Airdrie and Chestermere are two of the ten fastest growing cities in Canada – Airdrie grew by 44.68% and Chestermere by 34.15% between the 20 censuses. There are two other cities in the Calgary CMA, Airdrie (population: 61,581) and Chestermere (population: 42,564). The two largest census metropolitan areas by population in Canada are Toronto and Montreal. This is because Vancouver, which is a smaller city than Calgary, has a larger metropolitan area. The city of Calgary is the largest part of the Calgary Census Metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,392,609.Īlthough the city of Calgary is the third largest city in Canada, the Calgary CMA is only the fourth largest CMA in Canada. This article contains detailed information about Calgary demographics, covering both the city of Calgary and the Calgary Census Metropolitan Area. It is approximately 50 miles east of the Canadian Rockies and about 180 miles south of Edmonton, the Capital City of Alberta. Its population grew by 12.99% between the 20 censuses.Ĭalgary is located in the south of the Canadian province of Alberta. The Calgary CMA is home to 4% of people who live in Canada.Ĭalgary one of the fastest growing major cities in Canada. Latest data from Statistics Canada shows that the population of the Calgary Census Metropolitan Area (of which the city of Calgary is the largest part) was 1,392,609 in 2016. This makes Calgary the third largest city in Canada, the largest city in Alberta, and the 20th largest city in North America.

The population of Calgary is 1.2 million (1,239,220).

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