Newfoundland Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration overshadowed losses from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 1,362 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the third quarter of 2024. This was a decrease of 51.4% from the third quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 1,468 people moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from other provinces in the third quarter of 2024, down 23.5% from a year earlier. A total of 1,939 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the third quarter, an increase of 4.4% from the same period in 2023. The result was a net loss of 471 people from Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the third quarter. This was a reversal from the net gain of more than 60 people from the third quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 1,833 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the third quarter of 2024. This was a decrease of 33.2% from the same period in 2023.
