Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sherbrooke, Census metropolitan area
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
19
Provincial population rank: 4
National population rank: 19 of 152
7.2%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Sherbrooke (CMA), was 227,398, which represents a change of 7.2% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
9.5%
In 2021, there were 104,650 private dwellings occupied in Sherbrooke (CMA), which represent a change of 9.5% from 2016.
156.0
The land area of Sherbrooke (CMA) is 1,458.1 square kilometres and the population density was 156.0 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 25 years, Sherbrooke (CMA)
Population change in the last 25 years, Sherbrooke (CMA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Sherbrooke CMA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Sherbrooke | V | 172,950 | 161,323 | 7.2 |
Magog | V | 28,312 | 26,669 | 6.2 |
Orford | CT | 5,007 | 4,337 | 15.4 |
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | MÉ | 4,594 | 4,054 | 13.3 |
Ascot Corner | MÉ | 3,368 | 3,158 | 6.6 |
Compton | MÉ | 3,270 | 3,131 | 4.4 |
Stoke | MÉ | 3,014 | 2,955 | 2.0 |
Waterville | V | 2,307 | 2,121 | 8.8 |
Hatley | CT | 2,230 | 2,106 | 5.9 |
Val-Joli | MÉ | 1,671 | 1,619 | 3.2 |
North Hatley | VL | 675 | 632 | 6.8 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Quebec
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Montréal | CMA | 4,291,732 | 4,104,074 r | 4.6 | 2 | 1 |
Québec | CMA | 839,311 | 806,406 r | 4.1 | 7 | 2 |
Sherbrooke | CMA | 227,398 | 212,105 | 7.2 | 19 | 4 |
Saguenay | CMA | 161,567 | 161,520 r | 0.0 | 27 | 5 |
Trois-Rivières | CMA | 161,489 | 156,042 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 |
Drummondville | CMA | 101,610 | 97,149 r | 4.6 | 41 | 7 |
Granby | CA | 90,833 | 85,056 | 6.8 | 45 | 8 |
Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | 59,980 | 58,201 r | 3.1 | 58 | 9 |
Rimouski | CA | 53,944 | 53,498 r | 0.8 | 60 | 10 |
Victoriaville | CA | 52,936 | 51,336 r | 3.1 | 61 | 11 |
Joliette | CA | 52,706 | 49,439 | 6.6 | 62 | 12 |
Shawinigan | CA | 49,620 | 49,349 r | 0.5 | 63 | 13 |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | 42,787 | 40,745 | 5.0 | 69 | 14 |
Rouyn-Noranda | CA | 42,313 | 42,334 | 0.0 | 70 | 15 |
Sorel-Tracy | CA | 41,934 | 41,629 | 0.7 | 71 | 16 |
Saint-Georges | CA | 34,833 | 34,176 r | 1.9 | 76 | 17 |
Val-d'Or | CA | 34,037 | 33,871 | 0.5 | 78 | 18 |
Alma | CA | 30,331 | 30,771 r | -1.4 | 89 | 19 |
Rivière-du-Loup | CA | 30,025 | 28,902 | 3.9 | 90 | 20 |
Thetford Mines | CA | 28,287 | 27,564 r | 2.6 | 93 | 21 |
Sept-Îles | CA | 27,729 | 28,534 | -2.8 | 95 | 22 |
Baie-Comeau | CA | 26,643 | 27,692 | -3.8 | 99 | 23 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | CA | 19,892 | 18,010 r | 10.4 | 111 | 24 |
Amos | CA | 18,873 | 18,872 r | 0.0 | 117 | 25 |
Matane | CA | 18,474 | 18,894 r | -2.2 | 121 | 26 |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | 15,306 | 15,750 r | -2.8 | 131 | 27 |
Cowansville | CA | 15,234 | 13,656 | 11.6 | 132 | 28 |
Lachute | CA | 14,100 | 12,862 | 9.6 | 138 | 29 |
Sainte-Marie | CA | 13,134 | 13,565 | -3.2 | 146 | 30 |
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