Nova Scotia’s population exceeded 1 million persons as of January 1, 2022 at 1,002,586. This is the highest population for Nova Scotia on record. Since April 1, 2015 Nova Scotia’s population has increased by 66,315.
Nova Scotia’s population increased by 3,754 (+0.4%) between October 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022. This was the largest Q4 population gain in comparable population records dating back to 1971.