New Brunswick Population 2024

New Brunswick (abbreviated NB) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, borders 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. Together with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, it forms the regional grouping known as the Maritime Provinces. According to statcan, New Brunswick population in 2024 is estimated to be 855,825 people, ranks eight populous province and covers an area of 72,907 sq. km (28,150 sq mi), area rank is eleventh in Canada. It is the only province with both French and English as its official languages. Since it is one of the smaller provinces in population and has always occupied a lesser role in the national economy. The New Brunswick province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. Its popular destination for beautiful forests, lakes, rivers, and seaside attractions for tourists, hunters, and sport fishermen. New Brunswick has a resource based economy dependent largely on Tourism, agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing. The province's 2019 output was CA$38.236 billion, which is 1.65% of Canadas GDP. The English-speaking majority consists largely of the first immigrants and descendants of Scottish, Irish, and English settlers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Public education is free and includes kindergarten and 12 grades of elementary and high school. The education system is unique New Brunswick like in other provinces of Canada, is regulated by separate English and French sections of the provincial administration. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 58,220 in the 2016 Canadian Census.

According to 2016 census, the population is 747,101, with a slight decrease in 5 years, compared to 2011 population of 751,171. The population of age group 0 to 14 years is 110,495, 15 to 64 years is 487,820, 65 years and over is 148,785 and 85 years and over is 17,620.

Age Group	Total	Male	Female
0 to 4 years	34,365	17,505	16,860
5 to 9 years	38,250	19,515	18,735
10 to 14 years	37,880	19,295	18,585
15 to 19 years	40,605	20,905	19,705
20 to 24 years	41,445	21,280	20,165
25 to 29 years	39,245	19,745	19,505
30 to 34 years	41,510	20,140	21,365
35 to 39 years	44,435	21,585	22,850
40 to 44 years	48,430	23,520	24,910
45 to 49 years	51,300	25,195	26,105
50 to 54 years	61,055	29,795	31,265
55 to 59 years	61,740	30,210	31,530
60 to 64 years	58,060	28,170	29,895
65 to 69 years	52,160	25,595	26,570
70 to 74 years	36,050	17,695	18,360
75 to 79 years	25,300	11,835	13,465
80 to 84 years	17,650	7,515	10,135
85 to 89 years	10,670	3,910	6,760
90 to 94 years	5,305	1,595	3,715
95 to 99 years	1,435	330	1,110
100 years and over	205	30	185

Ethnic groups in New Brunswick

New Brunswick is the province that offers opportunity to have a great career and quality of life. According to Immigration and Settlement in New Brunswick, Canada The New Brunswick Skilled Worker Program is designed for Foreign Nationals who possess the skills, education and work experience needed to contribute to New Brunswick's economy. According to New Brunswick immigration program, Candidates must meet the program's minimum eligibility requirements to live and work in the province on a permanent basis. The New Brunswick program will also help for the employers, unable to fill job vacancies with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, recruit foreign nationals and international graduates whose skills are needed in the province. People up to third generation are officially termed as non-immigrants and thereon the people inflow is termed as immigrants.Below table indicates New Brunswick immigration numbers per year:

Immigrants	Population	Male	Female
Non-immigrants	692,535	339,090	353,445
Immigrants	33,810	16,175	17,640
Before 1981	11,545	5,265	6,275
1981 to 1990	2,735	1,340	1,390
1991 to 2000	2,975	1,490	1,490
2001 to 2010	7,235	3,530	3,710
2001 to 2005	2,435	1,110	1,330
2006 to 2010	4,800	2,415	2,385
2011 to 2016	9,330	4,560	4,770
Non-permanent residents	4,360	2,590	1,770

Below table indicates New Brunswick Citizens of New Brunswick:

Residents	Population	Male	Female
Canadian citizens	710,775	347,905	362,875
Canadian citizens aged under 18	130,785	66,795	63,990
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	579,995	281,110	298,880
Not Canadian citizens	19,925	9,950	9,980

