Nova Scotia

Demographics

Population

Nova Scotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 937,889 residents as of July 1, 2005. It accounts for 3% of the population of Canada. The population density is approximately 17 persons/km². Roughly 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.

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July 1 - 2005

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In about 1861, the population was about 331 000 people and the population of Halifax alone was 29 580.

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Employment

Unemployment is at just under 8% of the work force, as of May 2005.

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Per capita income

Per capita income is just over $30,000 (Can), of which just over $19,000 is disposable.

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Gross Domestic Product

Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $29 billion (Can) annually.

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GDP - Can

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National and ethnic origins

According to the most recent federal government census conducted in 2001, 95.4% of Nova Scotians are Canadian born. Of the 4.6% of Nova Scotia residents who had immigrated to Canada, 45% per cent of immigrants were from Asia; 29.3% were from Europe (excluding the United Kingdom); 21.9%, the Middle East; 11.8%, the United States; and 6.8%, the United Kingdom.

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Asia - Europe - United Kingdom - Middle East - United States

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In the same census, 50.7% of Nova Scotians indicated that their single ethnic origin to be "Canadian", which are mostly made of up of British, Irish and French ancestries. 30.8% indicated it to be "British and Irish"; 7.2%, "European"; 5.5%, "French"; 2.1%, "Black"; 1.9%, "Aboriginal Canadian"; 0.6%, "Arab/West Asian"; 0.4%, "Chinese"; 0.4% "South Asian". Each other category - "Filipino", "Japanese", "Korean", "Latin American", "Southeast Asian", and "Visible minority, n.i.e." - accounts for less than 0.2% of the population makeup.

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British - Irish - French - Europe - Black - Aboriginal Canadian - Arab - Chinese - South Asian

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(Statistics source: The statistics presented here were obtained from the Government of Nova Scotia's statistics website.)

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