The City of Calgary grew by 4,256 residents, or a underwhelming 0.36%. Calgary now has a city population of 1,235,171. This is quite the contrast to recent years, which saw annual growth rates hovering at over 3.0%, or over 30,000 new residents. This has to be the lowest population growth rate in nearly 30 years.
To put this in perspective, the combined cities of Airdrie, Chestermere, and Cochrane grew by 6,409 people, despite having less than 1/10 of the population of Calgary.
Fastest growing communities in Calgary:
