ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ News Canada New Brunswick New Brunswick Immigration drives 2.7 per cent growth in New Brunswick population FREDERICTON - Immigration is driving New Brunswick’s fastest population growth since the 1970s. Updated 10 hrs ago July 2, 2025 July 2, 2025 1 min read Save New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Copy article link Email A fishing boat is shown in St. Andrews harbour, New Brunswick on Monday, May 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes GMH flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar : By The Canadian Press FREDERICTON - Immigration is driving New Brunswick’s fastest population growth since the 1970s.A new economic report says the province’s population was 854,355 on July 1, 2024, a rise of 2.7 per cent compared with the previous 12 months.The population grew by more than two per cent for three consecutive years, a trend the government says it hasn’t seen since 1972. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW New Brunswick gained 22,165 people between July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, including 14,988 immigrants.The province’s real GDP grew by 1.8 per cent in 2024, compared with 1.7 per cent the prior year.Exports increased in 2024 by 2.7 per cent, totalling $17.4 billion.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 2, 2025. 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