Quebec population rises to 8.4 million as growth rate increases

The population of Quebec increased in 2016, as did its rate of growth.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec reported Tuesday that the population of the province increased last year by 68,5000 to a total of 8.4 million inhabitants.
The annual rate of growth was 8.2 per 1,000, or 0.82 per cent, higher than the six per 1,000 rate registered in 2015. And figures compiled for the first half of 2017 suggest the acceleration of that growth rate is continuing.
The Institut noted that the popu