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:
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, n.i.e.
820
Eastern European origins
11,590
Bulgarian
155
Byelorussian
85
Czech
435
Czechoslovakian, 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, 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, n.o.s.
120
Southern European origins, n.i.e.
20
Other European origins
1,805
Basque
90
Jewish
785
Roma (Gypsy)
30
Slavic, n.o.s.
Census data footnote
112"
30
Other European origins, 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, n.o.s.
245
Caribbean origins, 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, 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, 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, n.i.e.
15
Southern and East African origins
1,050
Bantu, 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, n.i.e.
80
Other African origins
2,850
Black, n.o.s.
Census data footnote
121"
385
Other African origins, n.i.e.
2,475
Asian origins
19,410
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins
6,835
Afghan
25
Arab, 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, 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, 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, n.i.e.
10
Other Asian origins
110
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.
115
Oceania origins
470
Australian
290
New Zealander
135
Pacific Islands origins
55
Hawaiian
30
Maori
10
Polynesian, n.o.s.
10
Pacific Islands origins, 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, n.i.e.
5
Athabaskan languages
5
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.
5
Inuit languages
20
Inuktitut
15
Inuit languages, n.i.e.
5
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.
10
Non-Aboriginal languages
20,990
Afro-Asiatic languages
3,190
Berber languages
40
Kabyle
20
Berber languages, 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, 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, n.i.e.
15
Creole languages
135
Haitian Creole
15
Creole, n.o.s.
80
Creole languages, n.i.e.
40
Dravidian languages
285
Kannada
20
Malayalam
40
Tamil
105
Telugu
110
Dravidian languages, 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, 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, n.i.e.
15
Italic (Romance) languages
2,605
Catalan
5
Italian
400
Portuguese
260
Romanian
485
Spanish
1,460
Italic (Romance) languages, 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, n.i.e.
195
Nilo-Saharan languages
5
Dinka
5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.
5
Sign languages
145
American Sign Language
40
Sign languages, 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, n.o.s.
240
Chinese languages, 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, n.i.e.
10
Uralic languages
250
Estonian
20
Finnish
45
Hungarian
185
Other languages, 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.
