Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Lévis, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 94,000 persons representing 64.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,415 persons representing 7.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 38,625 persons, representing 26.4% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,515 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 1,080 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 875 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 58,065 persons representing 39.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 40,875 persons representing 28.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 18,600 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.

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

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

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lévis (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 58,065 39.7 1 43.2
French, n.o.s. 40,875 28.0 2 45.2
Québécois 18,600 12.7 3 41.2
French Canadian 14,760 10.1 4 48.8
Irish 6,210 4.2 5 37.2

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

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

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lévis (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 140,245 100.0 ... 40.6 146,235 100.0 ... 43.2
Total visible minority population 3,125 2.2 100.0 27.3 5,825 4.0 100.0 29.6
South Asian 80 0.1 2.6 41.0 160 0.1 2.7 35.2
Chinese 385 0.3 12.3 21.6 455 0.3 7.7 25.0
Black 1,035 0.7 33.3 23.2 2,515 1.7 43.1 25.8
Filipino 25 0.0 0.8 19.0 90 0.1 1.5 34.8
Arab 555 0.4 17.8 29.4 1,080 0.7 18.4 31.6
Latin American 615 0.4 19.9 33.4 875 0.6 15.1 36.4
Southeast Asian 220 0.2 6.9 30.6 395 0.3 6.7 28.4
West Asian 55 0.0 1.8 35.5 25 0.0 0.4 ...
Korean 25 0.0 0.6 22.0 30 0.0 0.6 20.6
Japanese 35 0.0 1.1 32.0 35 0.0 0.6 26.6
Visible minority, n.i.e. 25 0.0 0.8 37.0 75 0.1 1.3 33.6
Multiple visible minorities 70 0.0 2.2 17.6 95 0.1 1.5 30.4
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