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Census Profile, 2016 Census
Alberta [Province] and Canada [Country]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Alberta

[Province] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Alberta [Province]  Map : Alberta [Province]
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 4,067,175 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 3,645,257 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 11.6 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,654,129 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,527,678 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 6.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 640,330.46 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 4,067,175 2,039,410 2,027,765 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 779,155 399,570 379,580 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 266,515 136,520 129,995 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 270,715 138,990 131,725 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 241,920 124,060 117,860 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 2,787,805 1,408,150 1,379,655 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 240,035 123,625 116,410 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 261,830 133,990 127,840 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 310,940 156,715 154,225 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 333,175 167,555 165,620 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 305,505 153,655 151,850 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 281,205 142,545 138,660 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 269,030 135,855 133,180 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 284,310 142,205 142,100 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 275,540 138,565 136,970 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 226,230 113,440 112,790 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 500,215 231,690 268,530 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 173,680 85,500 88,180 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 117,035 56,430 60,610 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 83,955 39,105 44,845 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 62,165 27,590 34,575 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 63,385 23,065 40,320 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 39,965 16,050 23,915 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 18,025 5,755 12,275 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 4,735 1,145 3,595 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 650 115 535 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 19.2 19.6 18.7 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 68.5 69.0 68.0 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 12.3 11.4 13.2 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 1.6 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 37.8 37.2 38.4 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 36.7 36.2 37.2 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Alberta [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Alberta [Province] and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed January 17, 2026).

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