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Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km 2 (725,017.85 sq mi). [1] It has a population of 36,858 in the 2021 Census.In the 2016 census the population was 35,944, up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906. [2]
With a population of 36,858 as of the 2021 Canadian census (up from 35,944 in 2016) consisting mostly of Inuit, and a land mass almost as large as Mexico, Nunavut's land area of 1,836,993.78 km 2 (709,267.26 sq mi) [2] has a population density of 0.022/km 2 (0.056/sq mi).
All of Nunavut's 25 municipalities are hamlets except for the City of Iqaluit, [5] which is the territory's capital. The largest municipality by population in Nunavut is the capital city, Iqaluit, with 7,429 residents, home to 20.2% of the territory's population. [3] The smallest municipality by population is Grise Fiord with 144 residents. [3]
The territories (the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) account for over a third of Canada's area but are home to only 0.32 percent of its population, which skews the national population density value. Canada's population grew by 5.24 percent between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. [1]
It is a misconception that Nunavut's regions constitute the former regions of the Northwest ... Population, 2021 (2016) ... (2016–2021) Land area Population density
As of 2012, Nunavut has a population of approximately 34,000. [20] In 2006 around 84% of the population were native peoples, primarily Inuit . [ 21 ] Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change if the Yukon , which is only marginally ...
The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions. [1] This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census.
As of 2016, 53.3% of the population of the three territories (23.3% in Yukon, [20] 50.7% in the NWT [20] and 85.9% in Nunavut [20]) is Indigenous, Inuit, First Nations or Métis. The Inuit are the largest group of Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada, and 53.0% of all Canada's Inuit live in Northern Canada, with Nunavut accounting for 46.4%. [20]