Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Québec, Territoire équivalent
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 333,465 persons representing 58.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 37,975 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 172,010 persons, representing 30.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 22,275 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 9,910 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 8,950 persons representing 1.6% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 194,215 persons representing 34.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 158,280 persons representing 27.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 72,855 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Québec (Territoire équivalent), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Québec (Territoire équivalent), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 194,215 | 34.0 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 158,280 | 27.7 | 2 | 45.6 |
| Québécois | 72,855 | 12.7 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 52,620 | 9.2 | 4 | 49.6 |
| Irish | 25,050 | 4.4 | 5 | 35.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Québec (Territoire équivalent), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Québec (Territoire équivalent), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 552,910 | 100.0 | ... | 42.2 | 571,420 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 34,175 | 6.2 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 51,655 | 9.0 | 100.0 | 29.6 |
| South Asian | 1,415 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 31.8 | 1,640 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 31.8 |
| Chinese | 2,355 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 31.3 | 2,650 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 27.0 |
| Black | 12,730 | 2.3 | 37.2 | 25.4 | 22,275 | 3.9 | 43.1 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 220 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 29.4 | 520 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 6,325 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 29.1 | 9,910 | 1.7 | 19.2 | 31.6 |
| Latin American | 6,855 | 1.2 | 20.1 | 32.5 | 8,950 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 34.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 2,455 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 32.4 | 2,835 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 30.6 |
| West Asian | 610 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 33.1 | 860 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 34.4 |
| Korean | 210 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 215 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 32.8 |
| Japanese | 215 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 34.4 | 305 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 34.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 310 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 33.6 | 455 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 28.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 480 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 1,045 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 26.4 |
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