It looks like 100 000+ per year is the new norm for Alberta. That is really nice to see
We grew by around 115 000 over the past year, 120 000 the year before, and 100 000 the year before that
Alberta has grown by nearly 900 000 people in the last 10 years. Nine.Hundred.Thousand. That is fucking wild! Our yearly average over the past ten years comes to 89 000!
If we continue this trend for the next ten years, we will be past 5.1 million people by 2024.
Keep in mind, these numbers also include two years where Alberta's economy actually contracted (the worst recession in two decades), even though in those two years combined, Alberta still grew by a total of 113 000
So with all of that said, barring any further recessions until the mid 2020s, we could realistically be past 5 million by 2022, with an average yearly growth of 115 000, if of course this is the new norm.