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Demographics Of Laval

Demographics

Laval is the fifth largest suburb in North America after Town of Hempstead, New York; Mississauga, Ontario; Mesa, Arizona and Surrey, British Columbia.

In 2001, the population of Laval was an estimated 343,005, a 3.8 percent increase from the earlier census in 1996. Women constitute 51.44% of the total population. Children under 14 years of age total 18.6%, while those of retirement age (65 years of age and older) number 13.2% resulting in a median age of 38.7 years.

In Laval, 15.48% of the population was born outside of Canada, substantially lower than the national average, many immigrants hailing from the French Caribbean, theMiddle East, North Africa, and Europe. Those of indigenous origin constitute 0.22%, while those who are visible minorities (non-white/European) number 8.68%, and are chiefly Black Canadian, Arab, and Hispanic. As with many parts ofQuebec, the city is highly Christian (90.71%), particularly Roman Catholic(81.09%), while Protestant and Orthodox groups constitute the remainder of the population. Religions such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and others number less than 5% combined.

On March 19 2009, Laval is now the main destination for immigrants to Canada, according to a study released by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The report says that between 2001 and 2006, the immigrant population grew by 40% in Laval, while the national average stood at 15%.

  • Just over 10% of immigrants arriving in Laval speaks neither English nor French at home.
  • Immigrants from Eastern Europe are most likely to live in Laval.
  • 20% of Lavalers were born abroad in 2006.

Laval is not quite as linguistically diverse as neighbouring Montreal. The 2006 census found that, counting both single and multiple responses, French was spoken as a mother tongue by 68.4% of the population, and was spoken most often at home by 73.8% of Laval residents.[4] Counting single responses only, the next most common mother tongues were English (6.9%), Italian (4.4%), Greekand Arabic (3.9% each), Spanish (2.2%) and Armenian (1.8%).