Prince Edward Island Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration overshadowed losses from inter-provincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 374 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was a decrease of 56.9% from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 628 people moved to Prince Edward Island from other provinces in the fourth quarter of 2023, down 49.2% from a year earlier. A total of 854 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the fourth quarter, an increase of 5.2% from the same period in 2022. The result was a net loss of 226 people from Prince Edward Island’s population in the fourth quarter. This was a reversal from the net gain of 424 people from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 600 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was an increase of 35.4% from the same period in 2022.
