Demographics of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three Prairie Provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km² (251,700 mi²) and a population of 1,117,503 (Saskatchewanians) as of January 2014. Most of its population lives in the southern half of the province. The most populous city is Saskatoon with a population of 260,600 (2011) in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), followed by the province's capital, Regina with a population of 210,556 (2011) in the CMA. The province's population makeup is also notable for German being the largest European ethnic group and also for the largest proportion of people of indigenous descent of any of the provinces.

Population since 1901

Saskatchewan's population since 1901

Year	Population	Five-year % change	Ten-year % change	Rank among provinces
1901	91,279	n/a	n/a	8
1911	492,432	n/a	439.5	3
1921	757,510	n/a	53.8	3
1931	921,785	n/a	21.7	3
1941	895,992	n/a	-2.8	3
1951	831,728	n/a	-7.2	5
1956	880,665	5.9	n/a	5
1961	925,181	5.1	11.2	5
1966	955,344	3.3	8.5	6
1971	926,242	-3.0	0.1	6
1976	921,325	-0.5	3.6	6
1981	968,313	5.1	4.5	6
1986	1,009,613	4.3	9.6	6
1991	988,928	-2.0	2.1	6
1996	976,615	-1.2	-3.3	6
2001	978,933	0.2	-1.0	6
2006	985,386	0.7	0.9	6
2011	1,053,960	7.0	7.6	6
2016	1,098,352	6.3	11.4	6

Source: Statistics Canada.^[1]^[2]

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2016 Census)
Population group		Population	% of total population
European		779,665	7001728000000000000♠72.8%
Visible minority group Source:^[3]	South Asian	29,960	7000280000000099999♠2.8%
	Chinese	15,545	7000150000000000000♠1.5%
	Black	14,925	7000140000000099999♠1.4%
	Filipino	32,340	7000300000000000000♠3%
	Latin American	4,195	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
	Arab	4,300	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
	Southeast Asian	5,745	6999500000000000000♠0.5%
	West Asian	2,065	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
	Korean	1,875	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
	Japanese	955	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	1,150	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Multiple visible minority	2,820	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
Total visible minority population		115,875	7001108000000000000♠10.8%
Aboriginal group Source:^[4]	First Nations	114,570	7001107009999900000♠10.7%
	Métis	57,880	7000540000000000000♠5.4%
	Inuit	360	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	905	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Multiple Aboriginal identity	1305	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
Total Aboriginal population		175,020	7001163000000000000♠16.3%
Total population		1,070,560	100%

Ethnic origins

Note: The following statistics include a combination of individual and multiple responses from the 2001 Census, and therefore do not add up to 100%.^[5]

German 28.6%
Canadian 25.0%
English 24.5%
Scottish 17.9%
Irish 14.5%
Ukrainian 12.6%
French 11.4%
North American Indian 10.6%
Norwegian 6.3% (the highest proportion of Canadians of Norwegian descent of any province)
Polish 5.3%
Métis 4.2%
Dutch (Netherlands) 3.4%
Swedish 3.1%
Russian 2.9%
Hungarian (Magyar) 2.5%
Austrian 1.5%
Welsh 1.4%
American (USA) 1.2%
Romanian 1.1%
Danish 1.0%
Chinese 1.0%

Due to the emigration of its non-indigenous peoples' population and the high birthrate of the aboriginal population it is estimated that by 2045 aboriginal people (including both Métis and First Nations) will make up just under a third of the province's population.

Languages

The 2006 census showed a population of 968,157. Of the 946,250 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the languages most commonly reported were:

