Data / Population at the start of the quarter / Alberta

Population at the start of the quarter in Alberta

Population at the start of the quarter in Alberta was 5.1 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 1.5% from Q3 2025.

Q3 2026, persons5,101,050
Change on Q3 2025+1.5%
Series high5,101,050Q3 2026
Series low943,000Q3 1951

Population at the start of the quarter in Alberta, Q3 1951 to Q3 2026

01M2M3M4M5M6M1951-Q31962-Q21973-Q11983-Q41994-Q32005-Q22016-Q12026-Q31951-Q3: 943,000 persons1951-Q4: 950,000 persons1952-Q1: 959,000 persons1952-Q2: 965,000 persons1952-Q3: 977,000 persons1952-Q4: 985,000 persons1953-Q1: 994,000 persons1953-Q2: 1,002,000 persons1953-Q3: 1,016,000 persons1953-Q4: 1,029,000 persons1954-Q1: 1,039,000 persons1954-Q2: 1,047,000 persons1954-Q3: 1,061,000 persons1954-Q4: 1,070,000 persons1955-Q1: 1,078,000 persons1955-Q2: 1,084,000 persons1955-Q3: 1,094,000 persons1955-Q4: 1,102,000 persons1956-Q1: 1,109,000 persons1956-Q2: 1,118,000 persons1956-Q3: 1,126,000 persons1956-Q4: 1,136,000 persons1957-Q1: 1,144,000 persons1957-Q2: 1,153,000 persons1957-Q3: 1,169,000 persons1957-Q4: 1,179,000 persons1958-Q1: 1,191,000 persons1958-Q2: 1,198,000 persons1958-Q3: 1,211,000 persons1958-Q4: 1,221,000 persons1959-Q1: 1,233,000 persons1959-Q2: 1,241,000 persons1959-Q3: 1,252,000 persons1959-Q4: 1,263,000 persons1960-Q1: 1,274,000 persons1960-Q2: 1,282,000 persons1960-Q3: 1,296,000 persons1960-Q4: 1,307,000 persons1961-Q1: 1,317,000 persons1961-Q2: 1,325,000 persons1961-Q3: 1,335,000 persons1961-Q4: 1,345,000 persons1962-Q1: 1,356,000 persons1962-Q2: 1,363,000 persons1962-Q3: 1,373,000 persons1962-Q4: 1,382,000 persons1963-Q1: 1,391,000 persons1963-Q2: 1,398,000 persons1963-Q3: 1,407,000 persons1963-Q4: 1,414,000 persons1964-Q1: 1,419,000 persons1964-Q2: 1,425,000 persons1964-Q3: 1,431,000 persons1964-Q4: 1,436,000 persons1965-Q1: 1,443,000 persons1965-Q2: 1,445,000 persons1965-Q3: 1,451,000 persons1965-Q4: 1,453,000 persons1966-Q1: 1,456,000 persons1966-Q2: 1,459,000 persons1966-Q3: 1,465,000 persons1966-Q4: 1,470,000 persons1967-Q1: 1,476,000 persons1967-Q2: 1,483,000 persons1967-Q3: 1,493,000 persons1967-Q4: 1,501,000 persons1968-Q1: 1,510,000 persons1968-Q2: 1,518,000 persons1968-Q3: 1,527,000 persons1968-Q4: 1,536,000 persons1969-Q1: 1,546,000 persons1969-Q2: 1,553,000 persons1969-Q3: 1,562,000 persons1969-Q4: 1,571,000 persons1970-Q1: 1,579,000 persons1970-Q2: 1,589,000 persons1970-Q3: 1,597,000 persons1970-Q4: 1,607,000 persons1971-Q1: 1,616,000 persons1971-Q2: 1,623,000 persons1971-Q3: 1,665,717 persons1971-Q4: 1,675,638 persons1972-Q1: 1,679,985 persons1972-Q2: 1,686,758 persons1972-Q3: 1,694,090 persons1972-Q4: 1,705,519 persons1973-Q1: 1,710,866 persons1973-Q2: 1,717,910 persons1973-Q3: 1,725,327 persons1973-Q4: 1,735,396 persons1974-Q1: 1,739,942 persons1974-Q2: 1,746,975 persons1974-Q3: 1,754,621 