The New Brunswick state officially categorizes its population into six groups, they are Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, African American, European Whites, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. Below table is the Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Place of Birth	Population
Americas	9,420
Brazil	55
Colombia	215
El Salvador	115
Guyana	80
Haiti	170
Jamaica	120
Mexico	160
Peru	60
Trinidad and Tobago	115
United States	7,620
Other places of birth in Americas	715
Europe	10,985
Bosnia and Herzegovina	100
Croatia	60
France	760
Germany	1,615
Greece	95
Hungary	100
Ireland	160
Italy	210
Netherlands	975
Poland	195
Portugal	130
Romania	485
Russian Federation	245
Serbia	30
Ukraine	250
United Kingdom	4,600
Other places of birth in Europe	970
Africa	2,565
Algeria	165
Egypt	120
Ethiopia	120
Kenya	60
Morocco	200
Nigeria	115
Somalia	15
South Africa, Republic of	165
Other places of birth in Africa	1,615
Asia	10,625
Afghanistan	20
Bangladesh	100
China	2,210
Hong Kong	120
India	820
Iran	490
Iraq	70
Japan	90
Korea, South	1,495
Lebanon	390
Pakistan	225
Philippines	1,340
Sri Lanka	40
Syria	1,225
Taiwan	80
Viet Nam	720
Other places of birth in Asia	1,195
Oceania and other places of birth	220

Aboriginal population

Indegenous groups	Population
Aboriginal identity	29,385
Single Aboriginal responses	28,160
First Nations (North American Indian)	17,575
MÃ©tis	10,200
Inuk (Inuit)	385
Multiple Aboriginal responses	470
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere	750
Non-Aboriginal identity	701,325

Total visible minority population:

Immigrants	Population
Total visible minority population	24,535
South Asian	2,535
Chinese	3,925
Black	7,000
Filipino	1,980
Latin American	1,285
Arab	2,960
Southeast Asian	1,230
West Asian	730
Korean	1,685
Japanese	230
Visible minority,Â n.i.e.	305
Multiple visible minorities	675

Ethnic origin population

Ethnic groups	Population
North American Aboriginal origins	46,585
First Nations (North American Indian)	36,405
Inuit	830
MÃ©tis	10,960
Other North American origins	428,865
Acadian	29,505
American	7,175
Canadian	407,370
New Brunswicker	240
Newfoundlander	445
Nova Scotian	65
Ontarian	0
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	770
Other North American origins,Â n.i.e.	20

