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Cape Breton

County in Nova Scotia

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The population development in Cape Breton 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
2022-07-01
Cape BretonCounty111,017106,818103,12599,64798,808
Cape BretonRegional Municipality107,441102,99298,74995,16294,007
Eskasoni 3Indian Reserve2,8523,0413,4113,4593,776
Membertou 28BIndian Reserve6567859651,0261,025
Nova ScotiaProvince935,155935,115943,635950,1081,019,725

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)
Males47,115
Females51,200
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years13,110
15-64 years59,865
65+ years25,340
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years1,085
80-89 years4,815
70-79 years11,210
60-69 years16,985
50-59 years14,295
40-49 years10,680
30-39 years10,040
20-29 years11,155
10-19 years9,845
0-9 years8,225
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada91,675
America835
Europe845
Africa320
Asia2,935
Oceania25
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English89,970
French705
Indigenous language2,125
Other language2,820
Multiple languages1,270