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Population in Montréal, QC
1996 – 2024 · 29 data points
section.rank · Regions of Quebec
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1996 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2,200,807
+4.3%
section.change_since
Regions of Quebec · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+13%
+0.7% a year on average
share of Quebec
24.3%
Quebec: 9,056,044 · 2024
Population, 1996 – 2024 people
+13% section.change_since
0
1M
2M
3M
1996
2005
2010
2015
2024
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1996 – 2024
section.compare Population · people
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Montréal, QC · 1996 – 2024
Latest value
2,200,807 · 2024
First value
1,797,912 · 1996
Highest
2,200,807 · 2024
Lowest
1,797,912 · 1996
Average change
+0.7% a year on average
Data points
29
By year
section.all_years · 1996 – 2024
| Year | Montréal, QC | Change | Quebec | Canada | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,200,807 | +4.3% | 9.1M | 41M | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 2,109,525 | +3.6% | 8.8M | 40M | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 2,035,975 | +1.0% | 8.7M | 39M | 8B |
| 2021 | 2,015,879 | −2.2% | 8.6M | 38M | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 2,061,967 | +0.1% | 8.6M | 38M | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 2,059,126 | +1.7% | 8.5M | 38M | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 2,023,837 | +2.0% | 8.4M | 37M | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 1,983,795 | +1.2% | 8.3M | 37M | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 1,960,740 | +0.5% | 8.2M | 36M | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 1,951,052 | +0.2% | 8.2M | 36M | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 1,947,513 | +0.5% | 8.1M | 35M | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 1,938,647 | +0.6% | 8.1M | 35M | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 1,926,867 | +0.6% | 8.1M | 35M | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 1,915,417 | +0.5% | 8M | 34M | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 1,906,556 | +0.6% | 7.9M | 34M | 7B |
| 2009 | 1,895,380 | +0.8% | 7.8M | 34M | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 1,879,857 | +0.2% | 7.8M | 33M | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 1,875,911 | −0.1% | 7.7M | 33M | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 1,876,951 | +0.2% | 7.6M | 33M | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 1,873,881 | +0.0% | 7.6M | 32M | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 1,873,388 | +0.1% | 7.5M | 32M | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 1,870,992 | +0.2% | 7.5M | 32M | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 1,866,524 | +0.8% | 7.4M | 31M | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 1,852,600 | +1.1% | 7.4M | 31M | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 1,832,859 | +1.0% | 7.4M | 31M | 6.2B |
| 1999 | 1,814,649 | +0.7% | 7.3M | 30M | 6.1B |
| 1998 | 1,801,463 | +0.1% | 7.3M | 30M | 6B |
| 1997 | 1,799,305 | +0.1% | 7.3M | 30M | 5.9B |
| 1996 | 1,797,912 | 7.2M | 30M | 5.8B |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1996 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Quebec
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Abitibi, QC | 24,850 | |
| 71 | Abitibi-Ouest, QC | 20,474 | |
| 85 | Acton, QC | 15,389 | |
| 51 | Antoine-Labelle, QC | 35,425 | |
| 53 | Argenteuil, QC | 32,658 | |
| 23 | Arthabaska, QC | 72,634 | |
| 88 | Avignon, QC | 14,668 | |
| 31 | Beauce-Sartigan, QC | 52,836 | |
| 25 | Beauharnois-Salaberry, QC | 65,139 | |
| 47 | Bellechasse, QC | 37,501 | |
| 80 | Bonaventure, QC | 17,447 | |
| 26 | Brome-Missisquoi, QC | 59,296 | |
| 73 | Bécancour, QC | 20,276 | |
| 91 | Charlevoix, QC | 12,869 | |
| 86 | Charlevoix-Est, QC | 15,298 | |
| 76 | Coaticook, QC | 18,410 | |
| 44 | D'Autray, QC | 42,541 | |
| 19 | Deux-Montagnes, QC | 101K | |
| 18 | Drummond, QC | 105K | |
| 11 | Francheville, QC | 155K | |
| 5 | Gatineau, QC | 281K | |
| 24 | Joliette, QC | 67,475 | |
| 70 | Kamouraska, QC | 21,048 | |
| 16 | L'Assomption, QC | 126K | |
| 78 | L'Islet, QC | 17,658 | |
| … | |||
| 30 | Mirabel, QC | 53,030 | |
| 28 | Montcalm, QC | 53,880 | |
| 66 | Montmagny, QC | 22,541 | |
| 1 | Montréal, QC | 2M | |
| 93 | Mékinac, QC | 12,246 | |
| 63 | Nicolet-Yamaska, QC | 23,439 | |
| 39 | Nord-du-Québec, QC | 44,934 | |
| … |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2017
section.what
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
section.how
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
people
section.title
Population growth
0.94%
2025 · Canada
Population density
4,410
2024
Median age
40.3
2023 · Canada
Children under 15
14.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
16.8%
2024
Life expectancy
82.5
2022 · Quebec
Births per woman
1.25
2024 · Canada
Birth rate
8.9
2024 · Canada
Infant mortality
4.7
2024 · Canada
Net migration
11.0
2023 · Canada
Born abroad
22.2%
2024 · Canada
Urban population
82.9%
2025 · Canada