Halifax, Nova Scotia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Halifax	Nova Scotia	National
Population	451,852	978,623	38,134,230
Population density (sq km)	80	18	4
Median age	39.9	44.8	40.9
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	66%	67%	66%
Families w/ kids at home	39%	36%	43%
Speak English only	86.8%	89.1%	68.8%
Speak French only	0.1%	0.1%	4.5%

Key Findings

The population density in Halifax is 347% higher than Nova Scotia
The median age in Halifax is 11% lower than Nova Scotia
In Halifax 4.22% of the population is Black
In Halifax 2.23% of the population is South Asian
In Halifax 2.20% of the population is Chinese

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Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
Black	4.2%
South Asian	2.2%
Chinese	2.2%
Arab	2.2%
Filipino	0.7%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
United Kingdom	1.4%
United States	0.8%
China	0.6%
Philippines	0.6%
India	0.5%

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Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Halifax age breakdown

Source: The Halifax, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.