Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Halifax, Regional municipality
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 to 2021
English only
+9.5%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +9.5% (or +33,020 people).
French only
-13.2%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -13.2% (or -45 people).
English and French
+7.8%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +7.8% (or +3,880 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Halifax (Regional municipality), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 347,190 | 86.9 | 380,210 | 87.1 |
| French only | 340 | 0.1 | 295 | 0.1 |
| English and French | 49,575 | 12.4 | 53,455 | 12.2 |
| Neither English nor French | 2,210 | 0.6 | 2,550 | 0.6 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 353,170 | 88.4 | 369,130 | 84.6 |
| French | 10,140 | 2.5 | 9,985 | 2.3 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 379,180 | 95.0 | 404,950 | 92.8 |
| French | 5,145 | 1.3 | 5,040 | 1.2 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Halifax (Regional municipality), 2016 and 2021
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