Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 335 people, that is, 1.7% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 19,760 (97.8%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 100 (0.5%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 30 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 9.1% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Bécancour (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Bécancour (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 330 | 100.0 | ... | 335 | 100.0 | ... |
| Switzerland | 105 | 31.8 | 1 | 105 | 31.3 | 1 |
| France | 55 | 16.7 | 2 | 80 | 23.9 | 2 |
| Belgium | 35 | 10.6 | 3 | 40 | 11.9 | 3 |
| United States of America | 10 | 3.0 | 5 | 15 | 4.5 | 4 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Bécancour (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 20 | 100.0 | ... | 30 | 100.0 | ... |
Population by generation status and median age, Bécancour (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 19,835 | 100.0 | 46.4 | 20,195 | 100.0 | 46.0 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 370 | 1.9 | 45.6 | 475 | 2.4 | 47.6 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 525 | 2.6 | 23.6 | 450 | 2.2 | 25.0 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 18,940 | 95.5 | 46.8 | 19,270 | 95.4 | 46.4 |
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