Data / Population at the start of the quarter / Quebec

Population at the start of the quarter in Quebec

Population at the start of the quarter in Quebec was 9.07 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.2% from Q3 2025.

Q3 2026, persons9,067,114
Change on Q3 2025+0.2%
Series high9,071,310Q4 2025
Series low4,066,000Q3 1951

Population at the start of the quarter in Quebec, Q3 1951 to Q3 2026

4M6M8M10M1951-Q31962-Q21973-Q11983-Q41994-Q32005-Q22016-Q12026-Q31951-Q3: 4,066,000 persons1951-Q4: 4,095,000 persons1952-Q1: 4,126,000 persons1952-Q2: 4,153,000 persons1952-Q3: 4,183,000 persons1952-Q4: 4,209,000 persons1953-Q1: 4,228,000 persons1953-Q2: 4,249,000 persons1953-Q3: 4,281,000 persons1953-Q4: 4,310,000 persons1954-Q1: 4,337,000 persons1954-Q2: 4,365,000 persons1954-Q3: 4,402,000 persons1954-Q4: 4,436,000 persons1955-Q1: 4,465,000 persons1955-Q2: 4,492,000 persons1955-Q3: 4,529,000 persons1955-Q4: 4,557,000 persons1956-Q1: 4,581,000 persons1956-Q2: 4,606,000 persons1956-Q3: 4,641,000 persons1956-Q4: 4,671,000 persons1957-Q1: 4,702,000 persons1957-Q2: 4,737,000 persons1957-Q3: 4,786,000 persons1957-Q4: 4,825,000 persons1958-Q1: 4,849,000 persons1958-Q2: 4,879,000 persons1958-Q3: 4,915,000 persons1958-Q4: 4,947,000 persons1959-Q1: 4,974,000 persons1959-Q2: 5,002,000 persons1959-Q3: 5,035,000 persons1959-Q4: 5,068,000 persons1960-Q1: 5,092,000 persons1960-Q2: 5,119,000 persons1960-Q3: 5,152,000 persons1960-Q4: 5,187,000 persons1961-Q1: 5,212,000 persons1961-Q2: 5,238,000 persons1961-Q3: 5,268,000 persons1961-Q4: 5,300,000 persons1962-Q1: 5,324,000 persons1962-Q2: 5,350,000 persons1962-Q3: 5,381,000 persons1962-Q4: 5,413,000 persons1963-Q1: 5,437,000 persons1963-Q2: 5,461,000 persons1963-Q3: 5,489,000 persons1963-Q4: 5,518,000 persons1964-Q1: 5,541,000 persons1964-Q2: 5,566,000 persons1964-Q3: 5,593,000 persons1964-Q4: 5,621,000 persons1965-Q1: 5,644,000 persons1965-Q2: 5,668,000 persons1965-Q3: 5,694,000 persons1965-Q4: 5,720,000 persons1966-Q1: 5,740,000 persons1966-Q2: 5,762,000 persons1966-Q3: 5,787,000 persons1966-Q4: 5,808,000 persons1967-Q1: 5,826,000 persons1967-Q2: 5,846,000 persons1967-Q3: 5,870,000 persons1967-Q4: 5,888,000 persons1968-Q1: 5,902,000 persons1968-Q2: 5,916,000 persons1968-Q3: 5,931,000 persons1968-Q4: 5,949,000 persons1969-Q1: 5,961,000 persons1969-Q2: 5,975,000 persons1969-Q3: 5,987,000 persons1969-Q4: 6,001,000 persons1970-Q1: 6,002,000 persons1970-Q2: 6,005,000 persons1970-Q3: 6,015,000 persons1970-Q4: 6,021,000 persons1971-Q1: 6,017,000 persons1971-Q2: 6,022,000 persons1971-Q3: 6,137,305 persons1971-Q4: 6,148,121 persons1972-Q1: 6,152,950 persons1972-Q2: 6,165,470 persons1972-Q3: 6,174,216 persons1972-Q4: 6,182,065 persons1973-Q1: 6,189,678 persons1973-Q2: 6,199,080 persons1973-Q3: 6,213,149 persons1973-Q4: 6,227,045 persons1974-Q1: 6,238,468 persons1974-Q2: 6,251,741 persons1974-Q3: 6,268,571 persons1974-Q4: 