Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Appalaches, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 660 people, that is, 1.6% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 40,160 (97.1%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 550 (1.3%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 130 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 19.7% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 555 | 100.0 | ... | 660 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 115 | 20.7 | 2 | 130 | 19.7 | 1 |
| United States of America | 135 | 24.3 | 1 | 80 | 12.1 | 2 |
| Haiti | 40 | 7.2 | 4 | 30 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Colombia | 45 | 8.1 | 3 | 30 | 4.5 | 3 |
| China | 15 | 2.7 | 6 | 30 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10 | 1.8 | 9 | 25 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1.8 | 9 | 20 | 3.0 | 10 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 85 | 100.0 | ... | 130 | 100.0 | ... |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 19.2 | 1 |
| France | 25 | 27.8 | 1 | 20 | 15.4 | 2 |
| Haiti | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 | 3 |
Population by generation status and median age, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 40,760 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 41,375 | 100.0 | 50.8 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 700 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 1,355 | 3.3 | 38.4 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 665 | 1.6 | 49.6 | 880 | 2.1 | 26.4 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 39,395 | 96.7 | 51.2 | 39,135 | 94.6 | 52.0 |
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