Population & Demographics

Regina's population accounts for about 20% of the provincial total. Roughly 200,000 residents call the Regina Census Metropolitan Area home. The greater Regina- Moose Jaw region has a population of 240,000 people. The Conference Board of Canada forecasts that the population will continue to grow at a rate of 0.5% over the next five years.
 
Saskatchewan people represent a rich diversity of cultural backgrounds, representing largely European, Asian, First Nations and Metis peoples.
 
The three charts below illustrate the distribution of Regina's population by age group. As the graphs reveal, Regina has a larger proportion of its population in the younger age categories compared to other major Canadian cities as a whole, and one in five Regina residents are university graduates.