Data / Population at the start of the quarter / Nova Scotia

Population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia

Population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia was 1.1 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.8% from Q3 2025.

Q3 2026, persons1,103,419
Change on Q3 2025+0.8%
Series high1,103,419Q3 2026
Series low643,000Q3 1951

Population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia, Q3 1951 to Q3 2026

600K700K800K900K1M1.1M1.2M1951-Q31962-Q21973-Q11983-Q41994-Q32005-Q22016-Q12026-Q31951-Q3: 643,000 persons1951-Q4: 646,000 persons1952-Q1: 647,000 persons1952-Q2: 651,000 persons1952-Q3: 654,000 persons1952-Q4: 657,000 persons1953-Q1: 660,000 persons1953-Q2: 662,000 persons1953-Q3: 664,000 persons1953-Q4: 667,000 persons1954-Q1: 668,000 persons1954-Q2: 670,000 persons1954-Q3: 674,000 persons1954-Q4: 676,000 persons1955-Q1: 678,000 persons1955-Q2: 681,000 persons1955-Q3: 684,000 persons1955-Q4: 688,000 persons1956-Q1: 690,000 persons1956-Q2: 693,000 persons1956-Q3: 695,000 persons1956-Q4: 695,000 persons1957-Q1: 695,000 persons1957-Q2: 698,000 persons1957-Q3: 701,000 persons1957-Q4: 702,000 persons1958-Q1: 705,000 persons1958-Q2: 707,000 persons1958-Q3: 710,000 persons1958-Q4: 713,000 persons1959-Q1: 716,000 persons1959-Q2: 718,000 persons1959-Q3: 720,000 persons1959-Q4: 722,000 persons1960-Q1: 722,000 persons1960-Q2: 725,000 persons1960-Q3: 728,000 persons1960-Q4: 731,000 persons1961-Q1: 732,000 persons1961-Q2: 735,000 persons1961-Q3: 738,000 persons1961-Q4: 740,000 persons1962-Q1: 742,000 persons1962-Q2: 744,000 persons1962-Q3: 746,000 persons1962-Q4: 748,000 persons1963-Q1: 747,000 persons1963-Q2: 749,000 persons1963-Q3: 751,000 persons1963-Q4: 752,000 persons1964-Q1: 752,000 persons1964-Q2: 753,000 persons1964-Q3: 755,000 persons1964-Q4: 756,000 persons1965-Q1: 755,000 persons1965-Q2: 754,000 persons1965-Q3: 756,000 persons1965-Q4: 755,000 persons1966-Q1: 754,000 persons1966-Q2: 755,000 persons1966-Q3: 757,000 persons1966-Q4: 756,000 persons1967-Q1: 757,000 persons1967-Q2: 758,000 persons1967-Q3: 761,000 persons1967-Q4: 762,000 persons1968-Q1: 764,000 persons1968-Q2: 765,000 persons1968-Q3: 768,000 persons1968-Q4: 771,000 persons1969-Q1: 771,000 persons1969-Q2: 774,000 persons1969-Q3: 777,000 persons1969-Q4: 778,000 persons1970-Q1: 779,000 persons1970-Q2: 780,000 persons1970-Q3: 783,000 persons1970-Q4: 784,000 persons1971-Q1: 785,000 persons1971-Q2: 788,000 persons1971-Q3: 797,294 persons1971-Q4: 798,804 persons1972-Q1: 800,513 persons1972-Q2: 800,542 persons1972-Q3: 802,255 persons1972-Q4: 805,317 persons1973-Q1: 808,614 persons1973-Q2: 809,697 persons1973-Q3: 812,386 persons1973-Q4: 814,351 persons1974-Q1: 816,353 persons1974-Q2: 816,688 persons1974-Q3: 818,751 persons1974-Q4: 821,251 persons1975-Q1: 823,084 persons1975-Q2: 824,791 persons1975-Q3: 826,549 persons1975-Q4: 830,351 persons1976-Q1: 832,765 persons1976-Q2: 833,741 persons1976-Q3: 835,166 persons1976-Q4: 837,578 persons1977-Q1: 838,385 persons1977-Q2: 839,315 persons1977-Q3: 840,028 persons1977-Q4: 842,051 persons1978-Q1: 842,961 persons1978-Q2: 843,663 persons1978-Q3: 844,628 persons1978-Q4: 846,612 persons1979-Q1: 847,511 persons1979-Q2: 848,272 persons1979-Q3: 849,396 persons1979-Q4: 850,336 persons1980-Q1: 850,915 persons1980-Q2: 851,541 persons1980-Q3: 852,659 persons1980-Q4: 853,389 persons1981-Q1: 853,673 persons1981-Q2: 854,024 persons1981-Q3: 854,871 persons1981-Q4: 857,038 persons1982-Q1: 857,469 persons1982-Q2: 857,592 persons1982-Q3: 859,038 persons1982-Q4: 862,255 persons1983-Q1: 864,117 persons1983-Q2: 865,796 persons1983-Q3: 868,289 persons1983-Q4: 872,143 persons1984-Q1: 874,076 persons1984-Q2: 875,922 persons1984-Q3: 877,471 persons1984-Q4: 881,323 persons1985-Q1: 883,012 persons1985-Q2: 884,525 persons1985-Q3: 885,848 persons1985-Q4: 887,408 persons1986-Q1: 887,435 persons1986-Q2: 888,157 persons1986-Q3: 889,087 persons1986-Q4: 891,078 persons1987-Q1: 891,424 persons1987-Q2: 891,908 persons1987-Q3: 893,606 persons1987-Q4: 894,585 persons1988-Q1: 894,600 persons1988-Q2: 895,638 persons1988-Q3: 897,216 persons1988-Q4: 899,462 persons1989-Q1: 900,270 persons1989-Q2: 901,341 persons1989-Q3: 903,841 persons1989-Q4: 906,644 persons1990-Q1: 907,394 persons1990-Q2: 908,444 persons1990-Q3: 910,451 persons1990-Q4: 911,749 persons1991-Q1: 912,792 persons1991-Q2: 912,889 persons1991-Q3: 914,969 persons1991-Q4: 916,896 persons1992-Q1: 917,302 persons1992-Q2: 917,555 persons1992-Q3: 919,451 persons1992-Q4: 921,619 persons1993-Q1: 922,128 persons1993-Q2: 922,469 persons1993-Q3: 923,925 persons1993-Q4: 925,851 persons1994-Q1: 925,852 persons1994-Q2: 926,109 persons1994-Q3: 926,871 persons1994-Q4: 927,778 persons1995-Q1: 927,395 persons1995-Q2: 927,641 persons1995-Q3: 928,120 persons1995-Q4: 930,028 persons1996-Q1: 929,782 persons1996-Q2: 929,921 persons1996-Q3: 931,327 persons1996-Q4: 932,276 persons1997-Q1: 932,349 persons1997-Q2: 931,832 persons1997-Q3: 932,402 persons1997-Q4: 932,735 persons1998-Q1: 932,549 persons1998-Q2: 932,033 persons1998-Q3: 931,836 persons1998-Q4: 932,740 persons1999-Q1: 932,145 persons1999-Q2: 932,116 persons1999-Q3: 933,784 persons1999-Q4: 935,941 persons2000-Q1: 934,594 persons2000-Q2: 934,291 persons2000-Q3: 933,821 persons2000-Q4: 934,459 persons2001-Q1: 933,463 persons2001-Q2: 932,909 persons2001-Q3: 932,483 persons2001-Q4: 933,318 persons2002-Q1: 933,757 persons2002-Q2: 934,165 persons2002-Q3: 935,172 persons2002-Q4: 935,959 persons2003-Q1: 935,495 persons2003-Q2: 935,775 