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) 2023-07-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | NVT | Terr | Iqaluit | 1,836,994 | 28,817 | 31,394 | 34,658 | 37,656 | 40,673 | 183699400 | → |
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,788,703 | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 40,097,761 | → |
- 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 (E) 2023-07-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay (ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ) | Ham | 683 | 732 | 859 | 895 | 1,106 | 24516 | → |
| Arviat (Eskimo Point, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ) | Ham | 2,004 | 2,201 | 2,497 | 2,810 | 3,170 | 12614 | → |
| Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,624 | 1,787 | 2,017 | 2,128 | 2,192 | 17954 | → |
| Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ) | Ham | 1,425 | 1,557 | 1,711 | 1,860 | 1,952 | 19578 | → |
| Clyde River (Kanngiqtugaapik, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ) | Ham | 834 | 857 | 1,051 | 1,138 | 1,278 | 10338 | → |
| Coral Harbour (Salliq, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ) | Ham | 748 | 817 | 898 | 963 | 1,128 | 12639 | → |
| Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,012 | 1,134 | 1,354 | 1,380 | 1,435 | 2855 | → |
| Igloolik (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,410 | 1,610 | 1,591 | 1,914 | 2,279 | 10486 | → |
| Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) | City | 5,840 | 6,656 | 7,206 | 8,118 | 8,296 | 5158 | → |
| Kinngait (Cape Dorset, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) | Ham | 1,234 | 1,323 | 1,430 | 1,521 | 1,466 | 989 | → |
| Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay, ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ) | Ham | 653 | 720 | 839 | 970 | 1,178 | 506 | → |
| Kugluktuk (Coppermine, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ) | Ham | 1,298 | 1,389 | 1,515 | 1,511 | 1,501 | 53899 | → |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ) | Ham | 658 | 844 | 1,000 | 1,154 | 1,349 | 40619 | → |
| Pangnirtung (ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) | Ham | 1,360 | 1,378 | 1,508 | 1,487 | 1,673 | 798 | → |
| Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ) | Ham | 1,321 | 1,408 | 1,644 | 1,663 | 1,758 | 17083 | → |
| Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq, ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ) | Ham | 2,319 | 2,559 | 2,759 | 3,012 | 3,379 | 2003 | → |
| Sanikiluaq (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) | Ham | 739 | 776 | 878 | 961 | 1,058 | 10968 | → |
| Sanirajak (Hall Beach, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ) | Ham | 655 | 717 | 779 | 861 | 982 | 1636 | → |
| Taloyoak (Spence Bay, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ) | Ham | 767 | 865 | 945 | 1,019 | 1,024 | 3538 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).