Demographics of Saskatchewan
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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 1,132,505 (Saskatchewanians) as of 2021. Saskatchewan's population is made of 50.3% women and 49.7% men.{{Cite web |title=Demographics in Saskatchewan |url=https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Demographics/SK-Demographics.html}} Most of its population lives in the Southern half of the province.
The most populous city is Saskatoon, with a population of 317,480 (2021) in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), followed by the province's capital, Regina, with a population of 249,217 (2021) in the CMA. The province's population makeup is also notable for German Canadians being the largest European ethnic group and for the second-largest proportion of people of indigenous descent of any of the provinces, after Manitoba.
Population history
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!Year !Population !Five-year !Ten-year !Rank among | ||||
| 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 |
| 2021 | 1,132,505 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6 |
† 1901 population for District of Saskatchewan and District of Athabasca, parts of the then-named North-West Territories.
Source: Statistics Canada.[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62i.htm The history of Saskatchewan's population] from Statistics Canada[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060927/d060927a.htm Canada's population] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104230200/http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060927/d060927a.htm |date=November 4, 2008 }}. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
Ethnic origins
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|+ Ethnic groups in Saskatchewan (1941–2021) ! rowspan="2" |Ethnic group ! colspan="2" |2001[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo26i.htm Ethnic origins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313144133/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo26i.htm |date=2007-03-13 }} from Statistics Canada |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| German
| 272,475 | {{Percentage | 272475 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 275,060 | {{Percentage | 275060 | 963150 | 2 }} | 130,258 | {{Percentage | 130258 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| English
| 219,660 | {{Percentage | 219660 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 235,715 | {{Percentage | 235715 | 963150 | 2 }} | 186,053 | {{Percentage | 186053 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Scottish
| 175,590 | {{Percentage | 175590 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 172,300 | {{Percentage | 172300 | 963150 | 2 }} | 108,919 | {{Percentage | 108919 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Irish
| 145,415 | {{Percentage | 145415 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 139,205 | {{Percentage | 139205 | 963150 | 2 }} | 95,852 | {{Percentage | 95852 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Ukrainian
| 138,705 | {{Percentage | 138705 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 121,735 | {{Percentage | 121735 | 963150 | 2 }} | 79,777 | {{Percentage | 79777 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| First Nations
| 129,225 | {{Percentage | 129225 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 102,285 | {{Percentage | 102285 | 963150 | 2 }} | 13,384 | {{Percentage | 13384 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| French
| 108,505 | {{Percentage | 108505 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 109,800 | {{Percentage | 109800 | 963150 | 2 }} | 50,530 | {{Percentage | 50530 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Norwegian
| 70,215 | {{Percentage | 70215 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 60,510 | {{Percentage | 60510 | 963150 | 2 }} | 38,213 | {{Percentage | 38213 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Métis
| 56,060 | {{Percentage | 56060 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 40,110 | {{Percentage | 40110 | 963150 | 2 }} | 9,160 | {{Percentage | 9160 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Polish
| 55,600 | {{Percentage | 55600 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 51,445 | {{Percentage | 51445 | 963150 | 2 }} | 27,902 | {{Percentage | 27902 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Filipino
| 40,160 | {{Percentage | 40160 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 3,275 | {{Percentage | 3275 | 963150 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |
| Russian
| 35,920 | {{Percentage | 35920 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 27,695 | {{Percentage | 27695 | 963150 | 2 }} | 25,933 | {{Percentage | 25933 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Swedish
| 31,960 | {{Percentage | 31960 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 29,900 | {{Percentage | 29900 | 963150 | 2 }} | 20,961 | {{Percentage | 20961 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Dutch
