Saskatoon metropolitan area

The Saskatoon region is the greater metropolitan area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As of 2021 the Statistics Canada estimates the region's population to be 317,480 people.^[2]

Saskatoon metropolitan area
Census Metropolitan Area
Saskatoon, SK Census Metropolitan Area
Downtown Saskatoon
Interactive Map of Saskatoon, SK CMA[1]   City of Saskatoon   Saskatoon, SK CMA
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Communities	List of communities Town of Aberdeen Town of Allan Town of Dalmeny Town of Delisle Town of Dundurn Town of Hague Town of Langham City of Martensville Town of Osler Town of Rosthern City of Saskatoon Town of Waldheim City of Warman
Area [2]
• Total	5,864.48 km2 (2,264.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	317,480
• Density	50.1/km2 (130/sq mi)
	Canadian CD rank: 17th
Gross Metropolitan Product
• Saskatoon CMA	CA$20.2 billion (2020)[3]
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	S
Area code(s)	306,639

The area is served by the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the country.

Unlike many major North American urbanized areas, yet similarly to other prairie centers in Canada, Saskatoon has absorbed numerous neighbouring communities in its history. In the past, when the city limits reached the borders of neighbouring municipalities, such as Sutherland and Nutana, they were simply annexed into Saskatoon's jurisdiction. The vast majority of the region's inhabitants reside within the City of Saskatoon, which now has a population in excess of 270,000.^[4]

Geography

Census metropolitan area (CMA) is the term Statistics Canada uses to determine the demographics of greater Saskatoon (as well as other large Canadian cities). The Saskatoon CMA includes the City of Saskatoon, Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, the cities of Martensville and Warman, and other smaller communities within the region.

According to Canada's 2021 census, the Saskatoon CMA has surpassed a quarter of a million people and is the 17th largest metropolitan area in the country with an estimated population of 317,480.^[2] It is also the largest CMA in Saskatchewan and has a land area of 5,864 square kilometres (2,264 sq mi).

List of municipalities

Martensville

Warman municipal office

Municipality[5]	2021 population[6]	2016 population
Cities
Martensville	10,549	9,655
Saskatoon	266,141	247,201
Warman	12,419	11,020
Towns
Aberdeen	716	662
Allan	625	644
Asquith	624	639
Colonsay	446	451
Dalmeny	1,766	1,826
Delisle	1,024	1,038
Dundurn	675	611
Langham	1,518	1,496
Osler	1,251	1,237
Villages
Bradwell	164	166
Clavet	450	310
Meacham	96	99
Vanscoy	477	462
Resort villages
Shields	351	288
Thode	163	157
Rural municipalities
Aberdeen No. 373	1,461	1,379
Blucher No. 343	1,984	2,006
Colonsay No. 342	260	269
Corman Park No. 344	8,909	8,558
Dundurn No. 314	2,101	2,404
Vanscoy No. 345	2,799	2,840
Indian reserves
Whitecap	511	451

Demographics

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in Metro Saskatoon (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[7][8]		2016[9]		2011[10]		2006[11]		2001[12]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	210,365	67.53%	208,265	72.09%	203,900	79.51%	194,450	84.23%	189,945	85.32%
Indigenous	34,890	11.2%	31,345	10.85%	23,895	9.32%	21,535	9.33%	20,275	9.11%
South Asian	19,370	6.22%	13,670	4.73%	6,060	2.36%	2,230	0.97%	1,850	0.83%
Southeast Asian[b]	18,360	5.89%	13,650	4.72%	8,740	3.41%	2,925	1.27%	2,595	1.17%
East Asian[c]	10,405	3.34%	8,820	3.05%	6,060	2.36%	4,685	2.03%	4,285	1.92%
African	8,645	2.78%	5,580	1.93%	2,550	0.99%	1,900	0.82%	1,520	0.68%
Middle Eastern[d]	4,800	1.54%	3,530	1.22%	2,510	0.98%	1,605	0.7%	830	0.37%
Latin American	2,740	0.88%	2,065	0.71%	1,305	0.51%	1,050	0.45%	845	0.38%
Other/Multiracial[e]	2,230	0.72%	1,980	0.69%	1,415	0.55%	465	0.2%	495	0.22%
Total responses	311,515	98.12%	288,900	97.9%	256,435	98.4%	230,850	98.69%	222,635	98.54%
Total population	317,480	100%	295,095	100%	260,600	100%	233,923	100%	225,927	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Language

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 500 respondents.

Knowledge of Languages in Metro Saskatoon

Language	2021[13]
	Pop.	%
English	307,680	98.77%
French	19,065	6.12%
Tagalog	12,390	3.98%
Mandarin	6,430	2.06%
Urdu	5,835	1.87%
Hindi	5,700	1.83%
Punjabi	5,430	1.74%
Spanish	4,925	1.58%
Arabic	3,855	1.24%
Ukrainian	3,750	1.2%
German	3,555	1.14%
Gujarati	2,545	0.82%
Bengali	2,475	0.79%
Cantonese	2,420	0.78%
Russian	2,075	0.67%
Cree	1,995	0.64%
Vietnamese	1,965	0.63%
Aramaic	1,075	0.35%
Ilocano	820	0.26%
Plautdietsch	820	0.26%
Iranian Persian	795	0.26%
Malayalam	770	0.25%
Portuguese	765	0.25%
Polish	720	0.23%
Serbo-Croatian	695	0.22%
Cebuano	645	0.21%
Italian	580	0.19%
Tigrigna	575	0.18%
Nepali	540	0.17%
Japanese	535	0.17%
Korean	535	0.17%
Romanian	515	0.17%
Afrikaans	505	0.16%
Total Responses	311,520	98.12%
Total Population	317,480	100%

Religion

Religious groups in Metro Saskatoon (1981−2021)

Religious group	2021[14]		2011[15]		2001[16]		1991[17][18]		1981[19][20]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Christianity	164,170	52.7%	172,625	67.32%	174,855	78.54%	175,000	84.21%	136,495	89.64%
Irreligion	118,760	38.12%	71,550	27.9%	42,490	19.09%	29,165	14.03%	13,970	9.17%
Islam	13,100	4.21%	5,680	2.21%	1,140	0.51%	460	0.22%	305	0.2%
Hinduism	5,260	1.69%	1,645	0.64%	700	0.31%	600	0.29%	325	0.21%
Sikhism	3,365	1.08%	610	0.24%	180	0.08%	230	0.11%	240	0.16%
Buddhism	2,000	0.64%	1,700	0.66%	1,435	0.64%	930	0.45%	315	0.21%
Judaism	590	0.19%	440	0.17%	325	0.15%	615	0.3%	540	0.35%
Indigenous spirituality	1,880	0.6%	1,150	0.45%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other	2,390	0.77%	1,035	0.4%	1,510	0.68%	815	0.39%	70	0.05%
Total responses	311,520	98.12%	256,435	98.4%	222,630	98.54%	207,825	98.95%	152,265	98.74%
Total population	317,480	100%	260,600	100%	225,927	100%	210,023	100%	154,210	100%

Notes

1. 2001-2016: Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
   
   2021: Statistic includes all persons belonging to the non-indigenous and non-visible minority “White” population group.
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.