# How did housing completions change in Nova Scotia? > Housing completions increased in Nova Scotia. Housing completions rose from 2,611 to 5,174 between 1955 and 2022—an increase of 2,563, or 98.2%. It reached an observed high of 7,571 in 1986 before ending at 5,174 in 2022. ## Answer scope - Geography: Nova Scotia (NS) - Period: 1955 to 2022 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2026-01-21 - Housing estimates: Housing completions - Type of unit: Total units ## Key figures - Start · 1955: 2,611 - Latest · 2022: 5,174 - Overall change: +2,563 (98.2% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 1955 | Housing completions | 2,611 | 2611 | Count | | 1956 | Housing completions | 2,549 | 2549 | Count | | 1957 | Housing completions | 2,438 | 2438 | Count | | 1958 | Housing completions | 2,320 | 2320 | Count | | 1959 | Housing completions | 3,949 | 3949 | Count | | 1960 | Housing completions | 3,874 | 3874 | Count | | 1961 | Housing completions | 3,932 | 3932 | Count | | 1962 | Housing completions | 3,427 | 3427 | Count | | 1963 | Housing completions | 3,491 | 3491 | Count | | 1964 | Housing completions | 3,127 | 3127 | Count | | 1965 | Housing completions | 3,471 | 3471 | Count | | 1966 | Housing completions | 3,588 | 3588 | Count | | 1967 | Housing completions | 2,581 | 2581 | Count | | 1968 | Housing completions | 3,058 | 3058 | Count | | 1969 | Housing completions | 5,029 | 5029 | Count | | 1970 | Housing completions | 5,861 | 5861 | Count | | 1971 | Housing completions | 5,982 | 5982 | Count | | 1972 | Housing completions | 5,158 | 5158 | Count | | 1973 | Housing completions | 5,534 | 5534 | Count | | 1974 | Housing completions | 6,604 | 6604 | Count | | 1975 | Housing completions | 6,249 | 6249 | Count | | 1976 | Housing completions | 7,364 | 7364 | Count | | 1977 | Housing completions | 7,521 | 7521 | Count | | 1978 | Housing completions | 5,745 | 5745 | Count | | 1979 | Housing completions | 6,132 | 6132 | Count | | 1980 | Housing completions | 4,512 | 4512 | Count | | 1981 | Housing completions | 4,374 | 4374 | Count | | 1982 | Housing completions | 3,174 | 3174 | Count | | 1983 | Housing completions | 5,069 | 5069 | Count | | 1984 | Housing completions | 5,082 | 5082 | Count | | 1985 | Housing completions | 5,748 | 5748 | Count | | 1986 | Housing completions | 7,571 | 7571 | Count | | 1987 | Housing completions | 6,488 | 6488 | Count | | 1988 | Housing completions | 5,793 | 5793 | Count | | 1989 | Housing completions | 4,904 | 4904 | Count | | 1990 | Housing completions | 5,477 | 5477 | Count | | 1991 | Housing completions | 4,905 | 4905 | Count | | 1992 | Housing completions | 5,485 | 5485 | Count | | 1993 | Housing completions | 4,545 | 4545 | Count | | 1994 | Housing completions | 4,920 | 4920 | Count | | 1995 | Housing completions | 4,170 | 4170 | Count | | 1996 | Housing completions | 4,062 | 4062 | Count | | 1997 | Housing completions | 3,756 | 3756 | Count | | 1998 | Housing completions | 3,416 | 3416 | Count | | 1999 | Housing completions | 4,237 | 4237 | Count | | 2000 | Housing completions | 3,986 | 3986 | Count | | 2001 | Housing completions | 3,618 | 3618 | Count | | 2002 | Housing completions | 4,011 | 4011 | Count | | 2003 | Housing completions | 5,434 | 5434 | Count | | 2004 | Housing completions | 4,896 | 4896 | Count | | 2005 | Housing completions | 4,456 | 4456 | Count | | 2006 | Housing completions | 4,455 | 4455 | Count | | 2007 | Housing completions | 4,454 | 4454 | Count | | 2008 | Housing completions | 4,629 | 4629 | Count | | 2009 | Housing completions | 3,796 | 3796 | Count | | 2010 | Housing completions | 3,948 | 3948 | Count | | 2011 | Housing completions | 3,701 | 3701 | Count | | 2012 | Housing completions | 3,928 | 3928 | Count | | 2013 | Housing completions | 4,733 | 4733 | Count | | 2014 | Housing completions | 3,229 | 3229 | Count | | 2015 | Housing completions | 3,036 | 3036 | Count | | 2016 | Housing completions | 3,355 | 3355 | Count | | 2017 | Housing completions | 3,668 | 3668 | Count | | 2018 | Housing completions | 4,006 | 4006 | Count | | 2019 | Housing completions | 4,259 | 4259 | Count | | 2020 | Housing completions | 4,363 | 4363 | Count | | 2021 | Housing completions | 4,602 | 4602 | Count | | 2022 | Housing completions | 5,174 | 5174 | Count | ## How to read this measure Use caution when comparing years: the source says geographic areas change every five years to follow census definitions, so these data are not strictly comparable historically. ## How this answer was calculated The 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. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 34-10-0126-01]() - Table title: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, annual - Dataset identifier: 34100126 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, annual, 2026-01-21. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did housing completions change in Nova Scotia?” Nova Scotia. Source updated 2026-01-21. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.