6,286,708 persons1975-Q1: 6,299,783 persons1975-Q2: 6,310,999 persons1975-Q3: 6,330,303 persons1975-Q4: 6,348,244 persons1976-Q1: 6,362,125 persons1976-Q2: 6,377,976 persons1976-Q3: 6,396,761 persons1976-Q4: 6,404,158 persons1977-Q1: 6,412,575 persons1977-Q2: 6,423,152 persons1977-Q3: 6,433,133 persons1977-Q4: 6,431,509 persons1978-Q1: 6,432,019 persons1978-Q2: 6,436,705 persons1978-Q3: 6,440,459 persons1978-Q4: 6,442,774 persons1979-Q1: 6,446,529 persons1979-Q2: 6,455,295 persons1979-Q3: 6,465,996 persons1979-Q4: 6,472,095 persons1980-Q1: 6,480,428 persons1980-Q2: 6,492,192 persons1980-Q3: 6,505,997 persons1980-Q4: 6,515,323 persons1981-Q1: 6,523,258 persons1981-Q2: 6,534,508 persons1981-Q3: 6,547,207 persons1981-Q4: 6,558,545 persons1982-Q1: 6,565,745 persons1982-Q2: 6,572,316 persons1982-Q3: 6,580,631 persons1982-Q4: 6,584,666 persons1983-Q1: 6,588,636 persons1983-Q2: 6,595,846 persons1983-Q3: 6,602,976 persons1983-Q4: 6,608,417 persons1984-Q1: 6,613,628 persons1984-Q2: 6,621,748 persons1984-Q3: 6,631,220 persons1984-Q4: 6,640,276 persons1985-Q1: 6,645,778 persons1985-Q2: 6,654,729 persons1985-Q3: 6,665,802 persons1985-Q4: 6,676,959 persons1986-Q1: 6,684,699 persons1986-Q2: 6,693,133 persons1986-Q3: 6,708,170 persons1986-Q4: 6,727,250 persons1987-Q1: 6,745,101 persons1987-Q2: 6,765,059 persons1987-Q3: 6,781,984 persons1987-Q4: 6,796,640 persons1988-Q1: 6,805,203 persons1988-Q2: 6,818,248 persons1988-Q3: 6,837,077 persons1988-Q4: 6,864,044 persons1989-Q1: 6,882,602 persons1989-Q2: 6,903,228 persons1989-Q3: 6,925,128 persons1989-Q4: 6,946,945 persons1990-Q1: 6,955,119 persons1990-Q2: 6,973,762 persons1990-Q3: 6,996,986 persons1990-Q4: 7,019,039 persons1991-Q1: 7,026,241 persons1991-Q2: 7,044,395 persons1991-Q3: 7,067,396 persons1991-Q4: 7,080,336 persons1992-Q1: 7,082,645 persons1992-Q2: 7,096,705 persons1992-Q3: 7,110,010 persons1992-Q4: 7,129,062 persons1993-Q1: 7,137,514 persons1993-Q2: 7,147,047 persons1993-Q3: 7,156,537 persons1993-Q4: 7,172,016 persons1994-Q1: 7,177,923 persons1994-Q2: 7,184,599 persons1994-Q3: 7,192,403 persons1994-Q4: 7,201,106 persons1995-Q1: 7,205,074 persons1995-Q2: 7,210,305 persons1995-Q3: 7,219,219 persons1995-Q4: 7,228,600 persons1996-Q1: 7,232,952 persons1996-Q2: 7,237,307 persons1996-Q3: 7,246,897 persons1996-Q4: 7,257,616 persons1997-Q1: 7,262,945 persons1997-Q2: 7,267,820 persons1997-Q3: 7,274,611 persons1997-Q4: 7,282,871 persons1998-Q1: 7,286,008 persons1998-Q2: 7,290,497 persons1998-Q3: 7,295,935 persons1998-Q4: 7,305,302 persons1999-Q1: 7,310,238 persons1999-Q2: 7,315,053 persons1999-Q3: 7,323,250 persons1999-Q4: 7,334,722 persons2000-Q1: 7,340,269 persons2000-Q2: 7,347,179 persons2000-Q3: 7,356,951 persons2000-Q4: 7,368,772 persons2001-Q1: 7,373,978 persons2001-Q2: 7,383,844 persons2001-Q3: 7,396,014 persons2001-Q4: 7,411,084 persons2002-Q1: 7,417,456 persons2002-Q2: 7,427,639 persons2002-Q3: 7,441,305 