Montréal — UN urban centre population
Montréal has a recorded base population of 2,668,723 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Montreal UN urban centre: 2,668,723 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 2,668,723. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,762,949; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Montréal
8 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 8 of 8 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 481,875; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 2,668,723; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent | 98,828 | 3.70% | Not independently verified |
| Chomedey | 94,030 | 3.52% | Not independently verified |
| Saint-Léonard | 79,495 | 2.98% | Not independently verified |
| Verdun | 69,229 | 2.59% | Not independently verified |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 68,152 | 2.55% | Not independently verified |
| Duvernay | 37,460 | 1.40% | Not independently verified |
| Westmount | 20,494 | 0.77% | Not independently verified |
| Pont-Viau | 14,187 | 0.53% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 2,668,723 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Montréal |
|---|---|---|
| Semarang | 2,679,349 | +0.4% |
| Guiyang | 2,686,949 | +0.7% |
| Changzhou | 2,649,836 | −0.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 2,642,872 | −1.0% |
| Cali | 2,700,232 | +1.2% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.28% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 2,668,723, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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