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According to the statistics done by Ville de Montréal in 2001, the population in the borough Ville-Marie was 74 832 inhabitants. The population went up by 5 578 between 1991 and 2001, an 8.1% increase in ten years. It was one of the largest growths of the 27 boroughs during the period of 1996-2001. Ville Marie has a concentration of relatively young population: 20-34 years old has the highest rate of 35.5%. The group with 65 and older becomes the second highest percentage of the overall population in Ville Marie: 14.4%. This statistic explains the phenomena of the household status in this borough.

Households in Ville Marie represent the smallest ones comparing with the rest of 26 boroughs. The average size is 1.7 persons/household. There are in total 41 580 households in Ville Marie, 55% (the highest rate) is household with only one person, and 6% is constituted by people with 65 years old and more who lives alone. The statistics also shows that households in Chinatown are mostly occupied by single living inhabitants aged 65 and over. Furthermore, Ville Marie has the lowest percentage of ownership in the island of Montreal: 17.3%. Its tenant rate is the highest comparing with the rest of the island: 64.2%.

Most of the housing development in Ville Marie is done in the years before 1946 and between 1981-1990. Its housing value is relatively high comparing to the rest of the island of Montreal . It is $209 985, which is around 1/3 higher than the average value in Montreal : $176 344.

Most of the population in Ville Marie is Francophone: 57%, only 17% is Anglophone. When examining the language spoken at home, it shows that 67% speaks French, 21% uses English, and 12% speaks other languages, where Chinese is the most popular. However, 61% of inhabitants in Ville Marie are bilingual, only 24% only knows French, and 13% only knows English. The visible minorities count for 23% of the population in Ville Marie, where the majority is Chinese and Arabic: 13% for both.