Alberta Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 17,444 people to Alberta’s population in the first quarter of 2025. This was a decrease of 63.4% from the first quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 21,335 people moved to Alberta from other provinces in the first quarter of 2025, down 16.8% from a year earlier. A total of 14,159 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the first quarter, a decrease of 7.5% from the same period in 2024. The result was a net gain of 7,176 people to Alberta’s population in the first quarter. This was a decrease of 30.5% from the first quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 10,268 people to Alberta’s population in the first quarter of 2025. This was a decrease of 72.5% from the same period in 2024.
