 By 2012, the population of Quebec reached 8 million, and it is projected to reach 9.2 million in 2056.Life expectancy in Quebec reached a new high in 2011, with an expectancy of 78.6 years for men and 83.2 years for women; this ranked as the third-longest life expectancy among Canadian provinces, behind those of British Columbia and Ontario.All the tables in the following section have been reduced from their original size, for full tables see main article "Demographics of Quebec".