Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shawinigan, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
63
Provincial population rank: 13
National population rank: 63 of 152
0.5%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Shawinigan (CA), was 49,620, which represents a change of 0.5% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
2.7%
In 2021, there were 25,060 private dwellings occupied in Shawinigan (CA), which represent a change of 2.7% from 2016.
68.0
The land area of Shawinigan (CA) is 729.98 square kilometres and the population density was 68.0 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Shawinigan (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Shawinigan (CA)
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 Shawinigan CA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Shawinigan | V | 49,620 | 49,349 | 0.5 |
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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