| 29,410 | {{Percentage | 29410 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 32,300 | {{Percentage | 32300 | 963150 | 2 }} | 35,894 | {{Percentage | 35894 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Hungarian
| 28,495 | {{Percentage | 28495 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 24,340 | {{Percentage | 24340 | 963150 | 2 }} | 14,576 | {{Percentage | 14576 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Indian
| 20,755 | {{Percentage | 20755 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 3,245 | {{Percentage | 3245 | 963150 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Chinese
| 19,965 | {{Percentage | 19965 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 9,275 | {{Percentage | 9275 | 963150 | 2 }} | 2,545 | {{Percentage | 2545 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Austrian
| 17,690 | {{Percentage | 17690 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 14,450 | {{Percentage | 14450 | 963150 | 2 }} | 10,655 | {{Percentage | 10655 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Welsh
| 17,605 | {{Percentage | 17605 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 13,935 | {{Percentage | 13935 | 963150 | 2 }} | 6,950 | {{Percentage | 6950 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Romanian
| 12,415 | {{Percentage | 12415 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 10,290 | {{Percentage | 10290 | 963150 | 2 }} | 7,093 | {{Percentage | 7093 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Italian
| 10,830 | {{Percentage | 10830 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 7,565 | {{Percentage | 7565 | 963150 | 2 }} | 1,014 | {{Percentage | 1014 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Danish
| 10,585 | {{Percentage | 10585 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 9,375 | {{Percentage | 9375 | 963150 | 2 }} | 6,027 | {{Percentage | 6027 | 895992 | 2 }} |
| Total responses
! 1,103,200 ! {{Percentage | 1103200 | 1132505 | 2 }} ! 963,150 ! {{Percentage | 963150 | 978933 | 2 }} ! 895,992 ! {{Percentage | 895992 | 895992 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 1,132,505 ! {{Percentage | 1132505 | 1132505 | 2 }} ! 978,933 ! {{Percentage | 978933 | 978933 | 2 }} ! 895,992 ! {{Percentage | 895992 | 895992 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="7" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |
=Future projections=
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|+ Panethnic origin projections in Saskatchewan (2031–2041){{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022 |title=Canada in 2041: A larger, more diverse population with greater differences between regions |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220908/dq220908a-eng.htm |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022 |title=Projected population by racialized group, generation status and other selected characteristics (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014601 |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projections of the Indigenous populations and households in Canada, 2016 to 2041 |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211006/dq211006a-eng.htm |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projected population by Indigenous identity, age group, sex, area of residence, provinces and territories, and projection scenario, Canada (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014401 |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} |
| rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2031 ! colspan="2" |2036 ! colspan="2" |2041 |
|---|
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
| European{{efn|name=euro}}
| 768,000 | {{Percentage | 768000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 751,000 | {{Percentage | 751000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 733,000 | {{Percentage | 733000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Indigenous
| 246,000 | {{Percentage | 246000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 263,000 | {{Percentage | 263000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 279,000 | {{Percentage | 279000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| South Asian
| 94,000 | {{Percentage | 94000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 114,000 | {{Percentage | 114000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 133,000 | {{Percentage | 133000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 82,000 | {{Percentage | 82000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 99,000 | {{Percentage | 99000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 118,000 | {{Percentage | 118000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 45,000 | {{Percentage | 45000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 51,000 | {{Percentage | 51000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 56,000 | {{Percentage | 56000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| African
