In 2021, for the first time in two decades, the population of the city of Montreal, located in the Canadian province of Quebec, had declined. The city had indeed lost slightly more than 25,000 inhabitants between 2020 and 2021, dropping from approximately 4.37 million to 4.34 million.
In 2022, Montreal was the second most populous city in the country, behind Toronto, which had approximately 6.7 million inhabitants.
Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of people
2022
4,378,796
2021
4,340,642
2020
4,366,487
2019
4,334,308
2018
4,264,846
2017
4,193,207
2016
4,140,425
2015
4,109,712
2014
4,093,501
2013
4,066,332
2012
4,031,655
2011
3,994,492
2010
3,953,773
2009
3,907,597
2008
3,859,334
2007
3,820,627
2006
3,787,447
2005
3,754,003
2004
3,725,738
2003
3,693,579
2002
3,663,840
2001
3,626,699
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StatCan. (January 11, 2023). Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338583/population-montreal-canada/
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StatCan. (2023). Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338583/population-montreal-canada/
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