Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 27,400 persons representing 59.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,310 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 14,930 persons, representing 32.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 205 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 205 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 150 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 French, n.o.s., with about 15,075 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 14,285 persons representing 30.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,330 persons representing 11.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Pays-d'en-Haut (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Pays-d'en-Haut (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 15,075 | 32.5 | 1 | 57.2 |
| Canadian | 14,285 | 30.8 | 2 | 55.2 |
| Québécois | 5,330 | 11.5 | 3 | 51.2 |
| French Canadian | 3,725 | 8.0 | 4 | 58.4 |
| Irish | 3,365 | 7.3 | 5 | 47.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Pays-d'en-Haut (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Pays-d'en-Haut (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 | 41,205 | 100.0 | ... | 48.8 | 46,380 | 100.0 | ... | 56.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 700 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 36.2 | 990 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 43.2 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 39.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 95 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 32.0 | 140 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 33.6 |
| Black | 165 | 0.4 | 22.9 | 36.2 | 205 | 0.4 | 20.7 | 45.2 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 42.8 |
| Arab | 120 | 0.3 | 17.9 | 34.4 | 150 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 50.4 |
| Latin American | 70 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 44.0 | 205 | 0.4 | 20.7 | 41.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 85 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 30.2 | 100 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 39.6 |
| West Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 36.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 44.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 58.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 33.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 42.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 34.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 44.8 |
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