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Contents: Regions and Municipal Units

The population of the regions and municipal units (cities, hamlets, settlements, etc.) of Nunavut Territory according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, mother tongue).

NameStatusPopulation
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2002-07-01		Population
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2007-07-01		Population
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2012-07-01		Population
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2017-07-01		Population
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2022-07-01		Population
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2025-07-01
KitikmeotRegion5,1715,6836,3686,7407,0837,220
Bathurst InletSettlement300000
Cambridge BayHamlet1,4251,5571,7111,8601,9291,931
Gjoa HavenHamlet1,0121,1341,3541,3801,4561,464
Kitikmeot, UnorganizedUnorganized Area6170000
KugaarukHamlet6537208399701,1551,250
KugluktukHamlet1,2981,3891,5151,5111,5191,529
TaloyoakHamlet7678659451,0191,0241,046
UmingmaktokSettlement714000
Kivalliq (Keewatin)Region8,0458,9069,95410,99612,20712,490
ArviatHamlet2,0042,2012,4972,8103,1503,330
Baker LakeHamlet1,6241,7872,0172,1282,2532,250
Chesterfield InletHamlet359340354448440409
Coral HarbourHamlet7488178989631,1491,200
Kivalliq, Unorganized (Keewatin, Unorganized)Unorganized Area00052020
Naujaat (Repulse Bay)Hamlet6588441,0001,1541,3501,385
Rankin InletHamlet2,3192,5592,7593,0123,3133,336
Whale CoveHamlet333358429476532560
Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin)Region15,60116,80518,33619,92021,31322,120
Arctic BayHamlet6837328598951,0651,126
Clyde RiverHamlet8348571,0511,1381,2871,319
Grise FiordHamlet172144136137159165
IgloolikHamlet1,4101,6101,5911,9142,2542,444
IqaluitCity5,8406,6567,2068,1188,2368,612
KimmirutHamlet460450464415464475
Kinngait (Cape Dorset)Hamlet1,2341,3231,4301,5211,5611,600
NanisivikSettlement6100000
PangnirtungHamlet1,3601,3781,5081,4871,6401,603
Pond InletHamlet1,3211,4081,6441,6631,7281,765
Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized (Baffin, Unorganized)Unorganized Area6045000
QikiqtarjuaqHamlet543515568608653694
ResoluteHamlet229235217202201208
SanikiluaqHamlet7397768789611,1031,141
Sanirajak (Hall Beach)Hamlet655717779861962968
NunavutTerritory28,81731,39434,65837,65640,60341,830

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males18,765
Females18,090
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years13,960
18-64 years21,290
65+ years1,605
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years20
80-89 years160
70-79 years700
60-69 years1,905
50-59 years3,600
40-49 years4,035
30-39 years5,405
20-29 years5,855
10-19 years6,790
0-9 years8,375
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada35,310
America235
Europe205
Africa340
Asia500
Oceania15
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English12,095
French520
Indigenous language19,380
Other language745
Multiple languages3,890