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.
About Edmonton
Edmonton is a city in Alberta, Canada with a population of 1,010,899. It is the 5th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 544th largest worldwide. It lies 2,836 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 19
Coordinates
53.550, -113.469
Record updated
13 April 2026
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 |
| Edmonton | 1.01M |
Edmonton Population FAQ
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 listed in Canada, holding 2.4% of the national population.