Saskatchewan Population 2024

Saskatchewan is a province in western Canada, borders Alberta to the west, Northwest Territories to the north, Manitoba to the east, Nunavut to the northeast, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota. According to statcan, Saskatchewan population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.26 million, sixth largest populous province, covers area of 651,900 sq.km (251,700 sq mi), seventh largest by area. Nearly half of the population lives in the provincial capital Regina and other cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Melfort, and the border city Lloydminster which is partially located within Alberta.

According to 2016 census the population is 1,098,352, a five year increase by 64,971, compared to 2011 population census of 1,033,381. Population by age group 0 to 14 years is 215,685, 15 to 64 years is 712,240, 65 years and over is 170,425 and 85 years and over is 26,940.

Age Group	Total	Male	Female
0 to 4 years	73,130	37,335	35,795
5 to 9 years	74,460	38,155	36,305
10 to 14 years	68,095	34,920	33,175
15 to 19 years	67,660	34,675	32,980
20 to 24 years	70,060	36,075	33,985
25 to 29 years	77,525	39,290	38,235
30 to 34 years	77,520	38,610	38,915
35 to 39 years	71,590	35,940	35,650
40 to 44 years	64,950	32,515	32,440
45 to 49 years	63,580	31,780	31,795
50 to 54 years	75,245	37,230	38,015
55 to 59 years	76,195	38,070	38,125
60 to 64 years	67,915	33,935	33,985
65 to 69 years	53,230	26,285	26,945
70 to 74 years	37,740	18,225	19,510
75 to 79 years	29,400	13,415	15,985
80 to 84 years	23,115	9,945	13,170
85 to 89 years	16,280	6,305	9,975
90 to 94 years	8,000	2,515	5,485
95 to 99 years	2,290	520	1,760
100 years and over	375	50	325

Ethnic groups in Saskatchewan

Residents	Population	Male	Female
Canadian citizens	998,035	496,635	501,395
Canadian citizens aged under 18	237,720	121,535	116,185
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	760,310	375,105	385,210
Not Canadian citizens	72,525	36,750	35,780

People up to third generation are officially termed as non-immigrants and thereon the people inflow is termed as immigrants. Below table indicates Saskatchewan immigration numbers per year:

Immigrants	Population	Male	Female
Non-immigrants	945,810	470,790	475,025
Immigrants	112,490	55,800	56,690
Before 1981	16,650	8,190	8,465
1981 to 1990	5,545	2,670	2,875
1991 to 2000	9,315	4,645	4,665
2001 to 2010	33,045	16,410	16,635
2001 to 2005	8,670	4,165	4,505
2006 to 2010	24,370	12,245	12,130
2011 to 2016	47,935	23,880	24,055
Non-permanent residents	12,255	6,800	5,455

Immigrants by selected place of birth: The state officially categorizes its population into six groups, they are Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, African American, European Whites, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. Below table is the Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Place of Birth	Population
Americas	10,765
Brazil	185
Colombia	555
El Salvador	630
Guyana	155
Haiti	65
Jamaica	815
Mexico	1,330
Peru	165
Trinidad and Tobago	210
United States	4,845
Other places of birth in Americas	1,805
Europe	23,640
Bosnia and Herzegovina	455
Croatia	445
France	215
Germany	2,575
Greece	605
Hungary	395
Ireland	845
Italy	570
Netherlands	1,220
Poland	1,395
Portugal	220
Romania	695
Russian Federation	805
Serbia	585
Ukraine	3,280
United Kingdom	7,020
Other places of birth in Europe	2,320
Africa	10,285
Algeria	50
Egypt	435
Ethiopia	635
Kenya	425
Morocco	180
Nigeria	1,695
Somalia	635
South Africa, Republic of	1,775
Other places of birth in Africa	4,455
Asia	67,120
Afghanistan	515
Bangladesh	2,575
China	7,485
Hong Kong	765
India	9,630
Iran
Census data footnote
61"	785
Iraq	1,175
Japan	265
Korea, South	1,120
Lebanon	255
Pakistan	6,860
Philippines	26,860
Sri Lanka	440
Syria	1,155
Taiwan	180
Viet Nam	2,615
Other places of birth in Asia	4,425
Oceania and other places of birth	675

Generation status: Generation status: When used for father and mother in combination with the question on the place of birth of person, they help to derive the generation status, and thereby establish whether the person is in the first, second, or third generation or more.

