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 (Ep) 2022-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,965,121 | 31,358,418 | 32,887,928 | 34,752,128 | 36,545,236 | 38,929,902 | → | ||
| Nunavut | NVT | Terr | Iqaluit | 1,877,788 | 28,822 | 31,395 | 34,729 | 37,546 | 40,526 | 187778800 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).
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 (Ep) 2022-07-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay (ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ) | Ham | 680 | 730 | 857 | 898 | 981 | 24750 | ||
| Arviat (Eskimo Point, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ) | Ham | 2,009 | 2,203 | 2,503 | 2,796 | 3,044 | 13207 | → | |
| Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,629 | 1,789 | 2,022 | 2,131 | 2,268 | 18222 | → | |
| Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,436 | 1,570 | 1,725 | 1,856 | 1,881 | 20235 | → | |
| Clyde River (Kanngiqtugaapik, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ) | Ham | 831 | 854 | 1,048 | 1,117 | 1,226 | 10655 | → | |
| Coral Harbour (Salliq, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ) | Ham | 750 | 817 | 900 | 933 | 1,004 | 13791 | → | |
| Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,020 | 1,142 | 1,363 | 1,378 | 1,425 | 2847 | → | |
| Igloolik (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,409 | 1,604 | 1,588 | 1,866 | 2,038 | 10301 | → | |
| Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) | City | 5,817 | 6,637 | 7,175 | 8,105 | 8,513 | 5250 | → | |
| Kinngait (Cape Dorset, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) | Ham | 1,229 | 1,320 | 1,426 | 1,528 | 1,646 | 974 | → | |
| Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay, ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ) | Ham | 657 | 725 | 844 | 978 | 1,161 | 497 | → | |
| Kugluktuk (Coppermine, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ) | Ham | 1,306 | 1,397 | 1,524 | 1,540 | 1,637 | 54965 | → | |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ) | Ham | 660 | 844 | 1,003 | 1,149 | 1,296 | 42427 | → | |
| Pangnirtung (ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,356 | 1,374 | 1,507 | 1,481 | 1,608 | 777 | → | |
| Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,316 | 1,405 | 1,643 | 1,696 | 1,882 | 17336 | → | |
| Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq, ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ) | Ham | 2,325 | 2,562 | 2,765 | 2,970 | 3,122 | 2024 | → | |
| Sanikiluaq (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) | Ham | 736 | 774 | 876 | 942 | 1,086 | 11494 | → | |
| Sanirajak (Hall Beach, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ) | Ham | 653 | 715 | 777 | 871 | 1,074 | 1682 | → | |
| Taloyoak (Spence Bay, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ) | Ham | 773 | 871 | 951 | 1,053 | 1,168 | 3765 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).