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City profile · Canada · North America

Edmonton

Alberta · Canada
City population
1,010,899
#5
in Canada
#2
in Alberta
#544
worldwide
OttawaEdmonton
53.550, -113.469 · 2,836 km from Ottawa
City population
1,010,899
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#5
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#544
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
2.4%
of the national population

About Edmonton

Ranked #544 globally, this city of 1,010,899 is Canada's fifth-largest by population. It holds 2.4% of the national population and sits 2,836 km from Ottawa. Three cities lie within 35 km: Sherwood Park at 11 km with 70,618 people, St. Albert at 14 km with 57,719, and Spruce Grove at 30 km with 38,985.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Canada
#5of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Alberta
#2of 19
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Rank in region
#2of 19
Distance to capital
2,836 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
668 m
Time zone
America/Edmonton
Coordinates
53.550, -113.469
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 Canada

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

11KMSherwood Park71K people14KMSt. Albert58K people30KMSpruce Grove39K people32KMLeduc16K people35KMStony Plain18K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Edmonton1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Edmonton compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Edmonton1.01M

Edmonton Population FAQ

What is the population of Edmonton?

Edmonton has a city population of 1,010,899. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Edmonton?

Edmonton is in Alberta, Canada, 2,836 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 53.550, -113.469.

How big is Edmonton compared with other cities in Canada?

It is the 5th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 2.4% of the national population.

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