Largest Cities in Nova Scotia

By population (2021 Census), the largest municipalities in Nova Scotia:

1. Halifax (Regional Municipality) – ~440,000
2. Sydney (Cape Breton Regional Municipality) – ~30,000
3. Dartmouth (part of Halifax RM) – ~90,000 (former city)
4. Truro – ~12,000
5. New Glasgow – ~9,000
6. Glace Bay (CBRM) – ~17,000 (former town)
7. Sydney Mines (CBRM) – ~12,000
8. Amherst – ~9,000
9. Stellarton – ~4,000
10. Pictou – ~3,000

Note: Halifax RM dominates; many "cities" are now districts within larger regional municipalities.