Living in Rimouski

In Rimouski, tenants pay an average rent of €597 a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.6% (2021).

Population density was 144.3 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 3.8% of the population in 2021. 12.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. Monthly mean temperatures were −11°C in January and 18.6°C in July. The city covered 298 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1018 sources

Population48,935people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rimouski (Census subdivision 2410043)

Median gross salary3,181EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent596.7EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate7.6%country median 8.4% — 10% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime3,673incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

Lower unemployment than 61% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Rimouski?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	12.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Dwellings	24,849 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Main residence dwellings	23,470 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	550.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	596.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Rimouski a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 7.6% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Rimouski?

The median gross salary is about 3,181 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,181 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁰
Median gross salary (regional): 2,353 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Rimouski?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Rimouski is 7.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Rimouski 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	54.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median gross salary	3,181 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,353 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	7.6 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Rimouski?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,808of €2,479 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,479
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €597
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,808

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rimouski. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rimouski. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Rimouski?

Police recorded about 3,673 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesRimouski highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,673 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Workers commuting by public transport	0.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Workers walking to work	8.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	YXK	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	3.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rimouski. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rimouski.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 71 mm in January and 93.9 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

-7°-15°

-6°-14°

0°-8°

7°-1°

15°5°

21°11°

23°14°

23°13°

18°9°

10°4°

4°-2°

-3°-9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -7.1 · Feb -5.7 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 7.3 · May 15.1 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 3.7 · Dec -2.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — RIMOUSKI, 1991-2020³Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -14.6 · Feb -13.6 · Mar -7.8 · Apr -0.9 · May 5.2 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 3.6 · Nov -1.8 · Dec -9 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — RIMOUSKI, 1991-2020³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -11 · Feb -9.6 · Mar -3.9 · Apr 3.2 · May 10.2 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -5.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — RIMOUSKI, 1991-2020³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 71 · Feb 65.8 · Mar 64 · Apr 73.2 · May 81.8 · Jun 81.2 · Jul 93.9 · Aug 80.2 · Sep 91 · Oct 96.3 · Nov 77.5 · Dec 89.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — RIMOUSKI, 1991-2020³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Rimouski?

The published population was 48,935 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rimouski (Census subdivision 2410043)¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	339.1 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
City area	298 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Rimouski, CSD 2410005)¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	2.43 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	965 people	11 May 2021	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.¹⁵Official
Population density	144.3 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹⁵Official
Population	48,935 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rimouski (Census subdivision 2410043)¹⁴Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

44,825

46,747

48,670

50,592

50,19420012005200920152022

Population rose 10.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 45,278 to 50,194.

International community in Rimouski

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	1,155	100.0%
Europe	470	40.7%
Africa	420	36.4%
France	330	28.6%
Other places of birth in Africa	240	20.8%
Americas	185	16.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	85	7.4%
Other places of birth in Americas	75	6.5%
Other places of birth in Europe	70	6.1%
Asia	70	6.1%
Morocco	45	3.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Colombia	40	3.5%
Algeria	35	3.0%
China	35	3.0%
Haiti	30	2.6%
Mexico	25	2.2%
United States of America	15	1.3%
Poland	15	1.3%
Brazil	10	0.9%
Peru	10	0.9%
Germany	10	0.9%
Italy	10	0.9%
Lebanon	10	0.9%
Viet Nam	10	0.9%
Other places of birth in Asia	10	0.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	47,465	100.0%
Canadian citizens	46,505	98.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	38,315	80.7%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	8,190	17.3%
Not Canadian citizens	965	2.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	48,625	100.0%
Single responses	48,330	99.4%
Official languages	48,035	98.8%
French	47,810	98.3%
Multiple responses	295	0.6%
Non-official languages	295	0.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	290	0.6%
English	230	0.5%
English and French	170	0.3%
Indo-European languages	120	0.2%
French and non-official language(s)	110	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italic (Romance) languages	100	0.2%
Spanish	75	0.2%
Niger-Congo languages	55	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	45	0.1%
Swahili	40	0.1%
Semitic languages	40	0.1%
Arabic	40	0.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	25	0.1%
Chinese languages	25	0.1%
Creole languages	20	0.0%
Portuguese	20	0.0%
Mandarin	15	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages	10	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	10	0.0%
Haitian Creole	10	0.0%
Sango	10	0.0%
Balto-Slavic languages	10	0.0%
Slavic languages	10	0.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	10	0.0%
Wolof	5	0.0%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
Berber languages	5	0.0%
Kabyle	5	0.0%
Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Romanian	5	0.0%
Korean	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Households	23,470 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Labour force participation rate	59 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median age	47.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Rimouski

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mascouche as a Rimouski alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 29.2 km Mascouche vs 3.8 km Rimouski+668%
Foreign residents: 7.6% Mascouche vs 2.4% Rimouski+211%
Unemployment: 5.0% Mascouche vs 7.6% Rimouski−34%
Median gross pay, region: €2,658 Mascouche vs €2,353 Rimouski+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,673 Mascouche vs 3,673 Rimouskino percentage
Median gross pay, city: €3,377 Mascouche vs €3,181 Rimouski+6%
Residents: 51,183 Mascouche vs 48,935 Rimouski+5%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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Dollard-Des Ormeaux49,798 residents Victoriaville47,760 residents Mascouche51,183 residents Brandon51,313 residents Langford46,584 residents Quinte West46,560 residents

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Rimouski?

The published population was 48,935 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rimouski (Census subdivision 2410043).

How safe is Rimouski?

What is the typical salary in Rimouski?

The median gross salary is about 3,181 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Rimouski?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Rimouski?

The median gross salary is 2,353 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Rimouski?

965 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..

Is Rimouski a good place to live?

Rimouski may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europe live in Rimouski?

The official country of birth distribution records 470 people (40.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023 CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey · assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-18
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