City | 2024 Pop. | 2023 Pop. | 2016 Pop. | 2011 Pop. | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 1,506,479 | 1,470,148 | 1,239,220 | 1,096,830 | 2.47% |
| Edmonton | 1,163,271 | 1,131,566 | 932,546 | 812,201 | 2.8% |
| Red Deer | 118,463 | 116,041 | 100,418 | 90,564 | 2.09% |
| Lethbridge | 109,628 | 107,358 | 92,729 | 83,517 | 2.11% |
| Airdrie | 108,304 | 100,924 | 61,581 | 43,271 | 7.31% |
| Strathcona County | 107,632 | 106,384 | 98,044 | 92,490 | 1.17% |
| Wood Buffalo | 82,400 | 80,964 | 71,589 | 65,565 | 1.77% |
| Grande Prairie | 77,348 | 75,414 | 63,166 | 55,655 | 2.56% |
| St. Albert | 72,769 | 71,830 | 65,589 | 61,466 | 1.31% |
| Medicine Hat | 68,839 | 68,116 | 63,260 | 60,005 | 1.06% |
| Spruce Grove | 51,942 | 49,275 | 34,066 | 26,171 | 5.41% |
| Cochrane | 47,918 | 44,361 | 25,853 | 17,580 | 8.02% |
| Rocky View County | 46,044 | 45,157 | 39,407 | 35,754 | 1.96% |
| Leduc | 41,992 | 40,262 | 29,993 | 24,304 | 4.3% |
| Okotoks | 37,550 | 36,338 | 28,881 | 24,511 | 3.34% |
| Fort Saskatchewan | 35,291 | 33,657 | 24,149 | 19,051 | 4.86% |
| Parkland County | 34,704 | 34,367 | 32,097 | 30,568 | 0.98% |
| Chestermere | 31,823 | 30,006 | 19,887 | 14,824 | 6.05% |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 27,149 | 26,490 | 22,303 | 19,724 | 2.49% |
| Beaumont | 26,782 | 25,376 | 17,396 | 13,284 | 5.54% |
| Foothills No. 31 | 25,424 | 25,075 | 22,766 | 21,248 | 1.39% |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 22,531 | 22,148 | 19,645 | 18,032 | 1.73% |
| Sturgeon County | 22,052 | 21,851 | 20,495 | 19,578 | 0.92% |
| Red Deer County | 21,674 | 21,395 | 19,541 | 18,316 | 1.3% |
| Camrose | 21,331 | 20,989 | 18,742 | 17,286 | 1.63% |
| Stony Plain | 21,259 | 20,702 | 17,189 | 15,051 | 2.69% |
| Sylvan Lake | 19,795 | 19,091 | 14,816 | 12,362 | 3.69% |
| Bonnyville No. 87 | 18,490 | 17,789 | 13,575 | 11,191 | 3.94% |
| Canmore | 17,223 | 16,782 | 13,992 | 12,288 | 2.63% |
| Cold Lake | 16,948 | 16,686 | 14,961 | 13,839 | 1.57% |
| Strathmore | 16,442 | 16,079 | 13,756 | 12,305 | 2.25% |
| Lloydminster | 15,833 | 15,256 | 11,765 | 9,772 | 3.78% |
| Brooks | 15,783 | 15,610 | 14,451 | 13,676 | 1.11% |
| Lacombe | 15,548 | 15,212 | 13,057 | 11,707 | 2.21% |
| High River | 14,700 | 14,556 | 13,584 | 12,930 | 0.99% |
| Mountain View County | 14,305 | 14,145 | 13,074 | 12,359 | 1.13% |
| Leduc County | 14,250 | 14,191 | 13,780 | 13,494 | 0.42% |
| Wetaskiwin | 12,866 | 12,839 | 12,655 | 12,525 | 0.21% |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,005 | 11,861 | 10,899 | 10,260 | 1.22% |
| Yellowhead County | 11,892 | 11,776 | 10,995 | 10,469 | 0.99% |
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 11,704 | 11,637 | 11,181 | 10,866 | 0.57% |
| Mackenzie County | 11,573 | 11,522 | 11,171 | 10,927 | 0.44% |
| Clearwater County | 11,436 | 11,499 | 11,947 | 12,278 | -0.55% |
| Whitecourt | 11,241 | 11,106 | 10,204 | 9,605 | 1.22% |
| Lethbridge County | 10,864 | 10,799 | 10,353 | 10,046 | 0.6% |
| Lacombe County | 10,401 | 10,394 | 10,343 | 10,307 | 0.07% |
The largest city in Alberta is Calgary, with a 2024 population of 1,506,479. Cochrane is the fastest growing city in Alberta, having grown 8.02% annually between 2011 and 2016.