Saskatchewan Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration overshadowed losses from inter-provincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 6,254 people to Saskatchewan’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was a decrease of 11.6% from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 2,405 people moved to Saskatchewan from other provinces in the fourth quarter of 2023, down 18.6% from a year earlier. A total of 3,662 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 7.1% from the same period in 2022. The result was a net loss of 1,257 people from Saskatchewan’s population in the fourth quarter. This was an increase of 27.1% from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 7,511 people to Saskatchewan’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was a decrease of 6.8% from the same period in 2022.