persons2002-Q4: 7,455,548 persons2003-Q1: 7,461,162 persons2003-Q2: 7,471,463 persons2003-Q3: 7,485,488 persons2003-Q4: 7,503,483 persons2004-Q1: 7,510,218 persons2004-Q2: 7,520,109 persons2004-Q3: 7,535,483 persons2004-Q4: 7,553,578 persons2005-Q1: 7,559,576 persons2005-Q2: 7,567,277 persons2005-Q3: 7,581,467 persons2005-Q4: 7,598,880 persons2006-Q1: 7,604,228 persons2006-Q2: 7,615,496 persons2006-Q3: 7,631,901 persons2006-Q4: 7,652,881 persons2007-Q1: 7,661,201 persons2007-Q2: 7,673,938 persons2007-Q3: 7,692,400 persons2007-Q4: 7,712,616 persons2008-Q1: 7,724,885 persons2008-Q2: 7,739,956 persons2008-Q3: 7,761,614 persons2008-Q4: 7,786,609 persons2009-Q1: 7,799,271 persons2009-Q2: 7,817,425 persons2009-Q3: 7,843,915 persons2009-Q4: 7,871,847 persons2010-Q1: 7,886,127 persons2010-Q2: 7,903,676 persons2010-Q3: 7,929,479 persons2010-Q4: 7,955,183 persons2011-Q1: 7,967,270 persons2011-Q2: 7,982,145 persons2011-Q3: 8,004,736 persons2011-Q4: 8,021,063 persons2012-Q1: 8,028,516 persons2012-Q2: 8,038,332 persons2012-Q3: 8,059,752 persons2012-Q4: 8,076,838 persons2013-Q1: 8,081,006 persons2013-Q2: 8,089,004 persons2013-Q3: 8,108,825 persons2013-Q4: 8,122,462 persons2014-Q1: 8,123,138 persons2014-Q2: 8,129,926 persons2014-Q3: 8,147,535 persons2014-Q4: 8,162,631 persons2015-Q1: 8,160,176 persons2015-Q2: 8,159,968 persons2015-Q3: 8,175,743 persons2015-Q4: 8,190,074 persons2016-Q1: 8,193,831 persons2016-Q2: 8,204,229 persons2016-Q3: 8,225,036 persons2016-Q4: 8,246,383 persons2017-Q1: 8,252,179 persons2017-Q2: 8,265,839 persons2017-Q3: 8,292,832 persons2017-Q4: 8,326,075 persons2018-Q1: 8,338,883 persons2018-Q2: 8,354,460 persons2018-Q3: 8,386,951 persons2018-Q4: 8,418,646 persons2019-Q1: 8,430,363 persons2019-Q2: 8,447,632 persons2019-Q3: 8,483,186 persons2019-Q4: 8,521,542 persons2020-Q1: 8,537,376 persons2020-Q2: 8,550,900 persons2020-Q3: 8,551,095 persons2020-Q4: 8,551,865 persons2021-Q1: 8,550,561 persons2021-Q2: 8,556,015 persons2021-Q3: 8,572,020 persons2021-Q4: 8,605,817 persons2022-Q1: 8,611,897 persons2022-Q2: 8,625,141 persons2022-Q3: 8,667,648 persons2022-Q4: 8,719,641 persons2023-Q1: 8,741,980 persons2023-Q2: 8,768,409 persons2023-Q3: 8,818,050 persons2023-Q4: 8,881,058 persons2024-Q1: 8,904,100 persons2024-Q2: 8,937,098 persons2024-Q3: 8,982,312 persons2024-Q4: 9,026,416 persons2025-Q1: 9,029,220 persons2025-Q2: 9,028,682 persons2025-Q3: 9,051,022 persons2025-Q4: 9,071,310 persons2026-Q1: 9,057,967 persons2026-Q2: 9,053,814 persons2026-Q3: 9,067,114 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 301 values
Periodpersons
2026-Q39,067,114
2026-Q29,053,814
2026-Q19,057,967
2025-Q49,071,310
2025-Q39,051,022
2025-Q29,028,682
2025-Q19,029,220
2024-Q49,026,416
2024-Q38,982,312
2024-Q28,937,098
2024-Q18,904,100
2023-Q48,881,058
2023-Q38,818,050
2023-Q28,768,409
2023-Q18,741,980
2022-Q48,719,641
2022-Q38,667,648
2022-Q28,625,141
2022-Q18,611,897