persons1974-Q4: 1,769,880 persons1975-Q1: 1,782,575 persons1975-Q2: 1,795,097 persons1975-Q3: 1,808,689 persons1975-Q4: 1,825,051 persons1976-Q1: 1,839,191 persons1976-Q2: 1,852,651 persons1976-Q3: 1,869,287 persons1976-Q4: 1,896,466 persons1977-Q1: 1,914,570 persons1977-Q2: 1,931,214 persons1977-Q3: 1,948,263 persons1977-Q4: 1,974,721 persons1978-Q1: 1,991,454 persons1978-Q2: 2,006,745 persons1978-Q3: 2,022,241 persons1978-Q4: 2,047,919 persons1979-Q1: 2,064,776 persons1979-Q2: 2,079,840 persons1979-Q3: 2,096,966 persons1979-Q4: 2,128,647 persons1980-Q1: 2,149,996 persons1980-Q2: 2,168,863 persons1980-Q3: 2,191,029 persons1980-Q4: 2,227,159 persons1981-Q1: 2,249,907 persons1981-Q2: 2,270,227 persons1981-Q3: 2,291,104 persons1981-Q4: 2,319,715 persons1982-Q1: 2,337,458 persons1982-Q2: 2,352,042 persons1982-Q3: 2,369,827 persons1982-Q4: 2,378,405 persons1983-Q1: 2,383,354 persons1983-Q2: 2,388,090 persons1983-Q3: 2,393,587 persons1983-Q4: 2,394,239 persons1984-Q1: 2,394,892 persons1984-Q2: 2,396,706 persons1984-Q3: 2,393,907 persons1984-Q4: 2,390,913 persons1985-Q1: 2,395,813 persons1985-Q2: 2,401,499 persons1985-Q3: 2,404,490 persons1985-Q4: 2,407,001 persons1986-Q1: 2,415,590 persons1986-Q2: 2,424,950 persons1986-Q3: 2,432,930 persons1986-Q4: 2,429,949 persons1987-Q1: 2,432,958 persons1987-Q2: 2,439,074 persons1987-Q3: 2,440,877 persons1987-Q4: 2,437,537 persons1988-Q1: 2,443,396 persons1988-Q2: 2,450,646 persons1988-Q3: 2,456,614 persons1988-Q4: 2,465,242 persons1989-Q1: 2,477,533 persons1989-Q2: 2,489,032 persons1989-Q3: 2,498,325 persons1989-Q4: 2,507,203 persons1990-Q1: 2,520,056 persons1990-Q2: 2,532,621 persons1990-Q3: 2,547,788 persons1990-Q4: 2,563,142 persons1991-Q1: 2,572,947 persons1991-Q2: 2,580,625 persons1991-Q3: 2,592,306 persons1991-Q4: 2,604,031 persons1992-Q1: 2,611,786 persons1992-Q2: 2,620,771 persons1992-Q3: 2,632,672 persons1992-Q4: 2,643,421 persons1993-Q1: 2,650,886 persons1993-Q2: 2,658,293 persons1993-Q3: 2,667,292 persons1993-Q4: 2,678,623 persons1994-Q1: 2,683,346 persons1994-Q2: 2,691,443 persons1994-Q3: 2,700,606 persons1994-Q4: 2,709,011 persons1995-Q1: 2,715,701 persons1995-Q2: 2,724,946 persons1995-Q3: 2,734,519 persons1995-Q4: 2,745,255 persons1996-Q1: 2,753,463 persons1996-Q2: 2,762,903 persons1996-Q3: 2,775,133 persons1996-Q4: 2,789,691 persons1997-Q1: 2,799,561 persons1997-Q2: 2,813,157 persons1997-Q3: 2,829,848 persons1997-Q4: 2,847,526 persons1998-Q1: 2,859,305 persons1998-Q2: 2,876,753 persons1998-Q3: 2,899,066 persons1998-Q4: 2,915,781 persons1999-Q1: 2,926,079 persons1999-Q2: 2,937,393 persons1999-Q3: 2,952,692 persons1999-Q4: 2,966,682 persons2000-Q1: 2,974,517 persons2000-Q2: 2,988,465 persons2000-Q3: 3,004,198 persons2000-Q4: 3,016,947 persons2001-Q1: 3,027,941 persons2001-Q2: 3,041,238 persons2001-Q3: 3,058,554 persons2001-Q4: 3,078,756 persons2002-Q1: 3,092,506 persons2002-Q2: 3,108,716 