Province of Canada
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a province of Canada. It covers about 651,000 km² (251,000 mi²), the 8th largest of the 13 provinces and territories in Natural Earth’s file for Canada, and about the same size as Afghanistan. About 1.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2021).
200 km
- Saskatchewan
- Afghanistan
Facts
| Area, measured | 651,000 km²251,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 652,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Canada | 6.5%of the area of the 13 provinces and territories |
| Rank by area | 8th of 13provinces and territories of Canada |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2021 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 1.7 people per km² |
| Capital | Regina |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 60°N |
| Type | ProvinceCA-SK |
What the numbers say about Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan covers 6.5% of the area of Canada and ranks 6th of 13 by population, against 8th by area.
- It would take 15.3 provinces and territories the size of Saskatchewan to cover Canada.
- Saskatchewan holds 3.1% of the 37.0 million people that Wikidata’s 2021 figures give for the 13 provinces and territories together: about 1 in 33.
- The largest, Nunavut, is 3.20× the size of Saskatchewan; the smallest, Prince Edward Island, is 0.9% of it.
- Closest in size within Canada: Manitoba (653,000 km², 1.00×) and Alberta (664,000 km², 1.02×).
- Counted as a country, Saskatchewan would be larger than 199 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 41st by area, between Myanmar (663,000 km²) and Afghanistan (642,000 km²).
- With 1.1 million people it would rank 162nd of 238 by population.
- Saskatchewan has 1.7 people per km², about the density of Mongolia, which has 2.2 per km².
- That makes Saskatchewan the 9th most densely populated of the 13 provinces and territories, 47% of the average for Canada (3.7 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large in area, so Saskatchewan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Saskatchewan stretches about 1,230 km north to south and 630 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 652,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 651,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaQinghai0.91× · 714,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaTexas0.95× · 685,000 km²PeopleRhode Island1.03× · 1.1 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaRajasthan1.90× · 343,000 km²PeopleMizoram1.03× · 1.1 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleSaarland1.12× · 1.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleRéunion (France)1.28× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTrentino-Alto Adige1.06× · 1.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleBalearic Islands0.96× · 1.2 million (2022)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleIshikawa1.00× · 1.1 million (2020)
- BrazilAreaMinas Gerais1.11× · 586,000 km²PeopleTocantins75% · 1.5 million (2022)
- AustraliaAreaNew South Wales81% · 802,000 km²PeopleSouth Australia60% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreanone within 2×PeopleNayarit0.93× · 1.2 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleChaiyaphum1.01× · 1.1 million (2020)
Where Saskatchewan sits in Canada
All 13 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Saskatchewan
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021. Canada’s units share the 2021 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12