Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

• In 2016, the enumerated population of Saguenay census metropolitan area (CMA) was 160,980, which represents a change of 1.5% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Saguenay is 2,759.75 square kilometres and the population density was 58.3 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 72,479 private dwellings occupied in Saguenay, which represent a change of 3.7% from 2011.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 20 years, Saguenay

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population in the last 20 years, Saguenay

Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 20 years, Saguenay

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 20 years, Saguenay

Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Population change, 2011 to 2016 for census subdivisions in the Saguenay CMA

Table 1 Saguenay CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saguenay Census subdivision - Saguenay, Ville	V	145,949	144,746	0.8
Saint-Honoré Census subdivision - Saint-Honoré, Municipalité	MÉ	5,757	5,257	9.5
Saint-David-de-Falardeau Census subdivision - Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Municipalité	MÉ	2,768	2,657	4.2
Saint-Fulgence Census subdivision - Saint-Fulgence, Municipalité	MÉ	2,071	1,949	6.3
Larouche Census subdivision - Larouche, Municipalité	MÉ	1,486	1,277	16.4
Saint-Félix-d'Otis Census subdivision - Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Municipalité	MÉ	956	1,007 revised r	-5.1
Bégin Census subdivision - Bégin, Municipalité	MÉ	818	868	-5.8
Saint-Charles-de-Bourget Census subdivision - Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, Municipalité	MÉ	736	690	6.7
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord Census subdivision - Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	439	413	6.3

Population change and rank, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Quebec

Table 2 Quebec – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016

CMA or CA name	Type	Population			Rank
		2016	2011	% change	Nat.	Prov.
Montréal Montréal - Census metropolitan area	CMA	4,098,927	3,934,078revised r	4.2	2	1
Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau - Census metropolitan area	CMA	1,323,783	1,254,919revised r	5.5	5	not applicable ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part)		332,057	318,011revised r	4.4	not applicable ···	3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)		991,726	936,908revised r	5.9	not applicable ···	2
Québec Québec - Census metropolitan area	CMA	800,296	767,310revised r	4.3	7	2
Sherbrooke Sherbrooke - Census metropolitan area	CMA	212,105	202,261revised r	4.9	19	4
Saguenay Saguenay - Census metropolitan area	CMA	160,980	158,658revised r	1.5	26	5
Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières - Census metropolitan area	CMA	156,042	151,773	2.8	27	6
Drummondville Drummondville - Census agglomeration	CA	96,118	91,222revised r	5.4	44	7
Granby Granby - Census agglomeration	CA	85,056	80,863revised r	5.2	46	8
Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe - Census agglomeration	CA	59,614	56,794	5.0	57	9
Rimouski Rimouski - Census agglomeration	CA	55,349	53,711revised r	3.0	59	10
Shawinigan Shawinigan - Census agglomeration	CA	54,181	54,489revised r	-0.6	60	11
Joliette Joliette - Census agglomeration	CA	49,439	46,932	5.3	62	12
Victoriaville Victoriaville - Census agglomeration	CA	49,151	46,354	6.0	63	13
Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda - Census agglomeration	CA	42,334	41,012revised r	3.2	69	14
Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy - Census agglomeration	CA	41,629	41,520revised r	0.3	71	15
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - Census agglomeration	CA	40,745	40,077	1.7	73	16
Val-d'Or Val-d'Or - Census agglomeration	CA	33,871	33,265	1.8	80	17
Alma Alma - Census agglomeration	CA	32,849	33,018	-0.5	81	18
Saint-Georges Saint-Georges - Census agglomeration	CA	32,513	31,173revised r	4.3	82	19
Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup - Census agglomeration	CA	28,902	28,987revised r	-0.3	91	20
Sept-Îles Sept-Îles - Census agglomeration	CA	28,534	28,487	0.2	93	21
Thetford Mines Thetford Mines - Census agglomeration	CA	28,448	28,927revised r	-1.7	94	22
Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau - Census agglomeration	CA	27,692	28,465revised r	-2.7	98	23
Matane Matane - Census agglomeration	CA	17,926	18,368	-2.4	118	24
Campbellton Campbellton - Census agglomeration	CA	15,746	17,361revised r	-9.3	127	not applicable ···
Campbellton (New Brunswick part)		13,114	14,039revised r	-6.6	not applicable ···	7
Campbellton (Quebec part)		2,632	3,322	-20.8	not applicable ···	29
Dolbeau-Mistassini Dolbeau-Mistassini - Census agglomeration	CA	15,673	15,826revised r	-1.0	129	25
Cowansville Cowansville - Census agglomeration	CA	13,656	12,489	9.3	137	26
Sainte-Marie Sainte-Marie - Census agglomeration	CA	13,565	12,889revised r	5.2	140	27
Lachute Lachute - Census agglomeration	CA	12,862	12,551	2.5	144	28
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury - Census agglomeration	CA	11,974	12,128	-1.3	149	not applicable ···
Hawkesbury (Quebec part)		1,711	1,577	8.5	not applicable ···	30
Hawkesbury (Ontario part)		10,263	10,551	-2.7	not applicable ···	45