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Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². As of 2016, it has a population of 923,598 [1] making it the second most densely populated province of the country [2].

Population

Nova Scotia is the seventh most populous province in Canada with an estimated 965,382 residents in 2019 [3]. It accounts for less than 3 percent of the population of Canada while the population density is approximately 17.4 per square kilometer [4]. Furthermore, 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities.

Name Population
(2016)[5] 		Population
(2011)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km²)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Cape Breton 94,285 97,398 −3.2 2,430.06 38.8
Halifax 403,131 390,096 3.3 5,490.35 73.4
Queens 10,307 10,917 −5.6 2,392.63 4.3
Total regional municipalities 507,723 498,411 1.0 10,313.04 49.2

Towns

Main article: List of towns in Nova Scotia

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.[6]

Population centres

Main article: List of population centres in Nova Scotia

The Halifax population centre is the largest urban area in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada recognizes a total of 37 population centres in the province.[7]

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.[8]
Population centres of Nova Scotia
Rank Population centre[8] Size group[8] Population (2021)[8] Population (2016)[8] Change[8] Land area[8] Population density[8]
km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
1 Halifax Large urban 348,634 317,334 +9.9% 238.29 92.00 1,463.1 3,789
2 Cape Breton - Sydney Medium 30,960 30,170 +2.6% 30.91 11.93 1,001.6 2,594
3 Truro Small 23,583 23,205 +1.6% 31.52 12.17 748.2 1,938
4 New Glasgow Small 19,316 19,137 +0.9% 29.82 11.51 647.8 1,678
5 Glace Bay Small 16,915 17,604 −3.9% 31.19 12.04 542.3 1,405
6 Kentville Small 14,905 14,449 +3.2% 27.98 10.80 532.7 1,380
7 Sydney Mines Small 12,353 12,823 −3.7% 18.11 6.99 682.1 1,767
8 Amherst Small 9,548 9,550 0.0% 12.38 4.78 771.2 1,997
9 Bridgewater Small 8,790 8,532 +3.0% 13.63 5.26 644.9 1,670
10 Yarmouth Small 7,848 7,527 +4.3% 16.81 6.49 466.9 1,209
11 Kingston - Greenwood Small 7,118 6,879 +3.5% 17.22 6.65 413.4 1,071
12 New Waterford Small 6,723 7,416 −9.3% 9.23 3.56 728.4 1,887
13 Enfield - Lantz Small 6,583 6,807 −3.3% 11.67 4.51 564.1 1,461
14 Antigonish Small 5,620 5,079 +10.7% 5.88 2.27 955.8 2,476
15 Windsor Small 5,514 5,248 +5.1% 10.56 4.08 522.2 1,352
16 Wolfville Small 5,057 4,195 +20.5% 6.46 2.49 782.8 2,027
17 Still Water Lake Small 3,379 3,447 −2.0% 8.23 3.18 410.6 1,063
18 Port Hawkesbury Small 2,998 3,004 −0.2% 5 1.9 599.6 1,553
19 Springhill Small 2,654 2,743 −3.2% 4.84 1.87 548.3 1,420
20 Pictou Small 2,643 2,711 −2.5% 4.35 1.68 607.6 1,574
21 Eskasoni 3 Small 2,575 2,352 +9.5% 5.7 2.2 451.8 1,170
22 Liverpool Small 2,546 2,549 −0.1% 3.59 1.39 709.2 1,837
23 Berwick Small 2,455 2,517 −2.5% 4.31 1.66 569.6 1,475
24 Lunenburg Small 2,405 2,262 +6.3% 3.35 1.29 717.9 1,859
25 Lake Echo Small 2,365 2,515 −6.0% 4.76 1.84 496.8 1,287
26 Indian Brook 14 Small 2,332 655 +256.0% 3.89 1.50 599.5 1,553
27 Digby Small 2,001 2,060 −2.9% 3.16 1.22 633.2 1,640
28 Hantsport Small 1,542 1,560 −1.2% 2.89 1.12 533.6 1,382
29 Brookside Small 1,439 1,441 −0.1% 2.81 1.08 512.1 1,326
30 Shelburne Small 1,439 1,483 −3.0% 2.6 1.0 553.5 1,434
31 Middleton Small 1,429 1,391 +2.7% 2.72 1.05 525.4 1,361
32 Chester Small 1,371 1,362 +0.7% 3.23 1.25 424.5 1,099
33 Inverness Small 1,228 1,248 −1.6% 2.73 1.05 449.8 1,165
34 Centreville Small 1,159 1,129 +2.7% 2.36 0.91 491.1 1,272
35 Howie Centre Small 1,106 1,157 −4.4% 1.67 0.64 662.3 1,715
36 Hayes Subdivision Small 1,044 1,121 −6.9% 1.1 0.42 949.1 2,458
37 Port Williams Small 1,030 1,120 −8.0% 1.92 0.74 536.5 1,390

Population of Nova Scotia since 1851

Year Population % change Rank*
5-year 10-year
1851 276,854 – –
3
1861 330,857 – 19.5
1871 387,800 – 17.2
1881 440,572 – 13.6
1891 450,396 – 2.2
1901 459,574 – 2.0
1911 492,338 – 7.1
4
1921 523,837 – 6.4
7
1931 512,846 – - 2.1
1941 577,962 – 12.7
1951 642,584 – 11.2
1956 694,717 8.1 –
Year Population % change Rank*
5-year 10-year
1961 737,007 6.1 14.7
7
1966 756,039 2.6 8.8
1971 788,965 4.4 7.0
1976 828,570 5.0 9.6
1981 847,442 2.3 7.4
1986 873,175 3.0 5.4
1991 899,942 3.1 6.2
1996 909,282 1.0 4.1
2001 908,007 - 0.1 0.9
2006 913,462 0.6 2.8
2011 921,727 0.9 1.5
2016 923,5983.2 4.0

