Alberta Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 41,531 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter of 2024. This was an increase of 1.7% from the second quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 29,391 people moved to Alberta from other provinces in the second quarter of 2024, down 1.7% from a year earlier. A total of 19,737 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, a decrease of 6.9% from the same period in 2023. The result was a net gain of 9,654 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter. This was an increase of 11% from the second quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 31,877 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter of 2024. This was a decrease of 0.8% from the same period in 2023.