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Who lives in Lethbridge.

123,847 people lived in the Lethbridge census metropolitan area in 2021. 14.4% were immigrants, ranking 23 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 13.9% belonged to a visible minority group.

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

Population, 2021123,847+5.5% since 2016
Immigrants14.4%3.0% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority13.9%
Median household income (2020)$84,000rent $1,140/mo
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Lethbridge, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

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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 Lethbridge, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
Black2.7%3,220
South Asian2.6%3,075
Filipino2.0%2,400
Latin American2.0%2,390
Japanese1.4%1,680
Chinese1.3%1,515
Southeast Asian0.7%820
Multiple visible minorities0.4%490
Arab0.4%445
West Asian0.3%310
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%235
Korean0.2%220

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
German1.2%1,500
Spanish1.0%1,240
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.8%945
Arabic0.4%470
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.2%260
Yue (Cantonese)0.2%230
Mandarin0.2%195
Gujarati0.1%160
Korean0.1%155
Vietnamese0.1%155

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
English22.0%26,565
German19.9%23,925
Scottish16.5%19,850
Canadian13.9%16,805
Irish12.9%15,545
Dutch10.8%13,030
French7.0%8,460
Ukrainian6.5%7,845
Norwegian4.6%5,545
Polish3.6%4,315
Italian3.2%3,810
British Isles3.1%3,795
Hungarian3.1%3,710
Russian3.0%3,620
Swedish2.5%3,060

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
Philippines10.7%1,860
United Kingdom10.4%1,800
Netherlands8.1%1,405
Mexico7.3%1,270
United States of America6.8%1,190
Germany3.6%625
India3.6%625
El Salvador3.3%575
China2.5%430
Syria1.8%305
Poland1.7%290
Nigeria1.5%265

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Philippines20.9%760
Mexico9.3%340
Syria6.7%245
India5.8%210
United States of America4.8%175
Nigeria4.3%155
United Kingdom4.1%150
Jamaica2.6%95
Nepal2.3%85
Ethiopia2.2%80

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19803.4%
1980 to 19901.2%
1991 to 20001.3%
2001 to 20103.0%
2011 to 20152.5%
2016 to 20213.0%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants50.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family25.8%
Refugees23.4%
Other immigrants0.8%

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

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.