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Mount Pearl

Mount Pearl is a city in Canada, with a population of 22,793 in 2021. Population density was 1,436.2 people per km² in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 2.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.5 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 10% in May 2021. Annual NO₂ was 4.01 µg/m³ in 2024. The nearest airport was YYT, 11.8 km away, with 13 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 15.8 km² in 2021.

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Foreign residents310 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.
Population22,793 peoplecity · Verified 2026-06-12Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Mount Pearl, CSD 1001454)
Unemployment rate10 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain
NO₂ — annual mean4.0054 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.
PM10 — annual mean11.5 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
PM2.5 — annual mean2.64 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-26

Who Mount Pearl may suit

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–71% from published values
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66% from published values
Student52%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 38–66% from published values
Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–66% from published values
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–75% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Mount Pearl residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.6%Foreign residents 1.4%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area15.8 km22026-06-122021Official sourceStatistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Mount Pearl, CSD 1001454) Source-backed value
Foreign residents310 people2026-07-152021Official sourceStatistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status. Source-backed value
Population density1,436.2 people/km²2026-07-152021Official sourceStatistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation. Source-backed value
Population22,793 people2026-06-122021Official sourceStatistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Mount Pearl, CSD 1001454) Source-backed value
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Mount Pearl by year, residents22,57523,62924,68325,73720012003200520072009201120132015201720192021202222,875residents

Population fell 10.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 25,519 to 22,875.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in CanadaWhere Mount Pearl lands among 166 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band224–6336–8358–103810–12Mount Pearl 10.0%2912–14614–16218–20122–24unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Unemployment rate10 %country median 9.4% — 6% above2026-07-262021Official sourceStatistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Mount Pearl annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5252.6PM2.5154011.5PM1010404.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaWhere Mount Pearl lands among 137 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band31–2312–3Mount Pearl 2.6533–4164–5185–617–818–929–10310–11113–14215–16316–17117–18120–21140–41annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean4.0054 µg/m³country median 6.6 — 40% below2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean11.5 µg/m³country median 10.5 — 10% above2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean2.64 µg/m³country median 3.6 — 26% below2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. Source-backed value

Mobility and administration

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOpenFlights — routes.dat Source-backed value
Nearest airportYYT code2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value
Distance to nearest airport11.8 km2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

1.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 310 people of 22,793 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Mount Pearl?

The unemployment rate is 10 %. Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Mount Pearl?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.64 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Mount Pearl?

The published population is 22,793 people. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Mount Pearl, CSD 1001454), checked 2026-06-12.

How many foreign residents live in Mount Pearl?

310 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status., checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities
Candiac22,753 residentsParadise22,957 residentsAmherstburg22,626 residentsOro-Medonte22,394 residentsBrockville22,346 residentsChestermere22,331 residents

Sources

Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.Official source · Checked 2021-05-11Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Mount Pearl, CSD 1001454)Official source · Checked 2026-07-14Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grainOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-26Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15

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