2. The Demography of Alberta Traditional Foci of Demography Migration Fertility Mortality (& Morbidity) Expanded Foci of Demography Population Size and Growth Age Distribution of the Population Spatial Distribution Population Composition Population Behaviour (rates) Population Characteristics

3. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller)

5. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities)

6. An Half Century of Population Growth in Alberta

7. Annual Population Growth Rate, Alberta, 1951-2001 Note wild fluctuations, which pose difficulties for planning and budgeting. SOURCE: Statistics Canada, CANSIM II, Vector 15

8. Growth of a Boom Town: Fort McMurray, 1951-2002

9. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities) Youthfulness: Median age (low) & Fertility (high)

10. Alberta’s Youthfulness: Median Age Alberta has the youngest median age (35.0 years in 2001) of any of the provinces and is 2.6 years below the median for all of Canada. Click here for Median Age by Province, 1996 and 2001 http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/age/ewt2.cfm

11. Number of Births in Alberta, 1946-2001

12. Total Fertility Rate, Alberta, Sask. & Cda, 1921-2001

13. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities) Youthfulness: Median age (low) & Fertility (high) Mortality: Life Expectancy & Suicide (both high)

14. Mortality: Life Expectancy Life expectancy is greater in Alberta than in any other province except Sask.

15. Mortality: Suicide Mean Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates, 1989-92 CanadaAlberta Males20.1625.94 Females 5.34 7.81 See also: Suicide Rates in Canada & Alberta, Selected Years (Click here)Suicide Rates in Canada & Alberta, Selected Years (Click here)

16. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities) Youthfulness: Median age (low) & Fertility (high) Mortality: Life Expectancy & Suicide (both high) Population Composition: Visible Minorities in Cities (high pct)

17. Population Composition: Visible Minorities in the Cities Click here for 1996 data

18. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities) Youthfulness (Median age & CBR) Life Expectancy & Suicide (both high) Population Composition: Visible Minorities in Cities (high pct) Population Distribution: (two large cities)

19. Population Distribution: Size and Growth of Cities City1996 Pop.2001 Pop.% Change Calgary768,082878,86614.4 Edmonton616,306666,104 8.1 Red Deer60,08067,70712.7 Lethbridge63,05367,374 6.9 St. Albert46,88853,08113.2 Medicine Hat46,78351,249 9.5 Ft. McM-Wood Buf 35,21341,46618.0 Grande Prairie31,35336,98318.0

20. Population Distribution: Size and Growth of Large Towns City/Town1996 Pop.2001 Pop.% Change Airdrie15,94620,38227.8 Spruce Grove14,27115,98312.0 Leduc1434615,032 4.8 Camrose13,72814,854 8.2 Lloydminster (Alta) 11,317 13,14816.2 Ft. Saskatchewan12,408 13,121 5.7 Cochrane7,42411,79858.9 Okotoks8,52811,66436.8 Brooks10,09311,60415.0

21. Population Distribution: Size of Selected Other Towns Town1996 Pop.2001 Pop.% Change Wetaskiwin10,95911,154 1.8 Canmore8,35410,79229.2 High River7,3599,34527.0 Drumheller7,8337,785 - 0.6 Strathmore5,3147,62143.4 Banff6,0987,13517.0 Sylvan Lake5,1847,49344.5

22. Alberta’s Twelve Fastest Growing Communities, 1996-2001 59 %Cochrane(Calg.) 45 %Sylvan Lake 43 %Strathmore(Calg.) 37 %Okotoks(Calg.) 29 %Canmore 28 %Airdrie(Calg.) 18 %Grande Prairie 17 %Banff 16 %Lloydminster 16 %Stoney Plain(Edm.) 15 %Brooks 14 %Calgary(Calg.)

23. Demography and Related Population Characteristics: What Makes Alberta Different? Migration: Extensive Interprovincial In-Migration (Recall presentation by Prof. Hiller) Rapid Growth & Boom/Bust Pattern (total province & certain communities) Youthfulness (Median age & CBR) Life Expectancy & Suicide (both high) Population Composition: Visible Minorities in Cities (high pct) Population Distribution: (two large cities) Population Behaviours: Labour Force Participation Rate (high) Divorce Rate (high)

24. Labour Force Participation Rate, Alberta and Canada, 1976-2001

25. Population Behaviour: Divorce Rates Alberta has one of the highest divorce rates of any province in Canada: As of 2000, 41.5 % of Alberta marriages (vs 37.7 % of all marriages in Canada) do not make it to their 30 th wedding anniversary. http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/02120 2/d021202f.htmhttp://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/02120 2/d021202f.htm