Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Canada [Country]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec  Map : Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 4,098,927 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 3,934,078 r ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.2 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,823,281 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,727,310 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 890.2 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 4,604.26 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 4,098,925 2,000,935 2,097,990 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 691,345 353,270 338,075 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 231,320 118,405 112,920 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 242,610 124,075 118,535 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 217,415 110,795 106,620 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 2,735,890 1,356,315 1,379,575 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 225,345 114,530 110,815 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 271,635 136,530 135,105 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 270,735 134,135 136,600 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 279,175 136,275 142,905 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 295,330 145,080 150,255 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 276,490 137,505 138,985 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 277,560 138,805 138,755 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 303,980 152,325 151,660 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 291,385 143,585 147,805 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 244,235 117,550 126,690 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 671,690 291,345 380,345 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 210,080 98,390 111,690 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 162,985 74,565 88,420 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 118,450 51,740 66,710 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 89,460 36,985 52,470 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 90,720 29,665 61,060 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 58,055 21,025 37,030 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 25,420 7,160 18,260 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 6,285 1,350 4,935 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 965 130 830 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.9 17.7 16.1 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 66.7 67.8 65.8 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 16.4 14.6 18.1 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 2.2 1.5 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.6 39.5 41.6 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 40.3 39.3 41.2 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.3%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.7%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 18, 2024).

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