Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ) produces a continuous series of comparable population data for health territories. The series includes estimates from 2001 to 2023 and projections from 2024 to 2051, based on recent observed births, deaths, and migration. This official data is managed by the ISQ, ensuring consistency with Quebec's demographic expertise.
Use Cases
- Forecasting healthcare resource needs based on projected population changes.
- Analyzing historical demographic trends for health territories using the 2001-2023 estimates.
- Planning social service delivery based on population evolution from births, deaths, and migration.
- Comparing population data across different administrative levels (region, MRC, municipality, RMR) for health territory analysis.
Strengths
- Data spans a 50-year period from 2001 to 2051, combining estimates and projections.
- Produced by the official statistical agency for Quebec (ISQ), ensuring consistency and expertise.
- Data is formatted for health territories, aligning with the health and social services network.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Quebec province.
Provenance
- Source
- Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ)
- Collection Method
- Estimates and projections based on observed births, deaths, and migratory movements.
- Time Range
- 2001-2051
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:50:09.513626; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Quebec province, specifically health territories.