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. 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

YearPopulationFive-year % changeTen-year% changeRank amongprovinces1901 91,279† n/a n/a 81911 492,432 n/a 439.5 31921 757,510 n/a 53.8 31931 921,785 n/a 21.7 31941 895,992 n/a −2.8 31951 831,728 n/a −7.2 51956 880,665 5.9 n/a 51961 925,181 5.1 11.2 51966 955,344 3.3 8.5 61971 926,242 −3.0 0.1 61976 921,325 −0.5 3.6 61981 968,313 5.1 4.5 61986 1,009,613 4.3 9.6 61991 988,928 −2.0 2.1 61996 976,615 −1.2 −3.3 62001 978,933 0.2 −1.0 62006 985,386 0.7 0.9 62011 1,053,960 7.0 7.6 62016 1,098,352 6.3 11.4 62021 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.The history of Saskatchewan's population from Statistics CanadaCanada's population . Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.

Ethnic origins

+ Ethnic groups in Saskatchewan (1941–2021)Ethnic group20212001Ethnic origins from Statistics Canada1941 German 272,475 275,060 130,258 English 219,660 235,715 186,053 Scottish 175,590 172,300 108,919 Irish 145,415 139,205 95,852 Ukrainian 138,705 121,735 79,777 First Nations 129,225 102,285 13,384 French 108,505 109,800 50,530 Norwegian 70,215 60,510 38,213 Métis 56,060 40,110 9,160 Polish 55,600 51,445 27,902 Filipino 40,160 3,275 Russian 35,920 27,695 25,933 Swedish 31,960 29,900 20,961 Dutch 29,410 32,300 35,894 Hungarian 28,495 24,340 14,576 Indian 20,755 3,245 2 Chinese 19,965 9,275 2,545 Austrian 17,690 14,450 10,655 Welsh 17,605 13,935 6,950 Romanian 12,415 10,290 7,093 Italian 10,830 7,565 1,014 Danish 10,585 9,375 6,027 Total responses 1,103,200 963,150 895,992 Total population 1,132,505 978,933 895,992

Future projections + Panethnic origin projections in Saskatchewan (2031–2041)Panethnic group203120362041 European 768,000 751,000 733,000 Indigenous 246,000 263,000 279,000 South Asian 94,000 114,000 133,000 Southeast Asian 82,000 99,000 118,000 East Asian 45,000 51,000 56,000 African 45,000 54,000 64,000 Middle Eastern 19,000 23,000 27,000 Latin American 9,000 11,000 13,000 Other/multiracial 10,000 12,000 14,000 Projected Saskatchewan population 1,317,000 1,379,000 1,436,000

Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

+Visible minority & Indigenous population in Sasktachewan (1986–2021)GroupPopulation2021 census2016 census2011 census2006 census2001 census1996 census1991 census1986 census Non-Indigenous / non-visible minority group British Isles 403,755 427,735 427,820 411,400 387,495 412,895 470,710 524,030 Western European 321,315 336,710 329,495 325,755 311,580 320,990 337,205 324,515 Eastern European 227,060 243,055 236,315 225,740 207,050 208,660 209,370 196,020 Northern European 119,355 115,990 116,495 112,530 101,350 102,780 90,190 82,745 French 115,635 126,530 123,355 118,500 109,980 114,925 119,610 117,980 Southern European 39,870 27,420 21,510 19,625 17,235 16,625 15,910 13,265 European, & 13,315 3,880 3,945 3,125 2,780 2,630 3,845 2,610 Total non-Indigenous / non-visible minority population 755,955 779,665 787,745 778,065 805,385 840,125 852,655 895,740 Visible minority group South Asian 44,725 29,960 12,325 5,130 4,090 3,795 3,675 4,170 Filipino 43,760 32,340 16,025 3,770 3,030 2,925 1,805 1,290 Black 22,575 14,925 7,255 5,090 4,165 4,265 4,045 3,050 Chinese 18,005 15,540 11,300 9,505 8,085 8,830 8,730 8,170 Southeast Asian 8,540 5,745 4,915 2,555 2,600 2,920 2,335 2,650 Latin American 5,685 4,195 3,255 2,520 2,005 1,475 1,270 850 Arab 5,575 4,300 2,095 1,710 895 Multiple visible minorities 3,720 2,815 1,775 810 640 585 845 520 West Asian 2,825 2,065 1,600 1,020 570 Korean 1,845 1,880 1,270 735 635 305 205 50 Visible minority, 1,275 1,150 745 405 420 240 45 80 Japanese 830 955 720 645 435 420 540 550 Arab/West Asian 1,180 2,215 1,940 Total visible minority population 159,360 115,875 63,275 33,895 27,580 26,945 25,710 23,320 Indigenous group First Nations 121,175 114,570 103,205 91,400 83,740 72,830 69,385 51,860 Métis 62,800 57,875 52,450 48,115 43,695 35,855 32,840 22,290 Multiple Indigenous responses 2,030 1,300 670 625 900 685 3,385 Indigenous responses, 1,425 910 1,120 1,530 1,625 Inuk (Inuit) 460 360 290 220 230 165 540 105 Total Indigenous population 187,885 175,020 157,740 141,890 130,185 109,545 97,675 77,640 Total responses 1,103,200 1,070,560 1,008,760 953,850 963,150 976,615 976,040 996,700 Total population 1,132,505 1,098,352 1,033,381 968,157 978,933 990,237 988,928 1,009,613

Languages Knowledge of languages

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses, and first appeared on the 1991 Canadian census. Knowledge of Languages in Saskatchewan (1991–2021)Language2021 Canadian census2016 Canadian census2011 Canadian census2006 Canadian census2001 Canadian census1996 Canadian census1991 Canadian census English 1,094,785 1,062,275 1,012,490 950,100 959,645 971,325 969,870 French 52,065 51,325 47,000 47,935 49,360 51,115 51,250 Tagalog 36,125 28,655 14,440 2,810 2,275 2,270 1,445 Cree 24,850 27,065 27,875 30,250 28,970 30,000 26,635 Hindi 15,745 8,040 3,310 1,370 1,030 1,150 1,090 Chinese 15,620 13,630 9,980 8,320 7,205 7,190 7,240 Punjabi 13,315 8,300 3,250 1,210 925 760 640 German 11,970 17,730 21,085 31,695 36,245 42,180 50,125 Spanish 11,185 9,605 7,835 6,530 5,260 4,120 3,735 Ukrainian 10,790 13,090 15,415 20,355 25,305 30,870 37,180 Urdu 10,540 9,455 4,290 640 735 405 440 Athabaskan–Dene 8,090 9,120 8,865 7,805 7,415 7,320 6,395 Arabic 7,265 5,605 2,590 2,290 1,525 1,035 645 Gujarati 6,970 3,320 765 320 310 385 300 Russian 5,305 5,275 3,605 2,270 2,415 2,590 3,460 Vietnamese 4,440 3,105 2,245 1,675 1,970 2,090 1,735 Persian 2,045 1,630 1,000 885 505 390 455 Korean 1,870 1,930 1,185 735 465 280 180 Polish 1,745 2,185 2,305 3,065 3,890 4,545 6,230 Serbo-Croatian 1,705 1,800 1,205 1,400 1,480 1,350 385 Greek 1,435 1,470 1,185 1,390 1,335 1,555 1,315 Italian 1,395 1,360 1,125 1,210 1,495 1,610 1,590 Portuguese 1,320 885 630 735 595 650 590 Dutch 1,285 1,510 1,675 2,030 2,205 2,635 3,040 Japanese 1,165 1,205 740 760 525 485 400 Tamil 1,120 635 335 390 230 295 180 Hungarian 1,055 1,385 1,675 2,415 2,990 3,295 4,210 Scandinavian 955 1,035 1,540 1,855 2,545 3,795 4,975 Creoles 950 495 250 100 50 60 55 Romanian 920 1,105 890 930 880 1,210 1,225 Hebrew 470 470 435 100 90 50 165 Finnish 175 360 280 385 520 410 540 Total responses1,103,2051,070,5601,018,315953,850963,150976,615976,040Total population1,132,5051,098,3521,053,960985,386978,933990,237988,928