persons2003-Q3: 937,681 persons2003-Q4: 938,744 persons2004-Q1: 938,946 persons2004-Q2: 938,738 persons2004-Q3: 939,625 persons2004-Q4: 939,855 persons2005-Q1: 939,202 persons2005-Q2: 937,989 persons2005-Q3: 937,931 persons2005-Q4: 938,755 persons2006-Q1: 938,120 persons2006-Q2: 937,665 persons2006-Q3: 937,880 persons2006-Q4: 937,060 persons2007-Q1: 936,232 persons2007-Q2: 935,028 persons2007-Q3: 935,164 persons2007-Q4: 935,433 persons2008-Q1: 935,540 persons2008-Q2: 935,704 persons2008-Q3: 935,965 persons2008-Q4: 937,108 persons2009-Q1: 937,445 persons2009-Q2: 937,489 persons2009-Q3: 938,266 persons2009-Q4: 940,558 persons2010-Q1: 940,879 persons2010-Q2: 940,967 persons2010-Q3: 942,144 persons2010-Q4: 944,201 persons2011-Q1: 944,082 persons2011-Q2: 943,921 persons2011-Q3: 944,095 persons2011-Q4: 944,645 persons2012-Q1: 943,907 persons2012-Q2: 943,317 persons2012-Q3: 943,163 persons2012-Q4: 942,829 persons2013-Q1: 942,045 persons2013-Q2: 940,647 persons2013-Q3: 939,808 persons2013-Q4: 939,442 persons2014-Q1: 939,166 persons2014-Q2: 938,175 persons2014-Q3: 937,768 persons2014-Q4: 938,157 persons2015-Q1: 937,442 persons2015-Q2: 935,380 persons2015-Q3: 937,419 persons2015-Q4: 938,914 persons2016-Q1: 938,973 persons2016-Q2: 940,471 persons2016-Q3: 942,984 persons2016-Q4: 946,623 persons2017-Q1: 947,023 persons2017-Q2: 948,945 persons2017-Q3: 952,159 persons2017-Q4: 956,074 persons2018-Q1: 956,711 persons2018-Q2: 957,883 persons2018-Q3: 962,072 persons2018-Q4: 967,578 persons2019-Q1: 968,724 persons2019-Q2: 970,680 persons2019-Q3: 975,799 persons2019-Q4: 982,592 persons2020-Q1: 984,130 persons2020-Q2: 986,204 persons2020-Q3: 989,168 persons2020-Q4: 989,154 persons2021-Q1: 990,025 persons2021-Q2: 993,946 persons2021-Q3: 999,908 persons2021-Q4: 1,006,740 persons2022-Q1: 1,009,517 persons2022-Q2: 1,013,284 persons2022-Q3: 1,024,306 persons2022-Q4: 1,033,481 persons2023-Q1: 1,036,706 persons2023-Q2: 1,042,847 persons2023-Q3: 1,052,601 persons2023-Q4: 1,062,411 persons2024-Q1: 1,066,827 persons2024-Q2: 1,072,232 persons2024-Q3: 1,080,310 persons2024-Q4: 1,086,377 persons2025-Q1: 1,087,432 persons2025-Q2: 1,090,485 persons2025-Q3: 1,095,157 persons2025-Q4: 1,098,342 persons2026-Q1: 1,098,558 persons2026-Q2: 1,099,399 persons2026-Q3: 1,103,419 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 301 values
Periodpersons
2026-Q31,103,419
2026-Q21,099,399
2026-Q11,098,558
2025-Q41,098,342
2025-Q31,095,157
2025-Q21,090,485
2025-Q11,087,432
2024-Q41,086,377
2024-Q31,080,310
2024-Q21,072,232
2024-Q11,066,827
2023-Q41,062,411
2023-Q31,052,601
2023-Q21,042,847
2023-Q11,036,706
2022-Q41,033,481
2022-Q31,024,306
2022-Q21,013,284
2022-Q11,009,517
2021-Q41,006,740
2021-Q3999,908
2021-Q2993,946
2021-Q1990,025
2020-Q4989,154
2020-Q3989,168
2020-Q2986,204
