Alberta Population Report Q4 2010

The Alberta population report for the Q4 2010 was released last month here.

On a quarterly basis Alberta's population grew by 0.21% in Q4 2010.

7,249 natural growth (births - deaths)
2,510 net interprovincial migration
4,633 net international migration
-6,725 net non-permanent residents (!)


The exodus of non-permanent residents was offset by international and interprovincial immigration.

Alberta Population Report Q3 2010

The Alberta population report for the Q3 2010 was released last week here.

On a quarterly basis Alberta's population grew by 0.38% in Q3 2010.

8,267 natural growth (births - deaths)
1,155 net interprovincial migration
6,361 net international migration
-1,643 net non-permanent residents


While the Alberta population growth remains positive and higher than the Canadian average it is much slower than the boom year of 2006 due to lower inter provincial migration. International immigration and a higher natural increase has offset this somewhat. This is evident when comparing recent figures with those in 2006.

On a quarterly basis Alberta's population grew by 1.12% in Q3 2006.

6,400 natural growth (births - deaths)
16,729 net interprovincial migration
4,775 net international migration
2,795 net non permanent residence

Alberta Population Report

The Alberta population report for the Q2 2001 was released today here.

On a quarterly basis Alberta's population grew by 0.5%.

8,436 natural growth (births - deaths)
2,820 net interprovincial migration
8,035 net international migration
-753 net non-permanent residents

Alberta Population Statistics

Alberta population statistics were released today for the first quarter by Alberta finance here. Interprovincial migration was slightly positive for the quarter following two quarters of net loss to other provinces (mostly B.C.). The inflow from the rest of Canada is still down considerably from the boom and international migration remains strongly positive.

Natural population growth is relatively high compared to other provinces and resulted in a total population increase of 12,987. CMHC's Housing Now reports there were 5,651 starts during this same period. Without going into more detail it is difficult to judge whether this is out of line. It seems high with only 2.29 people per start. However it neglects housing that has been replaced and these starts include smaller multi-family dwellings. There does not appear to be rampant overbuilding but I would guess there will be a slowdown in construction due to weaker prices and migration.