| Statistic | Historic Riviere-du-loup | Rivière-du-Loup | Quebec |
| Population | 1,851 | 20,207 | 8,565,732 |
| Population density (sq km) | 2,101 | 222 | 6 |
| Median age | 50.6 | 48.5 | 42.6 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.1:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 31% | 45% | 50% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 25% | 33% | 40% |
| Speak English only | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| Speak French only | 77.2% | 77.4% | 49.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Filipino | 0.1% |
| Latin American | 0.1% |
| N/A | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| France | 0.8% |
| Other South America | 0.5% |
| China | 0.4% |
| Haiti | 0.4% |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of The | 0.3% |