Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saguenay, Census metropolitan area
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
27
Provincial population rank: 5
National population rank: 27 of 152
0.0%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Saguenay (CMA), was 161,567, which represents a change of 0.0% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
2.9%
In 2021, there were 74,809 private dwellings occupied in Saguenay (CMA), which represent a change of 2.9% from 2016.
51.6
The land area of Saguenay (CMA) is 3,133.53 square kilometres and the population density was 51.6 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 25 years, Saguenay (CMA)
Population change in the last 25 years, Saguenay (CMA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Saguenay CMA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Saguenay | V | 144,723 | 145,949 | -0.8 |
| Saint-Honoré | V | 6,376 | 5,757 | 10.8 |
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau | MÉ | 2,996 | 2,768 | 8.2 |
| Saint-Fulgence | MÉ | 2,061 | 2,071 | -0.5 |
| Larouche | MÉ | 1,601 | 1,486 | 7.7 |
| Saint-Félix-d'Otis | MÉ | 1,109 | 956 | 16.0 |
| Bégin | MÉ | 851 | 818 | 4.0 |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bourget | MÉ | 784 | 736 | 6.5 |
| Ferland-et-Boilleau | MÉ | 632 | 540 | 17.0 |
| Sainte-Rose-du-Nord | PE | 434 | 439 | -1.1 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Quebec
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Montréal | CMA | 4,291,732 | 4,104,074 r | 4.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Québec | CMA | 839,311 | 806,406 r | 4.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Sherbrooke | CMA | 227,398 | 212,105 | 7.2 | 19 | 4 |
| Saguenay | CMA | 161,567 | 161,520 r | 0.0 | 27 | 5 |
| Trois-Rivières | CMA | 161,489 | 156,042 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 |
| Drummondville | CMA | 101,610 | 97,149 r | 4.6 | 41 | 7 |
| Granby | CA | 90,833 | 85,056 | 6.8 | 45 | 8 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | 59,980 | 58,201 r | 3.1 | 58 | 9 |
| Rimouski | CA | 53,944 | 53,498 r | 0.8 | 60 | 10 |
| Victoriaville | CA | 52,936 | 51,336 r | 3.1 | 61 | 11 |
| Joliette | CA | 52,706 | 49,439 | 6.6 | 62 | 12 |
| Shawinigan | CA | 49,620 | 49,349 r | 0.5 | 63 | 13 |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | 42,787 | 40,745 | 5.0 | 69 | 14 |
| Rouyn-Noranda | CA | 42,313 | 42,334 | 0.0 | 70 | 15 |
| Sorel-Tracy | CA | 41,934 | 41,629 | 0.7 | 71 | 16 |
| Saint-Georges | CA | 34,833 | 34,176 r | 1.9 | 76 | 17 |
| Val-d'Or | CA | 34,037 | 33,871 | 0.5 | 78 | 18 |
| Alma | CA | 30,331 | 30,771 r | -1.4 | 89 | 19 |
| Rivière-du-Loup | CA | 30,025 | 28,902 | 3.9 | 90 | 20 |
| Thetford Mines | CA | 28,287 | 27,564 r | 2.6 | 93 | 21 |
| Sept-Îles | CA | 27,729 | 28,534 | -2.8 | 95 | 22 |
| Baie-Comeau | CA | 26,643 | 27,692 | -3.8 | 99 | 23 |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | CA | 19,892 | 18,010 r | 10.4 | 111 | 24 |
| Amos | CA | 18,873 | 18,872 r | 0.0 | 117 | 25 |
| Matane | CA | 18,474 | 18,894 r | -2.2 | 121 | 26 |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | 15,306 | 15,750 r | -2.8 | 131 | 27 |
| Cowansville | CA | 15,234 | 13,656 | 11.6 | 132 | 28 |
| Lachute | CA | 14,100 | 12,862 | 9.6 | 138 | 29 |
| Sainte-Marie | CA | 13,134 | 13,565 | -3.2 | 146 | 30 |
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