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Quebec in numbers

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

11 figures 1990–2024 Updated Oct 21, 2026
Statistics: Westmount Canada
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Population · 2024 9.1M +6.8% since 2019 Canada 41M GDP per person · 2024 $68,106 +26% since 2019 Canada $75,288 Unemployment rate · 2023 4.5% +0.2 pp since 2022 Canada 5.4% Adults with higher education · 2024 59.0% +1.0 pp since 2023 Canada 65.0% Median age · 2023 · Canada 40.3years +0.6 since 2018

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

Overview · Quebec

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+11% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 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

Key figures

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

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
Population 9.1M2024 +6.8% 41M
Median age — 40.3 2023
GDP per person $68,1062024 +26% $75,288
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.

Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+11% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2024 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
+4.0 pp since 2014
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Quebec · Canada · World
+11% since 2014
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
−0.2 pp since 2014
Quebec Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

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

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
Population 9.1M2024 +6.8% 41M
Population growth — 0.94% 2025
Population density 6.72024 +6.9% 4.6
Median age — 40.3 2023
Children under 15 15.4%2024 −0.6 pp 15.2%
Residents 65 and over 21.1%2024 +1.9 pp 18.9%
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
+47% since 2014
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1995 – 2024 international dollars (PPP) · Quebec · Canada
+60% 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 – 2023 US Dollar · Quebec · Canada
+49% since 2013
Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2023

Key figures

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

Indicator Quebec 5-year change Canada Trend
GDP per person $68,1062024 +26% $75,288
GDP per person (PPP) US$59,9802024 +35% US$66,305
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 75.3%2024 −0.6 pp 72.2%
Labour force participation — 64.5% 2025
Household income per person US$29,7682023 +30% US$32,301
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.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2024 percent · Quebec · Canada
+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