Table 2.3
Number and proportion of Francophones in Nova Scotia within the Francophone population outside Quebec, 1951 to 2006

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Table 2.3 Number and proportion of Francophones in Nova Scotia within the Francophone population outside Quebec, 1951 to 2006
Table summary
 This table displays the results of number and proportion of Francophones in Nova Scotia within the Francophone population outside Quebec. This information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers) and by french mother tongue (Nova Scotia, Canada less Quebec), proportion of Francophones in Nova Scotia (appearing as column headers), calculated using number and percentage as a unit of measure.
Year French mother tongue Proportion of Francophones in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Canada less Quebec
number percentage
1951 38,945 721,820 5.4
1961 39,570 853,465 4.6
1971 39,585 926,295 4.3
1981 35,385 923,605 3.8
1991 37,525 976,415 3.8
1996 36,310 970,210 3.7
2001 35,375 980,270 3.6
2006 33,710 975,390 3.5
Notes: The term Francophone refers to the mother tongue. Except for the 1951 to 1971 censuses, multiple responses were equally redistributed among the three main linguistic groups.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1951 to 2006.
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