| 45,000 | {{Percentage | 45000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 54,000 | {{Percentage | 54000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 64,000 | {{Percentage | 64000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 19,000 | {{Percentage | 19000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 23,000 | {{Percentage | 23000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 27,000 | {{Percentage | 27000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Latin American
| 9,000 | {{Percentage | 9000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 11,000 | {{Percentage | 11000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 13,000 | {{Percentage | 13000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Other/multiracial{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 10,000 | {{Percentage | 10000 | 1317000 | 2 }} | 12,000 | {{Percentage | 12000 | 1379000 | 2 }} | 14,000 | {{Percentage | 14000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
| Projected Saskatchewan population
! 1,317,000 ! {{Percentage | 1317000 | 1317000 | 2 }} ! 1,379,000 ! {{Percentage | 1379000 | 1379000 | 2 }} ! 1,436,000 ! {{Percentage | 1436000 | 1436000 | 2 }} |
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Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples
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| colspan=4 | Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census){{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00051209034&SearchText=halifax |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" | Population group | Population | % | |
| colspan="2" | European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.|name="euro"}} | 755,950 | 68.5% | |
| rowspan="12" | Visible minority group | South Asian | 44,720 | 4.1% |
| Chinese | 18,010 | 1.6% | |
| Black | 22,570 | 2.0% | |
| Filipino | 43,755 | 4.0% | |
| Arab | 5,575 | 0.5% | |
| Latin American | 5,680 | 0.5% | |
| Southeast Asian | 8,540 | 0.8% | |
| West Asian | 2,830 | 0.3% | |
| Korean | 1,850 | 0.2% | |
| Japanese | 830 | 0.1% | |
| Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}} | 1,275 | 0.1% | |
| Multiple visible minorities | 3,725 | 0.3% | |
| colspan="2" | Total visible minority population | 159,365 | 14.4% | |
| rowspan="5" | Indigenous group | First Nations (North American Indian) | 121,175 | 11.0% |
| Métis | 62,800 | 5.7% | |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 460 | 0.0% | |
| Multiple Indigenous responses | 2,030 | 0.2% | |
| Indigenous responses {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}} | 1,425 | 0.1% | |
| colspan="2" |Total Indigenous population | 187,885 | 17.0% | |
| colspan="2" |Total population | 1,103,200 | 100.0% |
Languages
=Knowledge of languages=
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The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.
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|+Knowledge of languages in Saskatchewan ! rowspan="2" |Language ! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-08-17 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Saskatchewan [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000247&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Saskatchewan |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |2016 |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !Pop. !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| English
| 1,094,785 | {{Percentage | 1094785 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 1,062,275 | 99.23% |
| French
| 52,065 | {{Percentage | 52065 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 51,325 | 4.79% |
| Tagalog
| 36,125 | {{Percentage | 36125 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 28,655 | 2.68% |
| Cree{{notetag|Includes Cree-Montagnais languages not otherwise specified}}
| 24,850 | {{Percentage | 24850 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 21,870 | 2.04% |
| Hindi
| 15,745 | {{Percentage | 15745 | 1103200 | 2 }} | N/A | <1% |
| Punjabi
| 13,310 | {{Percentage | 13310 | 1103200 | 2 }} | N/A | <1% |
| German
| 11,815 | {{Percentage | 11815 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 17,390 | 1.62% |
| Mandarin
| 11,590 | {{Percentage | 11590 | 1103200 | 2 }} | N/A | <1% |
| Spanish
| 11,185 | {{Percentage | 11185 | 1103200 | 2 }} | N/A | <1% |
| Ukrainian
| 10,795 | {{Percentage | 10795 | 1103200 | 2 }} | 13,090 | 1.22% |
| Urdu
| 10,540 | {{Percentage | 10540 | 1103200 | 2 }} | N/A | <1% |
=Mother tongue=
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|caption = Languages of Saskatchewan (2016):{{cite web| title=Language Highlight Tables | work=2016 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | year=2019 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/lang/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=11&Geo=00&SP=1&view=2&age=1 | access-date =July 16, 2019}}
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|label2 = French|value2 = 1.4|color2 = #3183d6
|label3 = Other language|value3 = 14.5|color3 = #a0a0a0
|label4 = Multiple|value4 = 1.7|color4 = #d8d8d8}}
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:
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|+Mother tongue in Saskatchewan ! rowspan="2" |Language ! colspan="2" |2006 ! colspan="2" |2001 ! colspan="2" |1931{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-04-03 |title= Seventh census of Canada, 1931 v. 4. Cross-classification |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.832354/publication.html |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{rp|1176–1187}} |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| English
|811,275 |85.7% |817,955 |85.8% |516,342 |{{Percentage | 516342 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| German
|28,555 |3.0% |32,515 |3.4% |138,499 |{{Percentage | 138499 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Algonquian languages
|26,525 |2.8% |23,735 |2.5% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Cree}}
|{{smaller|24,255}} |{{smaller|2.6%}} |{{smaller|22,055}} |{{smaller|2.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Ojibway}}
|{{smaller|1,745}} |{{smaller|0.2%}} |{{smaller|1,375}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Ukrainian
|16,350 |1.7% |19,650 |2.1% |70,545 |{{Percentage | 70545 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| French
|16,060 |1.7% |17,775 |1.9% |42,283 |{{Percentage | 42283 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Chinese
|7,475 |0.8% |6,015 |0.6% |2,500 |{{Percentage | 2500 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| {{smaller|Cantonese}}
|{{smaller|1,720}} |{{smaller|0.2%}} |{{smaller|1,425}} |{{smaller|0.2%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Mandarin}}
|{{smaller|715}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|395}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Athapaskan languages
|7,145 |0.8% |6,315 |0.7% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Dene}}
|{{smaller|7,135}} |{{smaller|0.8%}} |{{smaller|6,310}} |{{smaller|0.7%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Polish
|2,510 |0.4% |3,015 |0.3% |18,742 |{{Percentage | 18742 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Hungarian
|2,190 |0.2% |2,700 |0.3% |11,853 |{{Percentage | 11853 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino)
|2,170 |0.2% |1,545 |0.2% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Dutch
|1,785 |0.2% |1,930 |0.20% |10,079 |{{Percentage | 10079 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Scandinavian languages
|1,690 |0.2% |2,320 |0.2% |50,634 |{{Percentage | 50634 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| {{smaller|Norwegian}}
|{{smaller|830}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|1,260}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|27,996}} |{{smaller|{{Percentage | 27996 | 921785 | 2 }}}} |
| {{smaller|Danish}}
|{{smaller|420}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|430}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|3,882}} |{{smaller|{{Percentage | 3882 | 921785 | 2 }}}} |
| {{smaller|Swedish}}
|{{smaller|355}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|525}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|15,556}} |{{smaller|{{Percentage | 15556 | 921785 | 2 }}}} |
| Arabic
|1,525 |0.12% |1,090 |0.11% |571 |{{Percentage | 571 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Russian
|1,400 |0.2% |1,440 |0.2% |17,085 |{{Percentage | 17085 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Vietnamese
|1,305 |0.1% |1,390 |0.2% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Serbo-Croatian languages
|1,250 |0.1% |1,235 |0.1% |956 |{{Percentage | 956 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| {{smaller|Croatian}}
|{{smaller|450}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{smaller|435}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Bosnian}}
|{{smaller|335}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|N}} |{{smaller|N}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Serbian}}
|{{smaller|270}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|210}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Serbo-Croatian}}
|{{smaller|195}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|590}} |{{smaller|0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Greek
|1,060 |0.1% |980 |0.1% |370 |{{Percentage | 370 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Panjabi (Punjabi)
|850 |0.1% |540 |0.1% |7 |{{Percentage | 7 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Persian
|785 |0.1% |415 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Romanian
|770 |0.1% |775 |0.1% |6,170 |{{Percentage | 6170 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Italian
|735 |0.1% |895 |0.1% |692 |{{Percentage | 692 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Korean
|675 |0.1% |425 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Germanic languages n.i.e.
|605 |0.1% |375 |<0.1% |8,619{{efn|Including Flemish (2,029), Austrian not otherwise specified (1,510), and Yiddish (5,011)}} |{{Percentage | 8619 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
|410 |<0.1% |345 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| African languages n.i.e.
