Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Jacques-Cartier, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 1,445 people, that is, 3.1% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 45,625 (96.6%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 180 (0.4%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 195 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 13.5% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 1,290 | 100.0 | ... | 1,445 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 580 | 45.0 | 1 | 745 | 51.4 | 1 |
| Germany | 115 | 8.9 | 2 | 55 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Belgium | 80 | 6.2 | 3 | 50 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Haiti | 10 | 0.8 | 16 | 40 | 2.8 | 4 |
| United States of America | 45 | 3.5 | 4 | 40 | 2.8 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 1.6 | 10 | 35 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Mexico | 35 | 2.7 | 6 | 30 | 2.1 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 2.7 | 6 | 25 | 1.7 | 8 |
| Romania | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 1.7 | 8 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 1.7 | 8 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 1.7 | 8 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 245 | 100.0 | ... | 195 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 155 | 63.3 | 1 | 120 | 60.0 | 1 |
| Belgium | 10 | 4.1 | 4 | 20 | 10.0 | 2 |
Population by generation status and median age, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 42,965 | 100.0 | 36.4 | 47,255 | 100.0 | 37.2 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 1,565 | 3.6 | 42.4 | 2,000 | 4.2 | 40.0 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 1,390 | 3.2 | 23.0 | 1,805 | 3.8 | 17.4 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 40,020 | 93.1 | 36.4 | 43,450 | 91.9 | 37.6 |
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