Immigrants by Generation	Population	Male	Female
First generation	127,720	64,125	63,595
Second generation	129,250	62,550	66,705
Third generation or more	813,580	406,710	406,870

The four main categories of immigrants to Saskatchewan are Economic Immigrants (Canadian experience class, skilled workers and business people), Principal immigrants(people who moved for study purpose), Secondary Immigrants (dependents), the Family Class members (closely related persons of Canadian residents living in Canada), Humanitarian and Compassionate applicants (people accepted as immigrants for humanitarian grounds.

Immigrants Type	Population	Male	Female
Economic immigrants	66,930	34,420	32,510
Principal applicants	26,475	17,690	8,790
Secondary applicants	40,455	16,735	23,725
Immigrants sponsored by family	16,835	6,740	10,095
Refugees	12,625	6,810	5,820
Other immigrants	350	170	185

Aboriginal identity refers to whether the person identified with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This includes those who are First Nations (North American Indian), MÃ©tis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 as including the Indian, Inuit and MÃ©tis peoples of Canada.

Residents	Population
Aboriginal identity	175,020
Single Aboriginal responses	172,810
First Nations (North American Indian)	114,570
MÃ©tis	57,880
Inuk (Inuit)	360
Multiple Aboriginal responses	1,305
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere	905
Non-Aboriginal identity	895,535

Immigrants	Population
Total visible minority population	115,875
South Asian	29,960
Chinese	15,545
Black	14,925
Filipino	32,340
Latin American	4,195
Arab	4,300
Southeast Asian
	5,745
West Asian	2,065
Korean	1,875
Japanese	955
Visible minority,Â n.i.e.	1,150
Multiple visible minorities	2,820
Not a visible minority	954,685