	Language	2006	%	2001	%
1.	English	811,275	85.7%	817,955	85.8%
2.	German	28,555	3.0%	32,515	3.4%
3.	Algonquian languages	26,525	2.8%	23,735	2.5%
	Cree	24,255	2.6%	22,055	2.1%
	Ojibway	1,745	0.2%	1,375	0.1%
4.	Ukrainian	16,350	1.7%	19,650	2.1%
5.	French	16,060	1.7%	17,775	1.9%
6.	Chinese	7,475	0.8%	6,015	0.6%
	Cantonese	1,720	0.2%	1,425	0.2%
	Mandarin	715	0.1%	395	<0.1%
7.	Athapaskan languages	7,145	0.8%	6,315	0.7%
	Dene	7,135	0.8%	6,310	0.7%
8.	Polish	2,510	0.4%	3,015	0.3%
9.	Hungarian	2,190	0.2%	2,700	0.3%
10.	Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino)	2,170	0.2%	1,545	0.2%
11.	Dutch	1,785	0.2%	1,930	0.20%
12.	Scandinavian languages	1,690	0.2%	2,320	0.2%
	Norwegian	830	0.1%	1,260	0.1%
	Danish	420	<0.1%	430	0.1%
	Swedish	355	<0.1%	525	0.1%
13.	Arabic	1,525	0.12%	1,090	0.11%
14.	Russian	1,400	0.2%	1,440	0.2%
15.	Vietnamese	1,305	0.1%	1,390	0.2%
16.	Serbo-Croatian languages	1,250	0.1%	1,235	0.1%
	Croatian	450	0.1%	435	0.1%
	Bosnian	335	<0.1%	N	N
	Serbian	270	<0.1%	210	<0.1%
	Serbo-Croatian	195	<0.1%	590	0.1%
17.	Greek	1,060	0.1%	980	0.1%
18.	Panjabi (Punjabi)	850	0.1%	540	0.1%
19.	Persian	785	0.1%	415	<0.1%
20.	Romanian	770	0.1%	775	0.1%
21.	Italian	735	0.1%	895	0.1%
22.	Korean	675	0.1%	425	<0.1%
23.	Germanic languages n.i.e.	605	0.1%	375	<0.1%
24.	Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)	410	<0.1%	345	<0.1%
25.	African languages n.i.e.	405	<0.1%	130	0.01%
26.	Portuguese	380	<0.1%	405	<0.1%
27.	Finnish	365	<0.1%	435	<0.1%
28.	Hindi	355	<0.1%	320	<0.1%
29.	Lao	340	<0.1%	275	0.03%
30.	Urdu	330	<0.1%	425	<0.1%
31=	Bantu languages	325	<0.1%	170	<0.1%
	Swahili	105	<0.1%	110	<0.1%
31=	Czech	325	<0.1%	415	<0.1%
33.	Berber	310	<0.1%	185	<0.1%
34.	Japanese	290	<0.1%	185	<0.1%
35.	Niger–Congo languages n.i.e.	285	<0.1%	100	<0.1%
36.	Tigrigna	215	<0.1%	190	<0.1%
37=	Gujarati	210	<0.1%	225	0.02%
37=	Slovak	210	<0.1%	100	<0.1%
37=	Somali	210	<0.1%	35	~
40.	Bengali	190	<0.1%	70	<0.1%

Note: "n.i.e.": not included elsewhere

There were also 175 single-language responses for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 170 for Amharic; 155 for Turkish; 140 for Sinhala; 135 for Slavic languages n.i.e.; 130 for Slovenian; 120 for Pashto; 115 for Malay; 115 for Malayalam; 115 for Thai; 110 for Ilocano; 110 for Khmer; 100 for Celtic languages; and 100 for Sino-Tibetan languages n.i.e. In addition there were also 6,080 responses of both English and a non-official language; 245 of both French and a non-official language; 1,130 of both English and French; and 140 of English, French and a non-official language. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.^[6]

Migration

Immigration

The 2016 Canadian census counted a total of 112,490 immigrants living in Saskatchewan, 47,935 of whom arrived in the previous 5 years.
The most commonly reported countries of birth for all immigrants living in Saskatchewan were:^[7]


1.	Philippines	26,865
2.	India	9,630
3.	China	7,485
4.	United Kingdom	7,020
5.	Pakistan	6,860
6.	United States	4,845
7.	Ukraine	3,280
8.	Vietnam	2,620
=9.	Germany	2,575
=9.	Bangladesh	2,575
11.	South Africa	1,775
12.	Nigeria	1,695
13.	Poland	1,390
14.	Mexico	1,330
15.	Netherlands	1,220
16.	Iraq	1,175
17.	Syria	1,155
18.	South Korea	1,125
19.	Ireland	840
20.	Jamaica	815

There were also about 800 immigrants from Russia; 785 from Iran; 770 from Hong Kong; 695 from Romania; 635 from Ethiopia and Somalia; 630 from El Salvador; 605 from Greece; 595 from Eritrea; 585 from Serbia; 570 from Italy; 560 from Myanmar; and 555 from Colombia;

Internal migration

A total of 81,535 people moved to Saskatchewan from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 131,845 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net outmigration of 42,000 people to Alberta, 4,980 to British Columbia, and 4,570 to Ontario; as well as a net influx of 940 people from Newfoundland and Labrador, and 610 people from Manitoba. During this period there was a net outmigration of 775 francophones to Alberta, 545 to Quebec, 170 to Ontario, and 125 to British Columbia; as well as a net influx of 180 anglophones from Quebec. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.)^[8]^[9]

Religion

According to the Canada 2001 Census, the most practiced religions in the province were:^[10]

Christianity:
- Protestantism: 449,195;
- Roman Catholicism: 305,390;
- Christian (n.i.e.): 27,070
- Orthodox: 14,280;
Buddhism: 3,050;
Islam: 2,230;
Sikhism: 1,655;
Hinduism: 1,585;
Judaism: 865;

151,455 people declared themselves as without religion.

References

↑ The history of Saskatchewan's population from Statistics Canada
↑ Canada's population Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
↑ , Community Profiles from the 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
↑ , Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
↑ Ethnic origins from Statistics Canada
↑ Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
↑ Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Place of Birth (272), Age (7A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
↑ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2001 census)
↑ Statistics Canada. "Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census) (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan)". Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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[pop-1] The history of Saskatchewan's population from Statistics Canada

[2] Canada's population Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.

[3] , Community Profiles from the 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory

[4] , Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory

[ethnic-5] Ethnic origins from Statistics Canada

[6] Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)

[7] Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Place of Birth (272), Age (7A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

[8] Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

[9] Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2001 census)

[10] Statistics Canada. "Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census) (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan)". Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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