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
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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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
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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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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