
Canada: Nova Scotia
Contents: Counties and Municipal Units
The population of the counties and municipal units (towns, municipalities, etc.) of Nova Scotia according to official estimates.
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 | |
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Annapolis | County | 22,190 | 21,667 | 21,023 | 21,185 | 22,694 | → |
Annapolis Royal | Town | 527 | 454 | 493 | 496 | 567 | → |
Annapolis, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,694 | 6,378 | 5,984 | 6,036 | 6,029 | → |
Annapolis, Subdivision B (incl. Bridgetown) | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,920 | 4,763 | 4,684 | 4,574 | 4,915 | → |
Annapolis, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,198 | 5,128 | 5,089 | 5,091 | 5,642 | → |
Annapolis, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,045 | 3,032 | 2,981 | 3,081 | 3,463 | → |
Bear River 6B | Indian Reserve | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | → |
Bear River (Part) 6 | Indian Reserve | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Middleton | Town | 1,790 | 1,871 | 1,788 | 1,891 | 2,061 | → |
Antigonish | County | 19,904 | 19,413 | 19,925 | 19,679 | 20,629 | → |
Antigonish | Town | 4,725 | 4,419 | 4,589 | 4,478 | 4,774 | → |
Antigonish, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 7,930 | 7,959 | 8,426 | 8,446 | 9,155 | → |
Antigonish, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,926 | 6,683 | 6,531 | 6,393 | 6,313 | → |
Paqtnkek-Niktuek 23 (Pomquet and Afton 23) | Indian Reserve | 323 | 352 | 379 | 362 | 387 | → |
Cape Breton | County | 111,017 | 106,818 | 103,125 | 99,647 | 98,808 | → |
Cape Breton | Regional Municipality | 107,441 | 102,992 | 98,749 | 95,162 | 94,007 | → |
Eskasoni 3 | Indian Reserve | 2,852 | 3,041 | 3,411 | 3,459 | 3,776 | → |
Membertou 28B | Indian Reserve | 656 | 785 | 965 | 1,026 | 1,025 | → |
Colchester | County | 50,892 | 51,347 | 52,013 | 51,414 | 53,178 | → |
Colchester, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,735 | 3,608 | 3,681 | 3,529 | 3,647 | → |
Colchester, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 19,357 | 19,629 | 20,083 | 19,854 | 20,222 | → |
Colchester, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 13,768 | 13,578 | 13,459 | 13,266 | 13,828 | → |
Millbrook 27 | Indian Reserve | 817 | 751 | 895 | 875 | 907 | → |
Stewiacke | Town | 1,433 | 1,493 | 1,442 | 1,396 | 1,461 | → |
Truro | Town | 11,834 | 12,288 | 12,453 | 12,494 | 13,113 | → |
Cumberland | County | 33,291 | 32,551 | 31,545 | 30,399 | 30,803 | → |
Amherst | Town | 9,719 | 9,798 | 9,763 | 9,507 | 9,685 | → |
Cumberland, Subdivision A (incl. Parrsboro) | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,026 | 3,669 | 3,440 | 3,156 | 3,149 | → |
Cumberland, Subdivision B (incl. Springhill) | Subdivision of County Municipality | 8,234 | 7,793 | 7,409 | 6,957 | 6,806 | → |
Cumberland, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,397 | 5,604 | 5,406 | 5,348 | 5,585 | → |
Cumberland, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,580 | 4,441 | 4,352 | 4,224 | 4,249 | → |
Oxford | Town | 1,329 | 1,246 | 1,175 | 1,207 | 1,329 | → |
Digby | County | 19,923 | 19,053 | 18,030 | 17,595 | 17,892 | → |
Bear River (Part) 6 | Indian Reserve | 92 | 104 | 112 | 141 | 144 | → |
Clare | Municipal District | 9,255 | 8,812 | 8,262 | 8,145 | 8,283 | → |
Digby | Municipal District | 8,436 | 7,953 | 7,499 | 7,219 | 7,373 | → |
Digby | Town | 2,150 | 2,184 | 2,157 | 2,090 | 2,092 | → |
Guysborough | County | 9,838 | 8,949 | 8,206 | 7,607 | 7,463 | → |
