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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Drummondville had a population of {{val|79258|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|36727|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|37931|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:79258-75423}}|75423|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|75423|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|247.11|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|79258|247.11|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
In 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Drummondville, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>, Drummondville was 92.7% white/European, 5.6% visible minorities and 1.7% [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]. The largest visible minority groups were [[Black Canadians|Black]] (2.1%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.5%) and [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] (1.3%).
[[French language|French]] was the mother tongue of 93.8% of the population. The next most common first languages were [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (1.4%), [[English language|English]] (1.1%), and [[Arabic]] (0.9%). 0.7% of residents listed both French and English as mother tongues, while 0.4% listed both French and a non-official language.
71.9% of residents were [[Christians|Christian]] in 2021, down from 90.8% in 2011<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-05-08 |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2449058&Data=Count&SearchText=drummondville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>. 64.4% were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 5.6% were Christian n.o.s, 0.8% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], and 1.0% belonged to other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions. 26.0% of the population was non-religious or secular, up from 8.4% in 2011. Other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for 2.0% of the population, up from 0.8% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religion was [[Islam]] (1.7%).
{{Historical populations
|1881
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|1891
|1,955
|1901
|1,450
|1911
|1,725
|1921
|1931
|6,809
|1941
|10,555
|1951
|14,341
|1961
|27,909
|1971
|31,813
|1981
|26,975
|35,462
|71,852
|2016
|75,423
|2021
|79,258
| footnote = {{small|<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note that historical populations are affected by amalgamations in 1936, 1938, 1955, 1966, 1982, 1993 and 2004.}}
▲| 2011
▲| 71,852
▲| 2006
▲| 67,392
▲| 2001
▲| 46,599
▲| 1996
▲| 44,882
▲| 1991
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