The Nunavut Territory was separated from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Territory
The population development of the Nunavut Territory according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 2001-05-15 | Population Census (C) 2006-05-16 | Population Census (C) 2011-05-10 | Population Census (C) 2016-05-10 | Population Estimate (E) 2019-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,965,121 | 30,007,094 | 31,612,897 | 33,476,688 | 35,151,728 | 37,589,262 | |||
| Nunavut | NVT | Terr | Iqaluit | 1,877,788 | 26,745 | 29,474 | 31,906 | 35,944 | 38,780 | 187778800 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).
Contents: Places
The population of all cities and hamlets in the Nunavut Territory with more than 1,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Status | Population Census (C) 1981-06-03 | Population Census (C) 1991-06-04 | Population Census (C) 2001-05-15 | Population Census (C) 2006-05-16 | Population Census (C) 2011-05-10 | Population Census (C) 2016-05-10 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arviat (Eskimo Point) | Ham | 1,022 | 1,325 | 1,899 | 2,060 | 2,318 | 2,657 | 13207 | → | |
| Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) | Ham | 954 | 1,185 | 1,507 | 1,728 | 1,872 | 2,069 | 18222 | → | |
| Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq) | Ham | 815 | 1,115 | 1,309 | 1,477 | 1,608 | 1,766 | 20235 | → | |
| Cape Dorset (Kinngait) | Ham | 872 | 965 | 1,148 | 1,236 | 1,363 | 1,441 | 974 | → | |
| Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq) | Ham | ... | 785 | 960 | 1,064 | 1,279 | 1,324 | 2847 | → | |
| Igloolik | Ham | 857 | 935 | 1,286 | 1,538 | 1,454 | 1,682 | 10301 | → | |
| Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) | City | 2,333 | 3,555 | 5,236 | 6,184 | 6,699 | 7,740 | 5250 | → | |
| Kugluktuk (Coppermine) | Ham | 809 | 1,060 | 1,212 | 1,302 | 1,450 | 1,491 | 54965 | → | |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | Ham | 420 | 490 | 612 | 748 | 945 | 1,082 | 42427 | → | |
| Pangnirtung | Ham | 839 | 1,135 | 1,276 | 1,325 | 1,425 | 1,481 | 777 | → | |
| Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik) | Ham | 705 | 975 | 1,220 | 1,315 | 1,549 | 1,617 | 17336 | → | |
| Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq) | Ham | 1,109 | 1,705 | 2,177 | 2,358 | 2,577 | 2,842 | 2024 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).