Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Trois-Rivières, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 86,420 persons representing 64.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 7,345 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 35,850 persons, representing 26.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 3,735 persons representing 2.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,610 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,340 persons representing 1.0% 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 51,645 persons representing 38.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 30,830 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 18,685 persons representing 14.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Trois-Rivières (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Trois-Rivières (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 51,645 | 38.6 | 1 | 46.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 30,830 | 23.1 | 2 | 52.4 |
| Québécois | 18,685 | 14.0 | 3 | 42.0 |
| French Canadian | 12,890 | 9.6 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 4,080 | 3.1 | 5 | 39.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Trois-Rivières (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Trois-Rivières (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 | 129,005 | 100.0 | ... | 43.4 | 133,675 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 4,535 | 3.5 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 8,020 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 150 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 25.6 | 205 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 305 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 26.6 | 440 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 23.4 |
| Black | 1,810 | 1.4 | 39.9 | 23.8 | 3,735 | 2.8 | 46.5 | 23.4 |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 44.0 | 125 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| Arab | 780 | 0.6 | 17.1 | 28.6 | 1,340 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 29.0 |
| Latin American | 1,090 | 0.8 | 24.1 | 28.7 | 1,610 | 1.2 | 20.1 | 31.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 210 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 39.2 | 275 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 31.8 |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 31.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 34.4 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 26.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 120 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 29.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 45 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 28.4 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 27.6 |
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