Ethnic origin population

Ethnic groups	Population
North American Aboriginal origins	177,355
First Nations (North American Indian)	130,880
Inuit	650
MÃ©tis	56,090
Other North American origins	230,620
Acadian	485
American	13,455
Canadian	220,960
New Brunswicker	10
Newfoundlander	130
Nova Scotian	25
Ontarian	20
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	240
Other North American origins,Â n.i.e.	85
European origins	759,080
British Isles origins	427,735
Channel Islander	10
Cornish	35
English	253,205
Irish	155,725
Manx	250
Scottish	193,330
Welsh	17,790
British Isles origins,Â n.i.e.	16,095
French origins	125,810
Alsatian	10
Breton	25
Corsican	15
French	125,775
Western European origins (except French origins)	336,715
Austrian	17,565
Bavarian	50
Belgian	9,660
Dutch	36,230
Flemish	805
Frisian	70
German	296,385
Luxembourger	500
Swiss	4,710
Western European origins,Â n.i.e.	35
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	115,995
Danish	11,530
Finnish	5,400
Icelandic	8,255
Norwegian	68,640
Swedish	32,815
Northern European origins,Â n.i.e.	3,530
Eastern European origins	243,055
Bulgarian	355
Byelorussian	290
Czech	4,960
Czechoslovakian,Â n.o.s.	2,765
Estonian	265
Hungarian	27,885
Latvian	535
Lithuanian	1,045
Moldovan	345
Polish	59,950
Romanian	12,730
Russian	39,395
Slovak	1,390
Ukrainian	143,700
Eastern European origins,Â n.i.e.	255
Southern European origins	27,415
Albanian	605
Bosnian	515
Catalan	15
Croatian	2,570
Cypriot	45
Greek	2,880
Italian	11,310
Kosovar	30
Macedonian	110
Maltese	125
Montenegrin	85
Portuguese	1,885
Serbian	1,300
Sicilian	100
Slovenian	640
Spanish	5,670
Yugoslavian,Â n.o.s.	1,065
Southern European origins,Â n.i.e.	35
Other European origins	3,885
Basque	50
Jewish	1,725
Roma (Gypsy)	165
Slavic,Â n.o.s.	200
Other European origins,Â n.i.e.	1,755
Caribbean origins	3,810
Bahamian	15
Barbadian	110
Bermudan	20
Carib	10
Cuban	185
Dominican	115
Grenadian	60
Haitian	110
Jamaican	2,250
Puerto Rican	55
St. Lucian	45
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	415
Vincentian/Grenadinian	30
West Indian,Â n.o.s.	355
Caribbean origins,Â n.i.e.	190
Latin, Central and South American origins	6,695
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	300
Argentinian	160
Belizean	55
Bolivian	45
Brazilian	305
Chilean	860
Colombian	705
Costa Rican	50
Ecuadorian	105
Guatemalan	270
Guyanese	185
Hispanic	125
Honduran	95
Maya	140
Mexican	2,125
Nicaraguan	140
Panamanian	15
Paraguayan	40
Peruvian	295
Salvadorean	765
Uruguayan	65
Venezuelan	55
Latin, Central and South American origins,Â n.i.e.	320
African origins	16,170
Central and West African origins	4,440
Akan	115
Angolan	10
Ashanti	10
Burkinabe	20
Cameroonian	205
Congolese	530
Edo	40
Ewe	10
Gambian	40
Ghanaian	555
Guinean	25
Ibo	485
Ivorian	75
Liberian	85
Malian	30
Nigerian	1,715
Senegalese	20
Sierra Leonean	40
Togolese	55
Yoruba	520
Central and West African origins,Â n.i.e.	235
North African origins	2,190
Algerian	70
Berber	55
Coptic	40
Dinka	35
Egyptian	535
Libyan	205
Moroccan	220
Sudanese	935
Tunisian	105
North African origins,Â n.i.e.	40
Southern and East African origins	6,320
Afrikaner	60
Amhara	20
Bantu,Â n.o.s.	45
Burundian	300
Djiboutian	10
Eritrean	1,130
Ethiopian	675
Kenyan	190
Malagasy	10
Mauritian	205
Oromo	140
Rwandan	80
Seychellois	10
Somali	1,275
South African	1,295
Tanzanian	55
Tigrian	45
Ugandan	90
Zambian	190
Zimbabwean	260
Zulu	35
Southern and East African origins,Â n.i.e.	535
Other African origins	3,605
Black,Â n.o.s.	345
Other African origins,Â n.i.e.	3,290
Asian origins	99,125
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	9,415
Afghan	780
Arab,Â n.o.s.	1,175
Armenian	240
Assyrian	215
Azerbaijani	50
Georgian	35
Hazara	25
Iranian	1,345
Iraqi	1,290
Israeli	120
Jordanian	75
Kazakh	30
Kurd	200
Kuwaiti	10
Kyrgyz	30
Lebanese	1,360
Palestinian	120
Pashtun	175
Saudi Arabian	110
Syrian	1,365
Tajik	10
Tatar	60
Turk	860
Turkmen	20
Uzbek	70
Yemeni	45
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins,Â n.i.e.	265
South Asian origins	29,830
Bangladeshi	2,040
Bengali	600
Bhutanese	210
East Indian	18,695
Goan	45
Gujarati	195
Kashmiri	115
Nepali	565
Pakistani	6,255
Punjabi	1,425
Sinhalese	65
Sri Lankan	515
Tamil	120
South Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	1,075
East and Southeast Asian origins	60,010
Burmese	465
Cambodian (Khmer)	305
Chinese	19,075
Filipino	33,630
Indonesian	220
Japanese	1,220
Karen	585
Korean	2,025
Laotian	705
Malaysian	160
Mongolian	205
Singaporean	10
Taiwanese	265
Thai	420
Tibetan	50
Vietnamese	3,690
East and Southeast Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	95
Other Asian origins	735
Other Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	735
Oceania origins	1,430
Australian	890
New Zealander	265
Pacific Islands origins	310
Fijian	110
Hawaiian	25
Maori	45
Polynesian,Â n.o.s.	25
Samoan	55
Pacific Islands origins,Â n.i.e.	60

Languages in Saskatchewan

Language	Population
English only	1,023,400
French only	535
English and French	51,360
Neither English nor French	7,945

