Editing Bas-Saint-Laurent (section)

=== Demographic projection ===
According to the most recent demographic projection from the [[Institut de la statistique du Québec]], the population of Bas-Saint-Laurent will register a slight [[Population decline|decline]] to 198,600 in 2031. According to this prediction, the proportion of inhabitants above 65 years old should reach 36% and will be twice as large as the share of inhabitants between 0 and 19 years old. This demographic prediction settles that the average age of the population of Bas-Saint-Laurent would reach 53 years, an increase of 6% compared to the latest data. The positive [[net migration rate]] will be insufficient in countering the negative [[rate of natural increase]] of the population.<ref name="DemPers">{{cite book |date= 2009 |title= Perspectives démographiques du Québec et des régions, 2006-2056 |url= http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/demograp/pdf2009/perspectives2006_2056.pdf |location= Quebec |publisher= Institut de la statistique du Québec |pages= 52–53 |isbn= 978-2-550-56456-0 |access-date= 23 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233256/http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/demograp/pdf2009/perspectives2006_2056.pdf |archive-date= 1 July 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>