Prince Edward Island Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Negative net international immigration overshadowed gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net decrease of 150 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the third quarter of 2025. This was a reversal from the net gain of 1,167 people from the third quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 1,260 people moved to Prince Edward Island from other provinces in the third quarter of 2025, up 50.5% from a year earlier. A total of 1,002 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the third quarter, a decrease of 4.5% from the same period in 2024. The result was a net gain of 258 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the third quarter. This was a reversal from the net loss of 212 people from the third quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration subtracted 408 people from Prince Edward Island’s population in the third quarter of 2025. This was a reversal from the net gain of 1,379 people from the same period in 2024.
