Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Quebec, Province
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,472,560 persons representing 53.8% of the total population. The second group was Christian, n.o.s., with about 464,015 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,267,720 persons, representing 27.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 422,405 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 280,075 persons representing 3.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 172,925 persons representing 2.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 2,412,045 persons representing 29.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,778,900 persons representing 21.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 931,935 persons representing 11.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Quebec, 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Quebec, 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,412,045 | 29.0 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,778,900 | 21.4 | 2 | 45.6 |
| Québécois | 931,935 | 11.2 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 588,810 | 7.1 | 4 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 404,185 | 4.9 | 5 | 38.0 |
| Italian | 316,320 | 3.8 | 6 | 38.8 |
| Scottish | 192,685 | 2.3 | 7 | 40.4 |
| English | 177,710 | 2.1 | 8 | 40.4 |
| Haitian | 156,070 | 1.9 | 9 | 31.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 149,950 | 1.8 | 10 | 37.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Quebec, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Quebec, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 7,965,450 | 100.0 | ... | 41.1 | 8,308,480 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,032,370 | 13.0 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 1,340,735 | 16.1 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 90,335 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 34.0 | 127,990 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 31.0 |
| Chinese | 99,505 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 34.7 | 115,240 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 35.2 |
| Black | 319,230 | 4.0 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 422,405 | 5.1 | 31.5 | 30.0 |
| Filipino | 34,910 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 35.9 | 44,885 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 36.8 |
| Arab | 213,740 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 30.5 | 280,075 | 3.4 | 20.9 | 31.6 |
| Latin American | 133,915 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 34.6 | 172,925 | 2.1 | 12.9 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 62,820 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 36.5 | 70,455 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 37.2 |
| West Asian | 32,405 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 34.4 | 43,985 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 35.6 |
| Korean | 8,050 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 30.7 | 10,360 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 32.4 |
| Japanese | 4,570 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 34.3 | 5,305 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35.2 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 9,840 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 12,150 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 34.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 23,040 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 26.8 | 34,960 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 24.2 |
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