Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Québec, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 308,015 persons representing 57.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 35,470 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 162,900 persons, representing 30.5% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 21,955 persons representing 4.1% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 9,650 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 8,585 persons representing 1.6% 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 180,880 persons representing 33.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 147,175 persons representing 27.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 68,295 persons representing 12.8% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Québec (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Québec (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Québec (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 180,880 33.9 1 44.8
French, n.o.s. 147,175 27.6 2 45.2
Québécois 68,295 12.8 3 41.2
French Canadian 48,385 9.1 4 49.2
Irish 23,440 4.4 5 36.0

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Québec (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Québec (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Québec (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 516,250 100.0 ... 42.2 533,540 100.0 ... 42.4
Total visible minority population 33,240 6.4 100.0 29.0 50,375 9.4 100.0 29.4
South Asian 1,390 0.3 4.2 31.6 1,610 0.3 3.2 31.6
Chinese 2,175 0.4 6.5 31.5 2,465 0.5 4.9 27.2
Black 12,435 2.4 37.4 25.3 21,955 4.1 43.6 25.8
Filipino 200 0.0 0.6 28.4 520 0.1 1.0 33.6
Arab 6,245 1.2 18.8 29.1 9,650 1.8 19.2 31.4
Latin American 6,675 1.3 20.1 32.5 8,585 1.6 17.1 34.8
Southeast Asian 2,390 0.5 7.2 32.2 2,755 0.5 5.5 30.6
West Asian 600 0.1 1.8 33.1 860 0.2 1.7 34.4
Korean 200 0.0 0.6 22.6 210 0.0 0.4 32.8
Japanese 195 0.0 0.6 34.6 295 0.1 0.6 35.6
Visible minority, n.i.e. 280 0.1 0.8 34.6 445 0.1 0.9 28.2
Multiple visible minorities 445 0.1 1.4 30.6 1,020 0.2 2.0 26.2
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