. Laos: 330 / Cambodia: 170
100. Laos: 300 / Cambodia: 140
101. Laos: 360 / Cambodia: 80
102. Laos: 375 / Cambodia: 190
103. Laos: 495 / Cambodia: 100
104. Laos: 525 / Cambodia: 85
105. Laos: 520 / Cambodia: 185
106. Includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
107. Malaysia: 160 / Singapore: 90
108. Malaysia: 125 / Singapore: 40
109. Malaysia: 120 / Singapore: 90
110. Malaysia: 205 / Singapore: 50
111. Malaysia: 150 / Singapore: 45
112. Malaysia: 115 / Singapore: 45
113. Malaysia: 40 / Singapore: 85
114. Malaysia: 95 / Singapore: 35