Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Edmonton, Census metropolitan area
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
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Provincial population rank: 2
National population rank: 6 of 152
7.3%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Edmonton (CMA), was 1,418,118, which represents a change of 7.3% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
9.3%
In 2021, there were 548,624 private dwellings occupied in Edmonton (CMA), which represent a change of 9.3% from 2016.
150.6
The land area of Edmonton (CMA) is 9,416.19 square kilometres and the population density was 150.6 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 25 years, Edmonton (CMA)
Population change in the last 25 years, Edmonton (CMA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Edmonton CMA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Edmonton | CY | 1,010,899 | 933,088 r | 8.3 |
| Strathcona County | SM | 99,225 | 98,024 r | 1.2 |
| St. Albert | CY | 68,232 | 65,589 | 4.0 |
| Spruce Grove | CY | 37,645 | 34,108 r | 10.4 |
| Leduc | CY | 34,094 | 29,993 | 13.7 |
| Parkland County | MD | 32,205 | 32,737 r | -1.6 |
| Fort Saskatchewan | CY | 27,088 | 24,169 r | 12.1 |
| Beaumont | CY | 20,888 | 17,457 r | 19.7 |
| Sturgeon County | MD | 20,061 | 20,495 r | -2.1 |
| Stony Plain | T | 17,993 | 17,189 | 4.7 |
| Leduc County | MD | 14,416 | 13,177 r | 9.4 |
| Morinville | T | 10,385 | 9,848 | 5.5 |
| Devon | T | 6,545 | 6,578 | -0.5 |
| Gibbons | T | 3,218 | 3,159 r | 1.9 |
| Calmar | T | 2,183 | 2,228 | -2.0 |
| Redwater | T | 2,115 | 2,053 | 3.0 |
| Enoch Cree Nation | IRI | 1,825 | 1,690 | 8.0 |
| Bon Accord | T | 1,461 | 1,529 r | -4.4 |
| Bruderheim | T | 1,329 | 1,323 r | 0.5 |
| Legal | T | 1,232 | 1,345 | -8.4 |
| Alexander 134 | IRI | 1,077 | 1,099 | -2.0 |
| Wabamun 133A | IRI | 981 | 1,592 | -38.4 |
| Thorsby | T | 967 | 985 | -1.8 |
| Spring Lake | VL | 711 | 699 | 1.7 |
| Warburg | VL | 676 | 766 | -11.7 |
| Golden Days | SV | 248 | 160 | 55.0 |
| Seba Beach | SV | 229 | 169 | 35.5 |
| Sundance Beach | SV | 42 | 73 | -42.5 |
| Itaska Beach | SV | 30 | 23 | 30.4 |
| Lakeview | SV | 29 | 30 | -3.3 |
| Betula Beach | SV | 27 | 16 | 68.8 |
| Kapasiwin | SV | 24 | 10 | 140.0 |
| Wabamun 133B | IRI | 20 | 30 | -33.3 |
| Point Alison | SV | 18 | 10 | 80.0 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Alberta
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Calgary | CMA | 1,481,806 | 1,392,609 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Edmonton | CMA | 1,418,118 | 1,321,441 r | 7.3 | 6 | 2 |
| Lethbridge | CMA | 123,847 | 117,394 | 5.5 | 33 | 3 |
| Red Deer | CMA | 100,844 | 100,418 | 0.4 | 42 | 4 |
| Medicine Hat | CA | 76,376 | 76,522 | -0.2 | 50 | 5 |
| Wood Buffalo | CA | 73,837 | 73,325 r | 0.7 | 51 | 6 |
| Grande Prairie | CA | 64,141 | 63,166 | 1.5 | 55 | 7 |
| Lloydminster | CA | 36,508 | 36,736 r | -0.6 | 74 | ... |
|
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) |
CA part | 16,769 | 17,091 | -1.9 | ... | 8 |
|
Lloydminster (Alberta part) |
CA part | 19,739 | 19,645 | 0.5 | ... | 9 |
| Okotoks | CA | 30,405 | 29,016 r | 4.8 | 88 | 8 |
| Camrose | CA | 18,772 | 18,742 | 0.2 | 118 | 10 |
| Sylvan Lake | CA | 16,514 | 15,302 | 7.9 | 128 | 11 |
| Canmore | CA | 15,990 | 13,992 | 14.3 | 129 | 12 |
| Brooks | CA | 14,924 | 14,451 r | 3.3 | 134 | 13 |
| Strathmore | CA | 14,339 | 13,756 | 4.2 | 135 | 14 |
| High River | CA | 14,324 | 13,594 r | 5.4 | 136 | 15 |
| Lacombe | CA | 13,396 | 13,057 | 2.6 | 143 | 16 |
| Wetaskiwin | CA | 12,594 | 12,655 | -0.5 | 149 | 17 |
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