Boucherville

In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 5.09 µg/m³. The population of Boucherville, in Canada, was 41,628 in 2021. The city covered 70.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 587.8 people per km² in 2021.

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Lower unemployment than 96% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Foreign residents1,015 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.
Population41,628 peoplecity · Verified 2026-06-12Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Boucherville, CSD 2458014)
Unemployment rate5.2 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain
NO₂ — annual mean8.039 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.
PM2.5 — annual mean5.0869 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
City area70.4 km2city · Verified 2026-06-12Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Boucherville, CSD 2458014)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-26

Who Boucherville may suit

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–64% from published values
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66% from published values
Student44%strong on education, weak on healthcare · range 30–58% from published values
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–73% from published values
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Boucherville residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.6%Foreign residents 2.4%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Boucherville by year, residents36,50238,72340,94543,16620012003200520072009201120132015201720192021202242,454residents

Population rose 14.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 36,962 to 42,454.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.2% in May 2021.

Unemployment across cities in CanadaWhere Boucherville lands among 166 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band224–6Boucherville 5.2%336–8358–103810–122912–14614–16218–20122–24unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Unemployment rate5.2 %country median 9.4% — 45% below2026-07-262021Official sourceStatistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 8.04 µg/m³ in 2024.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Boucherville annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.1PM2.510408.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaWhere Boucherville lands among 137 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band31–2312–3533–4164–5185–6Boucherville 5.117–818–929–10310–11113–14215–16316–17117–18120–21140–41annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

Mobility and administration

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOpenFlights — routes.dat Source-backed value
Nearest airportYHU code2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value
Distance to nearest airport8.4 km2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

2.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,015 people of 41,628 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Boucherville?

The unemployment rate is 5.2 %. Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Boucherville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.0869 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Boucherville?

The published population is 41,628 people. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Boucherville, CSD 2458014), checked 2026-06-12.

How many foreign residents live in Boucherville?

1,015 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status., checked 2026-07-15.

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Sources

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