Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saguenay, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 112,885 persons representing 71.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 9,575 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 33,515 persons, representing 21.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,335 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 435 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 425 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 66,340 persons representing 42.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 31,130 persons representing 19.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 24,775 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Saguenay (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saguenay (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 66,340 | 42.0 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 31,130 | 19.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 24,775 | 15.7 | 3 | 44.4 |
| French Canadian | 18,355 | 11.6 | 4 | 49.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 4,335 | 2.7 | 5 | 37.6 |
| Irish | 3,835 | 2.4 | 6 | 34.8 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 3,815 | 2.4 | 7 | 32.4 |
| Métis | 2,555 | 1.6 | 8 | 45.2 |
| Scottish | 2,450 | 1.6 | 9 | 38.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 2,435 | 1.5 | 10 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saguenay (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saguenay (CMA), 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 | 157,760 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 | 157,900 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,005 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 2,975 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 26.8 |
| South Asian | 120 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 27.4 | 130 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 38.8 |
| Chinese | 275 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 260 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 24.0 |
| Black | 665 | 0.4 | 33.2 | 24.4 | 1,335 | 0.8 | 44.9 | 24.2 |
| Filipino | 70 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 27.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 30.6 |
| Arab | 325 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 30.8 | 425 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 28.4 |
| Latin American | 230 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 435 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 150 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 21.8 | 105 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 28.4 |
| West Asian | 65 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 30.8 | 45 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
| Korean | 20 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 40 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 25.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | 90 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
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