Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saguenay, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 100,965 persons representing 71.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,520 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 29,775 persons, representing 21.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,310 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 420 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 415 persons representing 0.3% 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 59,050 persons representing 41.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 28,115 persons representing 19.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 22,225 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saguenay (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saguenay (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 59,050 | 41.8 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 28,115 | 19.9 | 2 | 49.6 |
| Québécois | 22,225 | 15.7 | 3 | 45.2 |
| French Canadian | 16,390 | 11.6 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 3,900 | 2.8 | 5 | 37.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saguenay (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saguenay (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 | 142,225 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 | 141,115 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,965 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 27.7 | 2,870 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 115 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 29.8 | 120 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 260 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 25.7 | 230 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 23.8 |
| Black | 655 | 0.5 | 33.2 | 25.3 | 1,310 | 0.9 | 45.6 | 24.4 |
| Filipino | 70 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 26.8 | 75 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 30.6 |
| Arab | 330 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 29.2 | 420 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 28.4 |
| Latin American | 225 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 30.2 | 415 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 135 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 26.8 | 100 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 28.4 |
| West Asian | 65 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 34.5 | 40 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 33.2 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 32.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 40 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 25.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 90 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
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