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Thomas StorringDirector – Economics and Statistics
Tel: 902-424-2410Email: thomas.storring@novascotia.ca

November 28, 2024
POPULATION OF HOUSEHOLDS, 2024

Nova Scotia's population as of July 1, 2024 was 1,076,374.  Statistics Canada has broken Nova Scotia's population down further into the number of households. 

On July 1, 2024 there were 475,881 households in Nova Scotia.  Of these, about 70% were 1 or 2 person households.  A further 25% were 3 or 4 person households.  Households of 5 or more persons amounted to about 5% of the number of households in Nova Scotia.                                                                     

 Nova Scotia had a higher than average share of the population in 1 and 2 person households.  In Ontario and Western provinces, larger households were more common.

 From July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024 Nova Scotia's population increased by about 1.9% while the number of households increased by 2.7%.  

As Nova Scotia was one of two provinces (along with Prince Edward Island) in which household growth outpaced population growth, the average household size contracted to 2.26 persons per household.  This was tied with Newfoundland and Labrador for the smallest average household size among provinces.

Since 2015, the number of households in Nova Scotia has grown by over 74,000.

The number of one-person households has grown faster than other sizes of household in Nova Scotia.  

 With rising numbers of one-person households, the average household size in Nova Scotia has declined in most years.

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01  Population estimates on July 1, by age and genderTable 17-10-0159-01  Estimates of the number of private households by size on July 1st



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