2020-Q1984,130
2019-Q4982,592
2019-Q3975,799
2019-Q2970,680
2019-Q1968,724
2018-Q4967,578
2018-Q3962,072
2018-Q2957,883
2018-Q1956,711
2017-Q4956,074
2017-Q3952,159
2017-Q2948,945
2017-Q1947,023
2016-Q4946,623
2016-Q3942,984
2016-Q2940,471
2016-Q1938,973
2015-Q4938,914
2015-Q3937,419
2015-Q2935,380
2015-Q1937,442
2014-Q4938,157
2014-Q3937,768
2014-Q2938,175
2014-Q1939,166
2013-Q4939,442
2013-Q3939,808
2013-Q2940,647
2013-Q1942,045
2012-Q4942,829
2012-Q3943,163
2012-Q2943,317
2012-Q1943,907
2011-Q4944,645
2011-Q3944,095
2011-Q2943,921
2011-Q1944,082
2010-Q4944,201
2010-Q3942,144
2010-Q2940,967
2010-Q1940,879
2009-Q4940,558
2009-Q3938,266
2009-Q2937,489
2009-Q1937,445
2008-Q4937,108
2008-Q3935,965
2008-Q2935,704
2008-Q1935,540
2007-Q4935,433
2007-Q3935,164
2007-Q2935,028
2007-Q1936,232
2006-Q4937,060
2006-Q3937,880
2006-Q2937,665
2006-Q1938,120
2005-Q4938,755
2005-Q3937,931
2005-Q2937,989
2005-Q1939,202
2004-Q4939,855
2004-Q3939,625
2004-Q2938,738
2004-Q1938,946
2003-Q4938,744
2003-Q3937,681
2003-Q2935,775
2003-Q1935,495
2002-Q4935,959
2002-Q3935,172
2002-Q2934,165
2002-Q1933,757
2001-Q4933,318
2001-Q3932,483
2001-Q2932,909
2001-Q1933,463
2000-Q4934,459
2000-Q3933,821
2000-Q2934,291
2000-Q1934,594
1999-Q4935,941
1999-Q3933,784
1999-Q2932,116
1999-Q1932,145
1998-Q4932,740
1998-Q3931,836
1998-Q2932,033
1998-Q1932,549
1997-Q4932,735
1997-Q3932,402
1997-Q2931,832
1997-Q1932,349
1996-Q4932,276
1996-Q3931,327
1996-Q2929,921
1996-Q1929,782
1995-Q4930,028
1995-Q3928,120
1995-Q2927,641
1995-Q1927,395
1994-Q4927,778
1994-Q3926,871
1994-Q2926,109
1994-Q1925,852
1993-Q4925,851
1993-Q3923,925
1993-Q2922,469
1993-Q1922,128
1992-Q4921,619
1992-Q3919,451
1992-Q2917,555
1992-Q1917,302
1991-Q4916,896
1991-Q3914,969
1991-Q2912,889
1991-Q1912,792
1990-Q4911,749
1990-Q3910,451
1990-Q2908,444
1990-Q1907,394
1989-Q4906,644
1989-Q3903,841
1989-Q2901,341
1989-Q1900,270
1988-Q4899,462
1988-Q3897,216
1988-Q2895,638
1988-Q1894,600
1987-Q4894,585
1987-Q3893,606
1987-Q2891,908
1987-Q1891,424
1986-Q4891,078
1986-Q3889,087
1986-Q2888,157
1986-Q1887,435
1985-Q4887,408
1985-Q3885,848
1985-Q2884,525
1985-Q1883,012
1984-Q4881,323
1984-Q3877,471
1984-Q2875,922
1984-Q1874,076
1983-Q4872,143
1983-Q3868,289
1983-Q2865,796
1983-Q1864,117
1982-Q4862,255
1982-Q3859,038
1982-Q2857,592
1982-Q1857,469
1981-Q4857,038
1981-Q3854,871
1981-Q2854,024
1981-Q1853,673
1980-Q4853,389
1980-Q3852,659
1980-Q2851,541
1980-Q1850,915
1979-Q4850,336
1979-Q3849,396
1979-Q2848,272
1979-Q1847,511
1978-Q4846,612
1978-Q3844,628
1978-Q2843,663
1978-Q1842,961
1977-Q4842,051
1977-Q3840,028
1977-Q2839,315
1977-Q1838,385
1976-Q4837,578
1976-Q3835,166
1976-Q2833,741
1976-Q1832,765
1975-Q4830,351
1975-Q3826,549
1975-Q2824,791
1975-Q1823,084
1974-Q4821,251
1974-Q3818,751
1974-Q2816,688