Guysborough (incl. Canso) | Municipal District | 6,152 | 5,474 | 5,032 | 4,669 | 4,578 | → |
Mulgrave | Town | 906 | 878 | 797 | 707 | 688 | → |
St. Mary's | Municipal District | 2,775 | 2,597 | 2,377 | 2,231 | 2,197 | → |
Halifax | County | 374,407 | 386,421 | 404,381 | 421,705 | 480,523 | → |
Beaver Lake 17 | Indian Reserve | 5 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | → |
Cole Harbour 30 | Indian Reserve | 59 | 143 | 199 | 209 | 239 | → |
Halifax | Regional Municipality | 374,325 | 386,219 | 404,131 | 421,438 | 480,216 | → |
Sheet Harbour 36 | Indian Reserve | 35 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 32 | → |
Wallace Hills 14A | Indian Reserve | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | → |
Hants | County | 41,689 | 42,439 | 43,422 | 43,408 | 44,535 | → |
East Hants | Municipal District | 21,544 | 22,164 | 22,842 | 22,929 | 23,814 | → |
Indian Brook 14 | Indian Reserve | 977 | 1,059 | 1,120 | 1,108 | 1,129 | → |
West Hants (incl. Hantsport, Windsor) | Municipal District | 19,185 | 19,216 | 19,460 | 19,371 | 19,592 | → |
Inverness | County | 20,304 | 18,909 | 18,002 | 17,470 | 17,616 | → |
Inverness, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,145 | 5,744 | 5,296 | 5,137 | 5,129 | → |
Inverness, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,855 | 5,352 | 5,151 | 4,993 | 5,159 | → |
Inverness, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,896 | 3,608 | 3,396 | 3,247 | 3,252 | → |
Port Hawkesbury | Town | 3,754 | 3,535 | 3,336 | 3,247 | 3,262 | → |
Whycocomagh 2 | Indian Reserve | 659 | 670 | 823 | 846 | 814 | → |
Kings | County | 60,570 | 61,430 | 61,802 | 62,044 | 64,479 | → |
Berwick | Town | 2,358 | 2,493 | 2,490 | 2,566 | 2,649 | → |
Cambridge 32 | Indian Reserve | 111 | 128 | 148 | 143 | 151 | → |
Glooscap 35 | Indian Reserve | 57 | 61 | 64 | 83 | 88 | → |
Kentville | Town | 5,759 | 5,994 | 6,300 | 6,425 | 6,770 | → |
Kings, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 22,942 | 22,645 | 22,519 | 22,747 | 23,566 | → |
Kings, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 11,978 | 12,178 | 12,270 | 12,137 | 12,734 | → |
Kings, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 8,170 | 8,385 | 8,338 | 8,286 | 8,521 | → |
Kings, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,348 | 5,567 | 5,313 | 5,341 | 5,506 | → |
Wolfville | Town | 3,748 | 3,979 | 4,360 | 4,316 | 4,494 | → |
Lunenburg | County | 48,737 | 48,046 | 48,152 | 48,045 | 49,770 | → |
Bridgewater | Town | 7,884 | 8,032 | 8,375 | 8,722 | 9,376 | → |
Chester | Municipal District | 11,055 | 10,904 | 10,820 | 10,488 | 10,940 | → |
Gold River 21 | Indian Reserve | 45 | 70 | 83 | 96 | 101 | → |
Lunenburg | Municipal District | 26,153 | 25,716 | 25,554 | 25,339 | 25,971 | → |
Lunenburg | Town | 2,574 | 2,389 | 2,323 | 2,305 | 2,339 | → |
Mahone Bay | Town | 993 | 919 | 973 | 1,068 | 1,016 | → |
New Ross 20 | Indian Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Pennal 19 | Indian Reserve | 22 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 27 | → |
Pictou | County | 47,982 | 47,060 | 46,252 | 44,270 | 45,087 | → |
Fisher's Grant 24 | Indian Reserve | 417 | 448 | 474 | 499 | 495 | → |
Merigomish Harbour 31 | Indian Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
New Glasgow | Town | 9,670 | 9,734 | 9,626 | 9,185 | 9,697 | → |
Pictou | Town | 3,940 | 3,750 | 3,430 | 3,227 | 3,258 | → |
Pictou, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,519 | 6,527 | 6,591 | 6,159 | 6,354 | → |
