Halifax — UN urban centre population
Halifax has a recorded base population of 218,091 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Halifax UN urban centre: 218,091 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 218,091. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 471,559; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Halifax
1 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 1 of 1 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 19,096; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 218,091; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Harbour | 19,096 | 8.76% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 218,091 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| Kashan | 218,559 | +0.2% |
| Reykjavík | 217,616 | −0.2% |
| Kochi | 218,972 | +0.4% |
| Yunfu | 219,227 | +0.5% |
| Košice | 216,740 | −0.6% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (−0.04% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 218,091, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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