Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rivière-du-Loup, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,465 persons representing 75.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,055 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,940 persons, representing 17.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 260 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 120 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 110 persons representing 0.3% 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 14,575 persons representing 43.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 7,710 persons representing 22.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,230 persons representing 15.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Rivière-du-Loup (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rivière-du-Loup (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 14,575 | 43.1 | 1 | 46.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 7,710 | 22.8 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 5,230 | 15.5 | 3 | 44.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,925 | 11.6 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Irish | 730 | 2.2 | 5 | 42.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rivière-du-Loup (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rivière-du-Loup (Municipalité régionale de comté), 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 | 32,600 | 100.0 | ... | 42.9 | 33,845 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 350 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 31.1 | 700 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 32.0 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 42.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 36.5 | 60 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 42.4 |
| Black | 105 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 27.2 | 260 | 0.8 | 36.2 | 29.2 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ... |
| Arab | 60 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 23.2 | 120 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ... | 110 | 0.3 | 16.3 | 30.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | 60 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 24.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 74.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ... |
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