Nova Scotia

Province in Canada

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Nova Scotia	Province	935,172	935,164	943,163	952,159	1,025,263	1,076,374
Annapolis	County	22,132	21,616	20,970	21,087	22,384	23,203	→
Antigonish	County	19,849	19,340	19,873	19,753	21,012	21,474	→
Cape Breton	County	111,124	107,008	103,176	100,470	103,127	112,789	→
Colchester	County	50,917	51,337	51,994	51,679	54,426	56,124	→
Cumberland	County	33,247	32,513	31,491	30,573	31,629	32,438	→
Digby	County	19,863	18,983	17,960	17,549	17,737	17,813	→
Guysborough	County	9,755	8,862	8,119	7,560	7,569	7,649	→
Halifax	County	375,018	387,068	404,621	421,543	472,980	503,037	→
Hants	County	41,667	42,413	43,413	43,764	46,345	47,750	→
Inverness	County	20,243	18,844	17,951	17,487	17,976	18,249	→
Kings	County	60,583	61,498	61,844	62,420	66,004	68,108	→
Lunenburg	County	48,697	48,006	48,128	48,215	50,792	52,332	→
Pictou	County	47,982	47,020	46,198	44,359	45,388	46,182	→
Queens	County	11,848	11,278	11,008	10,364	10,849	10,947	→
Richmond	County	10,244	9,691	9,314	9,023	9,347	9,879	→
Shelburne	County	16,510	15,437	14,513	14,137	14,242	14,394	→
Victoria	County	8,046	7,555	7,071	7,197	7,672	7,742	→
Yarmouth	County	27,447	26,695	25,519	24,979	25,784	26,264	→
Canada	Country	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,935,934	41,288,599

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	532,629
Females	543,745

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	178,015
18-64 years	659,661
65+ years	238,698

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	9,046
80-89 years	44,889
70-79 years	110,173
60-69 years	156,141
50-59 years	135,489
40-49 years	129,823
30-39 years	147,408
20-29 years	143,837
10-19 years	107,590
0-9 years	91,978