How Many People Live in Calgary?
Calgary had 1,306,784 residents at Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census of Population, the most recent official count for the city. That is 5.5% more than the 1,239,220 counted in 2016. Statistics Canada’s newer estimate, for July 1, 2025, puts the city at 1,612,834.
1,306,784
Calgary residents, 2021 Census of Population
Census day: May 11, 2021 · Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile for Calgary (City)
The 2025 estimate
Between censuses, Statistics Canada estimates the city’s population once a year. Its estimate for July 1, 2025 is 1,612,834. This is an estimate, and a preliminary one that gets revised: it starts from the 2021 count, adds the people the census is known to have missed, and applies the births, deaths and moves in and out of the city since then.
The adjustment for missed residents is why the two figures differ even for the same year. For 2021 the estimate is 1,356,293, against a count of 1,306,784. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0155-01, Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision.
When the next count arrives
The federal census runs every five years. The 2026 Census was collected in May 2026, and Statistics Canada is scheduled to publish its first results, the population and dwelling counts, on February 10, 2027. Until then the 2021 figure is the latest count there is.
The City of Calgary ran its own door-to-door count every spring until 2019. That program was suspended in 2020 and has not resumed, which leaves the federal census as the only full count of the city.
The city and the metropolitan area
The figure above covers the city itself. The Calgary metropolitan area, which takes in Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, Rocky View County and other neighbouring communities, had 1.48 million residents in the same census. For a single community, each neighbourhood profile shows its 2021 census population by age group.
Calgary at the 2021 Census
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Residents, 2021 | 1,306,784 |
| Residents, 2016 | 1,239,220 |
| Change, 2016 to 2021 | +5.5% |
| Occupied private dwellings, 2021 | 502,301 |
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (reference date May 11, 2021), and Table 17-10-0155-01, Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (released January 14, 2026). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. CityOfCalgary.com is privately owned and operated. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the City of Calgary municipal government. For official city info visit Calgary.ca.