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Population Growth and Population Aging in Alberta Municipalities

9 Jun 2022

The population total of the towns increased steadily from 2001 to 2021; nevertheless, given the very rapid growth of the cities, the share of the population living in towns declined slightly over the 20-year period. [...] For most categories of municipalities, the pace of growth was lower in the more recent period, 2011-21, reflecting the decline in the provincial growth rate in the latter years of the decade. [...] Thus, the rate of growth for the smallest community in the category has the same weight in the average as that of the largest community. [...] The employment rate better reflects both the strength of the labour market and the impact of the age structure on work activity in communities. [...] The greater the proportion of young people relative to the senior population, the higher the employment.
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Canada