Nova Scotia Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive international immigration added to gains from inter-provincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 3,926 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was a decrease of 28.9% from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 3,022 people moved to Nova Scotia from other provinces in the fourth quarter of 2023, down 22.2% from a year earlier. A total of 2,164 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 25.2% from the same period in 2022. The result was a net gain of 858 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter. This was a decrease of 13.2% from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Changes in population from immigration
International immigration added 3,068 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was a decrease of 32.3% from the same period in 2022.
