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Population in Quebec
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
2 of 13 · Regions of Canada
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
9,056,044
+2.4%
since 2023
Regions of Canada · 2024
2 of 13
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+11%
+0.8% a year on average
share of Canada
21.9%
Canada: 41,288,599 · 2024
Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+11% since 2014
0
2.5M
5M
7.5M
10M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population · people
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Quebec · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
9,056,044 · 2024
First value
6,996,986 · 1990
Highest
9,056,044 · 2024
Lowest
6,996,986 · 1990
Average change
+0.8% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,056,044 | +2.4% | 41M | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 8,848,020 | +2.0% | 40M | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 8,673,184 | +1.2% | 39M | 8B |
| 2021 | 8,572,020 | +0.2% | 38M | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 8,551,095 | +0.8% | 38M | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 8,483,186 | +1.1% | 38M | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 8,386,951 | +1.1% | 37M | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 8,292,832 | +0.8% | 37M | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 8,225,036 | +0.6% | 36M | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 8,175,743 | +0.3% | 36M | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 8,147,535 | +0.5% | 35M | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 8,108,825 | +0.6% | 35M | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 8,059,752 | +0.7% | 35M | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 8,004,736 | +0.9% | 34M | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 7,929,479 | +1.1% | 34M | 7B |
| 2009 | 7,843,915 | +1.1% | 34M | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 7,761,614 | +0.9% | 33M | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 7,692,400 | +0.8% | 33M | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 7,631,901 | +0.7% | 33M | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 7,581,467 | +0.6% | 32M | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 7,535,483 | +0.7% | 32M | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 7,485,488 | +0.6% | 32M | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 7,441,305 | +0.6% | 31M | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 7,396,014 | +0.5% | 31M | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 7,356,951 | +0.5% | 31M | 6.2B |
| 1999 | 7,323,250 | +0.4% | 30M | 6.1B |
| 1998 | 7,295,935 | +0.3% | 30M | 6B |
| 1997 | 7,274,611 | +0.4% | 30M | 5.9B |
| 1996 | 7,246,897 | +0.4% | 30M | 5.8B |
| 1995 | 7,219,219 | +0.4% | 29M | 5.7B |
| 1994 | 7,192,403 | +0.5% | 29M | 5.7B |
| 1993 | 7,156,537 | +0.7% | 29M | 5.6B |
| 1992 | 7,110,010 | +0.6% | 28M | 5.5B |
| 1991 | 7,067,396 | +1.0% | 28M | 5.4B |
| 1990 | 6,996,986 | 28M | 5.3B |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 14M | |
| 2 | Quebec | 8.2M | |
| 3 | British Columbia | 4.9M | |
| 4 | Alberta | 4.2M | |
| 5 | Manitoba | 1.3M | |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 1.1M | |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 943K | |
| 8 | New Brunswick | 763K | |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 530K | |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 147K | |
| 11 | Northwest Territories | 44,624 | |
| 12 | Yukon | 38,549 | |
| 13 | Nunavut | 36,979 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
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
Quebec in numbers
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
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