Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
New Brunswick, Province
Population change, provinces and territories, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
3.8%
In 2021, the enumerated population of New Brunswick was 775,610 which represents a change of 3.8% from 2016. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.2%.
5.6%
In 2021, there were 337,651 private dwellings occupied in New Brunswick which represent a change of 5.6% from 2016. This growth was lower than the national rate of 6.4%.
10.9
The land area of New Brunswick is 71,248.5 square kilometres and the population density was 10.9 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 170 years, New Brunswick
Population change in the last 170 years, New Brunswick
New Brunswick — Census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and regions outside CMAs and CAs
In 2021, 63.2% of the population of New Brunswick lived inside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). That represents 490,050 persons. This was lower than the national rate of 83.9%.
The number of persons living outside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) was 285,560, which accounts for 36.8% of the population. This was higher than the national rate of 16.1%.
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in New Brunswick
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Moncton | CMA | 157,717 | 144,810 | 8.9 | 29 | 1 |
| Saint John | CMA | 130,613 | 126,202 | 3.5 | 31 | 2 |
| Fredericton | CMA | 108,610 | 102,690 r | 5.8 | 39 | 3 |
| Bathurst | CA | 31,387 | 31,110 | 0.9 | 85 | 4 |
| Miramichi | CA | 27,593 | 27,518 r | 0.3 | 96 | 5 |
| Edmundston | CA | 22,144 | 21,955 r | 0.9 | 108 | 6 |
| Campbellton | CA | 13,330 | 14,679 r | -9.2 | 144 | ... |
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Campbellton (New Brunswick part) |
CA part | 11,986 | 12,047 | -0.5 | ... | 7 |
|
Campbellton (Quebec part) |
CA part | 1,344 | 2,632 | -48.9 | ... | 32 |
New Brunswick — Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth
New Brunswick — Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | TV | 5,220 | 5,326 | -2.0 |
| Oromocto | TV | 9,045 | 9,223 | -1.9 |
| Edmundston | C | 16,437 | 16,580 | -0.9 |
| Tracadie | MRM | 16,043 | 16,114 | -0.4 |
| Beresford | P | 6,226 | 6,248 | -0.4 |
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