Census Profile, 2016 Census
Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec and Quebec [Province]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Bécancour, MRC
Quebec
[Census division] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec  Map : Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Quebec [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 20,404 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 20,081 ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 1.6 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 9,947 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 9,041 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 17.8 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,144.67 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 20,400 10,355 10,045 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 3,240 1,680 1,565 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 1,125 585 545 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 1,115 580 535 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 1,005 515 490 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 12,685 6,515 6,165 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 970 525 445 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 995 505 490 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 1,045 530 510 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 1,155 585 570 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 1,245 665 580 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 1,025 505 525 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 1,190 605 585 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 1,515 780 735 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 1,815 915 895 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 1,720 895 825 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 4,475 2,165 2,320 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 1,450 785 665 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 1,170 625 550 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 695 320 370 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 545 230 315 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 620 205 420 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 390 135 255 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 175 50 120 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 55 15 40 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 5 0 5 1,850 255 1,600
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.9 16.2 15.6 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 62.2 62.9 61.4 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 21.9 20.9 23.1 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 3.0 2.0 4.2 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 44.4 43.6 45.2 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 47.3 46.6 48.0 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.2%

Data quality: Quebec [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Bécancour, MRC [Census division], Quebec and Quebec [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 30, 2024).

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