Cape Breton

County in Nova Scotia

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cape Breton	County	111,124	107,008	103,176	100,470	103,127	112,789
Cape Breton	Regional Municipality	107,610	103,174	98,797	95,825	98,254	107,391	→
Eskasoni 3	Indian Reserve	2,856	3,047	3,413	3,585	3,697	4,093	→
Membertou 28B	Indian Reserve	658	787	966	1,060	1,176	1,305	→
Nova Scotia	Province	935,172	935,164	943,163	952,159	1,025,263	1,076,374

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	47,115
Females	51,200

Gender (C 2021)
Males	47,115
Females	51,200

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	16,115
18-64 years	56,860
65+ years	25,340

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	16,115
18-64 years	56,860
65+ years	25,340

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	305	780
80-89 years	1960	2855
70-79 years	5220	5990
60-69 years	8170	8815
50-59 years	6675	7620
40-49 years	4960	5720
30-39 years	4815	5225
20-29 years	5775	5380
10-19 years	5095	4750
0-9 years	4165	4060

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	1,085
80-89 years	4,815
70-79 years	11,210
60-69 years	16,985
50-59 years	14,295
40-49 years	10,680
30-39 years	10,040
20-29 years	11,155
10-19 years	9,845
0-9 years	8,225