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Saskatchewan population 2026
Saskatchewan has 1,278,402 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2026, 12,113 more than a year earlier (+0.96%). It is 6th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories by population, home to 3.1% of Canada’s people.
Saskatchewan in numbers
- Population
- 1.3 million 1 July 2026
- Change in a year
- +0.96% +12,113 people
- Change since 2021
- +9.48% from 1.2 million
- Share of Canada
- 3.1% 6th of 13 provinces and territories
- Population density
- 2per km² 651,900 km²
That is about as many people as Eswatini (1.3 million).
Population of Saskatchewan by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,007,565 |
| 2001 | 1,000,307 |
| 2002 | 996,854 |
| 2003 | 996,422 |
| 2004 | 997,305 |
| 2005 | 993,510 |
| 2006 | 992,313 |
| 2007 | 1,002,074 |
| 2008 | 1,017,368 |
| 2009 | 1,034,791 |
| 2010 | 1,051,426 |
| 2011 | 1,065,661 |
| 2012 | 1,083,005 |
| 2013 | 1,098,868 |
| 2014 | 1,111,989 |
| 2015 | 1,122,210 |
| 2016 | 1,135,496 |
| 2017 | 1,147,315 |
| 2018 | 1,156,210 |
| 2019 | 1,164,223 |
| 2020 | 1,167,386 |
| 2021 | 1,167,711 |
| 2022 | 1,178,761 |
| 2023 | 1,209,273 |
| 2024 | 1,245,196 |
| 2025 | 1,266,289 |
| 2026 | 1,278,402 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,278,402 | +12,113 | +0.96% |
| 2025 | 1,266,289 | +21,093 | +1.69% |
| 2024 | 1,245,196 | +35,923 | +2.97% |
| 2023 | 1,209,273 | +30,512 | +2.59% |
| 2022 | 1,178,761 | +11,050 | +0.95% |
| 2021 | 1,167,711 | +325 | +0.03% |
| 2020 | 1,167,386 | +3,163 | +0.27% |
| 2019 | 1,164,223 | +8,013 | +0.69% |
| 2018 | 1,156,210 | +8,895 | +0.78% |
| 2017 | 1,147,315 | +11,819 | +1.04% |
| 2016 | 1,135,496 | +13,286 | +1.18% |
| 2015 | 1,122,210 | +10,221 | +0.92% |
| 2014 | 1,111,989 | +13,121 | +1.19% |
| 2013 | 1,098,868 | +15,863 | +1.46% |
| 2012 | 1,083,005 | +17,344 | +1.63% |
Saskatchewan among Canada’s provinces and territories
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 16,262,121 | +0.28% | 38.9% | 15 |
| 2 | Quebec | 9,067,114 | +0.18% | 21.7% | 6 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 5,710,598 | +0.14% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Alberta | 5,101,050 | +1.52% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 1,517,379 | +0.58% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 1,278,402 | +0.96% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 1,103,419 | +0.75% | 2.6% | 20 |
| 8 | New Brunswick | 883,522 | +1.01% | 2.1% | 12 |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 552,462 | +0.41% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 182,989 | +0.77% | 0.4% | 33 |
| 11 | Yukon | 50,356 | +2.45% | 0.1% | 0 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 45,904 | −0.28% | 0.1% | 0 |
| 13 | Nunavut | 43,091 | +2.33% | 0.1% | 0 |
Largest cities in Saskatchewan
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Saskatoon266,141
- Regina226,404
- Prince Albert35,102
- Moose Jaw33,890
- North Battleford19,440
- Swift Current16,604
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Source and method
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009. Statistics Canada Open Licence. Total area including inland water, Wikidata. Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Canada, which uses a different method.
Cite this page: Saskatchewan population, Statistics Canada, 1 July 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/canada/saskatchewan/
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