2021-Q48,605,817
2021-Q38,572,020
2021-Q28,556,015
2021-Q18,550,561
2020-Q48,551,865
2020-Q38,551,095
2020-Q28,550,900
2020-Q18,537,376
2019-Q48,521,542
2019-Q38,483,186
2019-Q28,447,632
2019-Q18,430,363
2018-Q48,418,646
2018-Q38,386,951
2018-Q28,354,460
2018-Q18,338,883
2017-Q48,326,075
2017-Q38,292,832
2017-Q28,265,839
2017-Q18,252,179
2016-Q48,246,383
2016-Q38,225,036
2016-Q28,204,229
2016-Q18,193,831
2015-Q48,190,074
2015-Q38,175,743
2015-Q28,159,968
2015-Q18,160,176
2014-Q48,162,631
2014-Q38,147,535
2014-Q28,129,926
2014-Q18,123,138
2013-Q48,122,462
2013-Q38,108,825
2013-Q28,089,004
2013-Q18,081,006
2012-Q48,076,838
2012-Q38,059,752
2012-Q28,038,332
2012-Q18,028,516
2011-Q48,021,063
2011-Q38,004,736
2011-Q27,982,145
2011-Q17,967,270
2010-Q47,955,183
2010-Q37,929,479
2010-Q27,903,676
2010-Q17,886,127
2009-Q47,871,847
2009-Q37,843,915
2009-Q27,817,425
2009-Q17,799,271
2008-Q47,786,609
2008-Q37,761,614
2008-Q27,739,956
2008-Q17,724,885
2007-Q47,712,616
2007-Q37,692,400
2007-Q27,673,938
2007-Q17,661,201
2006-Q47,652,881
2006-Q37,631,901
2006-Q27,615,496
2006-Q17,604,228
2005-Q47,598,880
2005-Q37,581,467
2005-Q27,567,277
2005-Q17,559,576
2004-Q47,553,578
2004-Q37,535,483
2004-Q27,520,109
2004-Q17,510,218
2003-Q47,503,483
2003-Q37,485,488
2003-Q27,471,463
2003-Q17,461,162
2002-Q47,455,548
2002-Q37,441,305
2002-Q27,427,639
2002-Q17,417,456
2001-Q47,411,084
2001-Q37,396,014
2001-Q27,383,844
2001-Q17,373,978
2000-Q47,368,772
2000-Q37,356,951
2000-Q27,347,179
2000-Q17,340,269
1999-Q47,334,722
1999-Q37,323,250
1999-Q27,315,053
1999-Q17,310,238
1998-Q47,305,302
1998-Q37,295,935
1998-Q27,290,497
1998-Q17,286,008
1997-Q47,282,871
1997-Q37,274,611
1997-Q27,267,820
1997-Q17,262,945
1996-Q47,257,616
1996-Q37,246,897
1996-Q27,237,307
1996-Q17,232,952
1995-Q47,228,600
1995-Q37,219,219
1995-Q27,210,305
1995-Q17,205,074
1994-Q47,201,106
1994-Q37,192,403
1994-Q27,184,599
1994-Q17,177,923
1993-Q47,172,016
1993-Q37,156,537
1993-Q27,147,047
1993-Q17,137,514
1992-Q47,129,062
1992-Q37,110,010
1992-Q27,096,705
1992-Q17,082,645
1991-Q47,080,336
1991-Q37,067,396
1991-Q27,044,395
1991-Q17,026,241
1990-Q47,019,039
1990-Q36,996,986
1990-Q26,973,762
1990-Q16,955,119
1989-Q46,946,945
1989-Q36,925,128
1989-Q26,903,228
1989-Q16,882,602
1988-Q46,864,044
1988-Q36,837,077
1988-Q26,818,248
1988-Q16,805,203
1987-Q46,796,640
1987-Q36,781,984
1987-Q26,765,059
1987-Q16,745,101
1986-Q46,727,250
1986-Q36,708,170
1986-Q26,693,133
1986-Q16,684,699
1985-Q46,676,959
1985-Q36,665,802
1985-Q26,654,729
1985-Q16,645,778
1984-Q46,640,276
1984-Q36,631,220
1984-Q26,621,748
1984-Q16,613,628
1983-Q46,608,417
1983-Q36,602,976
1983-Q26,595,846
1983-Q16,588,636
1982-Q46,584,666
1982-Q36,580,631
1982-Q26,572,316
1982-Q16,565,745
1981-Q46,558,545
1981-Q36,547,207
1981-Q26,534,508
1981-Q16,523,258
1980-Q46,515,323
1980-Q36,505,997
1980-Q26,492,192
1980-Q16,480,428
1979-Q46,472,095
1979-Q36,465,996
