Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bellechasse, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 585 people, that is, 1.6% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 36,115 (97.7%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 270 (0.7%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 130 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 22.2% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Bellechasse (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Bellechasse (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 525 | 100.0 | ... | 585 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 140 | 26.7 | 1 | 160 | 27.4 | 1 |
| Haiti | 35 | 6.7 | 4 | 105 | 17.9 | 2 |
| United States of America | 75 | 14.3 | 2 | 45 | 7.7 | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Togo | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.6 | 7 |
| China | 20 | 3.8 | 6 | 15 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.6 | 7 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Bellechasse (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 130 | 100.0 | ... | 130 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 15 | 11.5 | 3 | 40 | 32.0 | 1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 16.0 | 2 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 16.0 | 2 |
Population by generation status and median age, Bellechasse (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 36,045 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 36,975 | 100.0 | 43.6 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 675 | 1.9 | 40.8 | 970 | 2.6 | 40.0 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 630 | 1.7 | 28.2 | 630 | 1.7 | 22.8 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 34,745 | 96.4 | 44.0 | 35,375 | 95.7 | 44.0 |
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