Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Le Rocher-Percé, Municipalité régionale de comté

Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses

82

Provincial population rank: 82

National population rank: 241 of 293

-0.4%

In 2021, the enumerated population of Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), was 17,219, which represents a change of -0.4% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.

3.7%

In 2021, there were 8,319 private dwellings occupied in Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), which represent a change of 3.7% from 2016.

5.6

The land area of Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté) is 3,074.8 square kilometres and the population density was 5.6 people per square kilometre.

Population in the last 10 years, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté)

Population change in the last 10 years, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté)

Population change for Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté) and higher level geographies, 2016 to 2021

Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté) — Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2016 to 2021

Census division (CD) name Type Population
2021 2016 % change
La Côte-de-Gaspé MRC 17,547 17,117 2.5
Bonaventure MRC 17,557 17,660 -0.6

Quebec — Census divisions with the highest population change, 2016 to 2021

Census division (CD) name Type Population
2021 2016 % change
Mirabel TÉ 61,108 50,513 21.0
Les Pays-d'en-Haut MRC 46,906 41,877 12.0
Montcalm MRC 58,680 52,596 11.6
Brome-Missisquoi MRC 64,786 58,314 11.1
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais MRC 54,498 49,094 11.0

Quebec — Census divisions with the lowest population change, 2016 to 2021

Census division (CD) name Type Population
2021 2016 % change
Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent CDR 9,849 11,323 -13.0
Avignon MRC 13,415 14,461 -7.2
La Haute-Côte-Nord MRC 10,278 10,846 -5.2
L'Île-d'Orléans MRC 6,817 7,082 -3.7
La Haute-Gaspésie MRC 10,950 11,316 -3.2
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