Alberta has just over 5 million people as of late 2025 and early 2026, according to recent population estimates from Statistics Canada and provincial analyses.

Quick Scoop

  • Alberta’s population passed the 5 million mark around early 2025.
  • An official quarterly estimate put it at 4,980,659 people on April 1, 2025, and it continued growing after that.
  • By late 2025, estimates place Alberta at about 5.04 million residents.
  • Alberta is currently Canada’s fastest‑growing province, driven largely by migration from other provinces and from abroad.

A bit of context

Alberta has been leading Canada in population growth, thanks to strong in‑migration and relatively high natural increase. Over just one year (April 2024 to April 2025), the province added about 138,000 people, a growth rate of roughly 2.9%, well above the national average. That momentum is why analysts describe Alberta’s population as “ticking past 5 million,” with continued, but slightly slower, growth into 2026.

In forum discussions, people often talk about Alberta’s “5 million milestone” as a sign of how many Canadians and newcomers are moving there for jobs, housing, and lifestyle.

Mini FAQ

  1. Is 5 million an exact number?
    No, it’s an estimate based on quarterly StatsCan data and provincial projections, so it’s safest to say “about 5 million people live in Alberta right now.”
  1. How does this compare to a few years ago?
    Alberta’s 2021 Census count was about 4.26 million, so the province has added hundreds of thousands of people in only a few years.
  1. Is growth expected to continue?
    Provincial projections suggest Alberta could approach 6.9 million people by around 2051 under a medium‑growth scenario.

TL;DR: About 5 million people live in Alberta today, with recent estimates putting it just over that mark and still growing faster than any other Canadian province.

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