What is the population of Calgary?
Calgary has a city population of 1,306,784. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Calgary
Some 2,877 km from Ottawa, Calgary is Canada's third-largest city by population at 1,306,784 residents, accounting for 3.1% of the national total. It is the largest city in Alberta and sits at 1,048 m elevation. Airdrie (90,044 residents) lies 28 km away, and Red Deer (100,844) is 137 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 19
Elevation
1,048 m
Time zone
America/Edmonton
Coordinates
51.050, -114.085
Record updated
2026-01-20
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Calgary | 1.31M |
Calgary Population FAQ
Where is Calgary?
Calgary is in Alberta, Canada, 2,877 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 51.050, -114.085.
How big is Calgary compared with other cities in Canada?
It is the 3rd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 3.1% of the national population.