1974-Q1816,353
1973-Q4814,351
1973-Q3812,386
1973-Q2809,697
1973-Q1808,614
1972-Q4805,317
1972-Q3802,255
1972-Q2800,542
1972-Q1800,513
1971-Q4798,804
1971-Q3797,294
1971-Q2788,000
1971-Q1785,000
1970-Q4784,000
1970-Q3783,000
1970-Q2780,000
1970-Q1779,000
1969-Q4778,000
1969-Q3777,000
1969-Q2774,000
1969-Q1771,000
1968-Q4771,000
1968-Q3768,000
1968-Q2765,000
1968-Q1764,000
1967-Q4762,000
1967-Q3761,000
1967-Q2758,000
1967-Q1757,000
1966-Q4756,000
1966-Q3757,000
1966-Q2755,000
1966-Q1754,000
1965-Q4755,000
1965-Q3756,000
1965-Q2754,000
1965-Q1755,000
1964-Q4756,000
1964-Q3755,000
1964-Q2753,000
1964-Q1752,000
1963-Q4752,000
1963-Q3751,000
1963-Q2749,000
1963-Q1747,000
1962-Q4748,000
1962-Q3746,000
1962-Q2744,000
1962-Q1742,000
1961-Q4740,000
1961-Q3738,000
1961-Q2735,000
1961-Q1732,000
1960-Q4731,000
1960-Q3728,000
1960-Q2725,000
1960-Q1722,000
1959-Q4722,000
1959-Q3720,000
1959-Q2718,000
1959-Q1716,000
1958-Q4713,000
1958-Q3710,000
1958-Q2707,000
1958-Q1705,000
1957-Q4702,000
1957-Q3701,000
1957-Q2698,000
1957-Q1695,000
1956-Q4695,000
1956-Q3695,000
1956-Q2693,000
1956-Q1690,000
1955-Q4688,000
1955-Q3684,000
1955-Q2681,000
1955-Q1678,000
1954-Q4676,000
1954-Q3674,000
1954-Q2670,000
1954-Q1668,000
1953-Q4667,000
1953-Q3664,000
1953-Q2662,000
1953-Q1660,000
1952-Q4657,000
1952-Q3654,000
1952-Q2651,000
1952-Q1647,000
1951-Q4646,000
1951-Q3643,000

Compared with Canada

PlaceQ3 2026
Nova Scotia1,103,419
Canada41,798,407

Definition

Resident population estimate dated the first day of the quarter: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October. Canada: Statistics Canada quarterly demographic estimates, which count permanent and non-permanent residents.

The period label is the quarter that begins on the estimate date, so 2026-Q3 is the population on 1 July 2026. Separate from population, which is annual and uses other sources and dates.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter, reference period 2026-Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,6,7&startRefPeriod=1946-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Questions

What is the population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia?

Population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia was 1.1 million in Q3 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.8% from Q3 2025.

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Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01, Population estimates, quarterly, Canada, provinces and territories, first day of the quarter. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population at the start of the quarter in Nova Scotia?

1.1 million in Q3 2026, the highest value since Q3 1951 in this series.

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