persons2002-Q3: 3,128,757 persons2002-Q4: 3,145,227 persons2003-Q1: 3,155,370 persons2003-Q2: 3,169,295 persons2003-Q3: 3,183,291 persons2003-Q4: 3,198,059 persons2004-Q1: 3,209,557 persons2004-Q2: 3,223,659 persons2004-Q3: 3,238,817 persons2004-Q4: 3,260,721 persons2005-Q1: 3,276,908 persons2005-Q2: 3,296,359 persons2005-Q3: 3,321,839 persons2005-Q4: 3,346,802 persons2006-Q1: 3,371,851 persons2006-Q2: 3,396,809 persons2006-Q3: 3,421,435 persons2006-Q4: 3,453,945 persons2007-Q1: 3,472,779 persons2007-Q2: 3,490,849 persons2007-Q3: 3,514,151 persons2007-Q4: 3,533,414 persons2008-Q1: 3,548,804 persons2008-Q2: 3,567,475 persons2008-Q3: 3,595,875 persons2008-Q4: 3,619,319 persons2009-Q1: 3,638,505 persons2009-Q2: 3,659,235 persons2009-Q3: 3,679,010 persons2009-Q4: 3,694,318 persons2010-Q1: 3,702,290 persons2010-Q2: 3,714,999 persons2010-Q3: 3,732,104 persons2010-Q4: 3,747,235 persons2011-Q1: 3,754,422 persons2011-Q2: 3,768,774 persons2011-Q3: 3,787,705 persons2011-Q4: 3,805,071 persons2012-Q1: 3,822,425 persons2012-Q2: 3,845,093 persons2012-Q3: 3,871,947 persons2012-Q4: 3,897,746 persons2013-Q1: 3,917,941 persons2013-Q2: 3,944,281 persons2013-Q3: 3,978,532 persons2013-Q4: 4,008,421 persons2014-Q1: 4,027,497 persons2014-Q2: 4,051,858 persons2014-Q3: 4,081,271 persons2014-Q4: 4,103,702 persons2015-Q1: 4,113,697 persons2015-Q2: 4,125,943 persons2015-Q3: 4,150,147 persons2015-Q4: 4,163,048 persons2016-Q1: 4,171,847 persons2016-Q2: 4,182,353 persons2016-Q3: 4,195,427 persons2016-Q4: 4,207,139 persons2017-Q1: 4,215,506 persons2017-Q2: 4,224,933 persons2017-Q3: 4,237,310 persons2017-Q4: 4,253,530 persons2018-Q1: 4,263,957 persons2018-Q2: 4,276,444 persons2018-Q3: 4,292,556 persons2018-Q4: 4,311,439 persons2019-Q1: 4,324,254 persons2019-Q2: 4,337,569 persons2019-Q3: 4,355,377 persons2019-Q4: 4,376,860 persons2020-Q1: 4,392,958 persons2020-Q2: 4,405,455 persons2020-Q3: 4,407,495 persons2020-Q4: 4,412,013 persons2021-Q1: 4,418,338 persons2021-Q2: 4,425,617 persons2021-Q3: 4,431,531 persons2021-Q4: 4,451,077 persons2022-Q1: 4,465,845 persons2022-Q2: 4,481,521 persons2022-Q3: 4,513,589 persons2022-Q4: 4,560,790 persons2023-Q1: 4,596,048 persons2023-Q2: 4,639,471 persons2023-Q3: 4,688,032 persons2023-Q4: 4,750,739 persons2024-Q1: 4,797,611 persons2024-Q2: 4,852,191 persons2024-Q3: 4,901,795 persons2024-Q4: 4,945,710 persons2025-Q1: 4,973,853 persons2025-Q2: 4,996,457 persons2025-Q3: 5,024,631 persons2025-Q4: 5,052,333 persons2026-Q1: 5,067,862 persons2026-Q2: 5,079,176 persons2026-Q3: 5,101,050 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 301 values
Periodpersons
2026-Q35,101,050
2026-Q25,079,176
2026-Q15,067,862
2025-Q45,052,333
2025-Q35,024,631
2025-Q24,996,457
2025-Q14,973,853
2024-Q44,945,710
2024-Q34,901,795
2024-Q24,852,191
2024-Q14,797,611
2023-Q44,750,739
2023-Q34,688,032
2023-Q24,639,471
2023-Q14,596,048
2022-Q44,560,790
2022-Q34,513,589
