Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Medicine Hat, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
50
Provincial population rank: 5
National population rank: 50 of 152
-0.2%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Medicine Hat (CA), was 76,376, which represents a change of -0.2% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
1.8%
In 2021, there were 32,060 private dwellings occupied in Medicine Hat (CA), which represent a change of 1.8% from 2016.
5.8
The land area of Medicine Hat (CA) is 13,106.11 square kilometres and the population density was 5.8 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Medicine Hat (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Medicine Hat (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Medicine Hat CA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
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2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Medicine Hat | CY | 63,271 | 63,260 | 0.0 |
Cypress County | MD | 7,524 | 7,662 | -1.8 |
Redcliff | T | 5,581 | 5,600 | -0.3 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Alberta
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
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2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Calgary | CMA | 1,481,806 | 1,392,609 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 |
Edmonton | CMA | 1,418,118 | 1,321,441 r | 7.3 | 6 | 2 |
Lethbridge | CMA | 123,847 | 117,394 | 5.5 | 33 | 3 |
Red Deer | CMA | 100,844 | 100,418 | 0.4 | 42 | 4 |
Medicine Hat | CA | 76,376 | 76,522 | -0.2 | 50 | 5 |
Wood Buffalo | CA | 73,837 | 73,325 r | 0.7 | 51 | 6 |
Grande Prairie | CA | 64,141 | 63,166 | 1.5 | 55 | 7 |
Lloydminster | CA | 36,508 | 36,736 r | -0.6 | 74 | ... |
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) |
CA part | 16,769 | 17,091 | -1.9 | ... | 8 |
Lloydminster (Alberta part) |
CA part | 19,739 | 19,645 | 0.5 | ... | 9 |
Okotoks | CA | 30,405 | 29,016 r | 4.8 | 88 | 8 |
Camrose | CA | 18,772 | 18,742 | 0.2 | 118 | 10 |
Sylvan Lake | CA | 16,514 | 15,302 | 7.9 | 128 | 11 |
Canmore | CA | 15,990 | 13,992 | 14.3 | 129 | 12 |
Brooks | CA | 14,924 | 14,451 r | 3.3 | 134 | 13 |
Strathmore | CA | 14,339 | 13,756 | 4.2 | 135 | 14 |
High River | CA | 14,324 | 13,594 r | 5.4 | 136 | 15 |
Lacombe | CA | 13,396 | 13,057 | 2.6 | 143 | 16 |
Wetaskiwin | CA | 12,594 | 12,655 | -0.5 | 149 | 17 |
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