Age and Gender make-up
As stated by the 2011 census, Laval has a total population of 401 550. Laval is made up of about 48.5% (194 885) males and about 51.5% (206 665) females.
There are three different age groups in Laval:
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population Analysis
Currently in Laval, the majority of the population is in the work force which is good because, this work force can support the dependency load (older adults and children). This big amount of people in the work force is due to the baby boomers and the baby boomers' kids. As the years pass by, this bulge of the population in the workforce will be a problem...
In the future, the working adults (ages 15-64) will slowly all move on to the older adult age group and contribute to the dependency load. This will create a huge dependency load as, 67.15% of Laval's population move on to their retirement age. With this enormous dependency load and small work force, this would put a lot of pressure on the city to provide things such as, healthcare, nursing homes, energy, and food. The huge dependency load could cause a raise in taxes and retirement age as the city would need obtain money and keep workers to keep services running.
In the future, the working adults (ages 15-64) will slowly all move on to the older adult age group and contribute to the dependency load. This will create a huge dependency load as, 67.15% of Laval's population move on to their retirement age. With this enormous dependency load and small work force, this would put a lot of pressure on the city to provide things such as, healthcare, nursing homes, energy, and food. The huge dependency load could cause a raise in taxes and retirement age as the city would need obtain money and keep workers to keep services running.
History of migration
The migration to Laval has slightly increased throughout the years. During the year of 2011-2012 Laval has received 3 451 immigrants, which is the most they had throughout the years 2001-2014.
In 2006, there was a total of 73 565 (20.18%) immigrants in Laval. The top three international ethnicities of immigrants in Laval were: Lebanon 8180 people (2.24%), Haiti 7285 people (2.00%), and Greece 6680 people (1.83%).
In 2006, there was a total of 73 565 (20.18%) immigrants in Laval. The top three international ethnicities of immigrants in Laval were: Lebanon 8180 people (2.24%), Haiti 7285 people (2.00%), and Greece 6680 people (1.83%).
inter-provincial migration in QUébec
Québec's inter-provincial migration rate has been continuing to decrease. These out-migrants move to places of better economy. Most of Québec's out-migrants move to Ontario (1/3 of out-migrants), Alberta (1/4 of out-migrants) or British Columbia (1/10 of out-migrants). Throughout January 2013 to September 2013, Québec has loss 28,439 people to other provinces in Canada. This is the highest loss of people in a short period of time, in just 9 months since 2000.
Ethnic composition
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The top three religions in Laval are:
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According to Statistics Canada, 2011 Census, there was a total of 241,620 (60.8%) people with a mother tongue of French, 113,160 (28.5%) people with a mother tongue of a non-official language and only 27,680 (7.0%) people with a mother tongue of English.
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Future of migration analysis
At the moment, migration to Laval is increasing slightly each year. Hopefully this will continue, so that in the future there will be more people to help support the huge dependency load.
Also, many jobs will be vacant due to the many citizens moving onto retirement age so, there will be many employment chances available. This could cause people to immigrate to Laval.
As climate change occurs, extreme weather could occur in certain countries which creates climate change refugees. This could cause an increase in the dependency load which is a problem as, in the future there will already be a big dependency load.
Also, many jobs will be vacant due to the many citizens moving onto retirement age so, there will be many employment chances available. This could cause people to immigrate to Laval.
As climate change occurs, extreme weather could occur in certain countries which creates climate change refugees. This could cause an increase in the dependency load which is a problem as, in the future there will already be a big dependency load.