Canada Nova Scotia Density 2016

Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is a Canadian province located on the country's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Geographically, Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 52,824.71 km2 (20,395.73 sq mi). As of 2021, it has a population of 969,383 people.[1]

History

YearPopulation % changeRank*
5-year10-year
1827123,630––n/a
1837199,906–62.0
1851276,854––
1861330,857–19.5
1871387,800–17.23
1881440,572–13.6
1891450,396–2.2
1901459,574–2.0
1911492,338–7.14
1921523,837–6.47
1931512,846–- 2.1
1941577,962–12.7
1951642,584–11.2
1956694,7178.1–
1961737,0076.114.7
1966756,0392.68.8
1971788,9654.47.0
1976828,5705.09.6
1981847,4422.37.4
1986873,1753.05.4
1991899,9423.16.2
1996909,2821.04.1
2001908,007- 0.10.9
2006913,4620.62.8
2011921,7270.91.5
2016923,5980.21.1
2021969,3835.05.2

Source:[2] Statistics Canada [3][4]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.

Population geography

Population centres

The Halifax population centre is the largest urban area in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada recognizes a total of 37 population centres in the province.[5]

The below table is a list of those population centres in Nova Scotia from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[6]

Rank Population centre[6] Size group[6] Population (2021)[6] Population (2016)[6] Change[6] Land area (km2)[6] Population density[6]
1HalifaxLarge urban348,634 317,334 +9.9%238.291,463.1/km2
2Cape Breton - SydneyMedium30,960 30,170 +2.6%30.911,001.6/km2
3TruroSmall23,583 23,205 +1.6%31.52748.2/km2
4New GlasgowSmall19,316 19,137 +0.9%29.82647.8/km2
5Glace BaySmall16,915 17,604 −3.9%31.19542.3/km2
6KentvilleSmall14,905 14,449 +3.2%27.98532.7/km2
7Sydney MinesSmall12,353 12,823 −3.7%18.11682.1/km2
8AmherstSmall9,548 9,550 0.0%12.38771.2/km2
9BridgewaterSmall8,790 8,532 +3.0%13.63644.9/km2
10YarmouthSmall7,848 7,527 +4.3%16.81466.9/km2
11Kingston - GreenwoodSmall7,118 6,879 +3.5%17.22413.4/km2
12New WaterfordSmall6,723 7,416 −9.3%9.23728.4/km2
13Enfield - LantzSmall6,583 6,807 −3.3%11.67564.1/km2
14AntigonishSmall5,620 5,079 +10.7%5.88955.8/km2
15WindsorSmall5,514 5,248 +5.1%10.56522.2/km2
16WolfvilleSmall5,057 4,195 +20.5%6.46782.8/km2
17Still Water LakeSmall3,379 3,447 −2.0%8.23410.6/km2
18Port HawkesburySmall2,998 3,004 −0.2%5599.6/km2
19SpringhillSmall2,654 2,743 −3.2%4.84548.3/km2
20PictouSmall2,643 2,711 −2.5%4.35607.6/km2
21Eskasoni 3Small2,575 2,352 +9.5%5.7451.8/km2
22LiverpoolSmall2,546 2,549 −0.1%3.59709.2/km2
23BerwickSmall2,455 2,517 −2.5%4.31569.6/km2
24LunenburgSmall2,405 2,262 +6.3%3.35717.9/km2
25Lake EchoSmall2,365 2,515 −6.0%4.76496.8/km2
26Indian Brook 14Small2,332 655 +256.0%3.89599.5/km2
27DigbySmall2,001 2,060 −2.9%3.16633.2/km2
28HantsportSmall1,542 1,560 −1.2%2.89533.6/km2
29BrooksideSmall1,439 1,441 −0.1%2.81512.1/km2
30ShelburneSmall1,439 1,483 −3.0%2.6553.5/km2
31MiddletonSmall1,429 1,391 +2.7%2.72525.4/km2
32ChesterSmall1,371 1,362 +0.7%3.23424.5/km2
33InvernessSmall1,228 1,248 −1.6%2.73449.8/km2
34CentrevilleSmall1,159 1,129 +2.7%2.36491.1/km2
35Howie CentreSmall1,106 1,157 −4.4%1.67662.3/km2
36Hayes SubdivisionSmall1,044 1,121 −6.9%1.1949.1/km2
37Port WilliamsSmall1,030 1,120 −8.0%1.92536.5/km2

Municipalities

Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.

