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DemographicsThe 65 and over group to grow most by 2031In the next 20 years, the area’s 65 and over segment should increase considerably, with the gradual arrival of retirement-agebaby-boomers – a population cohort born between 1945 and 1965 that, in Quebec, represents a higher percentage of thepopulation than anywhere else in North America. The ageing of the population should be less rapid in Greater Montréalthan in the rest of Quebec, however. According to Institut de la statistique du Québec estimates, almost one person in four(22%) in Greater Montréal will be 65 or over in 2031, whereas this proportion was only 14% in 2006. In the rest of Quebec,this proportion should reach 29% in 2031, whereas it was 15% in 2006.Population projections for Greater Montréal by age group, 2006-2031700,000600,00020062031500,000400,000300,000200,000100,00000-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+(Age group)Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Perspectives démographiques du Québec et des régions, 2006-2056, édition 2009. Calculations by the CMM, 2010.18With respect to Greater Montréal’s five geographic sectors, the population in the Montréal agglomeration should age theleast rapidly over the next few years. This situation can be explained by the large number of new immigrants, who are, onaverage, younger than the population as a whole, and who should continue to settle mainly in the Montréal agglomeration.At the Island level, the proportion of those 65 and over should nonetheless increase from 15% in 2006 to 21% in 2031. Thepopulation of the Longueuil agglomeration and the North and South Shores should age the most rapidly. In the Longueuilagglomeration, the percentage of those 65 and over should go from 14% in 2006 to 26% in 2031, while on the North andSouth Shores, the figure should rise from approximately 10% in 2006 to 21% in 2031.Projections for the population age 65 and over, five geographic sectors, 2006-203130%25%21%26%23%21%2006203121%20%15%15%14%14%10%9%10%5%0%MontréalagglomerationLongueuilagglomerationLavalNorth ShoreSouth ShoreSource: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Perspectives démographiques du Québec et des régions, 2006-2056, édition 2009. Calculations by the CMM, 2010.
2.6 LanguageFrench declines as the main languagespoken at home, but rises as the mainlanguage used at workIn Greater Montréal, the official language, French, is themain language spoken at home by just over two-thirds ofthe population. As is true for other large North Americanmetropolitan areas, because of historical context andimmigration, in addition to official languages, several otherlanguages are also used as the main language at home.In Greater Montréal, English also has an important presence,and is the main language spoken at home by about 17% ofthe population. Nearly 12% of the population has a languageother than French or English as the main language used athome, and approximately 4% of the population speaks morethan one language at home fluently.Between 2001 and 2006, as a result of internationalimmigration, the percentage of the population speakingFrench as the main language at home, or whose mothertongue is French, declined slightly to the benefit of languagesother than English. The proportion of the bilingual population(English-French) also decreased somewhat. However, thepercentage of people using French as the main language atwork rose, from 71% to 72% between 2001 and 2006 – anincrease explained, in particular, by the strong growth ofimmigrants with Arabic as their mother tongue, who tendto use French as their working language. 4Percentage of the population whose mainlanguage spoken at home is French only(Greater Montréal and Québec area) or English only(other areas), 2006QuébecCincinnatiPittsburghSt. LouisClevelandBaltimoreEdmontonDetroitMinneapolisPhiladelphiaCalgaryAtlantaPortlandTampaSeattleDenverBostonWashingtonSacramentoPhoenixChicagoDallasVancouverTorontoGreater Montréal67.9%San DiegoHoustonNew YorkRiversideSan FranciscoOttawa-GatineauMiamiLos Angeles0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%N.B.: For Greater Montréal, data are at the CMA level.Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2006; US Census Bureau, AmericanCommunity Survey, 2006. Calculations by the CMM, 2010.demographics19Use of French in Greater Montréal, 2001 and 200680%70%67,5%64,9%69,4% 67,9%2001 200671,2% 72,1%60%50%52,9% 51,9%40%30%20%10%0%Population with Frenchonly as mother tonguePopulation whose languagemost often spoken at homeis French onlyBilingual population(population with a knowledgeof French and English)People whose languagemost often spoken at workis French onlyN.B.: Data are at the Montréal CMA level.Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2001 and 2006. Calculations by the CMM, 2010.4 Statistics Canada, Using Languages at Work in Canada, 2006 Census (2010).
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