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Quebec in numbers

Open official statistics on Quebec: people, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

11 figures 1990–2025 Updated Nov 10, 2026

Overview · Quebec

The main numbers at a glance.

+11% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
−3.3 pp since 2013
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
Population 9.1M2025 +5.9% 42M
Median age — 40.3 2023
GDP per person $68,5652024 +26% $75,336
Unemployment rate 4.5%2023 −1.0 pp 5.4%
Adults with higher education 59.0%2024 +5.0 pp 65.0%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects

People · Quebec

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

+11% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2025 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
+4.2 pp since 2015
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Quebec · Canada · World
+11% since 2015
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Children under 15, 1990 – 2025 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
−0.4 pp since 2015
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
Population 9.1M2025 +5.9% 42M
Population growth — 0.94% 2025
Population density 6.72025 +6.0% 4.6
Median age — 40.3 2023
Children under 15 15.2%2025 −0.8 pp 15.0%
Residents 65 and over 21.7%2025 +2.1 pp 19.5%
Life expectancy 82.52022 ±0.0 81.3
Births per woman — 1.25 2024
Birth rate — 8.9 2024
Infant mortality — 4.7 2024
Net migration — 11.0 2023
Born abroad — 22.2% 2024
Urban population — 82.9% 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · Quebec

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1995 – 2024 Canadian Dollar · Quebec · Canada
+48% since 2014
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1995 – 2024 international dollars (PPP) · Quebec · Canada
+61% since 2014
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
−3.3 pp since 2013
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Household income per person, 1990 – 2024 US Dollar · Quebec · Canada
+53% since 2014
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
GDP per person $68,5652024 +26% $75,336
GDP per person (PPP) US$60,3842024 +36% US$66,347
Gross domestic product — US$2.3T 2025
Economic growth — 1.7% 2025
Inflation — 2.1% 2025
Unemployment rate 4.5%2023 −1.0 pp 5.4%
Youth unemployment — 13.8% 2025
Employment rate 77.0%2025 +4.6 pp 72.9%
Labour force participation — 64.5% 2025
Household income per person US$30,9662024 +33% US$33,564
Income inequality (Gini) — 31.5 2022

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · Quebec

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

+9.0 pp since 2014
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
Adults with higher education 59.0%2024 +5.0 pp 65.0%
University enrolment — 76.3% 2023
Internet users — 94.4% 2024
Access to electricity — 100.0% 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · Quebec

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
CO₂ emissions per person — 14.0 2024

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators