Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saguenay, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 112,885 persons representing 71.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 9,575 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 33,515 persons, representing 21.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,335 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 435 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 425 persons representing 0.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 66,340 persons representing 42.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 31,130 persons representing 19.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 24,775 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Saguenay (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saguenay (CMA), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 66,340 | 42.0 | 1 | 44.8 |
French, n.o.s. | 31,130 | 19.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
Québécois | 24,775 | 15.7 | 3 | 44.4 |
French Canadian | 18,355 | 11.6 | 4 | 49.6 |
Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 4,335 | 2.7 | 5 | 37.6 |
Irish | 3,835 | 2.4 | 6 | 34.8 |
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 3,815 | 2.4 | 7 | 32.4 |
Métis | 2,555 | 1.6 | 8 | 45.2 |
Scottish | 2,450 | 1.6 | 9 | 38.8 |
Christian, n.i.e. | 2,435 | 1.5 | 10 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saguenay (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saguenay (CMA), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 157,760 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 | 157,900 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
Total visible minority population | 2,005 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 2,975 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 26.8 |
South Asian | 120 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 27.4 | 130 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 38.8 |
Chinese | 275 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 260 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 24.0 |
Black | 665 | 0.4 | 33.2 | 24.4 | 1,335 | 0.8 | 44.9 | 24.2 |
Filipino | 70 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 27.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 30.6 |
Arab | 325 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 30.8 | 425 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 28.4 |
Latin American | 230 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 435 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 36.4 |
Southeast Asian | 150 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 21.8 | 105 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 28.4 |
West Asian | 65 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 30.8 | 45 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
Korean | 20 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
Japanese | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 40 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 25.6 |
Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | 90 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
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