How did the share of people in food-insecure households change in Nova Scotia?
The answer
Share of people in food-insecure households increased in Nova Scotia.
- Overall change
- +5.3 percentage points
- Increase
- Start · 2018
- 20.9%
- Latest · 2024
- 26.2%
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Share of people in food-insecure households
- Area shown
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- 2018–2024Annual
- Unit
- Percent
Selected details
- Economic family type
- All persons
- Household food security status
- Food insecure
- Measure
- Percentage of persons
- Food insecurity coverage
- Marginal, moderate and severe
- Population basis
- Percentage of persons, not households
Share of people in food-insecure households rose from 20.9% to 26.2% between 2018 and 2024—an increase of 5.3 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 29.8% in 2023 before ending at 26.2% in 2024.
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Share of people in food-insecure households in Nova Scotia
Annual · 7 observations · 2018–2024
- Share of people in food-insecure households26.2%
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- Observed high
- 29.8%2023
- Observed low
- 17.8%2020
Exact values7 observations · 2018–2024
| Period | Share of people in food-insecure households |
|---|---|
| 2024Latest | 26.2% |
| 2023 | 29.8% |
| 2022 | 28.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 17.8% |
| 2019 | 18% |
| 2018 | 20.9% |
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About this data
How to read this measureIncludes people experiencing marginal, moderate or severe household food insecurity. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts.
Data shown through 2024Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (13-10-0834-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Food insecurity by economic family type, 2026-04-29. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.
Data status7 observations: C · data quality: good.