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Who lives in Calgary.

1,481,806 people lived in the Calgary census metropolitan area in 2021. 31.5% were immigrants, ranking 3 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 38.8% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 20211,481,806+6.4% since 2016
Immigrants31.5%5.8% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority38.8%
Median household income (2020)$100,000rent $1,350/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Calgary, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian10.5%153,205
Chinese6.4%93,510
Filipino6.1%89,055
Black5.2%75,650
Latin American2.3%34,395
Arab2.2%32,450
Southeast Asian1.9%28,395
Multiple visible minorities1.4%20,485
West Asian1.1%15,725
Korean0.9%12,985
Japanese0.4%6,330
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.4%5,785

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Punjabi (Panjabi)2.8%40,495
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)1.9%28,505
Mandarin1.6%23,875
Yue (Cantonese)1.5%21,770
Spanish1.3%19,310
Urdu0.9%12,885
Arabic0.9%12,740
Vietnamese0.6%9,350
Korean0.5%8,030
Russian0.4%6,345

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English16.7%245,280
Scottish14.4%211,090
Irish12.4%181,950
German12.0%176,270
Canadian10.4%151,745
Chinese6.8%99,055
French6.4%94,415
Filipino5.7%83,815
Ukrainian5.6%81,955
Indian (India)5.3%77,205
Polish3.4%49,535
British Isles3.3%49,005
Dutch3.2%47,175
Italian2.8%41,620
Norwegian2.7%39,060

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
Philippines14.9%68,820
India13.3%61,230
China8.0%36,785
United Kingdom5.3%24,450
Pakistan4.2%19,375
Viet Nam3.5%16,265
Nigeria2.9%13,340
United States of America2.7%12,405
Hong Kong2.4%10,940
Korea, South1.9%8,600
Ethiopia1.6%7,160
Poland1.4%6,325

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Philippines19.2%16,430
India17.2%14,755
Nigeria7.2%6,170
China6.5%5,605
Syria3.6%3,100
Eritrea3.0%2,545
Pakistan2.8%2,390
United States of America2.8%2,365
Ethiopia2.2%1,855
Korea, South2.1%1,805

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19803.6%
1980 to 19903.0%
1991 to 20004.5%
2001 to 20108.5%
2011 to 20156.0%
2016 to 20215.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants56.2%
Immigrants sponsored by family28.4%
Refugees14.4%
Other immigrants1.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.