
Canada: Nunavut
Contents: Regions and Municipal Units
The population of the regions and municipal units (cities, hamlets, settlements, etc.) of Nunavut Territory according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
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Kitikmeot | Region | 5,171 | 5,683 | 6,368 | 6,740 | 7,078 | 7,249 | → |
Bathurst Inlet | Settlement | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Cambridge Bay | Hamlet | 1,425 | 1,557 | 1,711 | 1,860 | 1,929 | 2,034 | → |
Gjoa Haven | Hamlet | 1,012 | 1,134 | 1,354 | 1,380 | 1,458 | 1,399 | → |
Kitikmeot, Unorganized | Unorganized Area | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Kugaaruk | Hamlet | 653 | 720 | 839 | 970 | 1,152 | 1,281 | → |
Kugluktuk | Hamlet | 1,298 | 1,389 | 1,515 | 1,511 | 1,515 | 1,478 | → |
Taloyoak | Hamlet | 767 | 865 | 945 | 1,019 | 1,024 | 1,057 | → |
Umingmaktok | Settlement | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Kivalliq (Keewatin) | Region | 8,045 | 8,906 | 9,954 | 10,996 | 12,087 | 12,082 | → |
Arviat | Hamlet | 2,004 | 2,201 | 2,497 | 2,810 | 3,123 | 3,159 | → |
Baker Lake | Hamlet | 1,624 | 1,787 | 2,017 | 2,128 | 2,226 | 2,246 | → |
Chesterfield Inlet | Hamlet | 359 | 340 | 354 | 448 | 438 | 441 | → |
Coral Harbour | Hamlet | 748 | 817 | 898 | 963 | 1,139 | 1,077 | → |
Kivalliq, Unorganized (Keewatin, Unorganized) | Unorganized Area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | → |
Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | Hamlet | 658 | 844 | 1,000 | 1,154 | 1,337 | 1,341 | → |
Rankin Inlet | Hamlet | 2,319 | 2,559 | 2,759 | 3,012 | 3,280 | 3,280 | → |
Whale Cove | Hamlet | 333 | 358 | 429 | 476 | 524 | 518 | → |
Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin) | Region | 15,601 | 16,805 | 18,336 | 19,920 | 21,292 | 21,828 | → |
Arctic Bay | Hamlet | 683 | 732 | 859 | 895 | 1,066 | 1,161 | → |
Cape Dorset | Hamlet | 1,234 | 1,323 | 1,430 | 1,521 | 1,548 | 1,569 | → |
Clyde River | Hamlet | 834 | 857 | 1,051 | 1,138 | 1,285 | 1,352 | → |
Grise Fiord | Hamlet | 172 | 144 | 136 | 137 | 159 | 164 | → |
Hall Beach | Hamlet | 655 | 717 | 779 | 861 | 986 | 1,061 | → |
Igloolik | Hamlet | 1,410 | 1,610 | 1,591 | 1,914 | 2,231 | 2,329 | → |
Iqaluit | City | 5,840 | 6,656 | 7,206 | 8,118 | 8,216 | 8,428 | → |
Kimmirut | Hamlet | 460 | 450 | 464 | 415 | 482 | 518 | → |
Nanisivik | Settlement | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Pangnirtung | Hamlet | 1,360 | 1,378 | 1,508 | 1,487 | 1,633 | 1,577 | → |
Pond Inlet | Hamlet | 1,321 | 1,408 | 1,644 | 1,663 | 1,725 | 1,690 | → |
Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized (Baffin, Unorganized) | Unorganized Area | 60 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Qikiqtarjuaq | Hamlet | 543 | 515 | 568 | 608 | 659 | 680 | → |
Resolute | Hamlet | 229 | 235 | 217 | 202 | 201 | 207 | → |
Sanikiluaq | Hamlet | 739 | 776 | 878 | 961 | 1,101 | 1,092 | → |
Nunavut | Territory | 28,817 | 31,394 | 34,658 | 37,656 | 40,457 | 41,159 |
Source: Statistics Canada.
Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (C 2021) | |
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Males | 18,765 |
Females | 18,090 |
Age Groups (C 2021) | |
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0-17 years | 13,960 |
18-64 years | 21,290 |
65+ years | 1,605 |
Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
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90+ years | 20 |
80-89 years | 160 |
70-79 years | 700 |
60-69 years | 1,905 |
50-59 years | 3,600 |
40-49 years | 4,035 |
30-39 years | 5,405 |
20-29 years | 5,855 |
10-19 years | 6,790 |
0-9 years | 8,375 |
Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
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Canada | 35,310 |
America | 235 |
Europe | 205 |
Africa | 340 |
Asia | 500 |
Oceania | 15 |
Mother Tongue (C 2021) | |
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English | 12,095 |
French | 520 |
Indigenous language | 19,380 |
Other language | 745 |
Multiple languages | 3,890 |