Businesses in Amqui

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Amqui

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	29	24 years
Car repair	24	29 years
Public administration	22	30 years
Shopping other	21	27 years
Health and medical	20	26 years
Beauty salons	19	26 years
Hairdressers	18	29 years
Restaurants	18	29 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	15	24 years
Professional membership organizations	15	24 years
Construction of buildings	13	30 years
Religion	12	32 years
Lawyers legal	12	—
Financial services	12	21 years
Accountants	12	22 years
Gas station	11	32 years
Education	10	24 years
All food and beverage	10	28 years
Real estate	10	20 years
Other membership organizations	10	32 years

Amqui Facts

Area	127.9 km²
Population	6,721
Male Population	3,225 (48.0%)
Female Population	3,496 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-15.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-4.7%
Median Age	46.8 years (Male: 45.9, Female: 47.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$29,581 (2022)
Area Codes	418
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	48.46382, -67.43134
Postal Codes	G5J

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Amqui Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,982	7,525	7,054	6,304	6,721	6,898	7,053
Population Density	62.4 / km²	58.8 / km²	55.1 / km²	49.3 / km²	52.5 / km²	53.9 / km²	55.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amqui Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 4.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Amqui	-15.8%	-10.7%	-4.7%
Quebec	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amqui Median Age

Median Age: 46.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Amqui	46.8 yrs	47.6 yrs	45.9 yrs
Quebec	42.2 yrs	43.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Amqui Population Density

Population Density: 52.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Amqui	6,721	127.9 km²	52.5 / km²
Quebec	7 million	1,519,626.9 km²	4.6 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amqui Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Amqui

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Amqui Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$19,863	$23,067	$26,825	$28,273	$26,232	$26,758	$25,847	$29,581
Total GDP	$123.1M	$146.8M	$171.4M	$177.1M	$158.2M	$159.5M	$161.1M	$186.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Amqui CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Amqui	87,399 tn	13 tn	683.1 tons/km²
Quebec	96,902,370 tn	13.87 tn	63.8 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Amqui CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	87,399 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	683.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/6/17	6:16 AM	3.3	75.4 km	22,000 m	24km SE of Baie-Comeau, Canada	usgs.gov
5/26/14	9:33 PM	3.7	70.2 km	21,000 m	29km SSE of Baie-Comeau, Canada	usgs.gov
11/27/12	7:55 AM	4.2	39.5 km	17,000 m	Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
4/20/95	4:37 AM	3.3	79.4 km	15,000 m	St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
1/1/89	5:55 PM	4	89.2 km	18,000 m	St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
2/11/83	3:46 PM	3.6	86.6 km	18,000 m	St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
1/17/83	7:35 PM	4.5	79.1 km	18,000 m	Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Amqui

Amqui (/ɒmkwiː/) is a town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula in Bas-Saint-Laurent. Located at the confluence of the Humqui and Matapédia Rivers, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. The main access ..

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