Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Trois-Rivières, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 101,530 persons representing 65.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,580 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 41,170 persons, representing 26.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 3,825 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,665 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,385 persons representing 0.9% 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 61,170 persons representing 39.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 35,955 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 21,905 persons representing 14.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Trois-Rivières (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Trois-Rivières (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 61,170 | 39.3 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 35,955 | 23.1 | 2 | 51.6 |
| Québécois | 21,905 | 14.1 | 3 | 42.0 |
| French Canadian | 14,780 | 9.5 | 4 | 51.6 |
| Irish | 4,650 | 3.0 | 5 | 38.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 4,040 | 2.6 | 6 | 38.0 |
| European, n.o.s. | 3,800 | 2.4 | 7 | 37.2 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 2,495 | 1.6 | 8 | 33.2 |
| Scottish | 1,980 | 1.3 | 9 | 43.2 |
| Acadian | 1,870 | 1.2 | 10 | 51.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Trois-Rivières (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Trois-Rivières (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 | 150,165 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 | 155,535 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 4,660 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 8,315 | 5.3 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 155 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 29.4 | 220 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 315 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 20.2 | 450 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 23.4 |
| Black | 1,870 | 1.2 | 40.1 | 23.2 | 3,825 | 2.5 | 46.0 | 23.4 |
| Filipino | 45 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 42.4 | 160 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 32.4 |
| Arab | 780 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 30.4 | 1,385 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 29.0 |
| Latin American | 1,105 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 29.8 | 1,665 | 1.1 | 20.0 | 31.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 220 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 40.8 | 305 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 31.2 |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | 55 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 34.4 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | 40 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 28.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 55 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 23.6 | 120 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 29.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 55 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 32.4 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 27.6 |
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