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Population in Montréal, QC

1996 – 2024 · 29 data points 1 of 98 · Regions of Quebec Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Montréal, QC Quebec Canada

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1996 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 2,200,807 +4.3% since 2023
Regions of Quebec · 2024 1 of 98 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +13% +0.7% a year on average
share of Quebec 24.3% Quebec: 9,056,044 · 2024
Population, 1996 – 2024 people
+13% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1996 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
Montréal, QC 2.2M
Quebec 9.1M
Canada 41M
World 8.2B · 2025

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

The series at a glance Montréal, QC · 1996 – 2024
Latest value 2,200,807 · 2024
First value 1,797,912 · 1996
Highest 2,200,807 · 2024
Lowest 1,797,912 · 1996
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1996 – 2024

YearMontréal, QCChange QuebecCanadaWorld
2024 2,200,807 +4.3% 9.1M 41M 8.1B
2023 2,109,525 +3.6% 8.8M 40M 8.1B
2022 2,035,975 +1.0% 8.7M 39M 8B
2021 2,015,879 −2.2% 8.6M 38M 7.9B
2020 2,061,967 +0.1% 8.6M 38M 7.9B
2019 2,059,126 +1.7% 8.5M 38M 7.8B
2018 2,023,837 +2.0% 8.4M 37M 7.7B
2017 1,983,795 +1.2% 8.3M 37M 7.6B
2016 1,960,740 +0.5% 8.2M 36M 7.5B
2015 1,951,052 +0.2% 8.2M 36M 7.4B
2014 1,947,513 +0.5% 8.1M 35M 7.4B
2013 1,938,647 +0.6% 8.1M 35M 7.3B
2012 1,926,867 +0.6% 8.1M 35M 7.2B
2011 1,915,417 +0.5% 8M 34M 7.1B
2010 1,906,556 +0.6% 7.9M 34M 7B
2009 1,895,380 +0.8% 7.8M 34M 6.9B
2008 1,879,857 +0.2% 7.8M 33M 6.8B
2007 1,875,911 −0.1% 7.7M 33M 6.7B
2006 1,876,951 +0.2% 7.6M 33M 6.7B
2005 1,873,881 +0.0% 7.6M 32M 6.6B
2004 1,873,388 +0.1% 7.5M 32M 6.5B
2003 1,870,992 +0.2% 7.5M 32M 6.4B
2002 1,866,524 +0.8% 7.4M 31M 6.3B
2001 1,852,600 +1.1% 7.4M 31M 6.2B
2000 1,832,859 +1.0% 7.4M 31M 6.2B
1999 1,814,649 +0.7% 7.3M 30M 6.1B
1998 1,801,463 +0.1% 7.3M 30M 6B
1997 1,799,305 +0.1% 7.3M 30M 5.9B
1996 1,797,912 7.2M 30M 5.8B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1996 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Quebec

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Montréal, QC 2M
2 Québec, QC 578K
3 Laval, QC 430K
4 Longueuil, QC 422K
5 Gatineau, QC 281K
6 Roussillon, QC 185K
7 Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord, QC 168K
8 Sherbrooke, QC 164K
9 Les Moulins, QC 162K
10 Thérèse-De Blainville, QC 159K
11 Francheville, QC 155K
12 Vaudreuil-Soulanges, QC 153K
13 Lévis, QC 145K
14 La Rivière-du-Nord, QC 131K
15 La Vallée-du-Richelieu, QC 127K
16 L'Assomption, QC 126K
17 Le Haut-Richelieu, QC 119K
18 Drummond, QC 105K
19 Deux-Montagnes, QC 101K
20 La Haute-Yamaska, QC 89,304
21 Les Maskoutains, QC 87,749
22 Marguerite-D'Youville, QC 78,195
23 Arthabaska, QC 72,634
24 Joliette, QC 67,475
25 Beauharnois-Salaberry, QC 65,139
…

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

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.