Language spoken at Home

Language Spoken at Home	Population
English	964,640
French	3,985
Non-official languages	80,505
Aboriginal languages	16,605
Algonquian languages	10,145
Cree-Montagnais languages	10,000
Plains Cree	1,195
Swampy Cree	95
Woods Cree	180
Cree,Â n.o.s.	8,525
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	140
Ojibway	145
Athabaskan languages	6,360
Northern Athabaskan languages	6,365
Dene	6,360
Inuit languages	5
Inuktitut	5
Inuit languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Michif	45
Siouan languages	50
Dakota	35
Siouan languages,Â n.i.e.	15
Non-Aboriginal languages	63,905
Afro-Asiatic languages	4,625
Kabyle	5
Cushitic languages	720
Bilen	30
Oromo	140
Somali	530
Cushitic languages,Â n.i.e.	15
Semitic languages	3,900
Amharic	150
Arabic	2,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	225
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	115
Hebrew	25
Tigrigna	430
Semitic languages,Â n.i.e.	70
Afro-Asiatic languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Austro-Asiatic languages	1,740
Khmer (Cambodian)	40
Vietnamese	1,700
Austronesian languages	12,515
Bikol	15
Cebuano	580
Hiligaynon	110
Ilocano	240
Malay	35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	70
Pangasinan	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	11,345
Waray-Waray	15
Austronesian languages,Â n.i.e.	95
Creole languages	95
Creole,Â n.o.s.	65
Creole languages,Â n.i.e.	35
Dravidian languages	845
Kannada	20
Malayalam	525
Tamil	155
Telugu	145
Indo-European languages	31,235
Albanian	205
Armenian	45
Balto-Slavic languages	5,170
Baltic languages	80
Latvian	40
Lithuanian	40
Slavic languages	5,090
Bosnian	85
Bulgarian	35
Croatian	170
Czech	30
Macedonian	35
Polish	480
Russian	1,725
Serbian	270
Serbo-Croatian	45
Slovak	30
Slovene (Slovenian)	5
Ukrainian	2,010
Slavic languages,Â n.i.e.	170
Celtic languages	10
Scottish Gaelic	5
Welsh	5
Germanic languages	8,110
Afrikaans	530
Danish	10
Dutch	200
Frisian	5
German	7,290
Norwegian	10
Swedish	10
Yiddish	5
Germanic languages,Â n.i.e.	45
Greek	395
Indo-Iranian languages	14,385
Indo-Aryan languages	12,960
Bengali	1,915
Gujarati	1,585
Hindi	880
Kashmiri	5
Konkani	10
Marathi	55
Nepali	570
Punjabi (Panjabi)	3,485
Sindhi	55
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	140
Urdu	4,265
Iranian languages	1,280
Kurdish	65
Pashto	345
Persian (Farsi)	865
Indo-Iranian languages,Â n.i.e.	150
Italic (Romance) languages	2,920
Italian	155
Portuguese	220
Romanian	315
Spanish	2,220
Italic (Romance) languages,Â n.i.e.	10
Japanese	120
Korean	1,180
Mongolic languages	25
Mongolian	25
Niger-Congo languages	735
Akan (Twi)	55
Edo	10
Ewe	5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	20
Ganda	10
Igbo	40
Lingala	15
Rundi (Kirundi)	85
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	35
Shona	35
Swahili	200
Yoruba	115
Niger-Congo languages,Â n.i.e.	100
Nilo-Saharan languages	135
Dinka	65
Nilo-Saharan languages,Â n.i.e.	70
Sign languages	285
American Sign Language	50
Sign languages,Â n.i.e	230
Sino-Tibetan languages	9,700
Chinese languages	8,925
Cantonese	2,400
Hakka	5
Mandarin	5,645
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	80
Wu (Shanghainese)	30
Chinese,Â n.o.s.	760
Tibeto-Burman languages	775
Burmese	115
Karenic languages	640
Tibetan	10
Tibeto-Burman languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Tai-Kadai languages	190
Lao	125
Thai	70
Turkic languages	195
Azerbaijani	5
Turkish	170
Uzbek	10
Turkic languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Uralic languages	240
Estonian	10
Finnish	15
Hungarian	215
Other languages,Â n.i.e.	45
Multiple responses	34,110
English and French	1,210
English and non-official language	32,250
French and non-official language	150
English, French and non-official language	495

Population projection

Saskatchewan population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.14 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 1.139 million, Population of Saskatchewan in 2021 is estimated to be 1.132 million.

Status	Total	Male	Female
Married or living common law	520,430	261,075	259,355
Married	437,875	219,800	218,075
Living common law	82,550	41,270	41,280
Not married and not living common law	362,240	174,310	187,930
Never married	242,070	133,750	108,325
Separated	19,795	8,945	10,855
Divorced	47,180	20,985	26,200
Widowed	53,190	10,635	42,555

Income Distribution

Under $10,000	105,780
$10,000 to $19,999	118,380
$20,000 to $29,999	107,890
$30,000 to $39,999	95,605
$40,000 to $49,999	89,285
$50,000 to $59,999	70,395
$60,000 to $69,999	53,855
$70,000 to $79,999	41,930
$80,000 to $89,999	34,305
$90,000 to $99,999	26,165
$100,000 and over	79,030
$100,000 to $149,999	56,160
$150,000 and over	22,870