Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

L'Islet, Municipalité régionale de comté

Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses

78

Provincial population rank: 78

National population rank: 236 of 293

-1.1%

In 2021, the enumerated population of L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté), was 17,598, which represents a change of -1.1% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.

2.3%

In 2021, there were 8,206 private dwellings occupied in L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté), which represent a change of 2.3% from 2016.

8.4

The land area of L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté) is 2,097.09 square kilometres and the population density was 8.4 people per square kilometre.

Population in the last 10 years, L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté)

Population change in the last 10 years, L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté)

Population change for L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté) and higher level geographies, 2016 to 2021

L'Islet (Municipalité régionale de comté) — Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2016 to 2021

Census division (CD) name Type Population
2021 2016 % change
Charlevoix MRC 13,371 12,997 2.9
Kamouraska MRC 21,307 21,073 1.1
Montmagny MRC 22,481 22,698 -1.0

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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