Towns

Nova Scotia has 26 towns, not including the former Town of Canso that dissolved to become part of Guysborough County on July 1, 2012, and the former Towns of Bridgetown and Springhill which dissolved on April 1, 2015.[8]

Ethnic origins

Note: the percentages do not necessarily add up to 100% as multiple responses are allowed. Ethnic origins with less than 2% of the responses are not listed.[9]

Ethnic origin (Canada 2016 Census)
Population group Population % of total population
Canadian 387,360 42.6%
Scottish 272,880 30.0%
English 262,375 28.9%
Irish 195,865 21.6%
French 149,625 16.5%
German 97,555 10.7%
First Nations (Indigenous North American) 48,640 5.4%
Dutch (Netherlands) 32,045 3.5%
Métis 26,025 2.9%
Acadian 23,700 2.6%

Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census)[10]
Population groupPopulation %
European[lower-alpha 1]809,99584.7%
Visible minority group
South Asian21,6552.3%
Chinese11,6001.2%
Black28,2203.0%
Filipino6,6150.7%
Arab10,6101.1%
Latin American2,9150.3%
Southeast Asian2,4000.3%
West Asian1,8750.2%
Korean2,8450.3%
Japanese9850.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.9700.1%
Multiple visible minorities2,7500.3%
Total visible minority population93,4309.8%
Indigenous group
First Nations (North American Indian)28,0502.9%
Métis21,0902.2%
Inuk (Inuit)1,1000.1%
Multiple Indigenous responses8850.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e.1,3000.1%
Total Indigenous population52,4305.5%
Total population955,855100.0%

Language

Knowledge of languages

Knowledge of official languages of Canada in Nova Scotia (2016)
Language Percent
English only
 
 89.17%
French only
 
 0.08%
English and French
 
 10.45%
Neither English nor French
 
 0.30%

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 0.5 per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of languages in Nova Scotia
Language 2021[11] 2016
Pop. % Pop. %
English 951,945 99.59% 905,020 99.63%
French 99,300 10.39% 95,740 10.54%
Arabic 11,745 1.23% 9,685 1.07%
Hindi 10,115 1.06% N/A <0.5%
Spanish 8,675 0.91% 6,990 0.77%
Mandarin 8,525 0.89% 5,435 0.6%
Punjabi 6,730 0.7% N/A <0.5%
German 6,665 0.7% 6,335 0.7%
Miꞌkmaq 5,650 0.59% 5,540 0.61%
Tagalog 5,595 0.59% N/A <0.5%

Mother tongue

Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone, Brown- majority mi'kmaw.

The 2011 Canadian census showed a population of 921,727.
Of the 904,285 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

Ranking Language Population Percentage
1. English 836,085 92.46%
2. French 31,105 3.44%
3. Arabic 5,965 0.66%
4. Algonquian languages 4,685 0.52%
Mi'kmaq 4,620 0.51%
5. German 3,275 0.36%
6. Chinese 2,750 0.30%
Mandarin 905 0.10%
Cantonese 590 0.06%
7. Dutch 1,725 0.19%
8. Spanish 1,545 0.17%
9. Canadian Gaelic 1,275 0.14%
=10. Tagalog 1.185 0.13%
=10. Persian 1,185 0.13%
11. Polish 825 0.09%
=12. Korean 815 0.09%
=12. Russian 815 0.09%
14. Italian 790 0.09%
15. Greek 775 0.08%
16. Scandinavian languages 595 0.06%
Danish 175 0.02%
Norwegian 125 0.02%
Icelandic 120 0.01%
Swedish 85 0.01%
17. Urdu 540 0.06%
18. Serbo-Croatian languages 520 0.06%
Croatian 210 0.02%
Serbo-Croatian 105 0.01%
Bosnian 90 0.01%
Serbian 115 0.01%
19. Hindi 515 0.06%
20. Vietnamese 450 0.05%
21. Portuguese 380 0.04%
22. Bengali 375 0.04%
23. Panjabi 370 0.04%
24. Celtic languages 330 0.04%
25. Japanese 305 0.03%
26. Ukrainian 300 0.03%
27. Hungarian 280 0.03%
28. Czech 180 0.02%
29. Romanian 170 0.02%
30. Gujarati 105 0.01%

