Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 295 people, that is, 1.2% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 23,715 (98.3%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 115 (0.5%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 95 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 32.2% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 220 | 100.0 | ... | 295 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 35 | 15.9 | 1 | 60 | 20.3 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Haiti | 25 | 11.4 | 3 | 25 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Viet Nam | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Morocco | 10 | 4.5 | 6 | 15 | 5.1 | 4 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Abitibi (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 | ... | 95 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 10 | 33.3 | 2 | 15 | 16.7 | 1 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 16.7 | 1 |
Population by generation status and median age, Abitibi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 24,005 | 100.0 | 42.4 | 24,120 | 100.0 | 43.6 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 235 | 1.0 | 41.2 | 450 | 1.9 | 35.2 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 400 | 1.7 | 41.2 | 315 | 1.3 | 43.6 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 23,370 | 97.4 | 42.4 | 23,360 | 96.8 | 43.6 |
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