Pictou, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,374 | 6,166 | 6,220 | 6,238 | 6,175 | → |
Pictou, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 9,379 | 8,990 | 8,902 | 8,544 | 8,858 | → |
Stellarton | Town | 4,909 | 4,791 | 4,452 | 4,256 | 4,224 | → |
Trenton | Town | 2,865 | 2,693 | 2,711 | 2,490 | 2,396 | → |
Westville | Town | 3,956 | 3,961 | 3,846 | 3,672 | 3,630 | → |
Queens | County | 11,909 | 11,357 | 11,080 | 10,370 | 10,589 | → |
Ponhook Lake 10 | Indian Reserve | 26 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | → |
Queens | Regional Municipality | 11,880 | 11,319 | 11,035 | 10,326 | 10,544 | → |
Wildcat 12 | Indian Reserve | 29 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 30 | → |
Richmond | County | 10,312 | 9,769 | 9,379 | 9,100 | 9,155 | → |
Chapel Island 5 | Indian Reserve | 424 | 464 | 535 | 520 | 583 | → |
Richmond, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,172 | 4,126 | 3,991 | 3,837 | 3,732 | → |
Richmond, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 1,897 | 1,739 | 1,581 | 1,549 | 1,694 | → |
Richmond, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,823 | 3,440 | 3,272 | 3,194 | 3,146 | → |
Shelburne | County | 16,581 | 15,501 | 14,581 | 14,150 | 14,032 | → |
Barrington | Municipal District | 7,886 | 7,420 | 7,026 | 6,762 | 6,677 | → |
Clark's Harbour | Town | 948 | 859 | 820 | 765 | 763 | → |
Lockeport | Town | 692 | 636 | 606 | 529 | 532 | → |
Shelburne | Municipal District | 5,031 | 4,693 | 4,414 | 4,332 | 4,418 | → |
Shelburne | Town | 2,030 | 1,893 | 1,715 | 1,762 | 1,642 | → |
Victoria | County | 8,122 | 7,634 | 7,159 | 7,153 | 7,147 | → |
Victoria, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,353 | 2,969 | 2,735 | 2,567 | 2,538 | → |
Victoria, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,330 | 4,221 | 3,887 | 4,040 | 4,057 | → |
Wagmatcook 1 | Indian Reserve | 444 | 444 | 537 | 546 | 552 | → |
Yarmouth | County | 27,487 | 26,751 | 25,558 | 24,867 | 25,325 | → |
Argyle | Municipal District | 8,921 | 8,899 | 8,295 | 8,060 | 7,797 | → |
Yarmouth | Municipal District | 10,747 | 10,519 | 10,256 | 10,008 | 10,430 | → |
Yarmouth | Town | 7,695 | 7,173 | 6,845 | 6,640 | 6,934 | → |
Yarmouth 33 | Indian Reserve | 130 | 160 | 162 | 159 | 164 | → |
Nova Scotia | Province | 935,155 | 935,115 | 943,635 | 950,108 | 1,019,725 |
Source: Statistics Canada (web).
Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration. 2022 figures are based on the 2016 census.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (C 2021) | |
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Males | 471,730 |
Females | 497,650 |
Age Groups (C 2021) | |
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0-14 years | 136,710 |
15-64 years | 617,345 |
65+ years | 215,325 |
Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
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0-9 years | 87,410 |
10-19 years | 97,480 |
20-29 years | 118,435 |
30-39 years | 117,325 |
40-49 years | 115,615 |
50-59 years | 140,855 |
60-69 years | 145,330 |
70-79 years | 98,760 |
80-89 years | 39,730 |
90+ years | 8,440 |
Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
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Canada | 853,365 |
America | 18,595 |
Europe | 27,380 |
Africa | 8,360 |
Asia | 47,325 |
Oceania | 835 |
Mother Tongue (C 2021) | |
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English | 851,545 |
French | 27,345 |
Indigenous language | 3,230 |
Other language | 58,990 |
Multiple languages | 17,880 |