Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Québec, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 488,930 persons representing 59.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 55,055 persons representing 6.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 240,945 persons, representing 29.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 25,360 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 11,075 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 10,195 persons representing 1.2% 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 292,450 persons representing 35.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 225,040 persons representing 27.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 106,040 persons representing 13.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Québec (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Québec (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 292,450 | 35.8 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 225,040 | 27.5 | 2 | 44.8 |
| Québécois | 106,040 | 13.0 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 76,880 | 9.4 | 4 | 48.4 |
| Irish | 36,225 | 4.4 | 5 | 35.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 18,225 | 2.2 | 6 | 36.0 |
| Scottish | 13,015 | 1.6 | 7 | 39.2 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 12,995 | 1.6 | 8 | 32.0 |
| European, n.o.s. | 10,505 | 1.3 | 9 | 38.0 |
| English | 9,785 | 1.2 | 10 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Québec (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Québec (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 | 785,115 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 817,105 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 38,310 | 4.9 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 59,225 | 7.2 | 100.0 | 29.6 |
| South Asian | 1,545 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 30.6 | 1,855 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 2,845 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 23.4 | 3,355 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 26.4 |
| Black | 14,040 | 1.8 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 25,360 | 3.1 | 42.8 | 25.8 |
| Filipino | 275 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 26.6 | 630 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 6,945 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 31.4 | 11,075 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 31.8 |
| Latin American | 7,740 | 1.0 | 20.2 | 34.0 | 10,195 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 34.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 2,790 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 29.4 | 3,485 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 29.8 |
| West Asian | 665 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 34.0 | 900 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| Korean | 235 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 290 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 30.4 |
| Japanese | 260 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 34.8 | 365 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 33.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 375 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 30.4 | 545 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 28.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 590 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 27.0 | 1,170 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 26.4 |
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