Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Arthabaska, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 1,985 people, that is, 2.8% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 69,155 (96.4%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 570 (0.8%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 420 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 21.1% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 1,740 | 100.0 | ... | 1,985 | 100.0 | ... |
| Colombia | 230 | 13.2 | 1 | 285 | 14.4 | 1 |
| France | 220 | 12.6 | 2 | 270 | 13.6 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 215 | 12.4 | 3 | 180 | 9.1 | 3 |
| Syria | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 90 | 4.5 | 4 |
| United States of America | 110 | 6.3 | 5 | 85 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Haiti | 60 | 3.4 | 8 | 70 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 0.9 | 22 | 65 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 100 | 5.7 | 6 | 60 | 3.0 | 8 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 55 | 2.8 | 9 |
| Morocco | 25 | 1.4 | 12 | 50 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Mexico | 35 | 2.0 | 10 | 50 | 2.5 | 10 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 370 | 100.0 | ... | 420 | 100.0 | ... |
| Syria | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 85 | 20.2 | 1 |
| France | 15 | 4.0 | 5 | 60 | 14.3 | 2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 30 | 7.1 | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 6.0 | 4 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 90 | 24.0 | 1 | 25 | 6.0 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 2.7 | 7 | 20 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Colombia | 70 | 18.7 | 2 | 15 | 3.6 | 8 |
Population by generation status and median age, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 69,520 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 71,715 | 100.0 | 44.4 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 1,995 | 2.9 | 38.4 | 2,790 | 3.9 | 38.8 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 1,635 | 2.4 | 26.0 | 1,980 | 2.8 | 16.4 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 65,895 | 94.8 | 44.0 | 66,945 | 93.3 | 45.6 |
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