Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,805 persons representing 69.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,025 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,950 persons, representing 24.7% 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 10,450 persons representing 43.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,525 persons representing 18.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,215 persons representing 17.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 10,450 | 43.3 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,525 | 18.8 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 4,215 | 17.5 | 3 | 42.0 |
| French Canadian | 2,060 | 8.5 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 925 | 3.8 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Abitibi (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 | 24,000 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 | 24,125 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 200 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 33.4 | 355 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Black | 40 | 0.2 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 190 | 0.8 | 55.7 | 31.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 37.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 10.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 56.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.2 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 38.8 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 34.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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