Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Montréal, Census metropolitan area

Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses

2

Provincial population rank: 1

National population rank: 2 of 152

4.6%

In 2021, the enumerated population of Montréal (CMA), was 4,291,732, which represents a change of 4.6% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.

6.2%

In 2021, there were 1,835,698 private dwellings occupied in Montréal (CMA), which represent a change of 6.2% from 2016.

919.0

The land area of Montréal (CMA) is 4,670.1 square kilometres and the population density was 919.0 people per square kilometre.

Population in the last 25 years, Montréal (CMA)

Population change in the last 25 years, Montréal (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 Montréal CMA

Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2021 2016 % change
Montréal V 1,762,949 1,704,694 3.4
Laval V 438,366 422,993 3.6
Longueuil V 254,483 239,897 r 6.1
Terrebonne V 119,944 111,575 7.5
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu V 97,873 95,114 2.9
Brossard V 91,525 85,721 6.8
Repentigny V 86,100 84,285 2.2
Saint-Jérôme V 80,213 74,346 7.9
Mirabel V 61,108 50,513 21.0
Blainville V 59,819 56,863 5.2
Mascouche V 51,183 46,692 9.6
Châteauguay V 50,815 47,906 6.1
Dollard-Des Ormeaux V 48,403 48,899 -1.0
Saint-Eustache V 45,276 44,008 2.9
Vaudreuil-Dorion V 43,268 38,117 13.5
Boucherville V 41,743 41,671 0.2
Côte-Saint-Luc V 34,504 32,448 6.3
Pointe-Claire V 33,488 31,380 6.7
Chambly V 31,444 29,120 8.0
Sainte-Julie V 30,045 29,881 0.5
Saint-Constant V 29,954 27,359 9.5
Boisbriand V 28,308 26,884 5.3
Sainte-Thérèse V 26,533 25,989 2.1
La Prairie V 26,406 24,110 9.5
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville V 26,273 26,197 r 0.3
Beloeil V 24,104 22,458 7.3
Saint-Lin--Laurentides V 24,030 20,786 15.6
L'Assomption V 23,442 22,429 4.5
Candiac V 22,997 21,047 9.3
Saint-Lambert V 22,761 21,861 4.1
Saint-Lazare V 22,354 19,917 r 12.2
Varennes V 21,198 21,257 -0.3
Mont-Royal V 20,953 20,276 3.3
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac V 19,797 18,074 9.5
Westmount V 19,658 20,312 -3.2
Kirkland V 19,413 20,151 -3.7
Dorval V 19,302 18,980 1.7
Beaconsfield V 19,277 19,324 -0.2
Mont-Saint-Hilaire V 18,859 18,585 1.5
Deux-Montagnes V 17,915 17,496 2.4
Saint-Colomban V 17,740 16,019 10.7
Sainte-Catherine V 17,347 17,047 1.8
Saint-Basile-le-Grand V 17,053 17,059 0.0
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines V 15,221 14,421 5.5
Pincourt V 14,751 14,558 1.3
Mercier V 14,626 13,115 11.5
Lavaltrie V 14,425 13,657 5.6
Rosemère V 14,090 13,958 0.9
Beauharnois V 13,638 12,884 5.9
Saint-Amable V 13,322 12,167 9.5
Carignan V 11,740 9,462 24.1
L'Île-Perrot V 11,638 10,756 8.2
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot V 11,427 10,654 7.3
Bois-des-Filion V 10,159 9,636 5.4
Saint-Zotique MÉ 9,618 7,934 21.2
Lorraine V 9,502 9,352 1.6
L'Épiphanie V 8,883 8,693 r 2.2
Otterburn Park V 8,479 8,421 0.7
Delson V 8,328 7,457 11.7
Saint-Philippe V 7,597 6,320 20.2
Coteau-du-Lac V 7,473 7,044 6.1
Les Cèdres MÉ 7,184 6,777 6.0
Hampstead V 7,037 6,973 0.9
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac MÉ 7,031 6,687 5.1
Charlemagne V 6,302 5,913 6.6
Pointe-Calumet MÉ 6,281 6,428 -2.3
McMasterville MÉ 5,936 5,698 4.2
Verchères MÉ 5,759 5,835 -1.3
Richelieu V 5,742 5,236 9.7
Les Coteaux MÉ 5,643 5,368 5.1
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan MÉ 5,453 5,147 5.9
Hudson V 5,411 5,157 r 4.9
Montréal-Ouest V 5,115 5,050 1.3
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue V 5,027 4,958 1.4
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu MÉ 4,544 4,531 0.3
Montréal-Est V 4,394 3,850 14.1
Oka MÉ 3,968 3,824 3.8
Baie-D'Urfé V 3,764 3,823 -1.5
Saint-Sulpice PE 3,360 3,439 -2.3
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil MÉ 2,952 2,619 12.7
Saint-Isidore PE 2,769 2,608 6.2
Léry V 2,390 2,318 3.1
Saint-Mathieu MÉ 2,339 2,156 8.5
Gore CT 2,283 1,904 19.9
Terrasse-Vaudreuil MÉ 1,887 1,986 -5.0
Saint-Placide MÉ 1,784 1,686 5.8
Pointe-des-Cascades VL 1,775 1,481 19.9
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac VL 1,361 1,341 1.5
Senneville VL 951 921 3.3
L'Île-Cadieux V 120 126 -4.8
L'Île-Dorval V 30 5 500.0
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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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