Nunavut (Canada)

Territory

The population development of Nunavut.

Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Nunavut	Territory	28,817	31,394	34,658	37,656	40,603	41,830	→
Canada	Country	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,950,132	41,651,653

Contents: Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations

The population development of the metropolitan areas and census agglomerations in Nunavut.

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Name	Status	Province(s)	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: Metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to the 2021 definition. In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	21,258
Females	20,572

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	14,897
18-64 years	24,753
65+ years	2,180

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	37
80-89 years	208
70-79 years	958
60-69 years	2,450
50-59 years	4,231
40-49 years	4,691
30-39 years	6,379
20-29 years	6,626
10-19 years	7,741
0-9 years	8,509

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	35,310
America	235
Europe	205
Africa	340
Asia	500
Oceania	15

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	12,095
French	520
Indigenous language	19,380
Other language	745
Multiple languages	3,890