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Main indicators on Québec and its regions

Administrative region

Regional county municipalities (RCMs)

The territorial boundaries of two administrative regions were modified on July 28, 2021. On that date, the RCMs of La Haute-Yamaska and Brome-Missisquoi officially changed their administrative region from Montérégie to Estrie. For more information, please read the bulletin Modifications aux municipalités du Québec of September 2021 (PDF, 630 KB) (in French only).

All of Québec

Total population (2022)	8,695,659 hab.
0-19 years (2022)	20.6 %
20-64 years (2022)	58.6 %
65 years and more (2022)	20.8 %
Population projections (population changes 2021-2041)	+10.3 %
Employment (December 2022)¹	4,427.9 k
Employment rate (December 2022)¹	61.6 %
Unemployment rate (December 2022)¹	4.0 %
Average hourly wage (2022)	$30.61
Job vacancy rate (3rd quarter 2022)	6.0 %
Per capita disposable income (2020^p)	$33,093
GDP at basic prices (Change 2020/2019)	-1.7 %
Capital expenditure (Change 2021ⁱ/2020^p)	+10.9 %
Revenue from goods manufactured (2019)	$177,482,509k
Share of the population served by a public library service (2020)	96.4 %
Land artificialization rate (Change 2002-2013/1990-1999)	+8.0 %

¹	This data is seasonally adjusted using three-month moving averages.