There were also 275 single-language responses for Turkish; 195 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 30 for Malay; 100 for Bantu languages; 70 for Kurdish; 120 for Slovak; and 5 for Estonian. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.[12]

Religion

Majority religion in Nova Scotia by county
Religious groups in Nova Scotia (1981−2021)
Religious group 2021[13] 2011[14] 2001[15] 1991[16] 1981[17]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Christianity 556,115 58.18% 690,460 76.19% 780,530 86.96% 815,815 91.57% 800,325 95.3%
Irreligion 359,395 37.6% 197,665 21.81% 106,405 11.85% 68,010 7.63% 34,335 4.09%
Islam 14,715 1.54% 8,505 0.94% 3,545 0.39% 1,435 0.16% 790 0.09%
Hinduism 8,460 0.89% 1,850 0.2% 1,235 0.14% 970 0.11% 1,025 0.12%
Sikhism 4,735 0.5% 390 0.04% 270 0.03% 330 0.04% 275 0.03%
Buddhism 2,955 0.31% 2,205 0.24% 1,735 0.19% 1,485 0.17% 420 0.05%
Judaism 2,195 0.23% 1,805 0.2% 2,120 0.24% 1,950 0.22% 2,010 0.24%
Indigenous spirituality 1,090 0.11% 570 0.06% — — — — — —
Other 6,195 0.65% 2,720 0.3% 1,720 0.19% 960 0.11% 525 0.06%
Total responses 955,855 98.6% 906,175 98.31% 897,570 98.85% 890,950 99% 839,800 99.1%
Total population 969,383 100% 921,727 100% 908,007 100% 899,942 100% 847,442 100%

Migration

Immigration

Nova Scotia Immigration Statistics[18]: 114–115 [19]: 239 [20]: 108 
Year Immigrant percentage Immigrant population Total population
1861 10.9% 36,151 330,857
1881 6.3% 27,713 440,572
1891 5.8% 26,315 450,396
1901 5.3% 24,402 459,574
1911 7.4% 36,375 492,338
1921 8.3% 43,505 523,837
1931 8.2% 41,797 512,846
1941 7% 40,741 577,962
1951 4.5% 28,680 642,584
1961 4.6% 34,168 737,007
1971 4.7% 37,190 788,960

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 71,570 persons or 7.5 percent of the total population of Nova Scotia.[21]

Immigrants in Nova Scotia by country of birth
Country of Birth 2021[22][21] 2016[23] 2011[24][25] 2006[26][27] 2001[28][29]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
United Kingdom 11,930 16.7% 11,270 20.2% 11,000 22.8% 11,660 25.8% 10,800 26.1%
United States 7,570 10.6% 7,375 13.2% 8,275 17.1% 7,960 17.6% 8,065 19.5%
India 5,605 7.8% 2,225 4% 1,415 2.9% 1,440 3.2% 1,140 2.8%
Philippines 4,755 6.6% 2,575 4.6% 1,325 2.7% 420 0.9% 495 1.2%
China 4,320 6% 2,830 5.1% 1,710 3.5% 1,740 3.9% 1,025 2.5%
Syria 2,420 3.4% 1,150 2.1% 185 0.4% 135 0.3% 180 0.4%
Germany 2,375 3.3% 2,600 4.7% 2,385 4.9% 2,850 6.3% 2,455 5.9%
Nigeria 1,745 2.4% 350 0.6% 215 0.4% 165 0.4% 105 0.3%
Lebanon 1,565 2.2% 1,365 2.5% 1,590 3.3% 1,265 2.8% 1,460 3.5%
Netherlands 1,465 2% 1,645 3% 1,530 3.2% 1,830 4% 1,975 4.8%
Total immigrants 71,570 7.5% 55,680 6.1% 48,275 5.3% 45,190 5% 41,315 4.6%
Total responses 955,855 98.6% 908,340 98.3% 906,175 98.3% 903,090 98.9% 897,570 98.9%
Total population 969,383 100% 923,598 100% 921,727 100% 913,462 100% 908,007 100%

