The Nunavut Territory was separated from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Territory
The population development of the Nunavut Territory (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) according to official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | NVT | Terr | Iqaluit | 1,836,994 | 28,817 | 31,394 | 34,658 | 37,656 | 40,457 | 41,159 | 183699400 | → |
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,788,703 | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 38,935,934 | 41,288,599 | → |
- Statistics Canada.
Contents: Places
The population of all cities and hamlets in the Nunavut Territory (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) with more than 1,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay (ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ) | Ham | 683 | 732 | 859 | 895 | 1,066 | 1,161 | 24516 | → |
| Arviat (Eskimo Point, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ) | Ham | 2,004 | 2,201 | 2,497 | 2,810 | 3,123 | 3,159 | 12614 | → |
| Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,624 | 1,787 | 2,017 | 2,128 | 2,226 | 2,246 | 17954 | → |
| Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,425 | 1,557 | 1,711 | 1,860 | 1,929 | 2,034 | 19578 | → |
| Clyde River (Kanngiqtugaapik, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ) | Ham | 834 | 857 | 1,051 | 1,138 | 1,285 | 1,352 | 10338 | → |
| Coral Harbour (Salliq, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ) | Ham | 748 | 817 | 898 | 963 | 1,139 | 1,077 | 12639 | → |
| Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,012 | 1,134 | 1,354 | 1,380 | 1,458 | 1,399 | 2855 | → |
| Igloolik (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,410 | 1,610 | 1,591 | 1,914 | 2,231 | 2,329 | 10486 | → |
| Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) | City | 5,840 | 6,656 | 7,206 | 8,118 | 8,216 | 8,428 | 5158 | → |
| Kinngait (Cape Dorset, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) | Ham | 1,234 | 1,323 | 1,430 | 1,521 | 1,548 | 1,569 | 989 | → |
| Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay, ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ) | Ham | 653 | 720 | 839 | 970 | 1,152 | 1,281 | 506 | → |
| Kugluktuk (Coppermine, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ) | Ham | 1,298 | 1,389 | 1,515 | 1,511 | 1,515 | 1,478 | 53899 | → |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ) | Ham | 658 | 844 | 1,000 | 1,154 | 1,337 | 1,341 | 40619 | → |
| Pangnirtung (ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,360 | 1,378 | 1,508 | 1,487 | 1,633 | 1,577 | 798 | → |
| Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,321 | 1,408 | 1,644 | 1,663 | 1,725 | 1,690 | 17083 | → |
| Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq, ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ) | Ham | 2,319 | 2,559 | 2,759 | 3,012 | 3,280 | 3,280 | 2003 | → |
| Sanikiluaq (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) | Ham | 739 | 776 | 878 | 961 | 1,101 | 1,092 | 10968 | → |
| Sanirajak (Hall Beach, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ) | Ham | 655 | 717 | 779 | 861 | 986 | 1,061 | 1636 | → |
| Taloyoak (Spence Bay, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ) | Ham | 767 | 865 | 945 | 1,019 | 1,024 | 1,057 | 3538 | → |
- Statistics Canada.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 20,878 |
| Females | 20,281 |
| Age Groups (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 14,822 |
| 18-64 years | 24,378 |
| 65+ years | 1,959 |
| Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 26 |
| 80-89 years | 189 |
| 70-79 years | 889 |
| 60-69 years | 2,332 |
| 50-59 years | 4,207 |
| 40-49 years | 4,594 |
| 30-39 years | 6,208 |
| 20-29 years | 6,581 |
| 10-19 years | 7,627 |
| 0-9 years | 8,506 |
| 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 |