Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rimouski, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 32,140 persons representing 67.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,820 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 11,730 persons, representing 24.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 620 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 190 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 155 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 18,580 persons representing 39.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,890 persons representing 27.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 7,235 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rimouski (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rimouski (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 18,580 | 39.1 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 12,890 | 27.2 | 2 | 49.6 |
| Québécois | 7,235 | 15.2 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 4,840 | 10.2 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Irish | 1,500 | 3.2 | 5 | 40.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rimouski (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rimouski (Ville), 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 | 46,730 | 100.0 | ... | 43.5 | 47,470 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 770 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 1,205 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 25.4 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 35.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 25.8 |
| Chinese | 135 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 22.2 | 135 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 25.6 |
| Black | 305 | 0.7 | 39.6 | 23.4 | 620 | 1.3 | 51.9 | 25.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 140 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 30.6 | 190 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 29.4 |
| Latin American | 85 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 31.6 | 155 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 24.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 26.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 23.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 18.5 | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
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