Population of New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west.
New Brunswick is Canada’s eighth most populous province and its third-smallest province by area. As per the Canada Census Bureau, the population of New Brunswick in 2021 is 775,610 and its population in 2024 is 850,894 or 0.85 million.
Source: Statistics Canada
New Brunswick Population 2016-2021
New Brunswick has a population growth rate of 3.8% during 2016-2021. It has population increase of 28,509 since 2016.
| New Brunswick | Census 2021 |
| Total Population | 775,610 |
| Percentage Change since 2016 | 3.8% |
| Population Rank | 8th |
| Total Land Area | 71,249 sq. km (27,590 sq mi) |
| Area Rank | 11th |
| Population Density | 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) |
| Capital City | Fredericton |
| Largest City | Moncton |
Source: Statistics Canada
New Brunswick Historical Population
New Brunswick has a population growth rate during 2016-2020 of 5.64%. In 1901 Population of New Brunswick was 0.3 million & Year 2021 it reached 0.8 million, an increase of almost half million. Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1851 to 2021.
| Census Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1824 | 74,176 | – | – |
| 1834 | 119,457 | +45,281 | +61.05 |
| 1841 | 156,162 | +36,705 | +30.73 |
| 1851 | 193,800 | +37,638 | +24.10 |
| 1861 | 252,047 | +58,247 | +30.06 |
| 1871 | 285,594 | +33,547 | +13.31 |
| 1881 | 321,233 | +35,639 | +12.48 |
| 1891 | 321,263 | +30 | +.01 |
| 1901 | 331,120 | +9,857 | +3.07 |
| 1911 | 351,889 | +20,769 | +6.27 |
| 1921 | 387,876 | +35,987 | +10.23 |
| 1931 | 408,219 | +20,343 | +5.24 |
| 1941 | 457,401 | +49,182 | +12.05 |
| 1951 | 515,697 | +58,296 | +12.75 |
| 1956 | 554,616 | +38,919 | +7.55 |
| 1961 | 597,936 | +43,320 | +7.81 |
| 1966 | 616,788 | +18,852 | +3.15 |
| 1971 | 634,560 | +17,772 | +2.88 |
| 1976 | 677,250 | +42,690 | +6.73 |
| 1981 | 696,403 | +19,153 | +2.83 |
| 1986 | 709,445 | +13,042 | +1.87 |
| 1991 | 723,900 | +14,455 | +2.04 |
| 1996 | 738,133 | +14,233 | +1.97 |
| 2001 | 729,498 | -+8,635 | -+1.17 |
| 2006 | 729,997 | +499 | +.07 |
| 2011 | 751,171 | +21,174 | +2.90 |
| 2016 | 747,101 | -+4,070 | -+.54 |
| 2021 | 775,610 | +28.509 | +3.8 |
Source: Statistics Canada
New Brunswick Ethnic composition
The ethnic origin most often reported in New Brunswick was Canadian followed by French, English, Irish, Scottish, and German. European origins (89.8%) of the population are most common and Aboriginals are 4.4% of New Brunswick’s Population. First Nations, Metis & Inuit are major Aboriginal people. Almost 5.5% of the population of New Brunswick belongs to a visible minority group. The Main Visible minority communities are Black, South Asian, Filipino, Arab, Chinese, and Latino.
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Top cities in New Brunswick by population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Moncton | 71,889 |
| 2 | Saint John | 67,575 |
| 3 | Fredericton | 58,220 |
| 4 | Dieppe | 25,384 |
| 5 | Miramichi | 17,537 |
| 6 | Edmundston | 16,580 |
| 7 | Bathurst | 11,897 |
| 8 | Campbellton | 6,883 |
Source: Statistics Canada 2016
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