Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rivière-du-Loup, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,900 persons representing 73.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,315 persons representing 7.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,365 persons, representing 17.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 225 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 110 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 110 persons representing 0.6% 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 8,835 persons representing 46.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,895 persons representing 20.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,445 persons representing 13.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rivière-du-Loup (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rivière-du-Loup (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,835 | 46.8 | 1 | 47.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,895 | 20.6 | 2 | 46.4 |
| Québécois | 2,445 | 13.0 | 3 | 52.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,985 | 10.5 | 4 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 385 | 2.0 | 5 | 42.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rivière-du-Loup (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rivière-du-Loup (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 | 18,445 | 100.0 | ... | 43.9 | 18,860 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 290 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 600 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 30.2 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 26.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.3 | 16.9 | 39.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 27.0 |
| Black | 90 | 0.5 | 28.8 | 24.6 | 225 | 1.2 | 37.5 | 28.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... |
| Arab | 60 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 110 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 32.0 |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... | 110 | 0.6 | 17.5 | 28.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ... | 45 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 24.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 20 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 76.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ... |
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