Source: Statistics Canada [9][10]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2011 Census)
Population group Population % of total population
White 825,050 91%
Visible minority group
Source:[11]		 South Asian 4,965 0.5%
Chinese 6,050 0.7%
Black 20,790 2.3%
Latin American 1,360 0.2%
Filipino 1,890 0.2%
Arab 6,290 0.7%
Southeast Asian 1,155 0.1%
West Asian 1,365 0.2%
Korean 960 0.1%
Japanese 445 0%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 720 0.1%
Multiple visible minority 1,290 0.1%
Total visible minority population 47,270 5.2%
Aboriginal group
Source:[12]		 First Nations 21,895 2.4%
Métis 10,050 1.1%
Inuit 695 0.1%
Multiple Aboriginal identity 225 0%
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 980 0.1%
Total Aboriginal population 33,850 3.7%
Total population 906,175 100%

Languages

Knowledge of languages

Knowledge of official languages of Canada in Nova Scotia
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 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.

Language Responses %
English 905,020 99.63
French 95,740 10.54
Arabic 9,685 1.07

Mother tongue

Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone.

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 1275 0.14%
10. Tagalog Language 1.185 0.13% =10. Persian 1,185 1275 0.13% 0.14%
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.[13]

Migration

Immigration

The 2006 Canadian census counted a total of 45,195 immigrants living in Nova Scotia.
The most commonly reported origins for these immigrants were: [14]

Country Immigrants
1. United Kingdom 11,665
2. United States 7,960
3. Germany 2,850
4. Netherlands 1,830
5. China 1,740
6. India 1,440
7. Lebanon 1,265
8. Poland 970
9. Kuwait 780
10. Egypt 675
11. former Yugoslavia 670
12. Greece 545
13. Italy 540
14. France 530
15. Iran 520
16. Pakistan 450
17. South Korea 430
18. Ireland (Éire) 425
19. Philippines 420
20. Vietnam 375

There were also 365 immigrants from Australia; 320 from South Africa; 280 from Hong Kong; 255 from Saudi Arabia; 245 from Iraq and from Trinidad and Tobago; 225 from Hungary and from Russia; 220 from Portugal; 215 from Switzerland; 210 from Denmark; and 205 from Belize.

Internal migration

Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces
Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

A total of 101,035 people moved to Nova Scotia from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 110,335 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net outmigration of 11,925 people to Alberta and 4,120 to Ontario; as well as a net influx of 4,690 people from Newfoundland and Labrador and 2,930 from New Brunswick. During this period there was a net outmigration of 835 francophones to Quebec and 340 to Alberta; and a net influx of 575 anglophones from Quebec and 145 francophones from New Brunswick. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.)[15][16]

Religion

Majority religion in Nova Scotia by county
Religion (2011)[17]
Religion Population Pct (%)
Catholic 298,270 32.92%
No religious affiliation 197,665 21.81%
United Church 109,700 12.10%
Anglican 100,120 11.05%
Baptist 80,815 8.92%
Other Christian 55,555 6.13%
Presbyterian 23,555 2.60%
Pentecostal 9,595 1.06%
Lutheran 9,485 1.05%
Muslim 8,505 0.94%
Christian Orthodox 3,370 0.37%
Other religions 2,720 0.30%
Buddhist 2,205 0.24%
Hindu 1,850 0.20%
Jewish 1,805 0.20%
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality 570 0.06%
Sikh 390 0.04%

Employment

As of February 2019, the unemployment rate for the province is 6.4 percent. Halifax Regional Municipality 4.9 percent [18]

Income

Median Household Income
By County By Community
Rank County 2011[19]
1 Halifax County $62,049
2 Hants County $60,186
3 Antigonish County $57,577
Nova Scotia $53,606
4 Inverness County $53,194
5 Kings County $51,850
6 Richmond County $50,745
7 Colchester County $50,568
8 Pictou County $50,417
9 Lunenburg County $48,154
10 Yarmouth County $47,676
11 Victoria County $47,413
12 Cape Breton County $47,224
13 Queens County $45,050
14 Shelburne County $44,267
15 Cumberland County $43,385
17 Annapolis County $43,522
17 Digby County $42,293
18 Guysborough County $42,063
Rank Community 2011[19]
1 Halifax Regional Municipality $62,069
2 Port Hawkesbury $61,013
Nova Scotia $53,606
3 Stewiacke $52,118
4 Mahone Bay $49,158
5 Wolfville $48,671
6 Hantsport $48,584
7 Clark's Harbour $48,102
8 Cape Breton Regional Municipality $47,830
9 Stellarton $46,307
10 Antigonish $45,538
11 Kentville $45,098
12 New Glasgow $44,942
13 Westville $44,647
14 Middleton $44,048
15 Annapolis Royal $43,956
16 Trenton $42,535
17 Pictou $41,905[A]
18 Truro $41,878
19 Windsor $41,859
20 Amherst $41,027
21 Bridgewater $40,049
22 Berwick $39,674
23 Lunenburg $39,529
24 Bridgetown $38,248[A]
25 Oxford $37,734[A]
26 Springhill $36,995[A]
27 Mulgrave $36,200
28 Canso $35,574
29 Shelburne $35,526
30 Yarmouth $34,572
31 Lockeport $33,854[A]
32 Digby $33,437
33 Parrsboro $27,472[A]

Notes

Gross domestic product

Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $33 billion (Can) annually.

See also

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

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