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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
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
KitikmeotRegion5,1715,6836,3686,7407,0787,249
Bathurst InletSettlement300000
Cambridge BayHamlet1,4251,5571,7111,8601,9292,034
Gjoa HavenHamlet1,0121,1341,3541,3801,4581,399
Kitikmeot, UnorganizedUnorganized Area6170000
KugaarukHamlet6537208399701,1521,281
KugluktukHamlet1,2981,3891,5151,5111,5151,478
TaloyoakHamlet7678659451,0191,0241,057
UmingmaktokSettlement714000
Kivalliq (Keewatin)Region8,0458,9069,95410,99612,08712,082
ArviatHamlet2,0042,2012,4972,8103,1233,159
Baker LakeHamlet1,6241,7872,0172,1282,2262,246
Chesterfield InletHamlet359340354448438441
Coral HarbourHamlet7488178989631,1391,077
Kivalliq, Unorganized (Keewatin, Unorganized)Unorganized Area00052020
Naujaat (Repulse Bay)Hamlet6588441,0001,1541,3371,341
Rankin InletHamlet2,3192,5592,7593,0123,2803,280
Whale CoveHamlet333358429476524518
Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin)Region15,60116,80518,33619,92021,29221,828
Arctic BayHamlet6837328598951,0661,161
Cape DorsetHamlet1,2341,3231,4301,5211,5481,569
Clyde RiverHamlet8348571,0511,1381,2851,352
Grise FiordHamlet172144136137159164
Hall BeachHamlet6557177798619861,061
IgloolikHamlet1,4101,6101,5911,9142,2312,329
IqaluitCity5,8406,6567,2068,1188,2168,428
KimmirutHamlet460450464415482518
NanisivikSettlement6100000
PangnirtungHamlet1,3601,3781,5081,4871,6331,577
Pond InletHamlet1,3211,4081,6441,6631,7251,690
Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized (Baffin, Unorganized)Unorganized Area6045000
QikiqtarjuaqHamlet543515568608659680
ResoluteHamlet229235217202201207
SanikiluaqHamlet7397768789611,1011,092
NunavutTerritory28,81731,39434,65837,65640,45741,159

Source: Statistics Canada.

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
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