Halifax - Regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 360,170
Here:

97.5%
Nova Scotia:

98.3%
Male: 172,915
This municipality:

97.5%
Nova Scotia:

98.4%
Female: 187,255
This municipality:

97.5%
Province:

98.3%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 73,585
Here:

19.9%
Nova Scotia:

20.2%
Male: 37,390
Here:

21.1%
Province:

21.4%
Female: 36,190
Here:

18.8%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 286,585
Here:

77.6%
Province:

78.1%
Male: 135,525
This municipality:

76.5%
Nova Scotia:

76.9%
Female: 151,060
This municipality:

78.7%
Nova Scotia:

79.3%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 9,095
Here:

2.5%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 4,345
This municipality:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Female: 4,750
This municipality:

2.5%
Province:

1.7%

Generation status

Halifax Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 28,855
This municipality:

9.3%
Nova Scotia:

6.3%
Male: 14,130
This municipality:

9.6%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 14,720
Here:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

6.3%
2nd generation
Total: 27,850
Here:

9.0%
Nova Scotia:

7.3%
Male: 13,305
Here:

9.1%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 14,545
Here:

9.0%
Province:

7.4%
3rd generation or more
Total: 252,405
Here:

81.7%
Province:

86.4%
Male: 119,380
Here:

81.3%
Nova Scotia:

86.5%
Female: 133,020
Here:

82.0%
Nova Scotia:

86.3%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 27,640
Here:

7.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 13,340
Here:

7.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 14,300
Here:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 5,230
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 2,340
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 2,890
This municipality:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%

Halifax Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 3,105
Here:

11.2%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 1,395
Here:

10.5%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,705
Here:

11.9%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
South Asian
Total: 2,900
Here:

10.5%
Province:

10.1%
Male: 1,485
This municipality:

11.1%
Province:

11.1%
Female: 1,415
Here:

9.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%
Black
Total: 13,270
Here:

48.0%
Nova Scotia:

51.0%
Male: 6,260
Here:

46.9%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 7,010
Here:

49.0%
Nova Scotia:

51.9%
Filipino
Total: 530
This municipality:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 200
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 325
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Latin American
Total: 695
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.5%
Male: 385
This municipality:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Female: 305
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Southeast Asian
Total: 655
This municipality:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 320
This municipality:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 335
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Arab
Total: 3,840
Here:

13.9%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 2,065
This municipality:

15.5%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Female: 1,770
Here:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
West Asian
Total: 670
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 360
This municipality:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.1%
Female: 305
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Korean
Total: 620
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 305
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 310
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.0%
Japanese
Total: 410
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 175
This municipality:

1.3%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 235
This municipality:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 780
This municipality:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 320
This municipality:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 455
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.1%
Non-immigrants
Total: 339,650
This municipality:

92.0%
Province:

94.6%
Male: 162,900
Here:

91.9%
Province:

94.7%
Female: 176,755
Here:

92.1%
Nova Scotia:

94.6%
Immigrants
Total: 27,405
This municipality:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.0%
Male: 13,180
This municipality:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.9%
Female: 14,220
Here:

7.4%
Province:

5.1%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 2,205
This municipality:

0.6%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 1,175
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 1,030
This municipality:

0.5%
Province:

0.3%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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