How did population estimates on July 1 change in Nova Scotia?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 increased in Nova Scotia.
- Overall change
- +295,951 Persons
- 37.1% increase
- Start · 1971
- 797,294 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 1,093,245 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1
- Area shown
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- 1971–2025Annual
- Unit
- Persons
Selected details
- Age group
- All ages
- Reference date
- July 1; not an annual average
- Postcensal census base
- 2021 Census adjusted for net undercoverage
- Age basis
- Age at last birthday
Population estimates on July 1 rose from 797,294 Persons to 1,093,245 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 295,951 Persons, or 37.1%.
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Population estimates on July 1 in Nova Scotia
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 11,093,245 Persons
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- Observed high
- 1,093,245 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 797,294 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 1,093,245 Persons |
| 2024 | 1,082,769 Persons |
| 2023 | 1,053,005 Persons |
| 2022 | 1,024,034 Persons |
| 2021 | 999,908 Persons |
| 2020 | 989,168 Persons |
| 2019 | 975,799 Persons |
| 2018 | 962,072 Persons |
| 2017 | 952,159 Persons |
| 2016 | 942,984 Persons |
| 2015 | 937,419 Persons |
| 2014 | 937,768 Persons |
| 2013 | 939,808 Persons |
| 2012 | 943,163 Persons |
| 2011 | 944,095 Persons |
| 2010 | 942,144 Persons |
| 2009 | 938,266 Persons |
| 2008 | 935,965 Persons |
| 2007 | 935,164 Persons |
| 2006 | 937,880 Persons |
| 2005 | 937,931 Persons |
| 2004 | 939,625 Persons |
| 2003 | 937,681 Persons |
| 2002 | 935,172 Persons |
| 2001 | 932,483 Persons |
| 2000 | 933,821 Persons |
| 1999 | 933,784 Persons |
| 1998 | 931,836 Persons |
| 1997 | 932,402 Persons |
| 1996 | 931,327 Persons |
| 1995 | 928,120 Persons |
| 1994 | 926,871 Persons |
| 1993 | 923,925 Persons |
| 1992 | 919,451 Persons |
| 1991 | 914,969 Persons |
| 1990 | 910,451 Persons |
| 1989 | 903,841 Persons |
| 1988 | 897,216 Persons |
| 1987 | 893,606 Persons |
| 1986 | 889,087 Persons |
| 1985 | 885,848 Persons |
| 1984 | 877,471 Persons |
| 1983 | 868,289 Persons |
| 1982 | 859,038 Persons |
| 1981 | 854,871 Persons |
| 1980 | 852,659 Persons |
| 1979 | 849,396 Persons |
| 1978 | 844,628 Persons |
| 1977 | 840,028 Persons |
| 1976 | 835,166 Persons |
| 1975 | 826,549 Persons |
| 1974 | 818,751 Persons |
| 1973 | 812,386 Persons |
| 1972 | 802,255 Persons |
| 1971 | 797,294 Persons |
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About this data
How to read this measureEstimates are final intercensal up to 2020, final postcensal for 2021, updated postcensal for 2022, 2023 and 2024, and preliminary postcensal for 2025. Northwest Territories and Nunavut estimates are separate from 1991; earlier figures combine them.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (17-10-0005-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender, 2025-09-24. 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. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.