2022-Q24,481,521
2022-Q14,465,845
2021-Q44,451,077
2021-Q34,431,531
2021-Q24,425,617
2021-Q14,418,338
2020-Q44,412,013
2020-Q34,407,495
2020-Q24,405,455
2020-Q14,392,958
2019-Q44,376,860
2019-Q34,355,377
2019-Q24,337,569
2019-Q14,324,254
2018-Q44,311,439
2018-Q34,292,556
2018-Q24,276,444
2018-Q14,263,957
2017-Q44,253,530
2017-Q34,237,310
2017-Q24,224,933
2017-Q14,215,506
2016-Q44,207,139
2016-Q34,195,427
2016-Q24,182,353
2016-Q14,171,847
2015-Q44,163,048
2015-Q34,150,147
2015-Q24,125,943
2015-Q14,113,697
2014-Q44,103,702
2014-Q34,081,271
2014-Q24,051,858
2014-Q14,027,497
2013-Q44,008,421
2013-Q33,978,532
2013-Q23,944,281
2013-Q13,917,941
2012-Q43,897,746
2012-Q33,871,947
2012-Q23,845,093
2012-Q13,822,425
2011-Q43,805,071
2011-Q33,787,705
2011-Q23,768,774
2011-Q13,754,422
2010-Q43,747,235
2010-Q33,732,104
2010-Q23,714,999
2010-Q13,702,290
2009-Q43,694,318
2009-Q33,679,010
2009-Q23,659,235
2009-Q13,638,505
2008-Q43,619,319
2008-Q33,595,875
2008-Q23,567,475
2008-Q13,548,804
2007-Q43,533,414
2007-Q33,514,151
2007-Q23,490,849
2007-Q13,472,779
2006-Q43,453,945
2006-Q33,421,435
2006-Q23,396,809
2006-Q13,371,851
2005-Q43,346,802
2005-Q33,321,839
2005-Q23,296,359
2005-Q13,276,908
2004-Q43,260,721
2004-Q33,238,817
2004-Q23,223,659
2004-Q13,209,557
2003-Q43,198,059
2003-Q33,183,291
2003-Q23,169,295
2003-Q13,155,370
2002-Q43,145,227
2002-Q33,128,757
2002-Q23,108,716
2002-Q13,092,506
2001-Q43,078,756
2001-Q33,058,554
2001-Q23,041,238
2001-Q13,027,941
2000-Q43,016,947
2000-Q33,004,198
2000-Q22,988,465
2000-Q12,974,517
1999-Q42,966,682
1999-Q32,952,692
1999-Q22,937,393
1999-Q12,926,079
1998-Q42,915,781
1998-Q32,899,066
1998-Q22,876,753
1998-Q12,859,305
1997-Q42,847,526
1997-Q32,829,848
1997-Q22,813,157
1997-Q12,799,561
1996-Q42,789,691
1996-Q32,775,133
1996-Q22,762,903
1996-Q12,753,463
1995-Q42,745,255
1995-Q32,734,519
1995-Q22,724,946
1995-Q12,715,701
1994-Q42,709,011
1994-Q32,700,606
1994-Q22,691,443
1994-Q12,683,346
1993-Q42,678,623
1993-Q32,667,292
1993-Q22,658,293
1993-Q12,650,886
1992-Q42,643,421
1992-Q32,632,672
1992-Q22,620,771
1992-Q12,611,786
1991-Q42,604,031
1991-Q32,592,306
1991-Q22,580,625
1991-Q12,572,947
1990-Q42,563,142
1990-Q32,547,788
1990-Q22,532,621
1990-Q12,520,056
1989-Q42,507,203
1989-Q32,498,325
1989-Q22,489,032
1989-Q12,477,533
1988-Q42,465,242
1988-Q32,456,614
1988-Q22,450,646
1988-Q12,443,396
1987-Q42,437,537
1987-Q32,440,877
1987-Q22,439,074
1987-Q12,432,958
1986-Q42,429,949
1986-Q32,432,930
1986-Q22,424,950
1986-Q12,415,590
1985-Q42,407,001
1985-Q32,404,490
1985-Q22,401,499
1985-Q12,395,813
1984-Q42,390,913
1984-Q32,393,907
1984-Q22,396,706
1984-Q12,394,892
1983-Q42,394,239
1983-Q32,393,587
1983-Q22,388,090
1983-Q12,383,354
1982-Q42,378,405
1982-Q32,369,827
1982-Q22,352,042
1982-Q12,337,458
1981-Q42,319,715
1981-Q32,291,104
1981-Q22,270,227
1981-Q12,249,907
1980-Q42,227,159
1980-Q32,191,029
1980-Q22,168,863
