HALIFAX BREAKS RECORDS – BOTH GOOD AND BAD
Of new residents to Halifax, 74.4% were ages 15-44, the largest share in this age group ever recorded. The arrival of younger people in Halifax has resulted in a decline in the median age by 0.6 years since the previous year and by 1.4 years since 2016.
Halifax broke the student-enrolment record for the second consecutive year in 2022, with 32,526 students enrolled across six of its universities. Additionally, 4,195 students enrolled in Halifax campuses of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). University students came from within Nova Scotia (45.5%), across Canada (32.0%), and around the world (22.5%).
Read the full report Halifax Index 2023.