Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Montréal, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,857,585 persons representing 44.2% of the total population. The second group was Muslim, with about 365,675 persons representing 8.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,200,085 persons, representing 28.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 340,135 persons representing 8.1% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 246,150 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 137,850 persons representing 3.3% 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 869,205 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 813,015 persons representing 19.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 359,180 persons representing 8.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Montréal (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Montréal (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 869,205 | 20.7 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 813,015 | 19.3 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Québécois | 359,180 | 8.5 | 3 | 38.8 |
| Italian | 267,240 | 6.4 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Irish | 214,190 | 5.1 | 5 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 210,145 | 5.0 | 6 | 48.4 |
| Haitian | 142,535 | 3.4 | 7 | 32.0 |
| Chinese | 111,100 | 2.6 | 8 | 36.0 |
| Scottish | 110,905 | 2.6 | 9 | 39.2 |
| English | 105,110 | 2.5 | 10 | 39.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Montréal (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Montréal (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 | 4,014,890 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 | 4,206,455 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 904,880 | 22.5 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 1,143,820 | 27.2 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 85,925 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 32.4 | 121,255 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 30.8 |
| Chinese | 89,395 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 34.4 | 103,500 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 36.8 |
| Black | 270,940 | 6.7 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 340,135 | 8.1 | 29.7 | 31.2 |
| Filipino | 33,070 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 40,310 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 191,165 | 4.8 | 21.1 | 31.4 | 246,150 | 5.9 | 21.5 | 31.6 |
| Latin American | 110,220 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 35.2 | 137,850 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 55,705 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 36.4 | 61,255 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 38.0 |
| West Asian | 28,885 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 34.0 | 39,470 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 36.0 |
| Korean | 7,055 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 30.6 | 9,150 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 32.8 |
| Japanese | 3,810 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35.2 | 4,170 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 8,285 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 33.6 | 9,965 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 35.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20,425 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 22.6 | 30,605 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 24.0 |
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