Calgary population surges by staggering 6%, Edmonton by 4.2% in latest StatsCan estimates

Calgary's metro-area population grew by nearly 96,000 people last year — a staggering six per cent increase in the span of just 12 months — according to new estimates released Wednesday by Statistics Canada.That's the largest year-over-year increase for both cities in the modern StatsCan records, which date back to 2001.has been well documented, but these new figures provide a clearer picture of just how many more people are now living in its two largest metropolitan areas.

There were 1.68 million people living in Calgary and the surrounding area as of July 1, 2023, according to these latest estimates, up from 1.59 million the year before.Increasing inflation to a growing population, Edmonton's rental market is under pressureCalgary's growth rate of six per cent far exceeds its previous high of 3.5 per cent in 2006.Calgary saw the highest growth rate among major cities in Canada.

Of all 41 metropolitan areas tracked by Statistics Canada, it was exceeded only by Moncton, N.B., and Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont., both of which saw population gains of 6.1 per cent.The Statistics Canada definition of Calgary's metropolitan area includes Airdrie, Beiseker, Chestermere, Cochrane, Crossfield, Irricana, Rocky View County and the Tsuut'ina Nation.

Robson Fletcher's work for CBC Calgary focuses on data, analysis and investigative journalism. He joined CBC in 2015 after spending the previous decade working as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba.

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