Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Papineau, Municipalité régionale de comté
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
61
Provincial population rank: 61
National population rank: 197 of 293
6.5%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté), was 24,308, which represents a change of 6.5% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
10.6%
In 2021, there were 11,504 private dwellings occupied in Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté), which represent a change of 10.6% from 2016.
8.4
The land area of Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté) is 2,903.45 square kilometres and the population density was 8.4 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 10 years, Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté)
Population change in the last 10 years, Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté)
Population change for Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté) and higher level geographies, 2016 to 2021
Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté) — Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2016 to 2021
| Census division (CD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais | MRC | 54,498 | 49,094 | 11.0 |
| Les Laurentides | MRC | 50,777 | 45,902 | 10.6 |
| Ottawa | CDR | 1,017,449 | 934,243 | 8.9 |
| Argenteuil | MRC | 34,752 | 32,389 | 7.3 |
| Prescott and Russell | UC | 95,639 | 89,333 | 7.1 |
| Gatineau | TÉ | 291,041 | 276,245 | 5.4 |
| Antoine-Labelle | MRC | 36,462 | 35,243 | 3.5 |
| La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau | MRC | 20,547 | 20,182 | 1.8 |
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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