Demographic history of Quebec

This is a demographic history of Quebec chronicling the evolution of the non-indigenous population in Quebec.

Historical Census population

Year Population Change Percent change
1605 44 N/A N/A
1608 28 -16 -72.7
1610 18 -10 -77.7
1620 60 42 233.3
1630 100 40 66.7
1640 359 259 259
1653 2,000 1,641 557.1
1666 3,215 1,215 60.8
1667 3,918 703 21.9
1673 6,705 2,787 71.1
1675 7,832 1,127 16.8
1679 9,400 1,568 20
1683 12,566 3,166 33.7
1686 11,786 -780 -6.6
1692 12,431 645 5.5
1706 16,745 4,314 34.7
1713 18,469 1,724 10.3
1720 24,594 6,125 33.2
1727 31,184 6,590 26.8
1734 37,716 6,532 20.9
1739 43,362 5,646 15
1754 55,009 11,647 26.9
1765 69,810 14,801 26.9
1784 113,012 43,202 61.9
1790 161,311 48,299 42.7
1806 250,000 88,689 55
1814 335,000 85,000 34
1822 427,465 92,465 27.6
1831 553,134 125,669 29.4
1844 697,084 143,950 26
1851 890,000 192,916 27.7
1861 1,112,000 222,000 24.9
1871 1,192,000 80,000 7.2
1881 1,360,000 168,000 14.1
1891 1,489,000 129,000 9.5
1901 1,649,000 160,000 10.7
1906 1,815,000 166,000 10.1
1911 2,006,000 191,000 10.5
1916 2,182,000 176,000 8.8
1921 2,361,000 179,000 8.2
1926 2,573,000 212,000 9
1931 2,875,000 302,000 11.7
1936 3,102,000 227,000 7.9
1941 3,332,000 230,000 7.4
1946 3,645,000 313,000 9.4
1951 4,056,000 411,000 11.3
1956 4,628,000 572,000 14.1
1961 5,259,000 631,000 13.6
1966 5,781,000 522,000 9.9
1971 6,028,000 247,000 4
1976 6,234,000 206,000 3.4
1981 6,438,000 204,000 3.3
1986 6,532,000 94,000 1.5
1991 6,896,000 364,000 5.6
1996 7,139,000 243,000 3.5
2001 7,237,000 98,000 1.4
2006 7,546,000 309,000 4.3
2011 7,903,000 357,000 4.7
2016 8,164,000 261,000 3.3
2021 8,502,000 338,000 4.1
2024 9,056,000 554,000 5.3

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