Number of Immigrants in Alberta from 1946-2024

The number of immigrants arriving in Alberta has significantly evolved over the decades, reflecting changes in global migration trends, Canadian immigration policy, and the country’s economic and social development.

Quarterly Immigration Numbers for Alberta

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1946	1,044	1,718	2,095	914	5,771
1947	569	875	812	1,005	3,261
1948	1,233	3,363	2,761	2,358	9,715
1949	2,037	2,999	1,908	1,575	8,519
1950	1,091	2,734	1,302	1,297	6,424
1951	1,846	4,584	2,648	3,160	12,238
1952	2,605	4,766	3,374	2,305	13,050
1953	2,296	6,175	4,018	2,738	15,227
1954	2,154	5,692	3,575	1,873	13,294
1955	1,237	2,998	2,096	1,512	7,843
1956	1,173	3,372	2,588	3,066	10,199
1957	3,815	9,778	5,074	2,464	21,131
1958	1,295	3,466	2,267	1,401	8,429
1959	1,104	3,113	1,852	1,354	7,423
1960	1,034	3,085	1,679	1,151	6,949
1961	720	1,632	1,453	1,018	4,823
1962	753	1,522	1,383	1,087	4,745
1963	719	1,561	1,403	1,048	4,731
1964	772	1,734	1,753	1,262	5,521
1965	1,110	2,371	2,736	1,832	8,049
1966	1,428	2,828	3,353	2,469	10,078
1967	2,566	4,122	5,172	3,144	15,004
1968	2,325	3,294	3,862	3,722	13,203
1969	2,116	2,619	3,518	3,021	11,274
1970	2,189	2,710	2,987	2,519	10,405
1971	1,931	2,104	2,493	2,125	8,653
1972	1,576	2,049	2,315	2,450	8,390
1973	1,703	2,832	3,012	4,357	11,904
1974	2,736	3,684	4,244	3,625	14,289
1975	3,213	4,606	4,981	3,477	16,277
1976	3,051	4,396	4,251	3,198	14,896
1977	2,872	3,498	3,862	2,462	12,694
1978	2,504	2,806	2,474	2,042	9,826
1979	1,782	2,644	4,027	4,333	12,786
1980	3,508	5,327	5,754	4,300	18,889
1981	4,001	4,512	5,618	5,238	19,369
1982	4,532	5,254	4,538	3,646	17,970
1983	2,569	2,915	2,764	2,477	10,725
1984	2,462	3,046	2,990	2,242	10,740
1985	2,103	2,508	2,411	1,967	8,989
1986	2,295	2,538	2,529	2,311	9,673
1987	2,607	3,190	3,525	2,652	11,974
1988	2,844	3,640	4,208	3,315	14,007
1989	3,335	4,166	4,568	4,104	16,173
1990	3,934	5,386	5,321	4,446	19,087
1991	3,790	4,346	4,315	4,610	17,061
1992	3,733	4,343	4,734	4,988	17,798
1993	4,345	4,908	5,175	4,150	18,578
1994	3,952	4,930	5,396	3,743	18,021
1995	3,391	3,985	3,921	3,063	14,360
1996	3,160	3,726	4,037	2,966	13,889
1997	3,262	3,518	3,318	2,735	12,833
1998	2,657	2,938	3,039	2,564	11,198
1999	2,614	3,026	3,639	2,810	12,089
2000	2,864	3,552	4,171	3,762	14,349
2001	3,830	4,439	4,591	3,546	16,406
2002	3,929	4,623	3,099	3,131	14,782
2003	3,102	4,298	4,576	3,861	15,837
2004	4,078	4,605	4,522	3,275	16,480
2005	4,355	5,293	5,590	4,169	19,407
2006	4,727	5,444	5,713	4,833	20,717
2007	4,014	5,593	6,171	5,088	20,866
2008	5,352	7,198	6,457	5,202	24,209
2009	5,764	7,740	7,588	5,932	27,024
2010	6,765	9,732	9,485	6,675	32,657
2011	5,917	8,387	8,971	7,689	30,964
2012	7,518	10,385	9,082	9,107	36,092
2013	8,093	10,583	9,154	8,802	36,632
2014	10,350	12,752	10,274	9,147	42,523
2015	8,204	11,971	14,171	12,888	47,234
2016	15,373	15,435	10,098	8,350	49,256
2017	13,387	12,291	8,449	7,993	42,120
2018	10,619	11,636	10,392	9,367	42,014
2019	8,545	12,419	12,700	10,053	43,717
2020	8,478	4,263	4,895	5,334	22,970
2021	6,775	7,018	11,475	14,123	39,391
2022	12,707	14,255	12,640	9,933	49,535
2023	17,157	14,581	11,869	13,981	57,588
2024	15,380	19,024	16,917	15,038	66,359

Data Source:

Source Name:	Population estimates, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901
Published Date:	2025-03-19