Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Abitibi-Ouest, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 125 people, that is, 0.6% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 19,875 (99.2%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 40 (0.2%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 20 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 16.0% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 95 | 100.0 | ... | 125 | 100.0 | ... |
| Algeria | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 30 | 25.0 | 1 |
| France | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 20 | 16.7 | 2 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 35 | 100.0 | ... | 20 | 100.0 | ... |
Population by generation status and median age, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 20,030 | 100.0 | 45.2 | 20,040 | 100.0 | 46.0 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 105 | 0.5 | 42.4 | 195 | 1.0 | 39.6 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 220 | 1.1 | 58.4 | 235 | 1.2 | 53.6 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 19,705 | 98.4 | 44.8 | 19,615 | 97.9 | 46.0 |
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