|405 |<0.1% |130 |0.01% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Portuguese
|380 |<0.1% |405 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Finnish
|365 |<0.1% |435 |<0.1% |1,861 |{{Percentage | 1861 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Hindi
|355 |<0.1% |320 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Lao
|340 |<0.1% |275 |0.03% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Urdu
|330 |<0.1% |425 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Bantu languages
|325 |<0.1% |170 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| {{smaller|Swahili}}
|{{smaller|105}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{smaller|110}} |{{smaller|<0.1%}} |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Czech
|325 |<0.1% |415 |<0.1% |1,156 |{{Percentage | 1156 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Berber
|310 |<0.1% |185 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Japanese
|290 |<0.1% |185 |<0.1% |1,070 |{{Percentage | 1070 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Niger–Congo languages n.i.e.
|285 |<0.1% |100 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Tigrigna
|215 |<0.1% |190 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Gujarati
|210 |<0.1% |225 |0.02% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Slovak
|210 |<0.1% |100 |<0.1% |1,156 |{{Percentage | 1156 | 921785 | 2 }} |
| Somali
|210 |<0.1% |35 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
| Bengali
|190 |<0.1% |70 |<0.1% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838036 |title=Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) |access-date=2008-01-03 |archive-date=2008-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120210155/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838036 |url-status=dead }}
Religion
| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Religious groups in Saskatchewan (1981–2021) ! rowspan="2" |Religious group ! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saskatchewan&DGUIDlist=2021A000247&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Saskatchewan&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=47 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |2001{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=47&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Saskatchewan&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=47= |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} ! colspan="2" |1991{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-03-29 |title= Data tables, 1991 Census R9101 – Population by Religion (29), Showing Age Groups (13) Education (20% Data) – Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=66&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=114&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} |
| Population
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|---|
| Christianity
| 621,250 | {{Percentage | 621250 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 726,920 | {{Percentage | 726920 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 795,935 | {{Percentage | 795935 | 963150 | 2 }} | 858,120 | {{Percentage | 858120 | 976040 | 2 }} | 889,820 | {{Percentage | 889820 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Irreligion
| 403,960 | {{Percentage | 403960 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 246,305 | {{Percentage | 246305 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 151,450 | {{Percentage | 151450 | 963150 | 2 }} | 107,225 | {{Percentage | 107225 | 976040 | 2 }} | 60,255 | {{Percentage | 60255 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Islam
| 25,455 | {{Percentage | 25455 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 10,040 | {{Percentage | 10040 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 2,230 | {{Percentage | 2230 | 963150 | 2 }} | 1,185 | {{Percentage | 1185 | 976040 | 2 }} | 1,120 | {{Percentage | 1120 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Indigenous spirituality
| 16,300 | {{Percentage | 16300 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 12,240 | {{Percentage | 12240 | 1008760 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |
| Hinduism
| 14,150 | {{Percentage | 14150 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 3,570 | {{Percentage | 3570 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 1,590 | {{Percentage | 1590 | 963150 | 2 }} | 1,680 | {{Percentage | 1680 | 976040 | 2 }} | 1,150 | {{Percentage | 1150 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Sikhism
| 9,040 | {{Percentage | 9040 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 1,650 | {{Percentage | 1650 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 500 | {{Percentage | 500 | 963150 | 2 }} | 565 | {{Percentage | 565 | 976040 | 2 }} | 220 | {{Percentage | 220 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Buddhism
| 4,410 | {{Percentage | 4410 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 4,265 | {{Percentage | 4265 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 3,055 | {{Percentage | 3055 | 963150 | 2 }} | 1,885 | {{Percentage | 1885 | 976040 | 2 }} | 985 | {{Percentage | 985 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Judaism
| 1,105 | {{Percentage | 1105 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 940 | {{Percentage | 940 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 865 | {{Percentage | 865 | 963150 | 2 }} | 1,370 | {{Percentage | 1370 | 976040 | 2 }} | 1,585 | {{Percentage | 1585 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Other
| 7,540 | {{Percentage | 7540 | 1103205 | 2 }} | 2,810 | {{Percentage | 2810 | 1008760 | 2 }} | 7,525 | {{Percentage | 7525 | 963150 | 2 }} | 4,000 | {{Percentage | 4000 | 976040 | 2 }} | 1,065 | {{Percentage | 1065 | 956440 | 2 }} |
| Total responses
! 1,103,205 ! {{Percentage | 1103205 | 1132505 | 2 }} ! 1,008,760 ! {{Percentage | 1008760 | 1053960 | 2 }} ! 963,150 ! {{Percentage | 963150 | 978933 | 2 }} ! 976,040 ! {{Percentage | 976040 | 988928 | 2 }} ! 956,440 ! {{Percentage | 956440 | 968313 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 1,132,505 ! {{Percentage | 1132505 | 1132505 | 2 }} ! 1,053,960 ! {{Percentage | 1053960 | 1053960 | 2 }} ! 978,933 ! {{Percentage | 978933 | 978933 | 2 }} ! 988,928 ! {{Percentage | 988928 | 988928 | 2 }} ! 968,313 ! {{Percentage | 968313 | 968313 | 2 }} |
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Migration
= Immigration =
The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 137,615 persons or 12.5 percent of the total population of Saskatchewan.
