Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Gimli, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,205 persons representing 18.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 810 persons representing 12.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,690 persons, representing 41.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ukrainian, with about 1,575 persons representing 24.3% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 1,550 persons representing 24.0% of the total population. The third origin was Icelandic, with about 1,330 persons representing 20.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Gimli (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Gimli (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 1,575 | 24.3 | 1 | 55.6 |
| English | 1,550 | 24.0 | 2 | 61.6 |
| Icelandic | 1,330 | 20.6 | 3 | 40.8 |
| Scottish | 1,255 | 19.4 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Irish | 1,035 | 16.0 | 5 | 56.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Gimli (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Gimli (Rural municipality), 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 | 6,035 | 100.0 | ... | 50.7 | 6,475 | 100.0 | ... | 58.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 40 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 38.0 | 155 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.2 | 25.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 15.6 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.2 | 25.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 9.4 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 9.4 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.6 | 25.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.5 | 18.8 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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