For the first time in twenty years, the population of the city of Montreal, located in the Canadian province of Quebec, had declined between 2020 and 2021. The city had indeed lost slightly more than 12,500 male and about 13,200 female inhabitants during this period. In addition, since 2001, the gap between the number of women and men living in Montreal has been narrowing: there were approximately 76,960 more women than men in 2001, compared to 28,930 in 2022.
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, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
2022
2,174,933
2,203,863
2021
2,153,306
2,187,336
2020
2,166,596
2,199,891
2019
2,148,178
2,186,130
2018
2,110,268
2,154,578
2017
2,073,597
2,119,610
2016
2,045,704
2,094,721
2015
2,029,993
2,079,719
2014
2,022,005
2,071,496
2013
2,007,939
2,058,393
2012
1,989,132
2,042,523
2011
1,968,632
2,025,860
2010
1,947,542
2,006,231
2009
1,923,857
1,983,740
2008
1,898,378
1,960,956
2007
1,879,029
1,941,598
2006
1,862,982
1,924,465
2005
1,844,447
1,909,556
2004
1,828,947
1,896,791
2003
1,811,699
1,881,880
2002
1,795,201
1,868,639
2001
1,774,870
1,851,829
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StatCan. (January 11, 2023). Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1338584/population-montreal-canada-gender/
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StatCan. (2023). Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1338584/population-montreal-canada-gender/
StatCan. "Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1338584/population-montreal-canada-gender/
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Population of Montréal, Québec in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by gender [Graph], StatCan, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1338584/population-montreal-canada-gender/