Ethnic origin population

Groups	Population
European origins	424,850
British Isles origins	314,655
Channel Islander	125
Cornish	45
English	168,205
Irish	147,245
Manx	45
Scottish	134,455
Welsh	10,110
British Isles origins,Â n.i.e.	10,640
French origins	163,270
Alsatian	15
Breton	55
French	163,245
Western European origins (except French origins)	49,825
Austrian	1,000
Belgian	1,470
Dutch	15,230
Flemish	100
Frisian	40
German	34,205
Swiss	1,145
Western European origins,Â n.i.e.	35
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	10,400
Danish	3,960
Finnish	465
Icelandic	250
Norwegian	3,330
Swedish	2,010
Northern European origins,Â n.i.e.	820
Eastern European origins	11,590
Bulgarian	155
Byelorussian	85
Czech	435
Czechoslovakian,Â n.o.s.	175
Estonian	100
Hungarian	1,280
Latvian	185
Lithuanian	325
Moldovan	35
Polish	3,445
Romanian	945
Russian	2,260
Slovak	250
Ukrainian	3,535
Eastern European origins,Â n.i.e.	70
Southern European origins	13,450
Albanian	120
Bosnian	120
Catalan	10
Croatian	310
Cypriot	30
Greek	950
Italian	7,460
Macedonian	80
Maltese	115
Montenegrin	20
Portuguese	1,785
Serbian	130
Sicilian	15
Slovenian	130
Spanish	2,555
Yugoslavian,Â n.o.s.	120
Southern European origins,Â n.i.e.	20
Other European origins	1,805
Basque	90
Jewish	785
Roma (Gypsy)	30
Slavic,Â n.o.s.
Census data footnote
112"	30
Other European origins,Â n.i.e.	875
Caribbean origins	2,275
Bahamian	35
Barbadian	100
Bermudan	130
Carib	10
Cuban	235
Dominican	80
Grenadian	20
Guadeloupean	35
Haitian	305
Jamaican	750
Kittitian/Nevisian	10
Puerto Rican	85
St. Lucian	15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	150
Vincentian/Grenadinian	45
West Indian,Â n.o.s.	245
Caribbean origins,Â n.i.e.	185
Latin, Central and South American origins	2,135
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	65
Argentinian	30
Bolivian	55
Brazilian	60
Chilean	95
Colombian	265
Costa Rican	30
Ecuadorian	30
Guatemalan	125
Guyanese	115
Hispanic	75
Honduran	50
Maya	90
Mexican	700
Nicaraguan	20
Panamanian	15
Peruvian	90
Salvadorean	135
Uruguayan	10
Venezuelan	60
Latin, Central and South American origins,Â n.i.e.	110
African origins	6,705
Central and West African origins	1,835
Akan	20
Angolan	25
Burkinabe	75
Cameroonian	150
Congolese	415
Edo	10
Gabonese	15
Ghanaian	90
Guinean	175
Ibo	80
Ivorian	60
Liberian	80
Malian	125
Nigerian	230
Peulh	40
Senegalese	105
Sierra Leonean	20
Togolese	40
Yoruba	50
Central and West African origins,Â n.i.e.	225
North African origins	1,200
Algerian	190
Berber	180
Egyptian	210
Libyan	185
Moroccan	365
Sudanese	15
Tunisian	140
North African origins,Â n.i.e.	15
Southern and East African origins	1,050
Bantu,Â n.o.s.
Census data footnote
119"	30
Burundian	105
Eritrean	115
Ethiopian	180
Kenyan	10
Malagasy	60
Oromo	30
Rwandan	105
Seychellois	10
Somali	30
South African	225
Ugandan	25
Zambian	25
Zimbabwean	60
Southern and East African origins,Â n.i.e.	80
Other African origins	2,850
Black,Â n.o.s.
Census data footnote
121"	385
Other African origins,Â n.i.e.	2,475
Asian origins	19,410
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	6,835
Afghan	25
Arab,Â n.o.s.	590
Armenian	115
Assyrian	15
Azerbaijani	10
Georgian	10
Iranian	665
Iraqi	105
Israeli	175
Jordanian	180
Kurd	80
Lebanese	2,825
Palestinian	75
Pashtun	20
Saudi Arabian	85
Syrian	1,685
Tatar	25
Turk	235
Turkmen	10
Uzbek	40
Yemeni	35
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins,Â n.i.e.	50
South Asian origins	2,975
Bangladeshi	150
Bengali	50
Bhutanese	35
East Indian	2,150
Kashmiri	10
Nepali	160
Pakistani	255
Punjabi	45
Sinhalese	15
Sri Lankan	100
Tamil	25
South Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	85
East and Southeast Asian origins	9,640
Burmese	25
Cambodian (Khmer)	60
Chinese	4,480
Filipino	2,130
Indonesian	100
Japanese	305
Karen	65
Korean	1,675
Malaysian	30
Mongolian	45
Singaporean	10
Taiwanese	60
Thai	100
Vietnamese	885
East and Southeast Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	10
Other Asian origins	110
Other Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	115
Oceania origins	470
Australian	290
New Zealander	135
Pacific Islands origins	55
Hawaiian	30
Maori	10
Polynesian,Â n.o.s.	10
Pacific Islands origins,Â n.i.e.	10

Languages in New Brunswick

Language	Population
English only	420,820
French only	63,140
English and French	249,950
Neither English nor French	2,370