Mother tongue

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: +Mother tongue in SaskatchewanLanguage200620011931English811,27585.7%817,95585.8%516,342German28,5553.0%32,5153.4%138,499Algonquian languages26,5252.8%23,7352.5%Ukrainian16,3501.7%19,6502.1%70,545French16,0601.7%17,7751.9%42,283Chinese7,4750.8%6,0150.6%2,500Athapaskan languages 7,1450.8%6,3150.7%Polish2,5100.4%3,0150.3%18,742Hungarian2,1900.2%2,7000.3%11,853Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino)2,1700.2%1,5450.2%Dutch1,7850.2%1,9300.20%10,079Scandinavian languages1,6900.2%2,3200.2%50,634Arabic1,5250.12%1,0900.11%571Russian1,4000.2%1,4400.2%17,085Vietnamese1,3050.1%1,3900.2%Serbo-Croatian languages1,2500.1%1,2350.1%956Greek1,0600.1%9800.1%370Panjabi (Punjabi)8500.1%5400.1%7Persian7850.1%415<0.1%Romanian7700.1%7750.1%6,170Italian7350.1%8950.1%692Korean6750.1%425<0.1%Germanic languages n.i.e.6050.1%375<0.1%8,619Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)410<0.1%345<0.1%African languages n.i.e.405<0.1%1300.01%Portuguese380<0.1%405<0.1%Finnish365<0.1%435<0.1%1,861Hindi355<0.1%320<0.1%Lao340<0.1%2750.03%Urdu330<0.1%425<0.1%Bantu languages325<0.1%170<0.1%Czech325<0.1%415<0.1%1,156Berber310<0.1%185<0.1%Japanese290<0.1%185<0.1%1,070Niger–Congo languages n.i.e.285<0.1%100<0.1%Tigrigna215<0.1%190<0.1%Gujarati210<0.1%2250.02%Slovak 210<0.1%100<0.1%1,156Somali210<0.1%35<0.1%Bengali 190<0.1%70<0.1% 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.

Religion Religious groups in Saskatchewan (1981−2021)Religious group2021 Canadian census2011 Canadian census2001 Canadian census1991 Canadian census1981 Canadian census Christianity 621,250 726,920 795,935 858,120 889,820 Irreligion 403,960 246,305 151,450 107,225 60,255 Islam 25,455 10,040 2,230 1,185 1,120 Indigenous spirituality 16,300 12,240 5,885 1,995 460 Hinduism 14,150 3,570 1,590 1,680 1,150 Sikhism 9,040 1,650 500 565 220 Buddhism 4,410 4,265 3,055 1,885 985 Judaism 1,105 940 865 1,370 1,585 Other 7,540 2,810 1,640 2,015 845 Total responses 1,103,205 1,008,760 963,150 976,040 956,440 Total population 1,132,505 1,053,960 978,933 988,928 968,313

Migration Immigration

Saskatchewan immigration statistics (1901–2021)Census yearImmigrant percentageImmigrant populationTotal responsesTotal populationSource(s)1901 Canadian census36,19591,27991,2791911 Canadian census243,681492,432492,4321921 Canadian census299,677757,510757,5101931 Canadian census318,545921,785921,7851941 Canadian census238,903895,992895,9921951 Canadian census175,829831,728831,7281961 Canadian census149,389925,181925,1811971 Canadian census110,690926,240926,2421981 Canadian census83,655956,440968,3131986 Canadian census71,990996,7001,009,6131991 Canadian census57,815976,040988,9281996 Canadian census52,315976,615990,2372001 Canadian census47,825963,150978,9332006 Canadian census48,160953,850985,3862011 Canadian census68,7801,008,7601,053,9602016 Canadian census112,4901,070,5601,098,3522021 Canadian census137,6201,103,2051,132,505

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 137,620 persons or 12.5 percent of the total population of Saskatchewan.