The Nunavut Territory was separated from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Territory
The population development of the Nunavut Territory (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1981-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 1991-07-01 | 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) 2021-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,965,121 | 24,819,915 | 28,037,420 | 31,358,418 | 32,887,928 | 34,752,128 | 36,545,236 | 38,246,108 | |||
| Nunavut | NVT | Terr | Iqaluit | 1,877,788 | ... | 22,154 | 28,822 | 31,395 | 34,729 | 37,546 | 39,403 | 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 census results.
| Name | Status | Native | Population Census (C) 1981-06-03 | Population Census (C) 1991-06-04 | 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) 2021-07-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arviat (Eskimo Point) | Ham | ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ | 1,022 | 1,325 | 2,009 | 2,203 | 2,503 | 2,796 | 2,983 | 13207 | → | |
| Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) | Ham | ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ | 954 | 1,185 | 1,629 | 1,789 | 2,022 | 2,131 | 2,204 | 18222 | → | |
| Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq) | Ham | ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ | 815 | 1,115 | 1,436 | 1,570 | 1,725 | 1,856 | 1,829 | 20235 | → | |
| Clyde River (Kanngiqtugaapik) | Ham | ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ | 270 | 565 | 831 | 854 | 1,048 | 1,117 | 1,204 | 10655 | → | |
| Coral Harbour (Salliq) | Ham | ᓴᓪᓕᖅ | 477 | 578 | 750 | 817 | 900 | 933 | 979 | 13791 | → | |
| Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq) | Ham | ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ | ... | 785 | 1,020 | 1,142 | 1,363 | 1,378 | 1,410 | 2847 | → | |
| Igloolik | Ham | ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ | 857 | 935 | 1,409 | 1,604 | 1,588 | 1,866 | 2,057 | 10301 | → | |
| Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) | City | ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ | 2,333 | 3,555 | 5,817 | 6,637 | 7,175 | 8,105 | 8,207 | 5250 | → | |
| Kinngait (Cape Dorset) | Ham | ᑭᙵᐃᑦ | 872 | 965 | 1,229 | 1,320 | 1,426 | 1,528 | 1,548 | 974 | → | |
| Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay) | Ham | ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ | 297 | 409 | 657 | 725 | 844 | 978 | 1,108 | 497 | → | |
| Kugluktuk (Coppermine) | Ham | ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ | 809 | 1,060 | 1,306 | 1,397 | 1,524 | 1,540 | 1,607 | 54965 | → | |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | Ham | ᓇᐅᔮᑦ | 420 | 490 | 660 | 844 | 1,003 | 1,149 | 1,330 | 42427 | → | |
| Pangnirtung | Ham | ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ | 839 | 1,135 | 1,356 | 1,374 | 1,507 | 1,481 | 1,638 | 777 | → | |
| Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik) | Ham | ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ | 705 | 975 | 1,316 | 1,405 | 1,643 | 1,696 | 1,782 | 17336 | → | |
| Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq) | Ham | ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ | 1,109 | 1,705 | 2,325 | 2,562 | 2,765 | 2,970 | 3,021 | 2024 | → | |
| Sanikiluaq | Ham | ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ | ... | 526 | 736 | 774 | 876 | 942 | 1,009 | 11494 | → | |
| Sanirajak (Hall Beach) | Ham | ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ | 451 | 526 | 653 | 715 | 777 | 871 | 978 | 1682 | → | |
| Taloyoak (Spence Bay) | Ham | ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ | 488 | 580 | 773 | 871 | 951 | 1,053 | 1,144 | 3765 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).