Alberta
ProvinceCA-ABProvince of Canada.
North AmericaCapital: EdmontonLanguage: English
Population
4.9M
Metros tracked
8
4.3M in metros (88%)
Composite score
39.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: CA-AB
At a glance
- Established
- 1905
- Demonym
- Albertan
- Area
- 661,848 km²
- Population density
- 7 /km²
- 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. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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
#117Calgary
25.11.9MMajor Metro
13.0
1.7MRegional Hub
#2186Red Deer
0.3235KLocal Metro
#2242Lethbridge
0.3199KLocal Metro
#2553Wood Buffalo
0.381KLocal Metro
#2595Medicine Hat
0.368KLocal Metro
#3655Grande Prairie
0.095KLocal Metro
#4033Lloydminster
0.042KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #117 | Calgary | 1.9M | 25.1 | Major Metro |
| #218 | Edmonton★ Capital | 1.7M | 13.0 | Regional Hub |
| #2186 | Red Deer | 235K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2242 | Lethbridge | 199K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2553 | Wood Buffalo | 81K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2595 | Medicine Hat | 68K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3655 | Grande Prairie | 95K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4033 | Lloydminster | 42K | 0.0 | Local Metro |