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Population density in Quebec
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
6 of 13 · Regions of Canada
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
6.7per km²
+2.5%
since 2023
Regions of Canada · 2024
6 of 13
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+11%
+0.8% a year on average
vs Canada
+45%
Canada: 4.6 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Quebec · Canada · World
+11% since 2014
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40
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1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Quebec
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Quebec · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
6.7 · 2024
First value
5.2 · 1990
Highest
6.7 · 2024
Lowest
5.2 · 1990
Average change
+0.8% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.7 | +2.5% | 4.6 | — |
| 2023 | 6.5 | +2.0% | 4.5 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | +1.1% | 4.3 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | +0.3% | 4.3 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | +0.8% | 4.2 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | +1.1% | 4.2 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | +1.1% | 4.1 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | +0.8% | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | +0.5% | 4.0 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 6.0 | +0.3% | 4.0 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 6.0 | +0.5% | 4.0 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 6.0 | +0.7% | 3.9 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 5.9 | +0.7% | 3.9 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 5.9 | +0.9% | 3.8 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | +1.2% | 3.8 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 5.8 | +1.0% | 3.8 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 5.7 | +0.9% | 3.7 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 5.7 | +0.7% | 3.7 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | +0.7% | 3.6 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | +0.7% | 3.6 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 5.6 | +0.5% | 3.6 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 5.5 | +0.5% | 3.5 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | +0.7% | 3.5 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 5.4 | +0.6% | 3.5 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 5.4 | +0.4% | 3.4 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 5.4 | +0.4% | 3.4 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | +0.4% | 3.4 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 5.4 | +0.4% | 3.3 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 5.3 | +0.4% | 3.3 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 5.3 | +0.4% | 3.3 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 5.3 | +0.4% | 3.2 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +0.8% | 3.2 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | +0.6% | 3.2 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 5.2 | +1.0% | 3.1 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 50.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 28.5 | |
| 2 | Nova Scotia | 18.9 | |
| 3 | Ontario | 16.3 | |
| 4 | New Brunswick | 11.1 | |
| 5 | Alberta | 6.9 | |
| 6 | Quebec | 6.3 | |
| 7 | British Columbia | 5.7 | |
| 8 | Manitoba | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Saskatchewan | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.4 | |
| 11 | Yukon | 0.1 | |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 0.0 | |
| 13 | Nunavut | 0.0 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Quebec in numbers
Population
9.1M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025 · Canada
Median age
40.3
2023 · Canada
Children under 15
15.4%
2024
Residents 65 and over
21.1%
2024
Life expectancy
82.5
2022
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