Number of Immigrants in Quebec from 1946-2024

The number of immigrants arriving in Quebec has significantly evolved over the decades, reflecting changes in global migration trends, Canadian immigration policy, and the country’s economic and social development.

Quarterly Immigration Numbers for Quebec

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1946	2,305	2,567	3,167	1,673	9,712
1947	1,153	1,850	2,104	3,165	8,272
1948	5,126	5,330	6,856	7,375	24,687
1949	4,184	5,419	4,844	3,558	18,005
1950	2,618	3,718	3,335	3,904	13,575
1951	4,905	10,299	12,320	18,509	46,033
1952	9,989	11,174	7,711	6,444	35,318
1953	3,922	10,757	10,300	9,315	34,294
1954	5,052	10,360	7,580	5,427	28,419
1955	3,259	8,229	5,676	4,953	22,117
1956	3,643	9,630	7,941	10,939	32,153
1957	12,798	22,139	12,068	8,068	55,073
1958	4,686	10,570	7,355	5,832	28,443
1959	3,707	8,686	6,902	5,521	24,816
1960	3,882	8,795	6,240	4,857	23,774
1961	2,563	5,714	4,792	3,851	16,920
1962	2,875	5,613	6,009	4,635	19,132
1963	3,414	6,740	7,030	6,080	23,264
1964	3,965	7,451	8,341	6,216	25,973
1965	4,646	7,846	9,788	8,066	30,346
1966	6,071	11,053	11,782	10,292	39,198
1967	9,532	13,757	12,336	10,092	45,717
1968	6,961	9,832	10,011	8,677	35,481
1969	5,803	7,400	8,320	6,707	28,230
1970	5,169	6,168	6,611	5,313	23,261
1971	5,079	5,068	4,989	4,086	19,222
1972	4,167	4,448	4,991	4,986	18,592
1973	3,365	6,519	7,606	9,381	26,871
1974	6,886	9,340	9,710	7,522	33,458
1975	5,861	8,246	8,613	5,322	28,042
1976	6,023	8,405	8,132	6,722	29,282
1977	4,638	5,542	5,325	3,743	19,248
1978	3,307	3,794	3,633	3,556	14,290
1979	3,767	3,877	5,252	6,638	19,534
1980	6,604	5,891	5,033	5,063	22,591
1981	4,143	4,548	5,554	6,968	21,213
1982	5,485	6,045	5,196	4,661	21,387
1983	4,527	4,316	4,137	3,436	16,416
1984	3,282	4,413	3,963	3,040	14,698
1985	2,936	3,629	4,551	3,769	14,885
1986	2,934	4,690	4,988	6,864	19,476
1987	6,798	6,802	7,468	5,778	26,846
1988	4,972	6,402	7,582	6,632	25,588
1989	6,504	8,775	10,510	8,157	33,946
1990	7,890	11,206	12,239	9,708	41,043
1991	11,135	12,709	12,915	15,188	51,947
1992	12,546	10,951	13,941	11,400	48,838
1993	11,349	11,667	12,796	9,165	44,977
1994	7,164	6,839	7,166	6,925	28,094
1995	6,330	6,347	7,908	6,643	27,228
1996	6,327	8,612	7,656	7,211	29,806
1997	6,118	7,006	8,002	6,808	27,934
1998	6,125	6,307	7,507	6,687	26,626
1999	6,337	7,208	7,289	8,345	29,179
2000	6,854	7,762	9,158	8,728	32,502
2001	8,097	10,733	10,058	8,716	37,604
2002	9,762	10,578	9,405	7,836	37,581
2003	7,488	10,184	11,870	10,018	39,560
2004	10,343	12,330	12,420	9,159	44,252
2005	9,345	12,496	13,048	8,426	43,315
2006	9,104	11,421	13,940	10,217	44,682
2007	9,362	11,550	13,893	10,401	45,206
2008	9,500	12,071	13,595	10,038	45,204
2009	9,392	13,486	14,960	11,662	49,500
2010	10,851	14,058	16,512	12,577	53,998
2011	10,124	14,198	15,132	12,270	51,724
2012	10,927	15,886	15,274	12,937	55,024
2013	11,695	16,042	13,696	10,545	51,978
2014	10,603	16,797	14,852	7,993	50,245
2015	9,219	13,445	13,740	12,626	49,030
2016	13,876	15,166	14,704	9,496	53,242
2017	12,873	16,085	13,854	9,569	52,381
2018	11,035	13,450	15,348	11,291	51,124
2019	8,047	10,176	11,529	10,814	40,566
2020	7,975	2,983	7,218	7,057	25,233
2021	10,152	9,244	14,857	16,022	50,275
2022	13,632	18,294	20,607	16,188	68,721
2023	16,063	11,617	16,516	8,612	52,808
2024	13,370	16,953	16,621	12,553	59,497

Data Source:

Source Name:	Population estimates, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901
Published Date:	2025-03-19