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Nova Scotia

Province in Canada

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The population development in Nova Scotia as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2002-07-01
Population
Estimate
2007-07-01
Population
Estimate
2012-07-01
Population
Estimate
2017-07-01
Population
Estimate
2023-07-01
Nova ScotiaProvince935,172935,164943,163952,1591,058,694
AnnapolisCounty22,13221,61620,97021,08722,989
AntigonishCounty19,84919,34019,87319,75321,253
Cape BretonCounty111,124107,008103,176100,470109,945
ColchesterCounty50,91751,33751,99451,67955,334
CumberlandCounty33,24732,51331,49130,57332,068
DigbyCounty19,86318,98317,96017,54918,088
GuysboroughCounty9,7558,8628,1197,5607,596
HalifaxCounty375,018387,068404,621421,543492,199
HantsCounty41,66742,41343,41343,76447,088
InvernessCounty20,24318,84417,95117,48718,182
KingsCounty60,58361,49861,84462,42067,263
LunenburgCounty48,69748,00648,12848,21551,900
PictouCounty47,98247,02046,19844,35946,043
QueensCounty11,84811,27811,00810,36410,972
RichmondCounty10,2449,6919,3149,0239,672
ShelburneCounty16,51015,43714,51314,13714,428
VictoriaCounty8,0467,5557,0717,1977,718
YarmouthCounty27,44726,69525,51924,97925,956
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07540,097,761

Source: Statistics Canada.

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males523,626
Females535,068
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years175,853
18-64 years649,322
65+ years233,519
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years9,203
80-89 years43,624
70-79 years107,028
60-69 years154,520
50-59 years138,326
40-49 years125,982
30-39 years140,137
20-29 years142,539
10-19 years104,748
0-9 years92,587
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada853,365
America18,595
Europe27,380
Africa8,360
Asia47,325
Oceania835
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English851,545
French27,345
Indigenous language3,230
Other language58,990
Multiple languages17,880

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