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Life expectancy in Quebec
1990 – 2022 · 33 data points
1 of 9 · Regions of Canada
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
82.5years
−0.7
since 2021
Regions of Canada · 2022
1 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012
+0.8
vs Canada
+1.1
Canada: 81.3 · 2022
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · Quebec · Canada · World
+0.8 since 2012
65
70
75
80
85
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Quebec
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Quebec · 1990 – 2022
Latest value
82.5 · 2022
First value
77.0 · 1990
Highest
83.2 · 2021
Lowest
77.0 · 1990
Data points
33
By year
All years · 1990 – 2022
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 82.5 | −0.7 | 81.3 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 83.2 | +0.8 | 81.6 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 82.3 | −0.6 | 81.7 | 72.2 |
| 2019 | 82.9 | +0.5 | 82.3 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | 82.5 | ±0.0 | 81.9 | 72.6 |
| 2017 | 82.5 | −0.0 | 81.9 | 72.4 |
| 2016 | 82.5 | +0.4 | 82.0 | 72.2 |
| 2015 | 82.1 | +0.0 | 81.9 | 72.0 |
| 2014 | 82.1 | +0.1 | 81.9 | 71.8 |
| 2013 | 82.0 | +0.3 | 81.8 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 81.7 | +0.1 | 81.8 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 81.6 | +0.1 | 81.6 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 81.5 | +0.2 | 81.4 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 81.3 | +0.3 | 81.2 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 81.0 | +0.2 | 80.8 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 80.7 | +0.0 | 80.6 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 80.7 | +0.6 | 80.6 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 80.1 | +0.2 | 80.2 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 79.9 | +0.2 | 80.1 | 68.8 |
| 2003 | 79.8 | +0.4 | 79.8 | 68.5 |
| 2002 | 79.3 | +0.1 | 79.6 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 79.2 | +0.2 | 79.5 | 67.9 |
| 2000 | 79.1 | +0.6 | 79.3 | 67.7 |
| 1999 | 78.4 | +0.2 | 78.9 | 67.3 |
| 1998 | 78.3 | +0.4 | 78.7 | 67.1 |
| 1997 | 77.9 | −0.1 | 78.5 | 66.8 |
| 1996 | 78.0 | +0.4 | 78.3 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 77.6 | −0.0 | 78.1 | 66.2 |
| 1994 | 77.6 | +0.3 | 78.0 | 66.0 |
| 1993 | 77.3 | −0.3 | 77.8 | 65.7 |
| 1992 | 77.6 | +0.4 | 77.9 | 65.5 |
| 1991 | 77.2 | +0.2 | 77.7 | 65.3 |
| 1990 | 77.0 | 77.5 | 65.1 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Columbia | 82.7 | |
| 2 | Ontario | 82.3 | |
| 3 | Quebec | 82.1 | |
| 4 | Alberta | 81.3 | |
| 5 | Prince Edward Island | 81.3 | |
| 6 | New Brunswick | 81.0 | |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 80.6 | |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 80.1 | |
| 9 | Manitoba | 79.8 | |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 79.3 | |
| 11 | Yukon | 78.6 | |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 77.7 | |
| 13 | Nunavut | 71.0 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
Quebec in numbers
Population
9.1M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025 · Canada
Population density
6.7
2024
Median age
40.3
2023 · Canada
Children under 15
15.4%
2024
Residents 65 and over
21.1%
2024
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