The July 1st 2023 CMA estimates are going to be released in May based on the new 2021 census.
Halifax will have East Hants/Sipekne’katik First Nation community of Indian Brook added to the CMA estimate count for the first time.
East Hants pop. in 2021 was
25,631. (Of the combined population of 25,631 residents, 22,892 people reside in the Municipality of East Hants and 2,739 people reported residing in the Sipekne’katik First Nation community of Indian Brook)
East Hants Source (PDF)
Halifax pop. estimate for July 1st, 2022 was 480,523.
If Halifax has added another 20,000 between 2022 and 2023 plus roughly 25,000 for East Hants/Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook), that should put the 2023 estimate in the 520,000 to 530,000 range.
By July 2024 the
Halifax CMA could be approaching
550,000.
The Halifax CMA is now likely greater than 50% of Nova Scotia's population. Current Nova Scotia clock est. is 1,072,388. 50% is 536,194.