What is the population of Montréal?
Montréal has a city population of 1,762,949. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Montréal
With a metropolitan population of 4,291,000, Montreal is Canada's second-largest urban area. The city proper contains 1,762,949 residents at a density of 932 people per km², supporting sustained growth of 0.9% annually. Founded in 1642, Montreal sits at 216 m elevation in the eastern part of the country.
Three airports serve the region: Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Montreal/Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (YHU), and Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX). Soraya Martinez Ferrada leads the city as mayor.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
4,291,000
0.052% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.85%
Archive estimateDensity
932/km²
4,604 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 92
Founded
1642
Leadership
Soraya Martinez Ferrada
Coordinates
45.509, -73.588
Record updated
23 February 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Montréal | 1.76M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportYUL
13 km from the city centre
- Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan AirportYHU
13 km from the city centre
- Montreal Mirabel International AirportYMX
40 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Canada
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 13,741,747 |
| 1960 | 17,898,790 |
| 1970 | 21,440,022 |
| 1980 | 24,533,776 |
| 1990 | 27,789,443 |
| 2000 | 30,891,803 |
| 2010 | 34,196,899 |
| 2020 | 38,171,902 |
| 2030 | 41,655,589 |
| 2040 | 43,951,417 |
| 2050 | 45,621,882 |
| 2060 | 47,145,289 |
| 2070 | 48,857,807 |
| 2080 | 50,449,270 |
| 2090 | 51,956,748 |
| 2100 | 53,612,234 |
Montréal Population FAQ
Where is Montréal?
Montréal is in Quebec, Canada, 165 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 45.509, -73.588.
How big is Montréal compared with other cities in Canada?
It is the 2nd largest of the 295 cities listed in Canada, holding 4.2% of the national population.