1979-Q26,455,295
1979-Q16,446,529
1978-Q46,442,774
1978-Q36,440,459
1978-Q26,436,705
1978-Q16,432,019
1977-Q46,431,509
1977-Q36,433,133
1977-Q26,423,152
1977-Q16,412,575
1976-Q46,404,158
1976-Q36,396,761
1976-Q26,377,976
1976-Q16,362,125
1975-Q46,348,244
1975-Q36,330,303
1975-Q26,310,999
1975-Q16,299,783
1974-Q46,286,708
1974-Q36,268,571
1974-Q26,251,741
1974-Q16,238,468
1973-Q46,227,045
1973-Q36,213,149
1973-Q26,199,080
1973-Q16,189,678
1972-Q46,182,065
1972-Q36,174,216
1972-Q26,165,470
1972-Q16,152,950
1971-Q46,148,121
1971-Q36,137,305
1971-Q26,022,000
1971-Q16,017,000
1970-Q46,021,000
1970-Q36,015,000
1970-Q26,005,000
1970-Q16,002,000
1969-Q46,001,000
1969-Q35,987,000
1969-Q25,975,000
1969-Q15,961,000
1968-Q45,949,000
1968-Q35,931,000
1968-Q25,916,000
1968-Q15,902,000
1967-Q45,888,000
1967-Q35,870,000
1967-Q25,846,000
1967-Q15,826,000
1966-Q45,808,000
1966-Q35,787,000
1966-Q25,762,000
1966-Q15,740,000
1965-Q45,720,000
1965-Q35,694,000
1965-Q25,668,000
1965-Q15,644,000
1964-Q45,621,000
1964-Q35,593,000
1964-Q25,566,000
1964-Q15,541,000
1963-Q45,518,000
1963-Q35,489,000
1963-Q25,461,000
1963-Q15,437,000
1962-Q45,413,000
1962-Q35,381,000
1962-Q25,350,000
1962-Q15,324,000
1961-Q45,300,000
1961-Q35,268,000
1961-Q25,238,000
1961-Q15,212,000
1960-Q45,187,000
1960-Q35,152,000
1960-Q25,119,000
1960-Q15,092,000
1959-Q45,068,000
1959-Q35,035,000
1959-Q25,002,000
1959-Q14,974,000
1958-Q44,947,000
1958-Q34,915,000
1958-Q24,879,000
1958-Q14,849,000
1957-Q44,825,000
1957-Q34,786,000
1957-Q24,737,000
1957-Q14,702,000
1956-Q44,671,000
1956-Q34,641,000
1956-Q24,606,000
1956-Q14,581,000
1955-Q44,557,000
1955-Q34,529,000
1955-Q24,492,000
1955-Q14,465,000
1954-Q44,436,000
1954-Q34,402,000
1954-Q24,365,000
1954-Q14,337,000
1953-Q44,310,000
1953-Q34,281,000
1953-Q24,249,000
1953-Q14,228,000
1952-Q44,209,000
1952-Q34,183,000
1952-Q24,153,000
1952-Q14,126,000
1951-Q44,095,000
1951-Q34,066,000

Compared with Canada

PlaceQ3 2026
Quebec9,067,114
Canada41,798,407

Definition

Resident population estimate dated the first day of the quarter: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October. Canada: Statistics Canada quarterly demographic estimates, which count permanent and non-permanent residents.

The period label is the quarter that begins on the estimate date, so 2026-Q3 is the population on 1 July 2026. Separate from population, which is annual and uses other sources and dates.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,6,7&startRefPeriod=1946-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population at the start of the quarter in Quebec?

Population at the start of the quarter in Quebec was 9.07 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.2% from Q3 2025.

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9.07 million in Q4 2025, the highest value since Q3 1951 in this series.

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