Recent immigration

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 21,385 people who immigrated to Nova Scotia between 2016 and 2021.[21]

Recent immigrants to Nova Scotia by Country of birth (2016 to 2021)[21]
Country of Birth Population % recent immigrants
India 3,665 17.1%
Philippines 2,325 10.9%
Syria 2,140 10%
China 2,045 9.6%
Nigeria 1,445 6.8%
United States 880 4.1%
United Kingdom 730 3.4%
South Korea 580 2.7%
Pakistan 375 1.8%
Egypt 375 1.8%
Total 21,385 100%

Interprovincial migration

Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

From 1971 to 2011, Nova Scotia had a persistent negative trend in net interprovincial migration. Combined with a declining birth rate, this posed a significant demographic challenge for the province, as its population was projected to decline. The destination for Nova Scotia migrants was most often Ontario, until the turn of the 21st century when Alberta became a more popular destination; New Brunswick ranks as a distant third.[30]

Interprovincial migration in Nova Scotia
In-migrants Out-migrants Net migration
2008–09 15,467 16,218 −751
2009–10 15,172 14,560 612
2010–11 14,553 14,594 −41
2011–12 14,410 17,276 −2,866
2012–13 12,630 16,147 −3,517
2013–14 13,402 15,973 −2,571
2014–15 13,854 16,165 −2,311
2015–16 15,107 14,353 754
2016–17 15,339 12,500 2,839
2017–18 15,509 12,461 3,048
2018–19 17,324 14,018 3,306

Source: Statistics Canada

Employment

As of February 2019, the unemployment rate for the province is 6.4 percent. Halifax Regional Municipality 4.9 percent[31]

Income

Median household income
By county By community
RankCounty2011[32]
1Halifax County$62,049
2Hants County$60,186
3Antigonish County$57,577
Nova Scotia$53,606
4Inverness County$53,194
5Kings County$51,850
6Richmond County$50,745
7Colchester County$50,568
8Pictou County$50,417
9Lunenburg County$48,154
10Yarmouth County$47,676
11Victoria County$47,413
12Cape Breton County$47,224
13Queens County$45,050
14Shelburne County$44,267
15Cumberland County$43,385
16Annapolis County$43,522
17Digby County$42,293
18Guysborough County$42,063
RankCommunity2011[32]
1Halifax Regional Municipality$62,069
2Port Hawkesbury$61,013
Nova Scotia$53,606
3Stewiacke$52,118
4Mahone Bay$49,158
5Wolfville$48,671
6Hantsport$48,584
7Clark's Harbour$48,102
8Cape Breton Regional Municipality$47,830
9Stellarton$46,307
10Antigonish$45,538
11Kentville$45,098
12New Glasgow$44,942
13Westville$44,647
14Middleton$44,048
15Annapolis Royal$43,956
16Trenton$42,535
17Pictou$41,905[A]
18Truro$41,878
19Windsor$41,859
20Amherst$41,027
21Bridgewater$40,049
22Berwick$39,674
23Lunenburg$39,529
24Bridgetown$38,248[A]
25Oxford$37,734[A]
26Springhill$36,995[A]
27Mulgrave$36,200
28Canso$35,574
29Shelburne$35,526
30Yarmouth$34,572
31Lockeport$33,854[A]
32Digby$33,437
33Parrsboro$27,472[A]

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.

See also

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

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