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Rivière-du-Loup, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec

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Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Rivière-du-Loup and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Rivière-du-Loup Quebec
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 32,600 100.0 ... 7,965,450 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 32,090 98.4 ... 6,788,085 85.2 ...
Immigrants 440 1.3 100.0 1,091,305 13.7 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 145 0.4 33.0 553,855 7.0 50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 55 0.2 12.5 140,170 1.8 12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 80 0.2 18.2 182,110 2.3 16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 155 0.5 35.2 215,170 2.7 19.7
Non-permanent residents 70 0.2 ... 86,060 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Rivière-du-Loup, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2006 to 2011)
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Population in private households 335 .. 105 .. 440 .. 155 ..
Age groups 335 100.0 105 100.0 440 100.0 160 100.0
Less than 15 years 35 10.4 15 14.3 50 11.4 40 25.0
15 to 24 years 20 6.0 0 0.0 75 17.0 30 18.8
25 to 64 years 255 76.1 75 71.4 285 64.8 90 56.3
65 years and older 25 7.5 0 0.0 30 6.8 0 0.0
Median age 35.0 .. 31.2 .. 35.5 .. 30.7 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 385 100.0 160 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 185 48.1 75 46.9
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 80 20.8 35 21.9
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 105 27.3 45 28.1
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 160 41.6 50 31.3
Refugees ... ... ... ... 40 10.4 25 15.6
Region of birth1 335 100.0 100 100.0 440 100.0 155 100.0
Americas 55 16.4 0 0.0 90 20.5 15 9.7
Europe 165 49.3 75 75.0 145 33.0 25 16.1
Africa 40 11.9 0 0.0 70 15.9 50 32.3
Asia 75 22.4 0 0.0 135 30.7 65 41.9
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Rivière-du-Loup, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 440 100.0 ...
France 100 22.7 1
Armenia 50 11.4 2
China 50 11.4 2
United States 35 8.0 4
Haiti 30 6.8 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 160 100.0 ...
Armenia 30 18.8 1
China 20 12.5 2
France 20 12.5 2
Philippines 15 9.4 4

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,3 Rivière-du-Loup, 2016

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 440 100.0 ...
Armenian 50 11.4 1
Mandarin 25 5.7 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 155 100.0 ...
Armenian 30 19.4 1
Mandarin 20 12.9 2

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Rivière-du-Loup, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 32,725 100.0 44.1 32,600 100.0 45.1
First generation (born abroad) 395 1.2 34.1 545 1.7 34.5
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 370 1.1 36.2 400 1.2 35.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 65 0.2 2.6 85 0.3 10.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 305 0.9 37.0 315 1.0 38.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 31,960 97.7 44.4 31,650 97.1 45.4

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Rivière-du-Loup, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age
Total population in private households 32,725 100.0 .. 44.1 32,600 100.0 .. 45.1
Visible minority population 190 0.6 100.0 27.0 350 1.1 100.0 29.7
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.1 8.6 34.6
Chinese 30 0.1 15.8 8.5 55 0.2 15.7 39.2
Black 35 0.1 18.4 27.3 105 0.3 30.0 20.8
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 0.1 5.7 7.4
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.0 4.3 0.0
Arab 40 0.1 21.1 33.5 60 0.2 17.1 29.7
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.0 4.3 0.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 0.1 7.1 8.7
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.1 8.6 74.5
Not a visible minority 32,530 99.4 .. 44.3 32,245 98.9 .. 45.3

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Rivière-du-Loup Quebec Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 26,980 82.8 1 4,647,840 58.3 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
French 7,990 24.5 2 1,870,545 23.5 2 4,670,595 13.6 4
Irish 795 2.4 3 446,215 5.6 3 4,627,000 13.4 5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and Canada, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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