Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Quebec, Province
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Quebec, 2001 to 2021
English only
+19.6%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +19.6% (or +73,125 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +36.2% or +118,535 people.
French only
-1.3%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -1.3% (or -52,355 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +3.9% or +148,930 people.
English and French
+8.7%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +8.7% (or +312,575 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was +34.1% or +991,280 people.
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Quebec, 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Quebec, 2001 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Quebec, 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Quebec, 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Quebec, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 372,450 | 4.6 | 445,575 | 5.3 |
| French only | 4,032,635 | 50.0 | 3,980,280 | 47.3 |
| English and French | 3,586,405 | 44.5 | 3,898,980 | 46.4 |
| Neither English nor French | 75,065 | 0.9 | 82,075 | 1.0 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Quebec, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 601,155 | 7.5 | 639,365 | 7.6 |
| French | 6,219,660 | 77.1 | 6,291,440 | 74.8 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Quebec, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 965,615 | 12.0 | 1,111,675 | 13.2 |
| French | 6,644,090 | 82.4 | 6,806,460 | 81.0 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Quebec, 2016 and 2021
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