Newfoundland Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 2,944 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter of 2024. This was a decrease of 2.7% from the second quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 2,766 people moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from other provinces in the second quarter of 2024, up 8.4% from a year earlier. A total of 2,471 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 11.6% from the same period in 2023. The result was a net gain of 295 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter. This was a decrease of 12.7% from the second quarter of 2023.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 2,649 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter of 2024. This was a decrease of 1.5% from the same period in 2023.