1980-Q12,149,996
1979-Q42,128,647
1979-Q32,096,966
1979-Q22,079,840
1979-Q12,064,776
1978-Q42,047,919
1978-Q32,022,241
1978-Q22,006,745
1978-Q11,991,454
1977-Q41,974,721
1977-Q31,948,263
1977-Q21,931,214
1977-Q11,914,570
1976-Q41,896,466
1976-Q31,869,287
1976-Q21,852,651
1976-Q11,839,191
1975-Q41,825,051
1975-Q31,808,689
1975-Q21,795,097
1975-Q11,782,575
1974-Q41,769,880
1974-Q31,754,621
1974-Q21,746,975
1974-Q11,739,942
1973-Q41,735,396
1973-Q31,725,327
1973-Q21,717,910
1973-Q11,710,866
1972-Q41,705,519
1972-Q31,694,090
1972-Q21,686,758
1972-Q11,679,985
1971-Q41,675,638
1971-Q31,665,717
1971-Q21,623,000
1971-Q11,616,000
1970-Q41,607,000
1970-Q31,597,000
1970-Q21,589,000
1970-Q11,579,000
1969-Q41,571,000
1969-Q31,562,000
1969-Q21,553,000
1969-Q11,546,000
1968-Q41,536,000
1968-Q31,527,000
1968-Q21,518,000
1968-Q11,510,000
1967-Q41,501,000
1967-Q31,493,000
1967-Q21,483,000
1967-Q11,476,000
1966-Q41,470,000
1966-Q31,465,000
1966-Q21,459,000
1966-Q11,456,000
1965-Q41,453,000
1965-Q31,451,000
1965-Q21,445,000
1965-Q11,443,000
1964-Q41,436,000
1964-Q31,431,000
1964-Q21,425,000
1964-Q11,419,000
1963-Q41,414,000
1963-Q31,407,000
1963-Q21,398,000
1963-Q11,391,000
1962-Q41,382,000
1962-Q31,373,000
1962-Q21,363,000
1962-Q11,356,000
1961-Q41,345,000
1961-Q31,335,000
1961-Q21,325,000
1961-Q11,317,000
1960-Q41,307,000
1960-Q31,296,000
1960-Q21,282,000
1960-Q11,274,000
1959-Q41,263,000
1959-Q31,252,000
1959-Q21,241,000
1959-Q11,233,000
1958-Q41,221,000
1958-Q31,211,000
1958-Q21,198,000
1958-Q11,191,000
1957-Q41,179,000
1957-Q31,169,000
1957-Q21,153,000
1957-Q11,144,000
1956-Q41,136,000
1956-Q31,126,000
1956-Q21,118,000
1956-Q11,109,000
1955-Q41,102,000
1955-Q31,094,000
1955-Q21,084,000
1955-Q11,078,000
1954-Q41,070,000
1954-Q31,061,000
1954-Q21,047,000
1954-Q11,039,000
1953-Q41,029,000
1953-Q31,016,000
1953-Q21,002,000
1953-Q1994,000
1952-Q4985,000
1952-Q3977,000
1952-Q2965,000
1952-Q1959,000
1951-Q4950,000
1951-Q3943,000

Compared with Canada

PlaceQ3 2026
Alberta5,101,050
Canada41,798,407

Definition

Resident population estimate dated the first day of the quarter: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October. Canada: Statistics Canada quarterly demographic estimates, which count permanent and non-permanent residents.

The period label is the quarter that begins on the estimate date, so 2026-Q3 is the population on 1 July 2026. Separate from population, which is annual and uses other sources and dates.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,6,7&startRefPeriod=1946-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Population at the start of the quarter in Alberta was 5.1 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 1.5% from Q3 2025.

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5.1 million in Q3 2026, the highest value since Q3 1951 in this series.

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