Language spoken at Home

Language Spoken at Home	Population
English	472,725
French	231,110
Non-official languages	23,150
Aboriginal languages	2,165
Algonquian languages	2,130
Cree-Montagnais languages	10
Eastern Algonquian languages	2,115
Malecite	280
Mi'kmaq	1,835
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	10
Ojibway	5
Algonquian languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Athabaskan languages	5
Athabaskan languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Inuit languages	20
Inuktitut	15
Inuit languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Aboriginal languages,Â n.o.s.	10
Non-Aboriginal languages	20,990
Afro-Asiatic languages	3,190
Berber languages	40
Kabyle	20
Berber languages,Â n.i.e.	25
Cushitic languages	30
Oromo	5
Somali	25
Semitic languages	3,110
Amharic	65
Arabic	2,855
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	5
Hebrew	170
Tigrigna	20
Afro-Asiatic languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Austro-Asiatic languages	635
Khmer (Cambodian)	10
Vietnamese	620
Austronesian languages	1,375
Bikol	5
Cebuano	105
Hiligaynon	15
Ilocano	50
Malagasy	15
Malay	45
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,120
Waray-Waray	5
Austronesian languages,Â n.i.e.	15
Creole languages	135
Haitian Creole	15
Creole,Â n.o.s.	80
Creole languages,Â n.i.e.	40
Dravidian languages	285
Kannada	20
Malayalam	40
Tamil	105
Telugu	110
Dravidian languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Hmong-Mien languages	5
Indo-European languages	9,325
Albanian	50
Armenian	30
Balto-Slavic languages	1,740
Baltic languages	55
Latvian	25
Lithuanian	35
Slavic languages	1,685
Belarusan	5
Bosnian	50
Bulgarian	20
Croatian	75
Czech	55
Macedonian	15
Polish	230
Russian	880
Serbian	105
Serbo-Croatian	35
Slovak	25
Slovene (Slovenian)	15
Ukrainian	170
Celtic languages	30
Scottish Gaelic	15
Welsh	10
Germanic languages	2,875
Afrikaans	50
Danish	125
Dutch	885
Frisian	35
German	1,650
Icelandic	5
Norwegian	40
Swedish	50
Vlaams (Flemish)	20
Yiddish	10
Germanic languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Greek	145
Indo-Iranian languages	1,850
Indo-Aryan languages	1,175
Bengali	205
Gujarati	75
Hindi	225
Konkani	10
Marathi	50
Nepali	180
Punjabi (Panjabi)	125
Sindhi	25
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30
Urdu	240
Iranian languages	655
Kurdish	55
Pashto	25
Persian (Farsi)	580
Indo-Iranian languages,Â n.i.e.	15
Italic (Romance) languages	2,605
Catalan	5
Italian	400
Portuguese	260
Romanian	485
Spanish	1,460
Italic (Romance) languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Japanese	110
Korean	1,550
Mongolic languages	5
Mongolian	5
Niger-Congo languages	700
Akan (Twi)	25
Bamanankan	60
Ewe	5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	40
Ga	5
Ganda	10
Igbo	30
Lingala	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	45
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	40
Shona	20
Swahili	135
Wolof	25
Yoruba	30
Niger-Congo languages,Â n.i.e.	195
Nilo-Saharan languages	5
Dinka	5
Nilo-Saharan languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Sign languages	145
American Sign Language	40
Sign languages,Â n.i.e	95
Sino-Tibetan languages	3,115
Chinese languages	3,085
Cantonese	440
Hakka	20
Mandarin	2,250
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	35
Wu (Shanghainese)	100
Chinese,Â n.o.s.	240
Chinese languages,Â n.i.e.	5
Tibeto-Burman languages	30
Karenic languages	25
Tai-Kadai languages	60
Lao	5
Thai	55
Turkic languages	105
Azerbaijani	5
Turkish	75
Uzbek	10
Turkic languages,Â n.i.e.	10
Uralic languages	250
Estonian	20
Finnish	45
Hungarian	185
Other languages,Â n.i.e.	25

Population projection

New Brunswick population in 2023 is estimated to be 787,014 people, population in 2022 is estimated to be 781,312 people, Population of New Brunswick in 2021 is estimated to be 775,610 people.

Income Distribution

Income Range	Population
Under $10,000 (including loss)	80,700
$10,000 to $19,999	109,015
$20,000 to $29,999	99,025
$30,000 to $39,999	83,770
$40,000 to $49,999	65,795
$50,000 to $59,999	44,810
$60,000 to $69,999	32,185
$70,000 to $79,999	24,565
$80,000 to $89,999	17,095
$90,000 to $99,999	10,240
$100,000 and over	27,515
$100,000 to $149,999	19,765
$150,000 and over	7,750