= Recent immigration =
The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 43,120 people who immigrated to Saskatchewan between 2016 and 2021.
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | Recent immigrants to Saskatchewan by country of birth (2016 to 2021) |
| Country of birth
!Population !% recent immigrants |
|---|
| Philippines
|10,460 |{{Percentage | 10460 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| India
|7,940 |{{Percentage | 7940 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| China
|3,685 |{{Percentage | 3685 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Nigeria
|3,305 |{{Percentage | 3305 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Pakistan
|1,685 |{{Percentage | 1685 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Syria
|1,240 |{{Percentage | 1240 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Bangladesh
|1,225 |{{Percentage | 1225 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| United States of America
|990 |{{Percentage | 990 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Vietnam
|865 |{{Percentage | 865 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| South Africa
|775 |{{Percentage | 775 | 43120 | 1 }} |
| Total
|43,120 |{{Percentage | 43120 | 43120 | 1 }} |
=Interprovincial migration=
File:Net_cumulative_interprovincial_migration,_1997_to_2017,_as_a_share_of_population,_2016.png
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Interprovincial migration has long been a demographic challenge for Saskatchewan, and it was often said that "Saskatchewan's most valuable export [was] its young people".{{Cite book|title=Interprovincial Migration – in the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|last=Elliot|first=Doug|publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina|year=2005|location=Regina|pages=483–484}} The trend reversed in 2006 as the nascent oil fracking industry started growing in the province, but returned to negative net migration starting in 2013. Most people migrating from Saskatchewan move west to Alberta or British Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4258201/exodus-of-saskatchewan-residents-to-alberta-british-columbia-continues-to-plague-province/|title=Exodus of Saskatchewan residents to Alberta, British Columbia, continues to plague province {{!}} Globalnews.ca|date=2018-06-06|website=globalnews.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229032727/https://globalnews.ca/news/4258201/exodus-of-saskatchewan-residents-to-alberta-british-columbia-continues-to-plague-province/|archive-date=2018-12-29|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Interprovincial migration in Saskatchewan ! !In-migrants !Out-migrants !Net migration |
| align="right"
|2008–09 |18,127 |15,144 |2,983 |
| align="right"
|2009–10 |17,237 |15,084 |2,153 |
| align="right"
|2010–11 |16,602 |16,057 |545 |
| align="right"
|2011–12 |19,386 |17,508 |1,878 |
| align="right"
|2012–13 |16,982 |16,590 |392 |
| align="right"
|2013–14 |16,371 |18,210 |−1,839 |
| align="right"
|2014–15 |15,346 |19,874 |−4,528 |
| align="right"
|2015–16 |15,260 |19,532 |−4,272 |
| align="right"
|2016–17 |13,130 |18,890 |−5,760 |
| align="right"
|2017–18 |11,637 |20,112 |−8,475 |
| align="right"
|2018–19 |11,637 |23,607 |−9,688 |
Source: Statistics Canada
See also
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