Alberta
ProvinceCA-ABData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province of Canada.
North AmericaCapital: EdmontonLanguage: English
Population
4.9M
Metros tracked
8
4.3M in metros (88%)
Composite score
40.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: CA-AB
At a glance
- Established
- 1905
- Demonym
- Albertan
- Area
- 661,848 km² (255,541 mi²)
- Population density
- 7/km² (19/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Columbia (3,747 m (12,293 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislature of Alberta
- Human Development Index
- 0.952 (2023)
- House of Commons seats
- 37
- Senate seats
- 6
- Rank in Canada
- 4th of 13 by composite score
- Area rank
- 6th of 13 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Calgary
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Alberta metro footprint
8 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
8 tracked metros
#119Calgary
1.9M · Major Metro
25.0
#206Edmonton★ Capital
1.7M · Regional Hub
14.0
#2188Red Deer
235K · Local Metro
0.3
#2249Lethbridge
199K · Local Metro
0.3
#2590Wood Buffalo
81K · Local Metro
0.3
#2632Medicine Hat
68K · Local Metro
0.3
#3649Grande Prairie
95K · Local Metro
0.0
#4035Lloydminster
42K · Local Metro
0.0