Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rimouski, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 35,750 persons representing 68.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,050 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 12,880 persons, representing 24.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 630 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 195 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 155 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 20,480 persons representing 39.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 13,980 persons representing 26.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,265 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Rimouski (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rimouski (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 20,480 | 39.0 | 1 | 44.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 13,980 | 26.6 | 2 | 49.2 |
| Québécois | 8,265 | 15.7 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 5,650 | 10.8 | 4 | 54.0 |
| Irish | 1,645 | 3.1 | 5 | 39.6 |
| Acadian | 1,280 | 2.4 | 6 | 43.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1,245 | 2.4 | 7 | 41.6 |
| Scottish | 780 | 1.5 | 8 | 41.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 775 | 1.5 | 9 | 32.0 |
| English | 630 | 1.2 | 10 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rimouski (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rimouski (CA), 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 | 51,550 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 | 52,480 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 805 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 25.6 | 1,220 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 25.4 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 25.8 |
| Chinese | 150 | 0.3 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 130 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 25.6 |
| Black | 315 | 0.6 | 38.8 | 25.4 | 630 | 1.2 | 51.6 | 25.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 140 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 30.8 | 195 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 29.4 |
| Latin American | 90 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 31.4 | 155 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 24.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 23.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 23.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
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